Lorien
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Mon Dec-28-09 07:05 PM
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| 55. Oh geez, I've had the same experience with my former insurance company |
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they wouldn't cover a damn thing when I needed surgery, nor did they cover any of my ER visits ("out of network"). I didn't file for bankruptcy but I did lose my entire life savings.  |
| -"Affordable" Health Care or "the road to Neo-Feudalism"? |
inna |
Dec-28-09 06:37 AM |
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k&r for the truth, however depressing. n/t |
Laelth |
Dec-28-09 06:54 AM |
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Depressing is right. And wait, here's more: |
inna |
Dec-28-09 09:00 AM |
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Kicking the thread with an honor recommendation for this post. |
Uncle Joe |
Dec-28-09 11:53 AM |
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Just another tendril to ensnare us in a web we can't get out of |
nightgaunt |
Dec-28-09 02:08 PM |
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How can anyone, |
Delphinus |
Dec-28-09 02:36 PM |
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My question as well. n/t |
OttavaKarhu |
Dec-28-09 08:16 PM |
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May I encourage you to make a clear and usable chart with all this information? |
Nikki Stone1 |
Dec-28-09 03:28 PM |
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Quite simply: Our newly elected |
Vermontgrown |
Dec-30-09 08:23 AM |
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These figures need to be sent to every one of our representatives. |
mmonk |
Dec-28-09 07:20 AM |
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They don't really care |
AllentownJake |
Dec-28-09 07:59 AM |
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Then our job is to make them care. |
mmonk |
Dec-28-09 08:00 AM |
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YES |
Nikki Stone1 |
Dec-28-09 03:14 PM |
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k&r n/t |
blindpig |
Dec-28-09 08:21 AM |
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As a 55 yr old woman from NJ (where ther are tons of regulations in place.. |
Walk away |
Dec-28-09 08:44 AM |
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Have you tried this calculator? |
inna |
Dec-28-09 09:17 AM |
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I just ran the calculator figures, and I'd be WORSE OFF |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Dec-28-09 01:27 PM |
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My retirement money is already in European banks in euros and pounds |
emsimon33 |
Dec-28-09 02:38 PM |
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That was smart. |
Nikki Stone1 |
Dec-28-09 03:49 PM |
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How do I do that? |
Goldstein1984 |
Dec-28-09 05:09 PM |
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+1 |
Nikki Stone1 |
Dec-28-09 03:15 PM |
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Great. Another "got mine and ran" liberal. |
OttavaKarhu |
Dec-28-09 08:19 PM |
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Yeah, liberals get under your skin, don't they? |
Wednesdays |
Dec-28-09 09:22 PM |
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How many people hit annual max every single year. |
Statistical |
Dec-28-09 08:53 AM |
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So that means that they're paying thousands of dollars a year for NOTHING |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Dec-28-09 09:02 AM |
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So your dream future is being the overclass in Mexico? |
OttavaKarhu |
Dec-28-09 08:20 PM |
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If it's my only hope for survival under this shitty health care system, yes |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Dec-28-09 09:49 PM |
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True, but... that's not the point. The point is that... |
inna |
Dec-28-09 09:55 AM |
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Kicked and recommended. |
Uncle Joe |
Dec-28-09 09:32 AM |
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You're very welcome. |
inna |
Dec-28-09 10:01 AM |
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Yes, I read the entire thread up to my post and I would've recommended your post #8 on it's own |
Uncle Joe |
Dec-28-09 10:38 AM |
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You've told us what Paul Krugman should have |
WeCanWorkItOut |
Dec-28-09 10:09 AM |
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Oh come on. It's not "Neo-Feudalism". |
jgraz |
Dec-28-09 10:27 AM |
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Hey there, nice avatar! :) |
inna |
Dec-28-09 12:53 PM |
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I just go with whomever's being attacked by the Rahmpologists |
jgraz |
Dec-28-09 12:57 PM |
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+1000 |
amborin |
Dec-28-09 02:44 PM |
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I'm going to go with hammer this piece of crap and bash Hamsher |
TheKentuckian |
Dec-28-09 04:30 PM |
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Our multimillionaire "representatives" have NO IDEA what it is to live as a common person. nt |
Romulox |
Dec-28-09 10:31 AM |
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Nor do they much care. nt |
laughingliberal |
Dec-28-09 02:47 PM |
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K&R thanks for posting this! |
amborin |
Dec-28-09 12:01 PM |
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This is why wanting House Dems to vote against this cannot be called |
clear eye |
Dec-28-09 01:11 PM |
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+1000 |
amborin |
Dec-28-09 02:44 PM |
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k&r. |
ipaint |
Dec-28-09 01:43 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Dec-28-09 01:45 PM |
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Excellent post. I've printed it and will copy it for the get-together |
icee |
Dec-28-09 02:25 PM |
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This bill is Obama's "read my lips" moment! |
emsimon33 |
Dec-28-09 02:40 PM |
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A "corporate tithe": EXACTLY. |
Nikki Stone1 |
Dec-28-09 02:41 PM |
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K&R |
Echo In Light |
Dec-28-09 02:42 PM |
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Thanks for posting this. I just don't think people see how much this is a major |
laughingliberal |
Dec-28-09 02:51 PM |
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Here's a fitting quote: |
inna |
Dec-28-09 04:23 PM |
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+1000 |
amborin |
Dec-28-09 07:15 PM |
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This is my heartbreak too. |
OttavaKarhu |
Dec-28-09 08:35 PM |
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For a good while now |
Enthusiast |
Dec-29-09 05:51 AM |
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we're all 19th-century Russian serfs now |
MisterP |
Dec-28-09 03:04 PM |
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Indentured to corporations with no requirements from them other than to take your money. |
Greyhound |
Dec-28-09 03:31 PM |
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+1000 |
amborin |
Dec-29-09 03:14 PM |
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Thanks. n/t |
Greyhound |
Dec-29-09 11:12 PM |
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over the last 12 years i have filed bankruptcy twice on medical bills |
madrchsod |
Dec-28-09 03:49 PM |
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That's where I'd be if I ever got really sick |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Dec-28-09 05:09 PM |
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Oh geez, I've had the same experience with my former insurance company |
Lorien |
Dec-28-09 07:05 PM |
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This is so sad and messed up, our current system is FUBAR on all levels. |
inna |
Dec-28-09 10:03 PM |
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The neo-feudalism of it all can be shown without any math-- |
Bette Noir |
Dec-28-09 05:06 PM |
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You get COBRA for some months after leaving a job. You get to pay |
JDPriestly |
Dec-29-09 01:55 AM |
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Very ugly numbers |
Goldstein1984 |
Dec-28-09 05:14 PM |
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This is great work! n/t |
Johnboi70 |
Dec-28-09 05:16 PM |
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Neo-Feudalism -- a depressing yet truthful ring to it. nt |
ProgressIn2008 |
Dec-28-09 05:18 PM |
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Big K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Dec-28-09 05:52 PM |
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Out of pocket costs- update? |
hay rick |
Dec-28-09 06:18 PM |
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Actually... |
inna |
Dec-28-09 08:20 PM |
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Out-of-pocket limit. |
hay rick |
Dec-28-09 08:39 PM |
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I'll say it once again; for the self employed buying their own insurance, deductibles |
Lorien |
Dec-28-09 06:58 PM |
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Dear Lorien - You really should check this out! |
inna |
Dec-28-09 09:54 PM |
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Agree entirely. K&R for the numbers, n/t |
OttavaKarhu |
Dec-28-09 07:58 PM |
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There could be money left over? How the blazes did they miss that? |
scentopine |
Dec-28-09 09:38 PM |
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Kick. |
David Zephyr |
Dec-28-09 09:51 PM |
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This has been the obvious problem all along |
Matariki |
Dec-28-09 09:59 PM |
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Thanks Inna! |
debbierlus |
Dec-29-09 12:11 AM |
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And, two income families may very well decide it makes more sense to just have one earner |
debbierlus |
Dec-29-09 12:25 AM |
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& single, self-employed people can simply cut back on work |
ima_sinnic |
Dec-29-09 03:55 AM |
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Proud # 100!!! This is is |
autorank |
Dec-29-09 02:21 AM |
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K&R... Depressing but informative... nt |
Blasphemer |
Dec-29-09 02:42 AM |
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excellent work, thanks so much |
ima_sinnic |
Dec-29-09 03:59 AM |
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afternoon kick |
DemReadingDU |
Dec-29-09 03:10 PM |
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Corporate/Fascism . . . they will now have a controlling interest in people's government ... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-09 04:29 PM |
#81 |
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