re: #200 lawhawk

And that’s why there are so many medical-related bankruptcies. Because a catastrophic ailment/injury can be even more devastating to the person’s finances.

I do not get why Libertarians do not get that. I was arguing with one once, who was pulling the ‘I only want to be responsible for myself and my family!’ bit.

I asked where people who got unexpectedly sick were supposed to get that kind of money. He told me the Free Market would figure something out, maybe they could BORROW the money!!

I pointed out that most people who get cancer are close to, if not beyond the end of their working lives, and who would lend a guy with only a few years of work left $500,000 with no collateral?

He retreated to the ‘I only want to be responsible for myself and my family!’ bit.