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I feel like I'm being scolded

Peter — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:44:57 +0000

I feel like I'm being scolded by a Mother Superior and to make it worse she then strokes the ego of her pet DQ, my nemesis.

about your recently expressed

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:26:42 +0000

In reply to I was part of the ACA

about your expressed concerns here and recently elsewhere about the way you come off socially online, I'm like: huh? I've always thought of you as one of the finest online forum communicators I've hung around with going back to TPM Cafe. Just thought you should know.

I was part of the ACA

ocean-kat — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 04:53:57 +0000

In reply to I believe you, apologies for

I was part of the ACA Medicaid expansion. I tried to get Medicaid before Obamacare and was denied. At that time as a single man without children I didn't qualify even though I am dirt poor. Now my medical conditions are being treated and I'm fine but I had a myriad of problems I was dealing with with no treatment. I'm on 7 prescriptions that cost nearly twice my monthly pay. And my monthly pay is totally used for living expenses. No pot, no beer, no movies, no eating out. The only non living expense I pay is for internet and Netflix. So yes, it's welfare. The question is what do we do with people who are too poor to pay for medical care or health insurance. The choice is the tax payers pay or we let them die. As you pointed out in an earlier post true capitalism in health care requires a level of cruelty most people find abhorrent. If conservatives want to make the argument that we should just let the poor die when they get sick, fine. I just wish they were honest about that choice and the results of the position they're taking.

ps: I've been told I can come off cold and a little mean without intending to. I don't really understand human relations enough to understand that. I didn't mean to be so abrupt. What I meant was that sometimes people don't understand what it means to be dirt poor and have a medical condition that's not too difficult to treat but without the money for even one simple doctors visit. That condition can slowly spin downward until every system in the body is breaking down. Eventually it can just kill you. You can die from some collateral system failure that if there was a doctors visit and a bit of medication at that start would never have occurred. It's not just about an emergency. Sometimes it's about regular on going care. I really didn't want to get into all the details of my personal medical history to convince anyone. I'm not looking for sympathy. So I matter of factly said, You can believe me or not. I didn't mean to offend.

I believe you, apologies for

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 01:44:42 +0000

In reply to I don't think I responded

I believe you, apologies for the suggestion. I hope you get the drift of why I made the assumption. I did have a close friend keel over and die unexpectedly 5 yrs. ago @ 58 from an asthma attack, and he was otherwise a pretty healthy big strapping guy who jogged daily for decades, he didn't even make it to the EMT arrival, so mho you are right to take any attack like that seriously.

I believe you. And I'm very

barefooted — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 01:36:14 +0000

In reply to I don't think I responded

I believe you. And I'm very glad that you got through it.

I don't think I responded

ocean-kat — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 01:28:06 +0000

In reply to p.s. Oceankat responded to

I don't think I responded with hyperbole. I do think I would have died without Obamacare. Twice in the month before I went to the doctor I thought I was going to die. As I choked and was struggling to get air I thought, "This is it. I'm going to die now." Believe it or not. I don't care.

p.s. Oceankat responded to

artappraiser — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:33:04 +0000

In reply to ah I see you are finally

p.s. Oceankat responded to you with hyperbole about dying without Obamacare because you came into the discussion firing b.s. agitprop. This is the classic trolling scenario where a worthless bunch of comments and personal and group insults are slinged at each other. Why not spend your time honestly discussing something instead of getting your rocks off causing flamefests?

As CVille Dem just pointed out elsewhere on this thread, it may be too late with this small group as you have lost a lot of credibility with your former behavior. But you might keep lessons learned in mind for your next stop. Or even better, register for an account here under another name and an intent to honestly participate without the insults and agitprop and intent to troll. Life is too short to spend it trolling.

An anecdote of the smallest

A Guy Called LULU — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:38:32 +0000

In reply to I'm trying to get at that he

An anecdote of the smallest possible sampling number. And, not on topic but related. On a recent stay in Central Mexico in a small city I had a nice visit over breakfast with a [relatively] young woman from the States who was visiting with an uncle and his wife. All the following is according to what I was told. The uncle had retired and moved to the city with his wife and mother. The mother needed assisted care. He put her in a for-profit care facility in the city. The mother is now in her nineties and still pretty good mentally. She is happy where she lives and has been from the beginning. I asked my acquaintance if she knew the cost. She said she didn't, she hadn't asked directly, but she had heard her uncle say that his mother's Social Security covered it.

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barefooted — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:30:54 +0000

In reply to Education should be funded by

Education should be funded by

CVille Dem — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:12:25 +0000

In reply to There are 8.8 million people

Education should be funded by the government. One reason is that it is the only way to provide it to all. Another reason is that the entire populace benefits from a population that is literate, can comprehend concepts that are integral to society; and can, in many cases, rise above the standards that are considered to be a baseline of knowledge, and even add to the knowledge of the time. This is not limited to science, but is one example.

if not, even the wealthiest would have to read signs and prices to people they must do business with to simply supply their homes. What a rough time they would have.

Healthcare should be made affordable by the government, and should be subsidized as necessary so that we have a healthy populace. Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Hepatitis (A&B for prevention, C for treatment, and therefore preventing further infection) are infectious diseases that the government must help prevent. Healthy infants are also better for the bottom line (I KNOW you like that one, Peter, but in fact everyone wants healthy children.

Otherwise, it would be dangerous for the wealthy to mingle even slightly, as in going to restaurants that are staffed by “ordinary people,” and then EVEN THEY might catch something!

So the response to your comment about! “Why should anyone care...” as long as you’ve got yours. Well, just look around the world and see all the countries that provide my two (of many I didn't mention) examples of what a system of government must provide to have a thriving society.

I know I’m wasting my breath (or fingers) but I wanted this entered into the discussion.

PS: Just curios....have you ever read or watched one of those post-apocalyptic books/movies about when people are just so damn selfish they finish off their race or world? If you haven’t, you should.

PPS: You picked on OceanKat, who just doesn’t lie. You have no credibility here. Boo.