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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>About ½ of all =
bankruptcies
are due to medical expenses—some of those are even by those who =
carry health
insurance. The new bankruptcy laws that were pushed through congress =
and
signed into law recently make it much more difficult to protect assets, =
like
your house. Something to think about if you decide to forgo health =
insurance
figuring that if you have a catastrophic illness that breaks the bank =
you can
at least protect your assets by declaring bankruptcy. Since we piano
technicians are involved in a trade that exposes us to physical demands, =
toxic
substances and other possible hazards, the decision to carry or not =
carry
health insurance should be as informed as possible. =
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color:navy'>David Love</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span
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davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Erwinspiano@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, December =
23, 2005
6:26 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: health =
insurance</span></font></p>
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expensive as it
is, one stay in the hospital can amount to a decade’s worth of =
<strong><b><u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>premiums. And =
don’t
forget, the Bushies have done away with bankruptcy =
protection.</span></font></u></b></strong>
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style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Well not
entirely...It's just harder to collect. Just like S.S. or an insurance
settlement or a health policy claim. We forget it's our money they dont' =
wish
to refund it in a timely manner or at all when we have a legitimate =
claim.</span></font></p>
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davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font></p>
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