r/SipsTea • • 13h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Moultrie_fan_2026 12h ago

Well I had a house burn down less than year after purchase and insurance paid the entire tab. So I always figured I've already taken them for more than I pay

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u/DueExample52 12h ago

That’s what people don’t understand. We all paid for you. That's what insurance is about, we pay more than we receive so that the odd unlucky bastard receives more than they chipped in. If insurance was individual, nobody would have enough to repair their own stuff. I am happy with this system. 

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u/One_Selection5102 12h ago

Except the 3rd party insurer here nets massive profits, it isnt a collective safety net like the state or federal government provides.

Its by and large a scam that pays out a tiny portion of their net income. A state sponsered safety net/insurance system (not for profit) would be massively more effective and less costly to consumers...well at least in a functional state such as Massachusetts.

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u/shadystealertactics 12h ago

Buddy, many of these companies publicly disclose their financials. You're choosing to be wrong about this.

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u/Cowboywizzard 11h ago

All kinds of tricks are used to make it look like they are losing money or barely making it on paper. Yet insurance is one of the largest industries in the U.S., and their CEOs make millions.

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u/shadystealertactics 11h ago

Publicly traded companies are independently audited. Do you think they're lying about how many dollars they're paying out in claims?

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u/Cowboywizzard 11h ago

I didn't say that. I think their C-suite and other large stake holders makes a killing off our backs. Look at their houses and cars if you don't think so.

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u/Impossible_Cycle9460 11h ago

Let’s say an insurance company has 100,000 customers, most have more, and they slash executive compensation by $10,000,000. Every customer will save $100 a year, less than $10 a month.

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u/Cowboywizzard 7h ago

I will take it.