tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post9166781694959656600..comments2024-01-31T11:37:10.331-06:00Comments on Born-Again Hippies: Bad Health NutsRandy Haspelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371114789022032381noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-72501184830392649812009-08-15T00:01:51.566-05:002009-08-15T00:01:51.566-05:00Hey guy. I have four grown "children" w...Hey guy. I have four grown "children" with no health insurance. One of them is suffers from severe mental illness. The cost of medications is unbelievable, like two months rent every month. <br />Giving people access to subsidised health insurance based on income is an idea whose time has come. Why not buy from existing insurance companies? Some of the people shouting the loudest about the "government takeover" are on Medicare/Medicaid. What?? Thanks for the forumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-88354529181268534422009-08-08T23:53:01.021-05:002009-08-08T23:53:01.021-05:00I regret to tell you that because some fool can...I regret to tell you that because some fool can't control himself, your comments may not appear right after you post them. Unfortunately, I have to screen out the asshole. But I will post your comments as soon as possible.<br />Thanks,<br />The ManagementRandy Haspelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371114789022032381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-25875246470355613082009-08-08T09:27:36.662-05:002009-08-08T09:27:36.662-05:00I'm puzzled about the objection to bank accoun...I'm puzzled about the objection to bank account debit. A large proportion of working Americans already voluntarily grant access to their bank accounts, by numerous entities: Direct deposit from their employer, automatic debit from their insurance companies of various types, including health if they are self-covered, etc., even direct deposit of your income tax refund. And, of course, there's automatic bill paying, if you want to participate in that.<br /><br />No entity, including the goverment, can remove more money from your account than they have been authorized to. What is the objection, then? Are they worried about government snooping? Seeing what your buying activity is? They can already do that, and they don't need to disguise it with a Health Care Bill to make it legal.<br /><br />Where was all this outrage about government intrusion when the Patriot Act was passed, and then extended, giving the government permission to monitor the e-mail and telephone conversations of Americans without prior warrants?Fair and Balancednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-39478385604048774252009-08-07T08:00:11.087-05:002009-08-07T08:00:11.087-05:00If these hecklers believe they are going to interr...If these hecklers believe they are going to interrupt the Cohen town hall meeting on Sat.without paying a price, they are sadly mistaken. Ya'll come on down and try and prevent me from hearing my congressman speak, and I got something for your ass. Come on down people. We'll be waiting for you.John Shaftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-55637338941617020342009-08-06T14:13:12.423-05:002009-08-06T14:13:12.423-05:00Direct debit of your account should be voluntary. ...Direct debit of your account should be voluntary. If an insurance company has my account info, it's because I gave it to them. However they do not. I don't give anyone access to my account.<br />And Geno. Why is it ok with you that this bill is not good enough for Congress? Shouldn't they have to sign on to everything they force on us????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-16342590225046642752009-08-06T12:23:24.122-05:002009-08-06T12:23:24.122-05:00Let's see: government was working so well unde...Let's see: government was working so well under the last administration that the country actually did elect a guy named Barack Hussein Obama. Who's at least partially African-American. That tells you how ready people were for some sort of change. Obama has at least tried to address some issues - health care, credit card usury - that Bush-Cheney wouldn't even put on the table since it did not benefit "their" war. I do agree with the belief that the first solution to health care reform lies not with a new gov't program, but demanding reform in what drug companies, doctors, etc. are allowed to charge - or bill the government! Not sure what the mass hysteria is about the government having your bank acct. for direct debit. Quite a few insurance providers - including Church Health Center here in Memphis, my own provider - only do business through direct debit. I don't believe in anybody having that authorization, but it's the only way I can have their (quite limited) coverage. Great article Randy.... you go man!geno722https://www.blogger.com/profile/15236026904737296972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-77546612515165764112009-08-06T11:27:32.110-05:002009-08-06T11:27:32.110-05:00There you go again with your oneside broad brushed...There you go again with your oneside broad brushed bullshit. You are so closed minded.<br />Are you ready to give electronic access to your bank account to the government? It's in the bill.<br /><br />My guess is that you don't have any insurance because you don't have a real job. probably never have had a real job. My guess is you probably don't have a 401K either, that usually results from having a real job.<br />Your just one of those takers. Waiting for someone else to pay your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-32005064514903233952009-08-06T08:43:37.770-05:002009-08-06T08:43:37.770-05:00My Boss says "This health care plan sucks... ...My Boss says "This health care plan sucks... It just makes me wanna shout"!<br /><br />Mckensie MorrisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-6948330876849610812009-08-05T21:30:18.346-05:002009-08-05T21:30:18.346-05:00Have you tried to read the Heath Care Bill? Do yo...Have you tried to read the Heath Care Bill? Do you know what is in it from knowledge or just because politicians you like tell you it is good. I have been trying to muddle through it. It takes a great deal of time. It is not just the number of pages, that I could handle, but it keeps referencing other sections you have to look up to understand the section you are on. Having spent a great deal of time dealing with Congressmen and their aids I have an understanding as to how the system works. I don’t want a new law school graduate deciding what my congressman should vote for. Bills like the health plan should be studied by the person voting. What is the rush? This is too important to not take their time and get it right. The democrats are just as bad as the republicans when it comes to graft and seeking power for powers sake. I want there to be a careful and public hearings to take place and make sure the complete bill is above board. This bill tries to micro manage every aspect of health care. In a few years this bill will grow and be as big and complicated as the Tax code. I am for health care reform and coverage for all US citizens, but it needs to be the right bill. Have you watched any of the hearing on Cspan? The committees refuse to vote on amendments that would require Congress to use the same system they are trying to speed through the house.<br /><br />P.S. <br />Randy I know you were the Valedictorian at the Brothers, so everybody that you disagree with is an idiot. Your thoughts are the only ones that count. Open your f___ mind to a larger number of thoughts and ways of looking at things. If it were all black and white the answers would all be simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-83822794830263175502009-08-05T11:08:35.223-05:002009-08-05T11:08:35.223-05:00I notice that many protesting against a national h...I notice that many protesting against a national health plan are over 65. They already enjoy the benefit of socialized medicine...Medicare.<br />Why be greedy...let the rest of us benefit from a government run health system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-85636676291756407142009-08-05T10:35:14.924-05:002009-08-05T10:35:14.924-05:00I cant understand why someone doesn't look up ...I cant understand why someone doesn't look up the facts. The U S healthcare systems ranks 37th in the world, our infant mortality rate is not even in the top 20, our longevity rate is the lowest of any industrialized nation. Our cost per person is the highest in the world, some one is making big bucks, thats why they are fighting so hard, Let them keep their 37 th class healthcare, I want better. <br />Keep up the pressure <br /> <br />dD in Tennesseenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-24665199689736147452009-08-05T10:12:46.765-05:002009-08-05T10:12:46.765-05:00"Word" to Sputnik. Calling Obama a socia..."Word" to Sputnik. Calling Obama a socialist for wanting health care for all is like when Bush and his minions were able to call everyone who didn't agree with them about their war, a "traitor".<br /><br />We already are somewhat socialist in that we take tax money to provide services for all. Otherwise we would have one army, but separate state militias. We all drive on the highways paid for with common tax dollars. Oh yes, when we bailed out the banks with our common tax dollars, who benefited? The rich or the poor?<br /><br />So, don't worry rich health care companies. Even if we have quaranteed health care for all, your lobbyist's will probably be able to quarantee your obscene profits.dave the dognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-63253038289691572009-08-05T08:47:54.610-05:002009-08-05T08:47:54.610-05:00I Sputnik, like you am uninsured, and uninsureable...I Sputnik, like you am uninsured, and uninsureable due to that ole' pre-exising condition thing. Thank God for the VA and my Government provided great medical service, which I've desperately needed, AND RECEIVED on a very timely basis. As far as the private health sector goes, it's long psst time to start providing for the "common good". I consider health care a right in this Nation. Food, shelter, and health care in the wealthiest and prevously best educated nation on earth should not be doled out, or rationed only to the ones best able to pay fot it. <br /><br />It irks me to no end to see the Pharma ads non-stop on all three major network news programs at dinner-time. Asking lay people, seniors, and children to tell their doctors that they think that some 'fuckyousomemoreintime' that they saw on TV is what should be prescribed for their condition. Shows who's really makeing the big bucks, and calling the tune. Time for a change. <br /><br />I'll bet there weren't many uninsured at those disruptive town halls, but judging by the obesity, and age of those moronic sheep, they're all on the cusp, and just don't know it. Wake up America! Time for a new day in health care! <br /><br />zephyrmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com