Posted on 08/09/2010 8:23:26 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
When I said Amish made a moderately good living I meant it. But I consider lower middle class a moderately good living. Maybe that’s because I spent a good part of my life extremely poor. We all have different perspectives.
Interesting...the government offering an incentive to become Muslim....
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Amish, Muslims to be excused from Obamacare mandate?
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A couple of years ago The Wall Street Journal had an extensive article
about the interaction of The Amish with the health care system.
They don’t buy health care insurance, but do get SWEET deals with
healthcare providers and hospital.
I admit I got a bit jealous when I saw the discounts they get...
in other words, we subsidize healthcare for the Amish by picking up
a fair chunk of their bills.
“in other words, we subsidize healthcare for the Amish by picking up a fair chunk of their bills.”
Or they are getting billed at something closer to the actual costs.
They've been around for a number of years, very small but rapidly growing. The idea sounds weird but it is work - everyone sends in their elligible bills each month, and each month the co-op tells you who to mail a check to and the amount. I understand it runs about $300-400/month for a family plan, which is a huge amount cheaper than traditional health plans. Of course this is really just for major healthcare costs (I think one popular plan covered issues over $911).
The big 'catch' is that you have to live a healthy lifestyle - smokers, sexually immoral and so on need not apply. But for a lot of us, it may be our best bet if Obamacare cannot be stopped.
If I didn’t know better...I would think this bill is designed to convert Americans to muslim or amish.
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One a blood cult the others pacifists. I wonder who will dominate in that dichotomy?
I’m thinking of declaring myself to be Almish and leaving it up to the government to Prove that I’m not. Just because I struggle daily to maintain a technology free life, and *occassionally* have my digressions and end up playing video games and watching crappy tv shows, who is the government to tell me that I’m not devout enough to be exempt?
That kind of puts the shoe on the other foot. Does the government then go around and say “you are not a devout almish, so you have to pay!”?
I’m thinking of declaring myself to be Almish and leaving it up to the government to Prove that I’m not. Just because I struggle daily to maintain a technology free life, and *occassionally* have my digressions and end up playing video games and watching crappy tv shows, who is the government to tell me that I’m not devout enough to be exempt?
That kind of puts the shoe on the other foot. Does the government then go around and say “you are not a devout almish, so you have to pay!”?
Excellent point, I also am Catholic, so me too.
While I don’t mind not shaving and I look good in black, but it’s going to be tough for me to get used to those goofy Amish hats.
I think my name will be Mohammed Stoltzfus from now on.
How can this be true when parents who deny their children needed medical care claim they are doing so because of their religion, and the government then moves to take their children away?
So, in the name of religion the government will allow you to opt out of paying for health care, but then against the name of religion the government will force health care on you?
This is madness...
-PJ
LOL!
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