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Insurance companies to turn a profit will be charging more then they pay out, but as a single policy-holder there is a good chance they will pay me more then I pay out making it gambling.

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but as a single policy-holder there is a good chance they will pay me more then I pay out making it gambling.

But the risk isn’t health insurance vs gambling. That’s a straw man, as not having health insurance is already gambling, and you’re trying to change the argument because your previous reasoning was shown to be faulty.

Nice try.

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I’m betting that if I get cancer I get a payout larger than the amount I wagered by buying insurance.

I haven’t tried to change the argument, I clarified it so you could understand.

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I’m not the one here with difficulty understanding what the word “gamble” means.

Hope this helps:

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