tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post4533597959158134721..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Money Saving TipsSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-52258944002962813372017-12-19T20:00:52.954-05:002017-12-19T20:00:52.954-05:00I've yet to meet anyone from Canada who'd ...I've yet to meet anyone from Canada who'd trade systems. Just saying. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-22032725318272264572017-12-16T21:04:49.812-05:002017-12-16T21:04:49.812-05:00The notion that other nations provide better healt...The notion that other nations provide better healthcare for less is a myth promoted by the likes of Michael Moore. And the trouble with the state healcare model is that responsibility and authority are inexorably linked. The minute you abdicate your responsibility and thrust on-to another the duty to provide for you, he assumes authority over you and owns you. He gets to decide how much, how often, when, the quality of, or if he will provide at all. And he gets to tell you how high you will jump. You have to ask yourself if you are willing to make that deal with that devil. I for one am not. I saw how my father was denied chemo treatment under Medicare because he was "too old" and the cost VS probability of success could not be justified. Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-72221981237816100682017-12-16T19:27:15.089-05:002017-12-16T19:27:15.089-05:00Personally, I'm in favor of doing what the res...Personally, I'm in favor of doing what the rest of the civilized world does. If that's too much socialism, we could go with the Singapore model. Heck, just about everybody else gets better health care for less.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-46597376790130131442017-12-16T17:22:07.311-05:002017-12-16T17:22:07.311-05:00Anyone who was paying attention could read the wri...Anyone who was paying attention could read the writing on the wall when they passed the law. It was nothing but a "Pig-ina-poke" from the get go. The author of the whole ponzi scheme that is Obamacare said it was designed to fail from the start. Getting rid of the mandate to purchase the product is a step in the right direction. Opening the market across state lines to real competition so you can buy what you as an individual determines best suits your needs will be the next positive step.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-8412853099171505022017-12-16T14:59:43.635-05:002017-12-16T14:59:43.635-05:00That's one thing I can agree with. Punishing t...That's one thing I can agree with. Punishing those too poor for health care never made any sense to me.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-28463928414123894552017-12-16T14:06:28.497-05:002017-12-16T14:06:28.497-05:00Frankly, the republicans aren't impressing me ...Frankly, the republicans aren't impressing me either, Sixbears, but if all they do is get rid of the penalty for being poor, it's a step in the right direction.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-82255536685049063292017-12-16T10:58:49.541-05:002017-12-16T10:58:49.541-05:00Obamacare was a huge disappointment, but I don'...Obamacare was a huge disappointment, but I don't see the Republicans doing anything to improve healthcare. <br /><br />But you are right, people make some crappy financial choices.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-78031665823719366212017-12-16T09:08:08.509-05:002017-12-16T09:08:08.509-05:00But I thought under Obamacare everyone was suppose...But I thought under Obamacare everyone was supposed to be covered even if they could not afford it? My wife is a Home Heath PT. Invariably those of her patients that complain the loudest about not being able to afford the basics are sporting the latest 800$ Iphone with a 400$ a month contract, and have the 72 inch TV with the full cable package. Hard to feel sorry for them when they think they are immune to the bad choices they make.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-48164800067114856002017-12-16T08:58:55.377-05:002017-12-16T08:58:55.377-05:00I was glad that I had installed a moderately sized...I was glad that I had installed a moderately sized solar electric system earlier. At least that could not be turned off. <br /><br />We were within two weeks of losing the house when I won my case and got my backpay. Spent a lot of it catching up on the mortgage and taxes. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-838618182358437582017-12-16T08:48:19.866-05:002017-12-16T08:48:19.866-05:00It really hurts when you have children and you don...It really hurts when you have children and you don't now how you're going to pay the power bill. There was a time when my kids had kool aid sandwiches and I felt lucky to have the bread.Momladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511742074910407321noreply@blogger.com