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Life insurance is a bet on when you die

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Purchasing a life policy means handing over monthly premiums to cold, calculating actuaries. You only win the financial bet if you die unexpectedly early, while the corporation absolutely wins if you live a long, perfectly healthy life.

Life insurance is a bet on when you die
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