You really think comparing a healthy, few-month old baby to someone building a house purposefully right next to the Gulf of Mexico is a valid comparison? Really?
In the statistical system of assessing risk and determining if the risk worth insuring.
Yes.
But I agree that the real-life situation is not a valid comparison. The parents didn't choose to have an obese baby, the baby just grew up that way.. call it the will of God, call it genetics, call it what you will.. unlike someone that builds their house on the edge of the Gulf, they have a valid choice to build in other places. So in that respect, you are correct. But I was trying to make a point about assessing risk.
In the statistical system of assessing risk and determining if the risk worth insuring.
Yes.
But I agree that the real-life situation is not a valid comparison. The parents didn't choose to have an obese baby, the baby just grew up that way.. call it the will of God, call it genetics, call it what you will.. unlike someone that builds their house on the edge of the Gulf, they have a valid choice to build in other places. So in that respect, you are correct. But I was trying to make a point about assessing risk.
Kel (formerly Tristan de Luna)
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. -- Ambrose Bierce
Time is a confidence game invented by the Swiss.
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. -- Ambrose Bierce
Time is a confidence game invented by the Swiss.
As health insurers escalate fight against reform, more bad PR... baby denied coverage, is too fat...
- 12/10/2009 08:14:31 AM
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that's ridiculous.
- 12/10/2009 01:02:52 PM
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This will probably be a mistake, as it usually is, but I'm going to play Devil's Advocate. 
- 12/10/2009 05:35:09 PM
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- 12/10/2009 05:35:09 PM
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the child has been declared otherwise healthy
- 12/10/2009 05:46:19 PM
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Er, but how is it for their own good?
- 12/10/2009 06:01:01 PM
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Choices..
- 12/10/2009 05:39:08 PM
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Apparently you didn't read my comments or the article.
- 13/10/2009 02:50:34 AM
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Apparently I didn't care to read your comments or the article.. at least get it right.
- 13/10/2009 03:17:50 AM
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Now.. my real answer.
- 13/10/2009 03:56:40 AM
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Re: Now.. my real answer.
- 13/10/2009 05:32:41 AM
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Re: Now.. my real answer.
- 13/10/2009 02:08:39 PM
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On the plus side, rates for the mother dropped substantially after she lost 18 pounds *NM*
- 12/10/2009 06:15:38 PM
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