You Better Pay Up If You Want To Stay Healthy!
“Protection money, also known as “Pizzo” in Italian, was initially presented as a form of insurance.”
“The mafia would approach local business owners and offer to protect them from harm in exchange for a fee. This protection included preventing theft, vandalism, and other forms of damage to the business.”
“If the business owner refused to pay, they would face consequences such as property damage or physical harm. This created a sense of fear and intimidation that allowed the mafia to maintain control over the community.”
One may assume there might possibly be one or two Americans somewhere between the east and west coast that subscribe to the notion this form of “insurance” is alive and well in American health care financing. One could further hazard to guess these individuals believe Webster’s definition of Protection Money is perfectly in line with the definition of Health Insurance:
PROTECTION MONEY – “Money that criminals take from people in exchange for agreeing not to hurt them or damage their property.”
