Posted on 09/22/2005 6:14:11 AM PDT by pabianice
Most are ranting and raving based on the headline, including you.
"Question: How do you "save $2.4 billion" without cutting benefits? Answer: You don't."
So you're saying that there is no way that individual servicemembers could spend that money more efficiently than CHAMPUS and TRICARE bureaucrats do?
I suppose they could--by doing without medical benefits. Get real.
No, I quoted directly from the article, not the headline. I suppose you'd prefer military families just do without medical benefits? Gee, that would save a lot of money.
" I think this thread should be pulled."
I agree. This is without merit.
Are you aware of how little TriCare actually pays on hospital, doctor, and prescription bills? Some doctors in our area won't even accept Tri Care. On a hospital stay I had awhile ago, the bill was in the thousands; Tri Care paid a few hundred. The hospital ate most of the rest of it (except cost-share). I'd say Tri Care manages to keep the costs down pretty well. Of course, cutting us off altogether would probably be preferable to some of you.
"I suppose they could--by doing without medical benefits. Get real."
OK, on this side, I have a Spec-4 with a wife and a kid making decisions about his family medical coverage, with an eye to putting more money into his pocket.
On the other side, I have a GS-15 making decisions about the Spec-4's family medical coverage, with an eye to building a bigger personal fiefdom in the bureaucracy and/or illegally diverting some of the money into his own pocket.
Who to support? Decisions, decisions...
You're siding with some suit who's never heard a shot fired in anger; I'm siding with the Spec-4 who has...
No, it's with merit. The original is from the Army Times. See post #51.
"Are you aware of how little TriCare actually pays on hospital, doctor, and prescription bills?"
Because the GS-15 you're siding with is siphoning off the money.
Absolutely.
This sounds/reads like a liberal piece of crap.
So, if you don't like the facts, you make something up. Great tactic. You'd make a good Democrat.
Howlin, see the link in #51. From what dear hubby has been able to find out, it's true. Spence should be ashamed of himself.
God you are stupid.
She just sees "cut" and "military" in the same sentence and is incapable of thinking about it logically.
"God you are stupid."
Why does the phrase "Can't understand normal thinking" come to mind?
I think I saw something about this yesterday, no doubt posted by one of his minions, right here on FR, under the most unbelieveable title:
Leader of House Conservatives to appear on ABC's This Week Sunday
I only clicked on it to find out just who the "leader" of the House Conservatives was, since I had never heard of this post before.
And it links to this:
House Conservatives Launch 'Operation Offset'
So is this the same thing -- and why is he calling himself the "leader" of the "House Conservatives?"
This is NEVER going to happen, period.
Why does the phrase "the h*ll with the military as long as I get mine" come to mind when I read some of these posts?
I would hope so. But a couple of "freepers" are gung ho for it. When conservatives jump on this particular bandwagon, it's just plain disturbing.
To whom it may concern, please knock off the personal stuff.
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