tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post5938461856985910661..comments2023-05-15T00:50:51.490-07:00Comments on From Ranger to Leather Neck: Six Things I Believe About HealthcareKernal Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062818697397588278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-362276669476996572009-10-02T21:50:02.364-07:002009-10-02T21:50:02.364-07:00Get the government out of our face. Hey we are gla...Get the government out of our face. Hey we are glad you have good opinions but like our congressmen it was too long to read. HA! Joan Van LeeuwenThe Neil R. Van Leeuwen Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800159519490089053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-72541936873841687792009-08-30T09:37:39.375-07:002009-08-30T09:37:39.375-07:00Dr. Mike,
Your friend is exactly correct, but ther...Dr. Mike,<br />Your friend is exactly correct, but there's the problem.<br /><br />Every dollar of social security taxes, instead of being invested in some security that pays a market rate, is instead LENT to the US Government to spend as it sees fit. In return, the Treasury issues notes, and the Congress spends the money it has been "lent."<br /><br />And, as even your friend the Econ Professor will readily admit (I used to be one), the value of Treasury notes will decrease over time as the value of the dollar falls and interest rates rise due to gross overspending.<br /><br />The current debt of the US is over $11 Trillion. This administration plans to increase that debt to $20 Trillion in ten years. Do you think your Soc Sec dollars are being "invested" wisely?Kernal Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062818697397588278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-19494665117111271882009-08-30T07:08:53.807-07:002009-08-30T07:08:53.807-07:00I have been in dicussion with a fellow adjunct pro...I have been in dicussion with a fellow adjunct professor. She teaches Economics. She indicates that all funds for Social Security that are in excees of expenditures are to be invested in Treasury Notes. She indicates that is part of the law for Social Security and Medicare. I can find no legislation that indicates that or can refute her statement. ave you found any?<br /><br />DrMikedrmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758667276367934096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-21048014108383571862009-08-28T15:40:01.469-07:002009-08-28T15:40:01.469-07:00From Stickpop:
On point #6:
The tort lawyers ar...From Stickpop:<br /><br />On point #6: <br /><br />The tort lawyers are just a part of the problem. So too are the judges, the juries and the insurance companies.<br /><br />The simple solution: pass a law saying Doctors cannot be insured for more than $250,000.-- because the Plaintiff's attorneys are fundamentally suing against the insurance companies.Apis Melliflorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109379329293289328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-32426102215619400022009-08-26T16:40:30.006-07:002009-08-26T16:40:30.006-07:00I think your list is comprehensive and succint. I...I think your list is comprehensive and succint. I worry for my baby Ollie that with universal healthcare, he may not be a priority because he is not a voter.The Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825999197593786030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-83719406023428309282009-08-25T21:50:32.166-07:002009-08-25T21:50:32.166-07:00Being a health care worker I have to agree with yo...Being a health care worker I have to agree with you on all points. I do not know where we are going with health care but I fear we will stop may an employer from providing any form of health care.<br />Health benifits are one of the reasons I am still working.<br />One question-Do you think health care will go the way of the polar bear?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766383436933527038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404550106175675463.post-43089653116966797012009-08-25T20:25:25.857-07:002009-08-25T20:25:25.857-07:00This is a very polished list. I agree wholehearted...This is a very polished list. I agree wholeheartedly.Apis Melliflorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109379329293289328noreply@blogger.com