Comments on: Healthcare In America — A Voter’s Rant http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2007/02/19/american-healthcare-rant/ Hollywood Gossip Celebrity Rumors Celebrity Gossip Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monica http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2007/02/19/american-healthcare-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-280661 Monica Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:24:51 +0000 http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/?p=182#comment-280661 I want to make it clear that my previous comments were intended as a response to Slemboney. Among my children I have an Autistic child and the original posters story pretty much sums up my story as well. I also wanted to add that Slemboneys rant about Nationalized healthcare was ridiculous and I didn't see an issue with that in the original post. I think that the original posters frustrations were very legitimate. I want to point out to Slemboney that the prices that are made up for services rendered at doctors offices are not set by the doctors, but by a company owned by United Healthcare, they are supposed to be based on a reasonable and prudent amount...set by an insurance company. They are basically numbers they just threw out there. The system is broken, and corrupt and it has nothing to do with "everyone" working as she puts it. Her comments directed at a woman choosing to stay at home and raise her children were ridiculous. And to say that the original poster should have thought about what insurance costs BEFORE having children is so out of this world. Slemboney-I am sure this family did plan on having insurance before the thought about having children, they did not plan on an increasingly corrupt and broken system cheating American Families and making health insurance unattainable and the cost of medical care outrageous. They also didn't plan on complications with a child either-you must live in a bubble if you think you can plan out your life perfectly. The uterus comment was foul, and nothing in that post mentions anything about taking your taxes away. You live in America, if you are angry about paying taxes to help your fellow citizens and ESPECIALLY for children so that they may live the healthiest, best life they can, then you should leave this country. This is what makes us unique from many countries, the fact that most of our citizens as a whole believe in doing what is best for our children. As a matter of fact, if you aren't married and do not have children-it will be you who are a burden and taking MY taxes away when you are by yourself and have to have the state pay for you to live in a nursing home-so, I guess it all comes back around I suppose right? I want to make it clear that my previous comments were intended as a response to Slemboney. Among my children I have an Autistic child and the original posters story pretty much sums up my story as well. I also wanted to add that Slemboneys rant about Nationalized healthcare was ridiculous and I didn’t see an issue with that in the original post. I think that the original posters frustrations were very legitimate. I want to point out to Slemboney that the prices that are made up for services rendered at doctors offices are not set by the doctors, but by a company owned by United Healthcare, they are supposed to be based on a reasonable and prudent amount…set by an insurance company. They are basically numbers they just threw out there. The system is broken, and corrupt and it has nothing to do with “everyone” working as she puts it. Her comments directed at a woman choosing to stay at home and raise her children were ridiculous. And to say that the original poster should have thought about what insurance costs BEFORE having children is so out of this world. Slemboney-I am sure this family did plan on having insurance before the thought about having children, they did not plan on an increasingly corrupt and broken system cheating American Families and making health insurance unattainable and the cost of medical care outrageous. They also didn’t plan on complications with a child either-you must live in a bubble if you think you can plan out your life perfectly. The uterus comment was foul, and nothing in that post mentions anything about taking your taxes away. You live in America, if you are angry about paying taxes to help your fellow citizens and ESPECIALLY for children so that they may live the healthiest, best life they can, then you should leave this country. This is what makes us unique from many countries, the fact that most of our citizens as a whole believe in doing what is best for our children. As a matter of fact, if you aren’t married and do not have children-it will be you who are a burden and taking MY taxes away when you are by yourself and have to have the state pay for you to live in a nursing home-so, I guess it all comes back around I suppose right?

]]> By: Monica http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2007/02/19/american-healthcare-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-280435 Monica Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:12:45 +0000 http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/?p=182#comment-280435 This persons comments seem misguided and irrelevent, and almost angry. I am wondering if this person has children or is married? Has this person experienced real hardships of having a family? Things are not that black and white. Until you have been faced with a family and medical insurance and the option of working a job just to pay for day care so you can have insuance you cannot fully understand. It is far more complicated than "everyone has to work". I hope one day you will get the opportunity to see that. This persons comments seem misguided and irrelevent, and almost angry. I am wondering if this person has children or is married? Has this person experienced real hardships of having a family? Things are not that black and white. Until you have been faced with a family and medical insurance and the option of working a job just to pay for day care so you can have insuance you cannot fully understand. It is far more complicated than “everyone has to work”. I hope one day you will get the opportunity to see that.

]]> By: slemboney http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/2007/02/19/american-healthcare-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-194547 slemboney Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:28:53 +0000 http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/?p=182#comment-194547 Okay, I'm not so happy about the state of healthcare either, but what you are suggesting is raising EVERYONE elses taxes, and lowering the standards and 0ptions for healthcare for EVERYONE ELSE just so you can stay at home with the kids... Your husband is already working two jobs to support your lifestyle. With the rising prices of everything from milk to gas you are suggesting that everyone else work two jobs as well. Nationalized healthcare would require astounding amounts of money which would mean higher taxes for everyone else. Doesn't mean much to you, because you don't get a paycheck right? Well it means a lot to me. Those taxes won't hit the rich because they can afford tax lawyers who know loopholes and all kinds of dirty tricks to make sure they won't pay. Those taxes will hit middle and low income families who are already having issues with deciding whether they should by food for lunch, or gas to get home from work. I don't make a lot of money, for the first time in my life I have healthcare, but I didn't get it by leaching of society, I got it by improving my skill set, networking and working hard. I don't expect anyone to pay my medical bills for me. You are using an experience with your uterus to justify lowering the standard of living for everyone else. If you can't afford healthcare for your children maybe you should have thought about that before you had them. Secondly, do you know that with nationalized healthcare you don't get to choose the type of treatment you receive? Your treatment is decided for you. Do you think the government should be able to choose what kind of treatment you need? Why not, right? Government has done so well with decisions for the war, hurricane Katrina, presidential nominees, ect... yah, congress really seems to have its head on straight. Are those fat cats on capital hill (who have the best healthcare possible) the kind of people you want making decisions for your childs health? Grow up! In this days economy EVERYONE has to work. You want better options, a better life, there are plenty of oportunities out there for you. All you have to do princess is get off your butt and work for them. I am not implying that the healthcare in this country doesn't need improvement, but perhaps you should do a little research on the subject before whining about how you can't afford to stay at home. I have little pity for your situation; your husband however, that's a person I feel sorry for. Okay, I’m not so happy about the state of healthcare either, but what you are suggesting is raising EVERYONE elses taxes, and lowering the standards and 0ptions for healthcare for EVERYONE ELSE just so you can stay at home with the kids…

Your husband is already working two jobs to support your lifestyle. With the rising prices of everything from milk to gas you are suggesting that everyone else work two jobs as well. Nationalized healthcare would require astounding amounts of money which would mean higher taxes for everyone else. Doesn’t mean much to you, because you don’t get a paycheck right? Well it means a lot to me. Those taxes won’t hit the rich because they can afford tax lawyers who know loopholes and all kinds of dirty tricks to make sure they won’t pay. Those taxes will hit middle and low income families who are already having issues with deciding whether they should by food for lunch, or gas to get home from work. I don’t make a lot of money, for the first time in my life I have healthcare, but I didn’t get it by leaching of society, I got it by improving my skill set, networking and working hard. I don’t expect anyone to pay my medical bills for me. You are using an experience with your uterus to justify lowering the standard of living for everyone else. If you can’t afford healthcare for your children maybe you should have thought about that before you had them.

Secondly, do you know that with nationalized healthcare you don’t get to choose the type of treatment you receive? Your treatment is decided for you. Do you think the government should be able to choose what kind of treatment you need? Why not, right? Government has done so well with decisions for the war, hurricane Katrina, presidential nominees, ect… yah, congress really seems to have its head on straight. Are those fat cats on capital hill (who have the best healthcare possible) the kind of people you want making decisions for your childs health?

Grow up! In this days economy EVERYONE has to work. You want better options, a better life, there are plenty of oportunities out there for you. All you have to do princess is get off your butt and work for them. I am not implying that the healthcare in this country doesn’t need improvement, but perhaps you should do a little research on the subject before whining about how you can’t afford to stay at home. I have little pity for your situation; your husband however, that’s a person I feel sorry for.

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