ultrarunner
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- Cat D3, Deere 110 TLB, Kubota BX23 and L3800 and RTV900 with restored 1948 Deere M, 1949 Farmall Cub, 1953 Ford Jubliee and 1957 Ford 740 Row Crop, Craftsman Mower, Deere 350C Dozer 50 assorted vehicles from 1905 to 2006
Insurance companies raise premiums at every opportunity and use all available excuses. That was going on long before we even knew the name *****, and continues today.
Except now the IRS will penalize a person for not having insurance...
As I mentioned previously... we didn't have insurance and did OK... we paid our bills and knew exactly how much we were going to be charged at the time of service.
Government regulations took the free market out of Health Insurance...
Why should I have to buy a policy covering labor and delivery if I can't get pregnant?
Why do I have to be put in a pool with smokers if I don't smoke?
What other business in America is required by law to see and treat anyone coming through the ER doors without regards to reimbursement?
This one regulation alone is responsible for the closing of many Emergency Rooms and Trauma Centers.