At Least They Will Be Covered

Ah, "Health" Insurance. There was a meeting about insurance changes today. When it was over, The Fuzz crunched the numbers a bit.
If he were to have this insurance stuff on his family, it would take at least 1 week's pay per month.
The deductible would exceed another 2 month's pay.
1 out of 4 weeks pay would work out to about 3 months pay per year.
Add on the other months for deductibles.
We are looking at over 5 month's pay per year here.
And congress has decided to force him to pay this.
But on the bright side, at least they will be covered.

Good for Business

Well, they claim they've given us Health Care. But all I see is they're taking our money and giving it to the insurance companies. But it is good for business, as we can see.

"investors began snapping up biotech, health care provider and hospital sector stocks"

Lots of new costumers, lots of new money.

High Finance

The Fuzz was listening to the radio the other day. Someone was explaining the financial world system. The best he could make out was it works like this.

1) A borrows 10 bucks from B.
2) A gives B IOU.
3) B sells IOU to C at a profit*.
4) D borrows 10 bucks from E.
5) D gives E IOU.
6) E sells IOU to C at a profit*.
7) C staples the IOUs together and sells them to F at a profit*.
8) F sells the lot to G at a profit*.
9) G sells to H at a profit*.
10) A&D skip town.
11) H sells to I at a profit*.
12) I can't find A or D to collect on IOUs.
13) Congressman J borrows 25 bucks from China to give to I.
14) I gives congressman J 5 buck campaign contribution.
15) Taxpayer U owes China 30 bucks.

At least that's the best he could make of it. But we have to remember that The Fuzz is just a dumb-ass garbage man so we shouldn't expect him to understand these things.




*Just where this profit comes from is one of the things The Fuzz doesn't quite get.

Even More on "Reform"

Well, it's beginning to look like we may get "Health Care" after all. What I don't understand is what's the difference between this thing and socialized medicine? I mean, if we are going to have mandatory participation, why are we sending this money to private, for profit, insurance companies? If we are going to force people to buy this medical coverage they don't want, why half-ass it? Why not just go to a government health system and be done with it? Why pretend it's something else?

Personally, I resent being forced into the medical-industrial complex. It it comes to that, I don't want it to be a windfall or the insurance industry. That's why they support this crap. If we are going to have socialized medicine, let's just quit the games and have it.

More on "Reform"

Who is this "reform" supposed to benefit? The way things seem to be shaping up the only "benefit" is going to be forcing everyone into the Medical Industrial Complex (MIC). This would be good business for the insurance companies, for sure. The Fuzz finds this a bit distasteful. What is happening to our freedom here? But most people are so scared of not having insurance that they'll put up with anything. Here's a news flash- the mortality rate is still 100%.
The Fuzz is not really into socialism, but, if we are going to be forced into this, why should all this borrowed money be given to increase the profits of this MIC? If the government is "mandating" universal participation, they may as well just run the whole thing anyway. But I guess that would hurt a lot of big corporations and their lobbyists.

Health Care "Reform"

Congress is working on "Healthcare Reform". Is the problem the "care" or the lack of money?
One of the major "reforms" seems to be compelling everyone to carry health insurance. I suppose there might be a justification for making all drivers carry insurance, if you consider driving to be a privilege rather than a "right". But is simply being alive a "privilege"? What about those (yes there are some) who simply don't want to participate in this medical system?
Is all this business just a way of forcing everyone into this Medical Industrial Complex?