Chicopee John Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 The whiskey was gone by 9:00. AM or PM?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 But Steve, I am for paying for the prescription drug plan. Because I'm for entitlement reform and balanced budgets. Just not right now, because we're in a severe recession. And your argument for going after Medicare fraud is ...that they should have done it from day one? That's not a very good argument. I'm not even sure it is an argument. After all, they have been working on health care from day one. Jesus, let's finish this thing. And Rolling Rock is my least favorite beer. I don't know what it is, but it might be the only one I don't enjoy. I preferred all the other shit beers to that one - Milwaukee's Best, Keystone, Busch Light, Golden Anniversary. Anything but Rolling Rock. But the wedding? Nah. Whiskey, and lots of it. The bartenders promised to bring more than we could drink, then charge us for what we used, and keep what we didn't. The whiskey was gone by 9:00. Yes, Rolling Rock blows. We were channeling the DEER HUNTER wedding scene. Before the ceremony..... What kinda whiskey? I'll get to the rest tomorrow. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 They drink Rolling Rock in that? Maybe it's because I always skip the long Eastern European wedding and go right to the tiger cage. Whiskeys depend. I've got a bottle of Bushmills in my desk drawer at work. (Will be open in a couple hours.) Lagavullin or Highland Park if it's Scotch. Maker's if it's Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 <H1 class=test1>Medicare fix would push health care into the red</H1> Rollback of Medicare cuts to doctors, if added to health care bill, push it into the red On Friday March 19, 2010, 6:33 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red. The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that rolling back a programmed cut in Medicare fees to doctors would cost $208 billion over 10 years. If added back to the health care overhaul bill, it would wipe out all the deficit reduction, leaving the legislation $59 billion in the red. The so-called doc fix was part of the original House bill. Because of its high cost, Democrats decided to pursue it separately. Republicans say the cost should not be ignored. Congress has usually waived the cuts to doctors year by year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/09/na.../na-health-age9 WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 How we got here within 90 seconds. Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Govt will audit books of all employers that self-insure!! Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get. Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!! Page 42 of HC Bill: The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC benefits for you. You have no choice! Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise. Page 58 HC Bill: Govt will have real-time access to individuals’ finances & a ‘National ID Health card’ will be issued! Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for elective funds transfer. Page 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN). Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the ‘Exchange.’ Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans — The Govt will ration your health care! Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.) Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt will use groups (i.e. ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan. Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans. (AARP members – your health care WILL be rationed!) Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: Medicaid eligible individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. (No choice.) Page 124 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No “judicial review” against Govt monopoly. Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/ American Medical Association – The Govt will tell YOU what salary you can make. Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public option plan. (NO choice!) Page 126 Lines 22-25: Employers MUST pay for HC for part-time employees ANDtheir families. (Employees shouldn’t get excited about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.) Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll! (See the last comment in parenthesis.) Page 150 Lines 9-13: A business with payroll between $251K & $401K who doesn’t provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll. Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn’t have acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income. Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes. (Americans will pay.) Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT HC Admin.. will have access to ALL Americans’ finances and personal records. Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax.” (Yes, it really says that!) Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income and the poor are affected) Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors: It doesn’t matter what specialty you have trained yourself in — you will all be paid the same! (Just TRY to tell me that’s not Socialism!) Page 253 Line 10-18: The Govt sets the value of a doctor’s time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally– the value of humans.) Page 265 Sec 1131: The Govt mandates and controls productivity for “private” HC industries. Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt regulates the rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs. Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS – Cancer patients – welcome to rationing! Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals for whatever the Govt deems preventable (i.e…re-admissions). Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission — the Govt will penalize you. Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Govt tells doctors what and how much they can own!) Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Govt is mandating that hospitals cannot expand.) Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input is required. (Can you say ACORN?) Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Govt mandates establishment of=2 outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want — rationing.) Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt plan) Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of ’special needs people!’ Unbelievable! Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a “Tele-Health Advisory Committee.” (Can you say HC by phone?) Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Govt mandates “Advance-Care Planning Consult.” (Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.) Page 425 Lines 17-19: The Govt will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (And it’s mandatory!) Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: The Govt provides an “approved” list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death. (Also called ‘assisted suicide.’) Page 427 Lines 15-24: The Govt mandates a program for orders on “end-of-life.” (The Govt has a say in how your life ends!) Page 429 Lines 1-9: An “advanced-care planning consultant” will be used frequently as a patient’s health deteriorates. Page 429 Lines 10-12: An “advanced care consultation” may include an ORDER for end-of-life plans.. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?!?) Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order.. (I wouldn’t want to stand before God after getting paid for THAT job!) Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end – of-life! (Again — no choice!) Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services = Non-Profit Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services here!?!) Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover marriage and family therapy. (Which means Govt will insert itself into your marriage even.) Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, and rationing those services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Now, we should feel bad. Heck is out there frantically consulting with his political cronies at work, trying to come up with a retort to avoid the issue, via groupthink. We are SO bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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