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January 08, 2007
Insurance:
Ezra makes a good point about the ability to buy insurance. Some people are unable to buy it at any price. Granted, this is a bit misleading; most of these jobs have employer-provided insurance. And it’s not like you see all that many freelance war reporters, telecom installers, or police officers. Still, stuntwomen, roofers, and furniture makers ought to be able to strike out on their own and live the American Dream. Our health insurance polices are making this prohibitively expensive...
After all, people on that list can still buy insurance from the surplus lines. Nevertheless, going to Lloyds of London just to get yourself covered for a cold seems a bit much. With luck, one of trio of new health insurance bills that has been proposed here in California will bring an end to a situation that has caused the death of entrepreneurial dreams—and no small few number of entrepreneurs...
Posted by Andrew at January 8, 2007 09:32 AM
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