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Yes. In many—if not most cases—I suggest we privatize services the government currently provides. At the least, move the services more to the state level. Federalism. A novel concept.

Placing US soldiers in US cities is a cost to the economy. Yes, taxes are used to pay for their services. Do you suggest we privatize the government?

As I said, they are a cost to the economy. Taxes are used to pay for their services. No different than the military. Doesn’t mean they don’t perform a critical service. I sleep pretty well with my Glock 27 in reach at night. Thanks.

I'd send my kids out 409 if I had em. 🤷🏾‍♂️📝☕

People won’t understand until it hits closer to home. Thank you for sharing. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Yes sir. im guessing u do something really bad in school, you can't go to the games.

Federal workers are the ones facing what you fear. They are the gate keepers. They do the work so you can sleep at night. They work at your USP, Low, Medium and Minimum prisons. Some are contract workers behind the fence. You really don’t know what you speak of.

Meanwhile, Kaiser employees don’t think a 21% pay increase is enough… [Hidden Content]

Very sorry to hear that, reason I asked is that for any veteran, I have always felt that the best private plans such as what you could have with a company should be available for veterans, choice of doctors, etc. No veteran should have to jump hurdles like you are doing for good health insurance, you’ve earned it. I also understand there’s the way things should be and the way they are, I just feel our government rewards those that don’t deserve it and ignores those that do, simply for votes. It’s why I’m not a fan.

Covered my dad’s as well. He denied chemo though. At 86, he said he lived well, and didn’t want to spend his remaining days going through that. He was ready to be with my mom. So, his last months were spent with us after dialysis failed to work any more.

Yes. I’d go to the VA if I wanted to die. Besides, my wife still has to have coverage. We still would be dealing with ACA. She doesn’t qualify for Medicaid automatically for disability because she was diagnosed with Cortical Basal Degeneration vs Progressive Supranuclear Palsy even though they can’t know for sure until an autopsy of her brain. If diagnosed with PSP, she would have automatically qualified for Medicaid because of the average life expectancy of 7 years. CBD is about the same. But, it’s classified differently because they know so little about it. She was denied Medicaid because of someone’s definition and classification.

Winner most likely takes 2nd in District this year. Hoping Deweyville controls the TOP and keeps Evadale's offense on the sidelines spectating most of the game. Deweyville Pirates 24-21

Understood, OlDawg, you are a veteran, correct?

Same here. Great post.

Sorry about your wife. My Medicare covers my cancer treatments.

At going on 63, we’ve paid our share as well. Our employer based insurance went up as well while we were still working. We didn’t ask for the ACA. There were other ways to do things. But, that ship has sailed. Now, we don’t have a choice for 2 more years if we want any kind of insurance coverage.

My gripe is that my employer provided insurance went up drastically when Obamacare kicked in. The promises made about it turned out to be all lies, my insurance went up to subsidize others. I’ll be on medicare in the near future and I’ll still have a leg to stand on to gripe about this mess because I’ve actually been paying for it for over 40 years, even though I would have gladly opted out, but I didn’t have the option, just like social security.

My wife meets her OOP every year just due to injections and medicine to try to slow her progressive palsy, and helping keep her from choking on her food and asphyxiating herself, or contracting pneumonia and dying. Her OOP is $3600. You really don’t know until you’re in someone else’s shoes. I’m a less government guy. But, when they take away choices to push an agenda, you deal with it as you can. ACA had no bearing on your Medicare.

Federal workers are a drain on the economy. Not an adder.

I’m not so much against it, but it screwed up everyone else’s insurance. I’ve paid all my life to get where I am. I have always stood on my own legs. Thank you. Company or private insurance…..$3000-$5000 deductibles will never be met unless hospital stays are involved. Taking family for yearly checkups, one would be better off without insurance. My stance is still correct. People who tout it aren’t even on it.

The people against it are either on true socialized medicine (Medicare, Medicaid) or employer based. You gripe about it, but you’re on socialized care with Medicare. You have no leg to stand on. Sorry. If you were over 60–but not yet 65–retired (either through choice or not), and needed insurance due to health reasons, you’d sing a different tune. You’d be glad you could get anything. Our ACA coverage has been better than any I ever had under my employers. It’s just expensive as crap. But, we’ve had zero issues with it. Even for high level experimental treatments for my wife’s Parkinson’s Plus.

Like I said, we’d be happy with a catastrophic plan where we paid the first $10k or so, and only used insurance for major medical expense. Just something to keep us from going bankrupt from medical emergencies. We’d pay for typical, routine care ourselves. Basically, what insurance is supposed to be. Protection from catastrophe. But, the government has taken away that option. They could have easily forced insurers to cover pre-existing conditions, let the insurance companies set the rates based on that criteria, allowed competition across state lines, allowed us to shop around, and been done. We all would have still had choice. Instead, they forced coverage on us we didn’t want or need. Not much different than Medicare. If you don’t enroll at 65, you’re penalized in most cases. Medicare rations care more than what we have now with ACA.

Seems all the people touting obamacare aren’t on it. Neither my wife nor I know anyone on it. Obamacare premiums are going up. Affordable?????

Schedules that I have posted in schedule forum as of today, Oct. 15: 23-6A: North Shore, Humble, Atascocita, Summer Creek (need GCM, Channelview, Kingwood, CE King) 18-5A: Crosby, Kingwood Park, Porter, West Fork, Splendora (need Dayton, Pasadena) 19-5A: Lee, Sterling, United, West Brook, Barbers Hill, PN-G (need Nederland, PA Memorial)