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Posted on July 28 at 9:02 p.m.
Pt. 2 -
I am really following seriouslyfolks's thinking here. We have Medicare. We have Medicaid. Both are run by the government. Both aren't working (I guess, people are claiming that anyway, I honestly don't have a clue how either work). This seems to be a way of insurance for those that can't afford much. They say this isn't working, so we are going to scrap that plan altogether and implement a new one that's guaranteed to work? Excuse me? Why are we not looking at those and figuring out what's wrong first? Just like the current insurance companies decide what they will and won't pay for, I see it being worse with government health insurance.
Anyway, I'll use the </soapbox> tag now. I could go on for quite a bit longer. Maybe I'll tell the story of some of my tenants in another post......
Posted on July 28 at 9:01 p.m.
Meth - I am quite aware of what triage means. I used to be an EMT. However, we are talking about 2 different things. If Bill Gates is sitting in an ER with a broken leg and a homeless guy off the street walks in suffering a heart attack, I don't think you will find many people who don't say treat the homeless guy first. My concern comes around needed care that is non-emergency related.
I'll relay a story from the Q&A thing on tv a few weeks ago. Owebamma was answering questions from the audience on the specifics of his healthcare proposal. A lady stood up and told the story of her mother who at 80 was told she needed a pacemaker in order to go on much longer. She wanted the pacemaker, her daughter was all for getting her the pacemaker and her doctor was ok with it too. She said Medicare paid the roughly $30k to get her the pacemaker. Obama then says that end of life care is a hard decision to make, blah blah blah. Basically he all but said under his plan, she wouldn't have got the pacemaker. The cost was higher than worth it for a woman her age.
After he finished his rambling, the woman goes on to say that this is the situation that came up 5 years ago. Her mother got the pacemaker and has done fine for 5 years. Before the pacemaker, she spent approx. 2 days a month in the hospital at a cost of whatever. She has not been in the hospital after recovering from the pacemaker. If you add up the cost (I don't remember what her numbers were) of her 2 day stay every month with the complications, it actually cost MORE to not give her the pacemaker.
Now, following that story, the woman could have died on the operating table or she could have lived until natural causes took over. Thankfully, the pacemaker worked and she is still kicking. However, why does the government get to decide if she even get the chance without ever meeting her? She's over 80, so she's not eligible for the surgery?
One other question that came up is if Obama himself would put his wife and daughters on this plan and live by its rules since they have access to the fine government healthcare insurance. Like a true politician, he totally dodged the question (in my mind at least).
Posted on July 28 at 1:11 p.m.
----Once costs are controlled, the time comes for sensible rationing — rationing by need, not by ability to pay.----
This is one of the many things that scares me about the proposed reform. Who decides the need? It will be the insurance company of the USA, not the doctor. If I can afford it, why can't I get the treatment.
Posted on July 26 at 10:38 p.m.
YY - They are already raising taxes on tobacco. I also saw an article the other day saying there are talks already started on taxing soda.
I see the tax rates going up and up and up and up. I see the national health care bringing new taxes in. I do believe the current system needs some changes, but I am very uncomfortable with the government running the show. They don't exactly have the best track record when it comes to efficiency.
I received this link from a friend the other day talking about Canada's health care system. This is very slanted, but does bring some good points out.
Posted on July 6 at 7:25 p.m.
Why was the fireworks display moved away from the fairgrounds? I've wondered that for a while, but haven't seen any explanation on it.
Posted on July 2 at 5:53 p.m.
Name one thing that is harmful and no laws against it, arenacross. The exhaust from the bikes is bad by the end of the night after all the races. There are plenty of venues that allow the same activity outside. Why do we still allow it inside?
Disclaimer - I happen to like arenacross and have been a few times. I wouldn't support a ban on this, just as I didn't support the smoking ban. It's just an example.
Posted on June 26 at 9:01 a.m.
If that's true, why has no one been charged with assault when someone else was smoking around them?
Posted on June 24 at 8:56 p.m.
Wow, disappear for a couple days and the forum explodes!
Irish - I'm glad to hear that your buddy's business here in Wichita is doing good. I'm glad the population base in Wichita is big enough to support that. The difference is also we still have a choice, for the most part. It's the minors that lost the choice. If you're under 18, you can't go in if the place allows smoking. I've got very good connections in the restaurant and hospitality industry and I'm not hearing the same thing occurring as what your buddy is experiencing on a very wide scale.
As for the American debate, I usually think of "American" as someone living within the US. However, I was reminded this is not the case upon a visit to Mexico some time ago. I was trying to order a pizza and I said to the gentleman at the store "Back in America, we do it like this....." He put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Where do you think you are amigo?" I rephrased to say, "Back in the States, we do it like this...." He smiled, told me he could do that and the pizza would be right up. Take that one for what it's worth.....
Posted on June 21 at 5:19 p.m.
That's not cool. Waking the firefighters up at 1:30 to report a smoking violation. Of course no charges are filed. By the time they woke up, got dressed, drove to S&S and looked around, crack had finished her cigarette. There's no way they will catch anybody smoking where they shouldn't unless they catch them in a business (read "bar") check.
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Posted on October 28 at 9:23 p.m.
Am I understanding correctly that the "Home of William Allen White" signs are going to be replaced and not even an option for a new sign? I think this stinks. Clint Bowyer got me interested in NASCAR (was kind of cool to see someone I knew doing something on a national level and my interest grew from there), Clint does a LOT for the community (and I commend him for it), but I'm not sure this is the right way to go. As others have mentioned, there have been other professional athletes that have come from Emporia and their names aren't anywhere. Is this because they didn't donate money for various things in the community? I think the "Founding City of Veteran's Day" would be a much better way to go.
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