So Let's See What Happens

[BanginJimmy]

It has affected you, you say; has it made your life harder or has your lifestyle changed? Now think of all the people it has benefited, and now can have peace of mind. It's time to soften up more and think of EVERYONE.

We are back to that whole Karl Marx thing again.

Also, that's because you have a FULLTIME job that offers benefits. Not all of us are that fortunate. Please don't think I'm a lazy ass. I'm 20, in school for Multimedia and Design on my third year, graduating in winter of 2011 trying to find a full time/ part time job meanwhile to help me cover my expenses.

If you are younger than 26 you can get on your parent's plan. Its one of several parts of Obamacare I am a fan of.

I know people with medicaid and they can't just walk into clinics or dentist. Matter of fact, no dentist takes them because they don't pay them enough which is bullshit because if you call and see how much it is to pay with money is one amount but when you have insurance the amount is always greater.

Thanks for proving my point. Without serious changes to medicare and medicaid, you will find it harder and harder to find docs that will take on new patients. Docs LOSE MONEY, by seeing them. It is ALWAYS cheaper to pay for a procedure with cash than it is for an insurance company. That is a correction to amke up for the added expenses caused by denied coverage and administrative costs. This is one of the reasons me and my wife are seriously considering changing our coverage to a health savings plan for routine stuff and a major medical plan for high dollar accidents or illnesses.

When you don't have a job and can't pay back you think about it. When you have a job, I can care less about paying a little extra for insurance.

When you have a job you think you should be able to keep as much of the money you earn as possible. I have a whole lot of problems with paying more for something just so someone else can get it cheaper or free.

Many businesses here pay minimum wage in jobs where workers are being exploited. What I mean by that is the working conditions. Also, making a worker work 40+ hours and not hiring them fulltime is enough exploitation to me.

minimum wage is FAR from exploitation. These days minimum wage is actually a decent wage for a high schooler. Anyone outside of HS that is still making minimum wage is likely a loser that is constantly changing jobs in very low end industries. Working 40 hour weeks without a tag on your file that says "full time" is far from exploitation. Not offering someone benefits is FAR from exploitation.

It doesn't. I am for working hard, but while working hard, it would be nice to receive back what you work for.

I agree. That is why I am fully against the wealth redistribution agenda of this administration.

Think of it this way. If the Bush tax cuts arent extended and I become a supervisor at my work, and my wife does the same at hers (which is possible for both of us in the next year) it is likely that we will cross that 250k/yr threshold. If that happens, we would have HALF of our earnings taken away in the form of taxes. That would be 125k a year paid directly to the federal govt, state govt, and county govt. Why should I pay 50% of my income when you have a full half of this country that pays in no federal income taxes and little to no state taxes?