IT'S TIME FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

Did he expect it to be?

spendius wrote:

Did he expect it to be?

Did cyclops expect to be? Did cyclops want it to be? Does cyclops know?

The nation’s fiscal path is “unsustainable,” and the problem “cannot be solved through minor tinkering,” the head of the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday morning.


Doug Elmendorf, best known for arbitrating the costs of various health care proposals, added his voice to a growing chorus of economic experts who predict dire consequences if political leaders don’t scale back spending, increase taxes or both " and soon.

I didnt mean to post it here.
I thought I was posting it in the economy thread.
Thats what I get for not double checking before I hit "reply".

Five things we learned about Obamacare ... after it passed

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ― Diana Smith has gone through six months of radiation and chemotherapy -- one week out of every month. She fears she will die without the bone marrow transplant scheduled for Tuesday.

A Hollywood woman who was dropped from Medicaid coverage while needing a bone marrow transplant is finally getting the coverage and treatment she needs to stay alive.

Diana Smith is battling a rare form of Leukemia and needs the transplant to survive. She managed to raise money to pay for it thanks to her friends and the community, but then last week she found out her Medicaid coverage was dropped " putting her operation on hold

Medicaid is the state and federal partnership that provides health coverage for selected categories of people with low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves and their children. Medicaid is different in every state.

Florida implemented the Medicaid program on January 1, 1970, to provide medical services to indigent people. Over the years, the Florida Legislature has authorized Medicaid reimbursement for additional services. A major expansion occurred in 1989, when the United States Congress mandated that states provide all Medicaid services allowable under the Social Security Act to children under the age of 21

So, you're pissed because the new system means you'll have to help pay for others' health care?

Cycloptichorn

Raising taxes and cutting spending, which is exactly my recommendation...

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn wrote:

So, you're pissed because the new system means you'll have to help pay for others' health care?

Cycloptichorn

I, for one, am. Why should it be my responsibility to take care of everyone else - many of which refuse to take care of themselves.

I think the last estimate I heard was just over 50% of Americans do no pay any taxes. So yeah, I'm not terribly pleased that 40% of what I earn is stolen by parasites. And now, they want to take even more.