Comments on: Should anyone profit off of someone’s health?

By: Jared

Jared — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:18:45 +0000

pt447, this is exactly what I'm trying to describe to every single person who reads this site. No one is invincible, and this is why you can't profit off of someone's health.

By: Jared

Jared — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:17:21 +0000

You're probably saying this because you have a squeaky-clean health record. A typical American who has only had his mild case of coughs and fevers. No one is invincible, and many realize that when they are in the hospital, fighting for their life, and for their financial security.

By: Jared

Jared — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:16:06 +0000

This coming from a retired cop and Marine who is probably enjoying our Social Security system that everyone is paying into? If we didn't have that set up, then the elderly would stand no chance of surviving. Do you have any idea how effective that system is? Now what if we instituted a system just like that so not everyone goes broke when they get the flu?

By: papadawg

papadawg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:49:40 +0000

Just curious PT, is your mother on Medicare? I thought that medicare, and most insurance policies covered "generic" medicines which are far less expensive than the "brand name" medicines.

Perhaps you can look into that for her. Believe me when I say that I hope I have helped a little bit, at least. That was my sincere intent upon writing this.

By: papadawg

papadawg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:05:57 +0000

P.S. – On top of being a retired Marine, I am an ex-cop also.

Can you say OOOORRRRAAHHHH! with flashing lights and sirens?

Gotta love this life! B)

By: papadawg

papadawg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:02:33 +0000

Yep, I thought it might be some computer glitch or something like that . . . I get em on my home `puter all the time. B)

By: papadawg

papadawg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:59:37 +0000

Everyone on this planet deserves excellent medical care.

However, the difference between deserving and getting is the individual and how much responsibility that individual takes for him/her self.

You, like I, have planned out and worked for the health insurance that we now have for ourselves and our families. Therein lies the crux. If we, who planned our lives to take care of ourselves and our families, have to pay extra to provide not only for ourselves and our families but for every lazy sonnagun who ain't working to have the SAME coverage that we have . . . Do you see where I am going with this? Do you get it yet?

WHY WORK FOR IT WHEN IT IS GIVEN OUT FOR FREE?

Then NO ONE WILL WORK for it and then the cost to taxpayers will go through the roof! The current proposal is at $1.2 T-R-I-L-L-I-O-N dollars . . . and that is just for starters!

Check out what Medicare originally cost and what it actually is today – and because of the ballooning costs Medicare is planning some drastic cuts to services in the near future, so what do you think will happen when Obama(doesn't)Care gets out of control?

Ever see the movie "Soylent Green"?

By: pt447

pt447 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:38:38 +0000

All I know is that my mother just informed me that she had to leave the pharmacy today without pain medication she needs because it isn't covered by her insurance. The medicine would cost her $600. She can barely walk. Needless to say she left the pharmacy in way more pain than she expected upon walking in.

Something is wrong here…

By: Sal

Sal — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:35:30 +0000

I don't think anyone cares about anyone.

By: LordTiberivs

LordTiberivs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:28:42 +0000

See I thought I knew a jar head when I spoke to one!!! At first I thought you were some Army ground pounder, but no army man sticks to arguments the way you do!

I do indeed know that anyone can walk into a hospital and get medical care, its very true and it's a wonderful thing. The problem comes in when someone enters the hospital with say, non-hodgkins lymphoma, Huntington-Korea, Alzeihmers, Parkinsons disease, any of the other horrid diseases that require long term care, expensive medications, physical therapy…. etc etc.

Reagans acts do not cover those instances where long term care is needed. It covers people with no insurance who have injuries in need of medical triage… knife wounds, gunshots, etc.

Sure if you have a heart attack and you have no insurance you can go to the hospital and they'll take care of you…. but they won't take care of you the same way they'll take care of me with my private CIGNA insurance….

Here's my big question Gunny Sgt… doesn't every AMERICAN deserve at least the same level of medical treatment as me?