Text 35452, 60 rader
Skriven 2009-08-31 14:18:10 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
  Kommentar till text 35415 av Wayne Chirnside (1:123/140)
Ärende: Universal health insuran
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Hello Wayne,

>WC>Medicare part D is a racket.

>RB>[...]

>WC>It's _supposed_ to cover the costs of precription medications but in
>WC>reality only the rich get a largely free ride.

>WC>Complicated legislation that Medicare part D, written to obfuscate
>WC>Congress only passed it at 1:30 A.M. becuse of the resistance to the
>WC>bill.

>WC>It took me a full month of pouring over that document to understand
>WC>it.

>RB>So can you summarize your understanding? I'm still pretty well in the
>RB>dark.

>WC>Well, people such as myself, disabled and ultra-poor have to pay the
>WC>first 250 of their medicare part D plan.

>LL>Medicare Part D is unfunded.  Not just underfunded, but unfunded.
>LL>Those who are single cannot benefit from Medicare Part D unless they
>LL>live alone, and qualify for "extra help".

WC>I more than qualify.
WC>As long as I can cut it on my own no matter
WC>how difficult it'll be that way.

The way it is designed folks have to go through hoops to benefit.

>LL>I'll spare the details, since you are already familiar with them.

WC>Yup, and a painfull and protracted experience it was understanding
WC>that legislation.

Don't worry.  Obama will fix it.  :)

WC>... Sarah Palin - The Dan Quayle of the twenty-first century.

Dan Quayle was interviewed on Larry King Live the other night,
and asked about his dealings with the late Ted Kennedy.  Quayle,
having a one-track mind (apparently all he is capable of) kept
talking on and on about his (Quayle's) JTPA program, which was
dead in the water.  But Ted Kennedy came to the rescue, getting
Quayle's JTPA package passed by a vote of 94-0.  Quayle had
served in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1989 before being tapped
for vice president by George H.W. Bush.  The only redeeming
quality I could find about Quayle was his ability to keep his
toupe (it did not match the rest of his hair) on straight while
being interviewed.

--Lee


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