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There is a point here to the argument that ending employer sponsored health care is a good thing. American's have come to view health care as an essential employee benefit, and get the notion that it should be "free." Well, it's not. It has a cost, go pay it.

Here's the comparison I like to make. You have a car, you probably have car insurance. When you need to change the oil, or get new wiper blades, do you turn that claim into your auto insurance carrier. Nope. That's a silly economic model. You go find someplace that will do the job cheaply and efficiently because you are spending your money on a routine service.

It's just as silly with health care. Do it yourself; diet and exercise. Live healthy and take care of yourself. Don't overeat, smoke and drink excessively, and be lazy. And after that, don't expect that there is a pill in an orange bottle that is "free" that restores your health so that you can keep eating, drinking and smoking. It's your body. It has a cost of upkeep. Go pay for it.

“Don’t overeat, smoke and drink excessively, and be lazy.”

Good grief, man! You wiped out the bottom of my food pyramid.

When you need to change the oil, or get new wiper blades, do you turn that claim into your auto insurance carrier. Nope. That's a silly economic model. You go find someplace that will do the job cheaply and efficiently because you are spending your money on a routine service.

My oil change costs $30. My physical would probably cost over $500. That's why I have insurance.

It's just as silly with health care. Do it yourself; diet and exercise. Live healthy and take care of yourself. Don't overeat, smoke and drink excessively, and be lazy.

And that protects you from diseases how?

What? You expect American peeps to be responsible for themselves?

Here's the comparison I like to make. You have a car, you probably have car insurance. When you need to change the oil, or get new wiper blades, do you turn that claim into your auto insurance carrier. Nope. That's a silly economic model. You go find someplace that will do the job cheaply and efficiently because you are spending your money on a routine service.

I've heard that argument a lot, but there's an important difference between the "regular maintenance" vs. "routine health care" models. A more accurate comparison of the two would be a hypothetical case where your auto insurance company also covered your car's powertrain warranty. Not only would your auto insurance company cover your oil changes in that case ... They'd make it mandatory for you to have your oil changed regularly -- and at a service station approved by the insurance company.