Paying for Health Care in Retirement

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I wonder whether our government is totally useless at this point...so corrupted by special interests that it can no longer function. I remember taking a class in high school called Participation in Government (we called it PIG for short). We were instructed that the government was for the people by the people...we were expected to take responsibility for our government and to take our voting rights seriously. I am disillusioned at this point because it doesn't really matter what you say or do...the government has ceased to exist for it's supposed constituency...it pays them lip service during the election and then goes back to filling up the trough with our money so that the wall st pigs can feveriously feed on it. We have a lower standard of living, lower wages and higher expenses on housing and health care than we did twenty years ago, the gini index continues it's spiral out of control (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient) which is going to cause social unrest sooner or later. It sucks...plain and simple.

Kevin of CA 9:11PM July 09, 2009

AMERICA’S NATIONAL HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY!
It’s official. America and the World are now in a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. A World EPIDEMIC with potential catastrophic consequences for ALL of the American people. The first PANDEMIC in 41 years. And WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES will have to face this PANDEMIC with the 37th worst quality of healthcare in the developed World.
STAND READY AMERICA TO SEIZE CONTROL OF YOUR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
We spend over twice as much of our GDP on healthcare as any other country in the World. And Individual American spend about ten times as much out of pocket on healthcare as any other people in the World. All because of GREED! And the PRIVATE FOR PROFIT healthcare system in America.
And while all this is going on, some members of congress seem mostly concern about how to protect the corporate PROFITS! of our GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT NATIONAL DISGRACE. A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT DISGRACE that is in fact, totally valueless to the public health. And a detriment to national security, public safety, and the public health.
Progressive democrats the Tri-Caucus and others should stand firm in their demand for a robust public option for all Americans, with all of the minimum requirements progressive democrats demanded. If congress can not pass a robust public option with at least 51 votes and all robust minimum requirements, congress should immediately move to scrap healthcare reform and request that President Obama declare a state of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY! Seizing and replacing all PRIVATE FOR PROFIT health insurance plans with the immediate implementation of National Healthcare for all Americans under the provisions of HR676 (A Single-payer National Healthcare Plan For All).
Coverage can begin immediately through our current medicare system. With immediate expansion through recruitment of displaced workers from the canceled private sector insurance industry. Funding can also begin immediately by substitution of payroll deductions for private insurance plans with payroll deductions for the national healthcare plan. This is what the vast majority of the American people want. And this is what all objective experts unanimously agree would be the best, and most cost effective for the American people and our economy.
In Mexico on average people who received medical care for A-H1N1 (Swine Flu) with in 3 days survived. People who did not receive medical care until 7 days or more died. This has been the same results in the US. But 50 million Americans don’t even have any healthcare coverage. And at least 200 million of you with insurance could not get in to see your private insurance plans doctors in 2 or 3 days, even if your life depended on it. WHICH IT DOES!
If President Obama has to declare a NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY to rescue the American people from our healthcare crisis, he will need all the sustained support you can give him. STICK WITH HIM! He’s doing a brilliant job.
THIS IS THE BIG ONE!
THE BATTLE OF GOOD Vs EVIL!
Join the fight.
Contact congress and your representatives NOW! AND SPREAD THE WORD!
God Bless You
Jacksmith – WORKING CLASS

jacksmith of TX 10:38PM July 07, 2009

had better take a look at this and figure out what they intend to do (politically) to stop this trend. For them, it's NOT just that the numbers for THEM 40 years out might be "ridiculous". Their bigger issue is that if this is true, their parents and grandparents stand a good chance of being flat broke before passing away. Bye, bye, modest inheritance. Bye, bye, thinking Mom and Dad aren't going to live with you for support.
You do not, repeat DO NOT, have to see the net worth of America's extended families all going to medical corporations. Think! Act! Vote!

Muser of NM 11:01AM July 07, 2009