Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Marian, Please forgive me for butting in here; Shag (Jim Spencer) and I are co-moderators of another group( http://health.Avian2005/ <http://health.Avian2005/> ) and I just happen to know that he and my Sis are away for the weekend through Tues pm, I bekieve. But I will volunteer this. These are two thoughtful posts; I could sit here days and not be able to ask your very thoughtful questions or reply as well as did Misty. And, I am encouraged hearing your story that " the system " , broken as it may be, still functions. Misty points regarding " scale " and " boxing " cut to the corefor me. I will add this: Medicare funding, when approved initially carried with it projections for the next 15 years---it was to increase from under $8biillion to somewhere around $15Billion by 1992, which, allowing for inflation, democraphics, etc makes sense---a 6%-8% increase per year. In 1992 it was more than $100billion higher and today, roughly another 15 years later, it is a $trillion government sponsored business, with pending legislation to give more than total 1992 expenditures to parmaceutical companies ONLY and ONLY for a segmant of the population--that is " seniors " If not controlled this 800 pound " guerilla " will put us all on the " Animal Farm " --nothing, in my mind, can be as dangerous as allowing the government to make determinations as to one's mental health. Every child --very few, I am certain-- is not as lucky as is yours with concerned aware caring relatives, and I think that those that would rule us know this (forgive the " conspiracy theory " , but I think you understand my point.) The human spirit, though under attack from all sides, will continue winning as long as we are aware. Shag responded to another on our forum-- " we need more watching--NO we need EVERYBODY that can still see watching (No offense visually impaired folks) ---I 'm sure he'll agree with and feel complimented by Misty's post. Take care, be aware , UncBob (---you'd be more than welcome at Avian2005, but I will warn you, the moderators are not as focused as those here--big big volume of barely connected alternative health posts) , " Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke wrote: > > Dear Marian- > > I am about to go away on a camping trip, and I know Captain > Chemtrails has not responded yet, but I wanted to say something > before I take off for the weekend. If you would kindly indulge me > for this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi, Uncle Bob: You have a valid point. The government needs to keep their butts our of people's business. I do agree to keep Big Brother away is vital. As for the Medicare System, from what I know, I have not one good thing to say about it and know of nothing positive it has to offer except possibly paying bills. What is received may not be worth the venture, and once you pay some out of pocket to make it almost work, the whole venture may come short of being a wash. That is another subject though. My 25 year old, who is handicapped, received Medicaid for a while, and presently is on my husband's health plan. As parents, my husband and I have turned over backwards and sideways to keep the government of our business and that of our children. Homeschooling was one way amongst many. Using alternative medicine for our eight children, especially our Down Syndrome child, has avoiding much rigmarole. There were occasions when the technique I used years ago of not acknowledging disabilities and handicaps even when others pointed them out to me did not work out well as pointed out in previous posts. You mentioned Shag's comment that we all need to watch and be aware. In that spirit, you seem to understand that it was in that spirit that I pointed out that all decisions including the avoiding labeling, even if they usually worked out to the positive, can come back to slap people in the face. I gave an example in my last two posts. What happens to someone, most likely, also happens to someone else. This is not necessarily an indication to change one's ways, but we need to spread the bitter with the better spreading awareness. Sometimes, there is a heavy price to pay either way, but you seem to think that when we do right, the right ends up prevailing. We always hope so, but we need to be careful once we learn of people being taken advantage of for ethics that they thought were always right. Marian The human spirit, though under attack from all sides, will continue winning as long as we are aware. Shag responded to another on our forum-- " we need more watching--NO we need EVERYBODY that can still see watching (No offense visually impaired folks) ---I 'm sure he'll agree with and feel complimented by Misty's post. Take care, be aware , UncBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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