I haven't yet read all the details of their plans but this issue is of great importance to me. I found out this year that I do no qualify for ANY state health insurance program and went without for about 5 months until I antied up $1500 for a year of private insurance. I can't really afford it but I can't really go without either. It's a scary thing to think that I could get in an accident or contract some kind of illness, develop some kind of disease, in the next year that would require more than $1500 in treatment. That's not alot of money when talking about tests and hospital stays. I had to do it and it sucked. One of these days we have to get with the program as a country and realize that people need healthcare.
Yes, but I wouldn't want the healthcare of 1960. Joe and I have been through the no healthcare thing when he was off work, and we've been through the paying through the nose plan when I was pregnant and paying for Cobra because Joe switched job while I was pregnant. It seems to me, regarding this issue, that there are 2 questions Americans are asking themselves: 1. Why/How is it so expensive? and 2. Who should pay for my/your healthcare?
You're exactly right, Talia. Excellent questions we must answer.
Health care costs are outrageous. How can we get them back under control? Can we get them back under control.
Who should pay? Individuals? Corporations? The government?
As I continually mention, Gene is an insulin-dependent diabetic. w/o insurance his meds alone run about $1,000/month. Thankfully, insurance does pic up the lion's share of that, for us. Without insurance we would be financially ruined.
Yes, clones to solve our shortage of blood and organ donors. Why is it that most of "god's" children don't want to save their fellow man. It's real problem here in America. Oh, wait, gonna need those vital organs in the after life. I forgot.
While we're at it, let's have slave robots. Fuck outsourcing! Let's give our jobs away to American robots. Yeah, that's the ticket. I bet they can come up with cool marketing slogans for coporations and do all the manual labor. Pretty cool.
I say have robots teach our children too. If they fail the ISTEP, disconnect and recycle them. Turn them into beer cans. I can see it now. We will all be either living in sewers or the U.P. Good thing I know how to shot.
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I haven't yet read all the details of their plans but this issue is of great importance to me. I found out this year that I do no qualify for ANY state health insurance program and went without for about 5 months until I antied up $1500 for a year of private insurance. I can't really afford it but I can't really go without either. It's a scary thing to think that I could get in an accident or contract some kind of illness, develop some kind of disease, in the next year that would require more than $1500 in treatment. That's not alot of money when talking about tests and hospital stays. I had to do it and it sucked. One of these days we have to get with the program as a country and realize that people need healthcare.
Definitely read the articles. I'm very interested, too.
A Newsweek article last week mentioned that in 1960 "healthcare accounted for $1 of every $20 spent in the U.S. economy; now that's $1 of every $6..."
It's a big issue.
Wait. Is it too late to go back and nominate Hilary instead?
Yes, but I wouldn't want the healthcare of 1960. Joe and I have been through the no healthcare thing when he was off work, and we've been through the paying through the nose plan when I was pregnant and paying for Cobra because Joe switched job while I was pregnant. It seems to me, regarding this issue, that there are 2 questions Americans are asking themselves: 1. Why/How is it so expensive? and 2. Who should pay for my/your healthcare?
You're exactly right, Talia. Excellent questions we must answer.
Health care costs are outrageous. How can we get them back under control? Can we get them back under control.
Who should pay? Individuals? Corporations? The government?
As I continually mention, Gene is an insulin-dependent diabetic. w/o insurance his meds alone run about $1,000/month. Thankfully, insurance does pic up the lion's share of that, for us. Without insurance we would be financially ruined.
We need clones to harvest from. That is all for now.
And then there's Neil's healthcare plan...
Yes, clones to solve our shortage of blood and organ donors.
Why is it that most of "god's" children don't want to save their fellow man. It's real problem here in America.
Oh, wait, gonna need those vital organs in the after life. I forgot.
While we're at it, let's have slave robots. Fuck outsourcing! Let's give our jobs away to American robots. Yeah, that's the ticket. I bet they can come up with cool marketing slogans for coporations and do all the manual labor. Pretty cool.
I say have robots teach our children too. If they fail the ISTEP, disconnect and recycle them. Turn them into beer cans. I can see it now. We will all be either living in sewers or the U.P. Good thing I know how to shot.
Wait, what am I talking about?
Yes, Mr. Kelly always has a plan.
Did you happen to catch the NPR show a few weeks ago on the Irish and schizophrenia ;-)
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