http://blog.visudo.com/2008/12/19/is-our-insurance-model-immoral/ by Eddie A. Tejeda Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.visudo.com/2008/12/19/is-our-insurance-model-immoral/comment-page-1/#comment-40735 TS Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:34:55 +0000 http://www.nailchipper.com/?p=497#comment-40735 i think the argument that health insurance isn't gambling because we can never know what the odds of a multitude of potential disasters are, is a good one. I'd never thought about it that way before. I also like your definition of insurance. In San Francisco however, earthquake insurance is a total gamble. Now is an especially good time to buy in, since we've seen an unusually long gap has past since the last big one, no? i think the argument that health insurance isn’t gambling because we can never know what the odds of a multitude of potential disasters are, is a good one. I’d never thought about it that way before. I also like your definition of insurance. In San Francisco however, earthquake insurance is a total gamble. Now is an especially good time to buy in, since we’ve seen an unusually long gap has past since the last big one, no?

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