Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

The Incoherence of ObamaCare ‘Insurance’

One cannot insure against an event the probability of which is 1. It violates the very concept of insurance.

I have a homeowner's policy for which I pay about $400 a year.  It insures against various adverse events such as fire.  Suppose I didn't have the policy and my house catches fire.  Do you think I could call up an insurer and buy a policy to cover that preexisting condition?  Not for $400.  He might, however, sell me a policy on the spot for the replacement value of the house.

Or suppose I am on my deathbed enjoying (if that's the word) my last sunset.  Do you think I could buy a $500,000 term life policy for, say, $2 K per annum? 

Do you understand the concept of insurance?  Do you see how this relevant to ObamaCare?  If not, read this.


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