Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-06 Thread Max Dillon
You need a new lawyer! -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC Original Message From: Gary Hurst Sent: April 5, 2014 10:22:16 PM EDT To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) both the states of florida and georgia are charging me 4 figures a

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-06 Thread Gary Hurst
both the states of florida and georgia are charging me 4 figures a month for child support for a child who lives with me and neither state finds it odd that my ex wife ought to be paid well into the 5 figures even though that child doesn't live with her. neither state feels that she should ever pay

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-06 Thread Gary Hurst
saddest thing i've heard all week On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > Gary wrote: > > you need a hobby to occupy your mind > > My hobby is called okiebenz. > mao > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-06 Thread Gary Hurst
i avoid the doctors and their extortionist monopoly, yes, i do, i do On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Richard Hattaway wrote: > The chronic poor have a good go at cheap healthcare, as they cannot get > blood from a turnip, as you mention. Personal experience, in an ER while > my son was having

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2014-04-04 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Non-payment of child support is taken far more seriously than non-payment of ordinary debt, and most states that I know of will jail a person for that and then release them after a variable length of time. I knew a retired sailor living in Florida that California was trying to find and jail for

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Richard Hattaway
The chronic poor have a good go at cheap healthcare, as they cannot get blood from a turnip, as you mention.  Personal experience, in an ER while my son was having a toe sewn back on ( too many beers, rough deck on the beach house ), was a woman there who was sick, and needed help.  She was not

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Mitchell Haley, EA
> Richard wrote: > The poor cannot be taken to court for non payment, can they? If a > poor person files as bankrupt and there are no assets, what can be > taken? I know somebody who is in 'debtors prison' in Battle Creek Michigan as I type this. They transported him about 150 miles after having

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2014-04-04 Thread Mountain Man
Richard wrote: > The thing I don't get is that this 'mentality' protects the folks who can > afford healthcare insurance ( wealthier ) while shafting the poor... > The poor cannot be taken to court for non payment, can they? If a poor person files as bankrupt and there are no assets, what can be

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > you need a hobby to occupy your mind My hobby is called okiebenz. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > why is it just fine in healthcare? Why is it just fine in hospitalization? - that is what you mean. Caring for one's health is very diverse in food and exercise. Caring for one's health is not diverse, i.e. nobody's health depends on processed foods, pharmaceuticals that mimic real

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Greg Fiorentino
fewer. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 11:54 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) It doesn't make sense because

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Gary Hurst
yes, it shocks me as medicine is the only business i know where cash customers pay the most, often by a factor of many. it was one of the first factors in my alienation from the doctors. if you'd do this job for $42 for aetna, why are you asking me for $150? On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Ric

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Richard Hattaway
I really don't think it is 'just fine' with health care, but it's accepted practice all the way to POTUS, so obviously I am in the minority. The thing I don't get is that this 'mentality' protects the folks who can afford healthcare insurance ( wealthier ) while shafting the poor who cannot in

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Tim Crone
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:17 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > which is pretty obscene to my mind. i mean, imagine you walk into a store > to buy a pair of shoes and the price for the exact same shoes varies from > 37 to 150 dollars depending on your affiliations. you'd certainly resent > that, no? > ht

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Gary Hurst
which is pretty obscene to my mind. i mean, imagine you walk into a store to buy a pair of shoes and the price for the exact same shoes varies from 37 to 150 dollars depending on your affiliations. you'd certainly resent that, no? why is it just fine in healthcare? On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:32

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-04 Thread Gary Hurst
you need a hobby to occupy your mind On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > clay wrote: > > I am still confused about ACA. > > > > ...Does this mean there are still 40 million people with no health > program? > > > > I don't have insco and I don't qualify for ACA. There are mil

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-03 Thread Mountain Man
clay wrote: > I am still confused about ACA. > > ...Does this mean there are still 40 million people with no health program? > I don't have insco and I don't qualify for ACA. There are millions of citizens that ACA does not address. Who? I don't know but I know it doesn't cover me. I haven't tr

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
> > -Original Message- > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of clay > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 2:36 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) > > > > I am sti

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2014-04-03 Thread Scott Ritchey
comply with ACA? There are considerably more than 40M still uninsured. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of clay > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 2:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-03 Thread clay
I am still confused about ACA. The whole circus was to be able to provide lower cost health care to a larger contingent of consumers. There were supposed to be something like 47 million uninsured consumers in need of the new ACA programs. These people were going to be paying into a big pot of

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-03 Thread Dan Penoff
Wife's hip replacement surgery last year cost us around $1000 out of pocket. Never saw the hospital bill, but I'm sure it was ridiculous and negotiated down considerably from the "list" prices. When my oldest son was going to be hospitalized for a few days some years back, I saw the "rack rate"

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2014-04-03 Thread Richard Hattaway
Total billing to me, inclusive of dr, er, hospital.  Total bill to insurance was much higher.  Large part of total bill to insurance 'written off' because of previous negotiated rates.  I think it's all a game.  Just too bad that those who don't or didn't have insurance also do not have the "neg

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-02 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > i find younger people think more like us. they know doctors and schools > and wars and et al are frauds to exploit them and many are opting out of > playing this game. but first the dinosaurs must die If your analysis is correct, I say we are in good company. Nobody else wants good

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-02 Thread Gary Hurst
i'd move to canada, except i hate winter On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Oh please, quit whining. Move to Canada. > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:44 AM, wrote: > > > -2 > > mao > > We need someone to bring our country back from the broken society / > > deathbed. Some

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-02 Thread Gary Hurst
i find younger people think more like us. they know doctors and schools and wars and et al are frauds to exploit them and many are opting out of playing this game. but first the dinosaurs must die On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > Gary wrote: > > we are alone here in our p

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-01 Thread clay
I do not play with big pharma I like my Doc, so it is worth the fee to retain access. He understands my choice to only seek the least amount of care clay On Mar 31, 2014, at 8:51 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > if you quit eating garbage and spent an hour a day in some sort of > movement, you'd neve

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-01 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > we are alone here in our perspective, gordon. we wear the snowy river hat > and walk the snowy river walk. Okay, we can do that - it's good company. Anyone else? Tell us this is not the american way? I say it is part of the JFK ask what you can do for your country. mao ___

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2014-04-01 Thread Randy Bennell
Come on up. We might let Andrew in too. Randy On 01/04/2014 3:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Oh please, quit whining. Move to Canada. On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:44 AM, wrote: -2 mao We need someone to bring our country back from the broken society / deathbed. Some may disagree, and person

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Oh please, quit whining. Move to Canada. On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:44 AM, wrote: > -2 > mao > We need someone to bring our country back from the broken society / > deathbed. Some may disagree, and personally I don't care, but Ronald Reagan > brought us back from Jimmy Carter. Now we need someon

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2014-04-01 Thread rogerhga
-2 mao We need someone to bring our country back from the broken society / deathbed. Some may disagree, and personally I don't care, but Ronald Reagan brought us back from Jimmy Carter. Now we need someone to bring us back from this equally worthless Barack Obama. I don't know who it will be,

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2014-04-01 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Average annual physicians salaries in U.S. after 21 to 25 years of education at a cost of thousands of dollars. Wealthy? No, just in the upper middle class along with lawyers and many small businessmen. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physicians-and-surgeons.htm Gerry I did not read that to

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-01 Thread Gary Hurst
if you quit eating garbage and spent an hour a day in some sort of movement, you'd never have a need for a doctor. or you can choose a life of dependency on big pharma instead On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:48 PM, clay wrote: > The group is independent of insurance programs, retains privileges at

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-01 Thread Gary Hurst
my mom's friend lives in this place where every time there is a complaint, they old person is on an ambulance to hollywood memorial hospital for a week stay on the government dime . i go visit these people and ask them why they are there. they say things like "i had a little heartburn and now they

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-04-01 Thread Gary Hurst
we are alone here in our perspective, gordon. we wear the snowy river hat and walk the snowy river walk. On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > Gary wrote: > > more money grab in the last days of a broken society on its deathbed > > > > +1 > Does anyone else see things this way

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread clay
I did not read that to be a general program, but am aware of private trauma centers that operate in that manner. No waiting for administrators to shuffle papers around while you are waiting for the wetbacks and poor to hack loogies on the floor or barf on your feet. Guaranteed access to swift

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread clay
The group is independent of insurance programs, retains privileges at hospitals, and has a set annual fee based on age. Much less expensive to be a young buck, since you do not bother showing up for more than flu shots, and your physical. Old farts pay more, since you are more likely to have w

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > more money grab in the last days of a broken society on its deathbed > +1 Does anyone else see things this way? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

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2014-03-31 Thread Mountain Man
Max wrote: > Another name for it is co-op. You buy a share, enjoy the benefits of > membership. > Sounds interesting. But not interesting enough to afford membership. I don't like membership stuff. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives htt

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: > As one hospital saw another raising the fee, they just kept piling on. > They never expect the individual to pay that, I would guess. Who can afford that type of bill? Nobody, I suspect. But... I am not in the well healed upper crust. I don't know what healthcare means. It sounds li

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2014-03-31 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > ...very few > are like me and gordon who will tell them to stfu about any ambulance and > leave us alone Yep. I guess we understand planned obsolescence. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Mitch Haley
Richard Hattaway wrote: Not had this happen to us. Recent ( 2012 ) trip to ER, then 3 days hospital stay, wife's heart attack, and my total bill was something under $1000. Not bad, IMO. Total bill, or total co-pay? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

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2014-03-31 Thread Scott Ritchey
olitical Statement for the Day (OnT) > > My understanding is that a surprisingly large percentage of doctors feel > the same: when treatment will only delay death, they take the short route > (which is also much cheaper). Quality of life is usually much higher too. >

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2014-03-31 Thread Dan Penoff
Same with my Mom. She only got "external" care when she requested it, and even then we had to provide it - the center had nothing to do with it. Dan On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:42 PM, OK Don wrote: > Since my Dad was in assisted living for a year (Alzheimer's), and I managed > the whole thing, I ca

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2014-03-31 Thread OK Don
Since my Dad was in assisted living for a year (Alzheimer's), and I managed the whole thing, I can call BS on this one. Not even close. I don't know where these lies come from. On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > i get back to the example of every elderly headache in assisted l

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2014-03-31 Thread Gary Hurst
more money grab in the last days of a broken society on its deathbed On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > That's here in Florida. Tampa General, a hospital here in Tampa, is one of > the worst offenders. > > The local media has been on their case and the fee has been lowered, bu

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Agreed. He shouldn't have left medicine, but for whatever reason, he's not talking; unless I missed it. Gerry On 3/31/2014 1:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Dimitri would make a great human doctor. He is already a top rated car doctor with a doctorate in welding from DSU. On Mon, Mar 31, 201

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Dan Penoff
Here is a link to the article. I have no problem paying for care, but this is nothing but our profiteering IMHO. http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/florida-trauma-centers-charge-outrageous-fees-the-moment-you-come-through/2169148 Dan Sent from my iPad > On Mar 31, 2014, at 11:47 AM, Richard

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Dimitri would make a great human doctor. He is already a top rated car doctor with a doctorate in welding from DSU. On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 1:05 PM, wrote: > Having run traumas, in the past, as a surgical resident, I can say that > there is an extraordinary effort made by many, many individuals

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread dseretakis
Having run traumas, in the past, as a surgical resident, I can say that there is an extraordinary effort made by many, many individuals, starting from the paramedics, to the ER docs, triage nurses, ER nurses, surgical team of attendings, multiple surgical residents, multiple medical students, ra

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Max Dillon
Another name for it is co-op. You buy a share, enjoy the benefits of membership. -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC Original Message From: Mountain Man Sent: March 30, 2014 9:20:31 PM EDT To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) What

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Max Dillon
: Gary Hurst Sent: March 30, 2014 8:05:49 PM EDT To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) i get back to the example of every elderly headache in assisted living costs $200k. most people just go into the system when told to. very few are like me and

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Richard Hattaway
Not had this happen to us.  Recent ( 2012 ) trip to ER, then 3 days hospital stay, wife's heart attack, and my total bill was something under $1000.  Not bad, IMO.  I've never seen so many folks in a trauma room ( curtain/cube ) in my life.  There had to be 10 folks in there, and they were all

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Dan Penoff
That's here in Florida. Tampa General, a hospital here in Tampa, is one of the worst offenders. The local media has been on their case and the fee has been lowered, but the whole idea behind it is ridiculous. As one hospital saw another raising the fee, they just kept piling on. You could lite

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Gary Hurst
-- > Max Dillon > Charleston, SC > > From: clay > Sent: March 30, 2014 5:05:50 PM EDT > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) > > Time ran a major expose on the medical rip offs perpetuated by hospita

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-31 Thread Gary Hurst
did you read the thing where a trauma center charges you $35k for just becoming a patient.? in other words, if you sign into their system, the meter starts at a base of 35 grand. if the ambulance brings you there and the doctor says "hey, you look ok." and you say "yeah, i sure feel ok. i think i

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Mountain Man
What is healthcare? It sounds like most of the dialog is about insco? Clay - tell us more about this concierge medical, please. Is there an association of concierge medical to find local doc in other parts of the country? Thanks. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Rich Thomas
cedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) Time ran a major expose on the medical rip offs perpetuated by hospitals and insurance companies. The cost to provide is not really that high. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Max Dillon
t pay for maintenance items, health insurance should be same... -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC From: clay Sent: March 30, 2014 5:05:50 PM EDT To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) Time ran a major expose on the medical rip offs perpetuated by hospital

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Dan Penoff
+1 The only issue that comes up with this model is the inability to often attract qualified talent in areas like mine (IT security.) I chose to sacrifice pay for job security. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Mar 30, 2014, at 5:26 PM, clay wrote: > > My experience has been that goobermint slaves

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2014-03-30 Thread OK Don
Oklahoma also hires a consulting firm to establish recommended pay scales, aiming for 20% below market for generic jobs and 10% below for skilled/hard to fill jobs. I moved into the 10% group when I moved to IT. Some government employees actually feel that they are working for the public and are tr

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2014-03-30 Thread clay
Neither option will be made. People want to stay above ground as long as possible, no matter the cost. Only the rational will accept that their current condition is unsustainable, and welcome the end. Entitlement mentality will lead to more extreme measures to keep Thanatos at bay, at more lu

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread clay
My experience has been that goobermint slaves are not being paid excessively to perform their tasks. Much of the worker bees are making $0.75 on private worker $1. What gets them to hang around is the inertia made possible by the probability that they will not lose a job, can make the career s

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2014-03-30 Thread clay
I have seen it from both ends. My medic is now part of a private concierge practice. You pays so much and you have access swiftly and at no added expense for office visits and testing. No charges against insurance, no bull pucky, straight up service and as much time as you need to discuss t

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Curt Raymond
Dan don't ever let facts get in the way of a good story. 80% of all facts are wrong anyway. -Curt Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:14:21 -0400 From: Dan Penoff To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) Message-ID: <1490e27a-b9c2-408d-8509-9

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread clay
Time ran a major expose on the medical rip offs perpetuated by hospitals and insurance companies. The cost to provide is not really that high. The game is already agreed upon between insurance and hospitals so that nobody is getting poor on their side. The hospitals have a Charge Book that ha

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Max Dillon
:37 PM EDT To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) Health care costs will become affordable only when either (a) individual consumers make rational cost-benefit decisions about their health care or (b) health care i

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2014-03-30 Thread clay
This is a double edge sword. Medico and admin are criminally negligent, which leads to avoidable errors. No really good way to exact justice for that error. If the evil doer could be beaten, whipped, flayed, that may assist the survivors in getting over it. Hospitals hide the known issues, a

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2014-03-30 Thread Scott Ritchey
t; Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT) > > I'm old enough that I was born at home and the Dr. came on a house call to > make delivery. There was no medical insurance at all in those days, the > Doctors were a respected member of the community and charged what he was

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Scott Ritchey
Health care costs will become affordable only when either (a) individual consumers make rational cost-benefit decisions about their health care or (b) health care is rationed. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive

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2014-03-30 Thread Dan Penoff
Compensation package is a little better - health care is about half what it was at the School Board (if I used it.) it's also a cafeteria plan with a contribution from the County of $210/month towards any benefits, or you get it on top of your gross if you don't use any of their benefits. Salar

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Mitchell Haley, EA
> As an employee of the County, and formerly of the local school board, I > can assure you the this is NOT the case in Florida at present. Comparable > private sector jobs for skilled positions such as mine pay about 10%-20% > or more, depending on the discipline. I know this for a fact due to ou

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Dan Penoff
As an employee of the County, and formerly of the local school board, I can assure you the this is NOT the case in Florida at present. Comparable private sector jobs for skilled positions such as mine pay about 10%-20% or more, depending on the discipline. I know this for a fact due to our Civ

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2014-03-30 Thread Dieselhead
It certainly is NOT that way in OK. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: Where is it written that every goobermnt employee has to make more than the guy doing the equivalent job in the real world? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government tha

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2014-03-30 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: It certainly is NOT that way in OK. But it sure seems that way throughout Fedgov. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebe

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2014-03-30 Thread OK Don
It certainly is NOT that way in OK. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Where is it written that every goobermnt employee has to make more than > the guy doing the equivalent job in the real world? > > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government

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2014-03-30 Thread Dieselhead
Fats sez: the law of the land since ronald reagan, has destroyed this nation Wow, now they have moved from bashing GW Bush. Now obummercare is Reagan's fault! That is quite a leap! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebe

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2014-03-30 Thread Gary Hurst
as many a physician has complained to me whilst departing the maserati and blaming it on the laywers but the reality is that i just hate the doctors for how they damage health to promote certain interests. it doesn't, in fact, seem a very good plan to "get rich quick" On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 6:

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Gary Hurst
yes, but food and activity doesn't get them yachts, so they have to change the meaning of the word "healthcare" from that to "my buddies and i are thinking 'bentley' this time out" ask your doctor if diet and exercise is right for you! On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > Gar

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Gary Hurst
and what does that mean? i'd hope at least some people benefit from the medical scam. i mean, could you imagine if it was 100% damaging fraud? On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Craig wrote: > On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:37:50 -0500 Mountain Man > wrote: > > > Gary wrote: > > > ...hence the obscene

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-30 Thread Gary Hurst
well, it's like a chicken and egg question, but it all comes down to just incredible greed at all levels of society where i came from, a doctor was happy to live in a nice 4 bedroom free standing house while a laborer owned a 3 bedroom row house. the doctor drove a new buick and the laborer had

Re: [MBZ] Political Statement for the Day (OnT)

2014-03-29 Thread Dieselhead
That's actually a good thing isn't it? Where is it written that every physician has to be wealthy. Where is it written that every goobermnt employee has to make more than the guy doing the equivalent job in the real world? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To s

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2014-03-29 Thread Mountain Man
Grant wrote: > I'm old enough that I was born at home... That makes you maybe 33 years old or so? We had 3 sons born at home in Colorado. Read The Law by Frederic Bastiat in 1840 available as pdf online or as html - it comes up easily. The Law explains why costs go up - simple case of large cache

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2014-03-29 Thread dseretakis
Very true. Anyone going into medicine today for the money is a fool. There are other far easier and faster ways to earn a buck. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2014, at 6:31 PM, Rich Thomas > wrote: > > They do good work, but there is no way any graduating doc these days could > join that g

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2014-03-29 Thread dseretakis
The obscenely expensive healthcare system is not due to doctors wages but due to expensive hospital stays, incredibly expensive medications, hospitals having to foot the bill for uninsured patients visiting the ER and then admitted for months on end at times, etc,etc. Your average internist ear

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2014-03-29 Thread G Mann
I'm old enough that I was born at home and the Dr. came on a house call to make delivery. There was no medical insurance at all in those days, the Doctors were a respected member of the community and charged what he was worth. This continued until I was about 25 yrs. old, then we started having la

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2014-03-29 Thread Rich Thomas
They do good work, but there is no way any graduating doc these days could join that group if they had the debt most have (~$200k is the average at Gtown). That also mitigates against family practice and such since they don t make that much. -R On 3/29/14 6:18 PM, astrasfo...@gmail.com wrot

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2014-03-29 Thread astrasfogel
Some drs. are not in it for the money. Doctors Without Borders,  for example. I always support them if modestly. Y -- Sent from myMail app for Android Saturday, 29 March 2014, 00:34PM -0400 from dsereta...@yahoo.com: If you look at the  exorbitant cost of medical school, the insane number of y

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2014-03-29 Thread Rich Thomas
Looks like what mao is talking about is karmapharma or pharmakarma. Where's the car ma? In your previous life son! --R On 3/29/14 6:07 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Craig wrote: In my case, I needed the cut-up physicians and bigpharma, or I'd be paralyzed. Yes, but perhaps we might consider that

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2014-03-29 Thread Mountain Man
Craig wrote: > In my case, I needed the cut-up physicians and bigpharma, or I'd be > paralyzed. Yes, but perhaps we might consider that sometimes pharma/physician action not unlike yours might be repair of previous life. Please do not take this observation as conclusive in everyone or you in part

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2014-03-29 Thread Craig
On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:37:50 -0500 Mountain Man wrote: > Gary wrote: > > ...hence the obscenely expensive "healthcare" system we have today > > > > healthcare is a function of food and activity, not systems of cut-up > physicians and bigpharma. In my case, I needed the cut-up physicians and big

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2014-03-29 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: > ...hence the obscenely expensive "healthcare" system we have today > healthcare is a function of food and activity, not systems of cut-up physicians and bigpharma. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/ar

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2014-03-29 Thread Craig
On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:07:34 -0400 Gary Hurst wrote: > the problem is that every physician now demands to live in opulence > beyond elvis and this can only be done honestly in a relatively small > number of instances, hence the obscenely expensive "healthcare" system > we have today I think, rat

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2014-03-29 Thread Gary Hurst
the problem is that every physician now demands to live in opulence beyond elvis and this can only be done honestly in a relatively small number of instances, hence the obscenely expensive "healthcare" system we have today On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > That's actua

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2014-03-29 Thread Rich Thomas
I didn't really want to prompt a "political" thing but dsereta...@yahoo.com has it about right. In the boy's case, $300k+ to get through med school with a foregone income of say $150k (probably more or not likely less), then 3-7 years after that at a foregone salary of say $30-40k/year or more

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2014-03-29 Thread dseretakis
If you look at the exorbitant cost of medical school, the insane number of years of training( 7-12 years after college) and the number of hours per week working during that training (80-120) for miserable pay, then every doctor should be entitled to at least a new Mercedes! Sent from my iPhone

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2014-03-29 Thread Michael Canfield
I want my physician to be wealthy and happy. He will do a better job. The hospital owners and shareholders and such that think they deserve to be rich for providing the doctor a place to work are just as bad as the big box store scoundrels we all complain about. Mike On Mar 29, 2014 11:43 AM, "A

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2014-03-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
That's actually a good thing isn't it? Where is it written that every physician has to be wealthy. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > Q: "What´s the difference between an Obamacare HMO physician and a > seagull?" > > A: "A seagull can

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2014-03-29 Thread Rich Thomas
Q: "What´s the difference between an Obamacare HMO physician and a seagull?" A: "A seagull can still make a significant deposit on a Mercedes." ba-da-boom, I'll be here all week... --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.