I was going to type in a long response and then figured....why bother. I agree with what you said. We shouldn't be giving illigals free healthcare and free education. And those legal workers who opt not to take insurance should then have to deal with the consequences. I go to the doctor for my normal routine check-ups and nothing else, each year. But my premium always goes up, even when I raise my deductible. Yet, I am smart enough to know that I need insurance when an unseen catastrophe comes upon my health, so I opt to keep purchasing over-priced insurance. Many have that option and decide to take the risk, then the rest of us pay. Wow, Ryan, we do agree on some things!!! :) BTW, I accidentally clicked on the arrow instead of reply, so that gave your comment a negative 1 by mistake.
Good question although I have another. Anybody know the difference between jealousy and envy and which one is actually better? It's an old topic, but in analyzing the greed v. envy debate I couldn't help, but think about it.
Come on man! Given the two choices, it is easily the parents' fault. I know a lot of people with gland problems. Oh, coincidentally, I know those people because they served with me in the Air Force and were seemingly allergic to physical fitness. I'm sorry if this comes off the wrong way, but I know too many people who give this excuse. I know women who are overweight, get pregnant, have a certain amount of time to before they have a fitness test and suprisingly get pregnant again! Also, none of these people are light eaters. And these are the people defending us! I say write to your representative and put pressure on to make more stringent rules. It would make people like me, who were never afraid to sweat, have an easier time defending our nation.
I blame the parents first for not teaching good eating habits and introducing kids to candy and sugar. But I also blame society and our rat-race lifestyle. I also blame the school cafeteria program. Fast food has not always been here,but it has been here a long time. Lastly I blame the fast-food industry for knowingly serving high fat delicious food.
I purchased a "Flowbee" haircutting device, which you attach to your vaccum, many years ago. it cost $80 but it has paid for itself many times over during the last 15 years. That's how long it's been since i set foot in a beauty shop.
Let me add, the LAST thing you want is the government offering a single payer option. It will destroy private insurance and give them control of an aspect of our lives that we can never get back. They will have the power to tell you whether or not you're worth saving. I'm not joking. If you're over a certain age they may set restrictions on what services you can receive due to your age. There are far too many who want handouts. I'm not willing to be the provider of those handouts.
The one thing you're failing to realize is why are they charging $5 for an advil? You say it's greed; I'm not so sure. In part of course there is the greed to profit but that's in all of us.
The underlying problem to the high prices is the amount of uninsured people receiving emergency services (This includes mass amounts of illegal aliens), frivolous lawsuits against physicians (Malpractice), and people failing or refusing to pay for their portion of the services after insurance pays out.
The first step in my opinion is enforcing our immigration laws. Deporting illegals and strengthening our borders to keep them and others from coming back. Not only do we give illegals health services we also educate them. WTF?
After that, you have to figure out the best way to make insurance available for those who are willing to work for it and let those who are unwilling to work for it go without. Yes, I'm saying refuse services! It is those without insurance that are killing the rest of us.
This country hasn't turned their back on God, in my opinion. This country has tried to remove religion from politics. God still cares for the millions and millions of Americans who turn to Him.
As for socialized medicine, I am not for it. But we might not have ever headed to that direction if the medical companies, insurance companies, doctors, etc. weren't so greedy. Have you ever seen a statement from a hospital stay where you've been charged $5 for an Advil or $8 for a box of Kleenex? And the extrodinarily high price of other things goes on and on. I will say again that I don't want socialized medical care but something has got to be done to straighten out our health care system!
Obviously, this country believes strongly in capitalism. Bailing out car manufacturers, the air travel industry, etc. does not capitalism make. The strong survive and the weak get taken over or replaced. That's capitalism but is not what America is seeing right now.
The underlying problem to the high prices is the amount of uninsured people receiving emergency services (This includes mass amounts of illegal aliens), frivolous lawsuits against physicians (Malpractice), and people failing or refusing to pay for their portion of the services after insurance pays out.
The first step in my opinion is enforcing our immigration laws. Deporting illegals and strengthening our borders to keep them and others from coming back. Not only do we give illegals health services we also educate them. WTF?
After that, you have to figure out the best way to make insurance available for those who are willing to work for it and let those who are unwilling to work for it go without. Yes, I'm saying refuse services! It is those without insurance that are killing the rest of us.
As for socialized medicine, I am not for it. But we might not have ever headed to that direction if the medical companies, insurance companies, doctors, etc. weren't so greedy. Have you ever seen a statement from a hospital stay where you've been charged $5 for an Advil or $8 for a box of Kleenex? And the extrodinarily high price of other things goes on and on. I will say again that I don't want socialized medical care but something has got to be done to straighten out our health care system!
Obviously, this country believes strongly in capitalism. Bailing out car manufacturers, the air travel industry, etc. does not capitalism make. The strong survive and the weak get taken over or replaced. That's capitalism but is not what America is seeing right now.