[metmom]

My friend’s husband was told by his doctor that the doctor will be penalized (financially, by the Government) if he puts a stent into anyone over 60. So under Obamacare, it appears that 60 is the cutoff for life-saving surgeries. I am over 60; it was nice knowing you all.

Mr. mm and I are not far behind.

Boehner = Traitor.

So we trust God for healing, or die.

Well, this world is not my home anyway.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***if he puts a stent into anyone over 60.***

Glad I got mine in 2006!

[wmfights]

Boehner = Traitor.

Recognizing reality is not a conservative strength. Boehner is right obamacare is the law of the land. When we lost this election we lost any possibility of repealing obamacare. The House may try to fix it around the edges, but there is no way to repeal it. The SCOTUS ruled it is legal, just like the ruled slavery is legal.

If shutting down the govt would work the Pubs would do it. The Rat Senate doesn't care. The Rat President doesn't care. obama has already signaled he will "rule" by executive order and bureaucratic regulation. reid is already signaling he will change the fillibuster rules in the Senate (I suspect this is so they can get more radicals into the judiciary). This is the world we live in.

If you don't want the govt to make medical decisions for you, than you better start looking into medical tourism. If you don't have the money to take care of yourself medically you will not have any options other than just accepting what your are given.

This election guarantees our decline. The question is who will replace our empire. I don't see any other countries emerging that place a great value on individual liberty, or believe that our rights are GOD given.

[MarkBsnr]

Thank you for the notification.

I will say this in defense of a parliamentary democracy: Canada was able to jettison its version of the Republicans within a generation and institute a real Conservative Party (that has won the last three general elections).

I think that we ought to concentrate on reforming the system to eliminate this duopoly of Republican and Democrat and institute means to allow or even nurture political parties that fit to their demographics, rather than require the various demographics to fit to them. In God we trust; all others pay cash...

[reaganaut]

I’m kinda screwed anyway. I am one of the uninsurable because of my pre-existing conditions. I found ONE company who will insure me at $3000 a month with a $20k deductible. So, I have to pay the IRS penalty AND my medical bills. Also, Obamacare won’t cover most of my conditions so I will probably be thrown overboard.

And you are right, this world is not my home. I’m ok with dying - many aren’t.

[CynicalBear]

I’ll be 64 this month. Haven’t counted on the government for anything so far and don’t quess I should start now.