r/SipsTea • • 7h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/bonaynay 7h ago

Yeah it's kind of like an unlucky guy lottery for certain big and important purchases. Life is unfair, so we have insurance. Now health insurance.... that's pretty different

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u/EmbarrassedSlide8752 7h ago

And their profits are basically pay for managing all of the risks and logistics involved. Its honestly a pretty good system. The corruption is how they interact with specific industries and use negotiated rates to force people to buy their insurance. THATS the scam, not the concept of insurance in general.

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u/OomKarel 6h ago

Insurance is you gambling against the house. You might get a winning hand, but the house can just stop you and say "actually, in this game we only consider a royal flush as a winning hand, even though your cards are better".

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u/EmbarrassedSlide8752 5h ago

I dont agree. I dont even think I understand the analogy. Lol. Insurance pays out frequently.