[ExI] wealth and health (was: Re: Transhumanism and Politics)

[MB]

> Currently the cost of health insurance is the one thing that is a wildcard.
> It gets more expensive all the time.  Many of us middle aged wage slaves can
> see how it would break us, when nothing else on the needs list threatens to
> do so.
>

I've had individually purchased health insurance for *years*, and it does go up
rather startlingly. It's distressing that looking at Medicare, to get equivalent
coverage (Medicare plus Medigap) will not be appreciably less than my privately
purchased insurance. :(

Sigh.

Regards,
MB