[Paul]

I work overnights part time while I send out resumes left and right to companies and never really hear anything back. It really sucks as I've been out of college for a little over a year and have yet to even go on an interview to a decent job so I am stuck working a crap job. My resume is really a killer compared to most other grads but with so many out of work employers can really be very picky for jobs since they have a huge field to chose from and I just haven't gotten lucky yet. Usually since I fish mornings I leave right around the same time the crowds start showing up (9-10am) and like others I am not surprised to see how many people show up at these hours during the weekdays with how many people are struggling and need a cheap hobby to keep from going insane.

 

[Paul]

I had an idea like that once. It was a Jump-to-Conclusions mat.

 

[Paul]

I think you are rather fortunate to have the coverage you do and I guess relatively little fuss with your provider. My mother has actually had her hmo screw her over big time when she was most in need. She had triple bypass years ago, recently had a mild heart attack and pretty much requires 8 or 9 different medications that are costly. For the past year or so her condition prevents her from being able to work and she is still fighting tooth and nail to get disability (she clearly is eligible beyond any doubt at all) yet they pretty much forced her to get a lawyer whom is going to collect a good bit of the backpayment she will be getting once its settled.

The system is setup so these companies make maximum profit and spend as little as possible and will try to find any reason at all not to help you out be it preexisting conditions that are liberally used as an arguement (hey you had a cigarette 2 years ago this heart attack is your own fault we aren't paying you a dime) and its just disgusting.

I am glad you enjoy your coverage and you haven't had to go through the years of trouble my mother has, but what works for you doesn't really mean it works for the other 300 million people in this country. Ask around you will hear quite a bit of different stories.

 

[Paul]

That is quite the conservative spin off on what those lines you listed actually say, what website did you copy and paste all those from, Glenn Beck's blog?

 

[Paul]

That is quite the conservative spin off on what those lines you listed actually say, what website did you copy and paste all those from, Glenn Beck's blog?

Why is he a conservative for simply stating what is in the bill.You would have to be a communist to like that bill. Also, why am I lucky to have health insurance that I pay for? No one gave it to me. I pay for the M#%*f*cker. The sense of "entitlement" in this country has gotten out of control. Aside from real people who abviously can't take care of themselves. If you want something in this life, get off your ass and go get it.

Did you read the little side comments next to most of those? Saying this bill supports ACORN about 10 times? Thats a little bit over the top if you ask me. Saying government is going to be in your marriage? I guess they didn't realize government is already in marriage seeing as they have a very minor issue right now saying who certain types of people can and can't marry.

Its not so much a sense of entitlement, its more along the lines of other countries that are not considered wealthy like America have much better healthcare, for a country that claims to be one of the wealthiest in the world, you would think they would be able to do what countries not as wealthy as we are/were can.

I guess you didn't read the part where I said my mother was covered but got screwed over big time despite paying them money, I guess you haven't had a major health problem yet, it is a bit naive of you to think that these companies are going to be jumping for joy when you have a huge medical emergency and are going to be showering you with money to help pay for your expenses. They will look for any reason in most cases to not pay you, they pay people to pry into your past and in some cases will even shadow a person for a while to look for reasons to not cover certain things. Just because you pay for it doesn't mean you will reap the benefits when you need.

The one job my mother was able to get for a brief time after her heart attack had a health plan that didn't cover anything for pre-existing conditions until after one year of employment. That means paying full price for any medications already on, paying full price for follow up visits to the doctor for her hearth problems, even paying 600 dollars for a 5 mile ambulance ride to the hospital had she had another emergency (thankfully she hasn't). All I am saying is just because you have coverage, it doesn't mean you are really covered. Government run healthcare may not be the most efficient, but it would be better than private companies who are in it for pure profit rather than helping people out.

 

[Paul]

Its nice of you to argue my imput with opinions. I am stating facts and you are fighting them with mere opionions. Gay marriage is wrong? I stated the government is already involved in who we can and can't marry countering the point made from the post saying that government will be in our marriages because of this new bill. I was pointing out that this is nothing new and you come out like a kid going WELL GAY MARRIAGE IS WRONG ANYWAYS! That is just downright childish. I don't get my facts from extreme ended documentaries, I get them from personal experience as well as years of college (those text books have some pretty handy information in them when not used as as a cup holder).

 

[Paul]

Yea I knew this was getting kind of sidetracked and I can't help myself when it comes to topics such as these, its kind of like a bug going to a buglight knowing eventually what will happen. Sorry to Jason and all the rest of the forumgoers who came here to read about fishing and not political debates.