It's your choice

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Life is full of choices, and often choices are nothing more than a gamble. I'm all for choice, but I believe that if you make the choice, only you are responsible for the outcome.

Suppose you chose not to pull over for the cop that is wanting to give you a ticket because you chose to speed. It's a gamble that could be gainful for you if you escape, but painful if you get caught. Your choice, either way.

Suppose you had your car and home paid off. It would be your choice whether to insure them. You could easily save a 100k over your life, if you did not have insurance as long as you never crashed your car or had a house fire.

The same can be said for medical insurance. I suppose that had I invested all my medical insurance premiums (whether paid by for me or my employer) over the years, I'd easily would have a million dollars or so in the bank. And, since I've been relatively healthy over the years, I would have paid little out of pocket fees. But, I chose to keep insurance, so the insurance company prevailed. And I'm not complaining. It was my choice.

That said, I would feel no sorrow for one that got cop beat for trying to escape. Nor, sadly would I feel sad for the ones that had car crashes, home fires, or medical catastrophes, if they chose to go without insurance.

But most people do feel sorry and continually bail them out for their own mistakes. The government repairs their home after the earthquake when they have no insurance. The government pays for their heath care even though they chose not to insure themselves, and many community contributors donate money to those that wreck their cars.

But would any of these people share their wealth with me if their gambles paid off for them? Would the winner of a Keno game share his money with me, or would he even reimburse me for the quarters I put in that very machine just before him? I think not.

Remember this: The government can not give anything to anyone without first taking it away from some one else.

These issues stream to me live through the Thought Dock portal every day. And, my choices get even easier.
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