Health insurance

[scottw]

it's not just the "providing" of health insurance for everyone, you have to consider that once you begin providing it you have little control over how much the providees will use it, compounding the problem that you mention above...when you are getting something from the government or your employer that you think is your entitlement, you really have no reason not to overuse it, after all, you deserve it, don't you?

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by scottw

it's not just the "providing" of health insurance for everyone, you have to consider that once you begin providing it you have little control over how much the providees will use it, compounding the problem that you mention above...when you are getting something from the government or your employer that you think is your entitlement, you really have no reason not to overuse it, after all, you deserve it, don't you?

Yup, that's why the people in Japan go to the Doc 4 times more than Americans.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by scottw

when you are getting something from the government or your employer that you think is your entitlement, you really have no reason not to overuse it, after all, you deserve it, don't you?

LOL, just reminded me of my Mother-in-law. About 20 years ago the government
was handing out cheese every month to senior citizens.

She had a decent income and needed cheese like she needed a hole in the head.
But every month she would line up with the others and brag she got her "free" Cheese.

Little did she know, she and i were paying for it with our taxes.

Ya get nothin for nothin.

[Joe]

[QUOTE=justplugit;712156]LOL, just reminded me of my Mother-in-law. About 20 years ago the government
was handing out cheese every month to senior citizens.

She had a decent income and needed cheese like she needed a hole in the head.
But every month she would line up with the others and brag she got her "free" Cheese.

Little did she know, she and i were paying for it with our taxes.

Ya get nothin for nothin. [/QUOT]

We subsidize the dairy industry in case there is a problem with cows getting sick or producing bad milk in one area of the country, they can quarantine or destroy them and the country can still have milk from other parts. Milk is a necessity for children, the subsidies insure that we always have a safe milk source.

[justplugit]

[QUOTE=Joe;712206]

Originally Posted by justplugit

We subsidize the dairy industry in case there is a problem with cows getting sick or producing bad milk in one area of the country, they can quarantine or destroy them and the country can still have milk from other parts. Milk is a necessity for children, the subsidies insure that we always have a safe milk source.

Good point on always having a safe milk source.
In the 40s and early 50s the subsidy helped the family farmer with milk
prices as, if i remember right, they were only getting 9-11 cents/GALLON.
It helped some of the hardest working people we had, working 14 hours/ day 365/a year round to stay afloat.

Now with a lot of big combines doing most of the farming I'm not crazy about subsidizing to protect them except maybe
your point.

[JohnnyD]

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THIS SYSTEM IS %$%$%$%$IN BROKEN

This is Ma Commonwealth Choice renewals for 12/1/09

%$%$%$%$ MEEEEEEEEEE

I hear you. One of the pains of self-employment.

Try and get under a long-term agreement now. It's only going to get worse from here.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

House Passes Health Care Bill On Close Vote - Health News Story - WCVB Boston

LET'S see where we go from here.....

As a self employed individual my gut feeling is we are sooooooooo %$%$%$%$ED now.

$16k a year and 5 years jail time in 2016 if you don't pay it......GTFO of here.

imo pelosi is even more of a scumbag than I thought she was before.

I'm sure your gut is right.

A 220-215 vote doesn't sit well with me, especially on a bill that will bring massive changes to the way health care is run in this country.

I think Pelosi lives in a constant state of delusion.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

I think Pelosi lives in a constant state of delusion.

How she ever got Speaker is beyond me, and being 2 heart beats
away from Commander in Chief is really scary.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by justplugit

How she ever got Speaker is beyond me, and being 2 heart beats

agreed

away from Commander in Chief is really scary.

it's never happened before so I'm not all that concerned.