health insurance

[David Ilvedson]

Richard,

The health insurance is paid from somewhere...higher taxes?  How is it
paid?  I would be in favor of a national health plan...I think?

David I.

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On 5/24/01 at 6:15 PM Richard Brekne wrote:

>Agreed... and I read right but wrote my own post pooly... I mean to
>suggest that if
>you simply didnt bother with any health insurance but put away 600 bucks a
>month on
>your own then....etc. etc.... course the hitch is you gotta stay healthy
>for the
>first 12 - 15 years or so.
>
>I still like the Norwegian system better... we may have a few delays to
>deal with...
>and they always seem unreasonable when you are the one having to wait...
>but
>everybody is covered. Nobody has to live with out that security because of
>the cost.
>
>mv
>
>Greg Newell wrote:
>
>> Richard,
>>     Didn't read it all did you. <grin> Only part of the payment goes
>toward the
>> premium and the rest goes to the Savings Account. With the hypothetical
>$600
>> payment, perhaps $2-250 goes to the account. Still it's better than
>giving it all
>> away, no?
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> Richard Brekne wrote:
>>
>> > Sounds sound....if you dont get sick in the first 15 years you will
>end up with
>> > a nice fat bundle.... 600 dollars a month at say a modest 7% interest
>> > compounded at the going interval should do you quite well. Heck...
>thats 13,200
>> > dollars the first year... plus interest. In well under 10  years
>you'll have
>> > put a 100 grand aside.
>> >
>> > Greg Newell wrote:
>> >
>
>--
>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway
>mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no