Very well. We'll be happy to.
I cherish the dream. In few countries would I have been able to achieve all that I’ve achieved on my own (not that it’s that much, but still...). I’ve worked hard all my adult life, and most of my teen years. No one’s given me anything. Well, anything to speak of. But....I think Nugent is revising history. It was with France’s help that we won our independence. We didn’t do it alone. Sure, France had its own reasons, but that’s beside the point. Did Nugent remember that, when France went against Bush in voting for the Iraq War? There was much talk about how France should rubber stamp our decisions because our troops had died saving France from Hitler. But France had troops who died on our soil, saving us from England. And our Statue of Liberty that we’re so proud of: a gift from France.
As for health care, I don’t want my taxes to increase to pay for the health care of freeloaders. No one does. But something has to be done. Bush’s administration had 8 years to do something, but all they did was pass the multi-trillion dollar Medicare Reform Act. I’m 55 years old. If I lost my job, who would insure me for a reasonable premium? I’m healthy. No problems at all. But I’m 55. Statistics are against me, in the profit-making world. How would I pay the high premiums? The cost of pharmaceuticals has risen hundreds of percent since the 1960s. The cost of seeing a doctor just for the flu is over $100. I don’t know what can be done. But something must be done.
About a bureaucrat interfering, and restrictions on my choices. What choices? My employer pays for my health care ins. It decides on the company, the coverage, and they give me a list of doctors I can go to, and there’s a list of procedures that will, and will not, be paid for. If I have a tumor removed, I must do it in an outpatient facility, and try to bribe, or pay, a friend to come pick me up, since they won’t let me leave the facility after being on anesthesia. Someone is making almost all the choices NOW about my health care. And it ain’t me. So what’s the difference?
The way I see it, since the Republicans didn’t seem to think there was a health care problem, and did nothing about it, the Democrats were voted in to do just that. I’m of a mind that something must be done, by someone. At this point, I’m not sure I care much WHO does something. As long as SOMETHING is done.
I’m no health care expert. But neither are most Americans. I don’t know what should be done, or what plan the Democrats will come up with, or if it will be good or bad. I just don’t know. But it’s like that funny line in the movie “Paint Your Wagon,” when the Mormon husband says to the 2nd of his two wives, who has just agreed to be sold to the dirty mining men, “But Wife! You don’t know what you’ll get!” She replies, “I may not know what I’ll get. But I know what I’ve had.”
You say you’re no health care expert. I’d have to agree.
You also say you are 55 years old, your employer pays for your health care insurance and you think something, anything would be better than what is available now.
You should do some reading. If you think your choices are limited now you should know that at your advanced age your choices will be even more limited. You will soon be past your earning (translation: taxpaying) peak and options for diagnostic testing and surgeries will be limited. And the tumor you spoke of - once you have any cancer forget about getting your hip replaced or any subsequent surgery. As Obama made clear: pain medication is what you will get, no repair of your broken hip.
Very well. We'll be happy to.
"Did Nugent remember that, when France went against Bush in voting for the Iraq War?"
--Yeah. We ALL do. They sniveled and balked at a time when they could have stood-up for what was right. Guess they had too mu$h invested with Saddam that they didn't want to do the right thing. They will never be forgotten for that error in judgement and lack of involvement in the U.S. Coalition.
" And our Statue of Liberty that we’re so proud of: a gift from France".
--It was the best and nicest gift they've ever given US, but it was teamwork between the U.S. and France to get it done. We each paid our portions and we had to build the enormous base.
"The cost of seeing a doctor just for the flu is over $100. I don’t know what can be done. But something must be done."
--I agree. And the answer is in competition within the private sector, but nothing should change with health care for the elderly the way it is now. They've earned that.
that statement belies your misinformartion on this, the GOP has offered alternative health care proposals like tax free healthcare savings accounts and company healthcare pools and whatnot for years but the Dems block it
they want to own healthcare for the power and revenue