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I read the report on the Swedish study of smokers vs non-smokers about a year ago. It was in the news, not something I just pulled out of my ass. It interested me because I was a smoker at the time.
but like any good refuckmeagain it's all the mescans faults...and the negros. not the greedy fuckass pricks, the kind that have tanked this country into shit. oh and the fags and abortions don't help either...lmao
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I just wish our politicians would vote for what WE want... plain and simple.
Pretty sure we elected, and also pay these guys right? Including their healthcare.... WOW.
Smokers cost less
My present to you? A few days off from the board. (Shaking head.)
The concept that non-smokers incur more cost than smokers conceptually has merit. I could see where a smoker's shorter lifespan will result in lower TOTAL cost. However, the AVERAGE cost per year for a smoker could be higher than a non-smoker, and health care cost are typically measured annually. Of course, I'm pulling this logic out of my rectum...
Will a public option help MX/SX? Marginally, maybe. Depends on what the public option will cover. Don't expect blanket coverage on par with the top private programs. It's going to resemble a soup kitchen, where physicians and coverage are strictly monitored and controlled. Complaints about cost will take a back seat to the abysmal service one can expect while waiting in line with the masses.
But hey, the average motocrosser probably pulls down less than $50K per year, so his marginal tax base is already
Except with roads. And schools. And parks. And beaches (parks, I guess). And police. And fire departments. And military. And national monuments. And colleges. And taking care of poor people. And making sure old people get cared for.
Besides that stuff, though, socialism is despicable.
The questions and fears people have range from outlandish, to completely legitimate. For example, but not limited to: how and who is going to pay for this, what kind of limitations will there be, and do I feel comfortable letting the government control the insurance sector?
Broke? yes, absolutely. But so are the manufacturing industry, wall street, and most notably, DC. (no, not our beloved moto leader)
I'd say the problems with the insurance industry go alot deeper than anything D.C. can just step in and fix by throwing money at it. Especially considering the folks in Washington aren't exactly shooting straight. Matter of fact, with how corrupt politics are and always have been, have they ever really been straight shooters?
on a another note still lmao off at the NO DENT bike from craigs list, i told my dad and he thought it was funny and hes a stick in the mud lol
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Our system is F up big time. One of you blow hard flag waving aholes lose your insurance with pre-exisisting condition like myself and try to find insurance. I haven't been on a bike in 5-6 months because of it. Is that freedom????????????
I paid $1200 to have a wisdom tooth extracted a few years ago. Or about $125 for a cleaning and checkup with x-rays. $200 with a filling. So there's times we have to dip into our pockets as well. Like I said before, ours is not a perfect system. Unless they had to rebuild my face from an injury I wouldn't expect to be covered for any dental work. Let alone new dentures, implants, caps, crowns, bridges, braces or whatever.
I guess your Uncle found a way to get it covered somehow. Try getting your insurance company to pay for something outside the policy and see how fast they react to your needs.
Yes a new doctor's office in Gander did hold a lottery to see who would get to be part of their patient roster (pretty slick marketing). I would expect a new doctor in a remote rural area like Alaska would be in the same situation having to turn away patients. Canada is not unique in having difficultly in providing adequate one on one doctor's care to remote areas. At least in Gander they can always go to the hospital. It's not like they have no access to care like you seem to be implying. Nor is that care rationed in any way.
But c'mon, you're talking about a town with 1/3 the population of Juneau, Alaska and almost as remote a location. Using them as an example of readily available services is ridiculous. They do have a hospital though. Maybe you'd like to compare Gander's hospital with the mayo clinic for your next round of BS comparisons.
And there are no guarantees that the public option will result in lower insurance premiums. The public plan will be based upon cost and cost savings resulting from the proposed legislation. No savings means no significant cost reduction. The plan won't be implemented until 2013 at the earliest, which means 2009 could be used as a benchmark for price setting. So if you don't like the cost of private plans today, you won't like the cost of the public option 4 years from now.
Some politicians are promising to eliminate pre-existing conditions from coverage consideration. However, they don't highlight the fact that rates will vary due to these conditions. Private plans may no longer be able to turn away people with pre-existing conditions, but a premium price point will be mandated.
There has been some varsity-level whining on this forum, but unless you have a felony conviction, there is nothing keeping any of us from achieving greater levels of personal success. If your mechanism for change is limited to posting on a motocross message board, then you're getting what you deserve. You're the target demographic for politicians, who feed off the entitlement-natured public and fund those promises by taxing those who have worked hard to succeed. Those who complain about health care cost & coverage but aren't out there busting their humps to improve their situation may as well scream at the wall. And punching the time clock 5 days a week ain't "improving" anything. You don't like the situation? Then change it, don't wait for the government to swoop down and embrace you in its decrepit arms. Whether it's finding a job with better benefits or packing up and moving to Calgary, take action. Because regardless of what gets passed in D.C., in the end you're the one that has the greatest impact on your happiness and success. Now get out there and make things happen!
I have good insurance but that doesn't blind me to the fact that Americans are getting screwed by the health care industry. It's just a big money grab by the club members and guess what? You ain't in the club!
Also for the record, comparing prices in northern Alberta to the rest of Canada is rediculous. With the tar sands project everything up there is off the hook. Here in Ontario and the rest of the country things are closer to being in line with the US. Yes it's more expensive, but saying it's 3x more is just pure bullshit.
Pursuing your dreams is admirable, but you need a back-up plan. Working under the assumption that the government will fix our problems is a fool's paradise. FTE seems like a great guy, and his heart condition may have been unavoidable, but he probably had positioned himself to where the out-of-pocket cost would be just a fraction of the total bill. Those who stroll through life whistling Dixie and turning a blind eye to potential hazards eventually get what's coming to them.
So you got a $700 bill. What did you do about it? Did you contact the insurance company, your local congressman, the media? If not, then you're right, you are getting screwed! I could saw myself in half and need a complete internal replacement and my total costs are capped at $800. Why? Because I took the initiative and made sure me and my family are covered, regardless of event. I read the fine print, and elected for the highest monthly premium, just in case. I busted my hump in high school, college, the military, and now the corporate world, and am justly rewarded for my work.
Is our health care system screwed up? Probably, but I'm fairly insulated from a lot of the negativity because I TOOK ACTION! Do a Google search at health care coverage satisfaction and you'll find that anywhere from 74% to 85%+ of insured Americans are satisfied with their plans (and 51%+ are very satisfied). If you work as an electrician but don't receive medical insurance, then it's up to you whether a change is necessary. If there is anyone on this board who thinks they have peaked, that they cannot improve their station in life, then you have problems. If you're waiting for some government program to change the situation, then you're going to be waiting a long, long time.
Nobody can impact your life more than you. Doug Henry read this quote several years ago, and I believe each and every word of it. It's a mantra that has guided Doug's life, through good and bad times. Think Doug Henry ever sat around waiting for the government to make his life better?
ATTITUDE:
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
How much are they here???
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