tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post3253556825274946181..comments2023-12-19T00:39:30.338-08:00Comments on Crazy RxMan: Someone Else will PayCrazy RxManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077488214299929481noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-14812648464948674922017-11-17T16:29:12.756-08:002017-11-17T16:29:12.756-08:00saw this today: http://i.magaimg.net/img/1w34.jpg...saw this today: http://i.magaimg.net/img/1w34.jpgtechnorantiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410293258064115572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-36463466680340698982017-11-17T11:32:56.606-08:002017-11-17T11:32:56.606-08:00I have excellent healthcare coverage. I work for a...I have excellent healthcare coverage. I work for a group of medical clinics, and contribute to my insurance, but my employer pays most of the cost. I have had a significant amount of time loss from work due to an ongoing medical condition, nothing life threatening, but debilitating. I've used up my FMLA time. Now I've been diagnosed with cancer and am facing surgery. That's going to require time off work to heal, even if I don't need chemo or radiation. This may cost me my job, and with it, my insurance. Without my job, I will not have a place to live. Without insurance I cannot get treatment for my cancer. I've worked my entire life, and never thought I could end up homeless (or worse, dead) out of the blue. I am actually more afraid of losing my job than I am of my cancer. And somehow that just seems wrong. tbunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359529844245201544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-50519143318100604602017-11-14T10:06:02.229-08:002017-11-14T10:06:02.229-08:00Your argument relies on the fallacy of pluralistic...Your argument relies on the fallacy of pluralistic ignorance. You see people who appear to be scamming the system. In fact, in one case at least, gleefully admitting to scamming the system. None of us wants to pay for those people. But you can't use these people to build your case against healthcare for all. Do you know what percentage of medicare or medicaid recipients are not legitimately entitled? Because I believe you are assuming their percentage is high and using the ones you know as an argument against continuing to provide free/low cost medical care for deserving people. If there are people scamming the system, REPORT THEM. Then, work to reform the system. Destroying the system isn't the solution. That just dooms people to die for things easily prevented or fixed.<br /><br />Yes, socialist systems redistribute wealth. But we agree to this redistribution partly because if everyone contributes, we won't miss our own contribution. And partly because we are charitable and compassionate. But if we're smart, we will also agree to supporting the system because while we may be capable of paying our way NOW, at any time that could change. And if it changes, we will be very grateful if we have a safety net. Right now, the system is a mess. Works for some people and is horrible for others. What we need is a reform of the system. What we should all be doing is supporting healthcare REFORM (not the abortion the republicans keep trying to impose on us)--a reform that takes care of the elderly or permanently disabled/indigent but makes it difficult if not impossible for the lazy to scam the system, and makes it possible for people to work their way out. Instead of complaining that you're entitled to keep the money you make, how about working for a healthcare reform movement--a REAL one--not just one that saves money by kicking people off so that the Koch brothers can get huge tax breaks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-30731235082908203972017-11-14T09:40:51.481-08:002017-11-14T09:40:51.481-08:00I view healthcare as part of "life" in t...I view healthcare as part of "life" in the "life, liberty, pursuit of happiness." Without it, I don't have a life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-79037844921738563142017-11-14T06:49:06.907-08:002017-11-14T06:49:06.907-08:00I always enjoy reading well reasoned opinions that...I always enjoy reading well reasoned opinions that disagree with my own. Can you tell me more about the flaws in Canada's health care system? I'm also a fan of the Singapore system but I understand that country has far more high income people than low income people and the distribution of wealth is very different from the US and therefore not comparable. I believe Canada more closely resembles the population makeup of the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-59705094594105594932017-11-14T06:48:07.219-08:002017-11-14T06:48:07.219-08:00Nail on the head. I don't mind the medicare ...Nail on the head. I don't mind the medicare tax, I am paying for my parents who paid for their parents. That's how I am okay with it. If I think about it beyond that I just get mad. <br /><br />Thanks for giving it voice.<br />Mary Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3684250999334358862.post-61544522510738526802017-11-14T06:10:11.116-08:002017-11-14T06:10:11.116-08:00And there are some of us who have conditions that ...And there are some of us who have conditions that make a pretty good living, but with both diabetes and high blood pressure, find it very difficult to get insurance. This is true since I work contract engineering around the country. My wife and I are self pay as far as meds and doctor visits are concerned. Our doctor keeps wanting me to try the most expensive new meds, runs a lot of tests(and admits that he has no clue how much they cost). We have a health cost sharing that runs several hundred/month, but doesn't cover any pre-existing conditions. So we see what we can afford, and skip the rest.<br /><br />We don't want someone else to pay for our care, and it is very frustrating to have others getting full treatment for next to nothing. My younger brother, now retired, gets everything medical for him and his MS afflicted girlfriend taken care of for less than $50/month. They are both fans of Obamacare, natch. Govt pensions for both, even though neither is near 60.<br /><br />I had to go to an emergency clinic while working out of state last February for a chronic cough that I thought was turning into pneumonia. It wasn't, but the cost for getting an x-ray, an exam, and some meds was over $1500. The poor immigrant couple ahead of me were ecstatic that the cost of the woman's treatment was zero, with similar diagnosis and treatment. There was an interpreter for them, paid for by my wages, and the woman got paid time off from her work. <br /><br />Me? Client was angry that I went to the clinic even though I was coughing up blood(I've had pneumonia twice)and called my agency. I had to make up the time that weekend and write an apology to my supervisor. There is a note in my file for that shop that states something to the effect that I am a hypochondriac, even though the client supervisor saw the bloody gunk...My brother laughed at this, and I suppose he's right.<br /><br />Keep up the great work, Crazy. Some of us still make a point of ordering our meds before we run out, and thank the pharmacy staff when we pick up the meds. We'd give them Christmas gifts, but the store chain prohibits it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com