Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post
A major medical plan costs as much as your average cell phone bill. So anyone that has a cell phone and no medical coverage I will say that they made a choice that a cell phone was more important to them then covering themselves for a medical disaster.
Exactly, it's all about personal choice and some people don't want to take responsibility for themselves. That goes hand in hand with welfare programs, if you have a cell phone, cable tv, internet access, buy cigarettes or alcohol then you have no business getting "assistance" from the gov't. Quit spending your money on luxury items and spend it on feeding your family. We've gotten to the point of such an ass-backwards view of things in this country: "I can't afford to put food on the table and have a cell phone, so I'll get the cell phone and let the gov't pay for my needs" instead of people providing basic living necessities and then if anything is left over you get to enjoy luxury spending. Cell phones, cable tv, internet and all that other junk are not basic necessities than anyone must have to live and that should be first priority when it comes to budgeting ones spending.