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Post by kbot » 12-18-2014 11:48 AM

"Do more with less" has been drummed into our heads for years now. Every year, since 2005/ 2007, Congress has authorized via Medicare, planned annual reductions - this at a time while more baby boomers are aging and getting sicker.

Case managers are writing up files on patients as soon as they're admitted because they know that insurances will only pay for a day or two inpatient stay, and anything over that, the hospital eats the costs. So, they plan to discharge as early as they can - playing by the insurer's rules. BUT.... if the patient is readmitted, the hospital incurs a fine on top of getting reduced payments.
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Post by Cherry Kelly » 12-18-2014 01:01 PM

kbot - the reason for this can go directly to the gov't who stole medicare monies and used them for other purposes. Think about it a bit - realize the people have paid into Medicare since mid 60s - that is what 50+ yrs ago now?

It's like other medical insurance that people have paid into for years and years - and never used, then when it comes time to use -- none of the past thousands and thousands of $$ - gone.. and the patient pays higher and higher deductibles.

Its called medical insurance rip offs - plain and simple. THE exception was the US gov't said Medicare would be there for retirees (now baby boomers) - but. Take a look at what is happening now. Baby boomers (retirees) must pay for Part B - that is $105 taken out of their SS - every month. AND if they want other medical coverage - gotta pay extra for that too. So basically Medicare is not paying much at all, but the retiree is doing so... AND of course medical care is not even considered for cost of living expenses...for seniors. AND that is just the medical end of things - and most Srs have to have additional insurance companies or in some places - no drs and no hospitals (except ER) .... disgusting over all.

AND now gov't is hurting hospitals and all medical people in more ways with this ACA (Obama Care).

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Post by Riddick » 12-18-2014 02:27 PM

kbot wrote: I still say that a lot of this is the result of the American currency not being linked to precious metals. Ever since the government stopped backing the dollar with gold, inflation has soared.
Yet, fractional reserve banking, that's worked out well hasn't it? Financial meltdowns are lots of fun. Still, there's folks who question the wisdom. Especially the uneducated. Really, all you need to know is bottom line, it's not your money, it's the bank's - Deposits are welcome, withdrawals not so much -

Can you imagine a bunch of backwoods types upending the apple cart? Now there's a crisis for ya!!


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Post by kbot » 12-19-2014 11:48 AM

Riddick wrote: Yet, fractional reserve banking, that's worked out well hasn't it? Financial meltdowns are lots of fun. Still, there's folks who question the wisdom. Especially the uneducated. Really, all you need to know is bottom line, it's not your money, it's the bank's - Deposits are welcome, withdrawals not so much -

Can you imagine a bunch of backwoods types upending the apple cart? Now there's a crisis for ya!!



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Post by Cherry Kelly » 12-20-2014 12:52 PM

Posting this - have not had time to check it out:
In case you didn't notice. Here is what happened on January 1, 2014 : Top Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35% , an increase of 62 % Top Income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6% , an increase of 13 % Top Income payroll tax went from 37.4% to 52.2% , an increase of 52 % Dividends tax went from 15% to 39.6% , an increase of 164 % Estate tax went from 0% to 55% , an increase of infinity . . . Remember this fact : These taxes were all passed with only democrat votes No republicans voted for these taxes. These taxes were all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka OBAMACARE.


will need to find more info - but if all true - crud just keeps adding up...

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Michelle Obama’s Lunch Rules Have Cost Cafeteria Worker Jobs
Survey of 1,000+ school districts finds 80% faced financial difficulty

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Post by kbot » 08-26-2015 10:54 AM

From the article:

“Our waste has increased dramatically,” said one district foodservice employee on the effects of the standards. “It is shameful the food we throw away. We have the healthiest garbage!”

What part of "kids don't do what you force them to do" doesn't the WH understand?

Kids will do what kids always do, and if they view this as a mandate from some authoritarian figure, they will rebel.

It's not rocket science.........

I wonder if these job losses are reflected in the government's job numbers........
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Post by Cherry Kelly » 08-26-2015 01:42 PM

Isn't is just typical -- Michelle demands schoollunches for American children -- but NOT the school the Obama daughters attend.

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Many school have lost so much money on food dumped in the trash - they could have hired two school teachers with the losses and fed children with foods they would eat at lunch.

NOW to get rid of common core teaching. IE: example given from a friend - whose child was to do 4x5 and had to write it out as as addition 4+4 = * *+4 = and on down -- talk about wasted paper!

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Post by kbot » 08-26-2015 07:08 PM

Don't know if you had he chance to listen to John B Wells' shows on the dumbing-down of the American school system. Frightening. I know that from what I've seen over the past few years - I don' know how this country will be able to function......

But, as long as the PC-police are happy, that's al that matters I guess..... :rolleyes:
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Post by Cherry Kelly » 08-29-2015 01:39 PM

Did catch some of Wells stuff.

Schools are not teaching anything practical such as we had growing up. Cooking, sewing, building (shop type classes), balancing a check book (or cc), let alone reading, math, geography, geology, biology, history - etc.

--- very frustrating!

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Post by kbot » 08-30-2015 08:22 AM

The point is to make the next generation of kids into compliant corporate robots suitable only for low-wage jobs.......
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Post by Cherry Kelly » 08-31-2015 11:44 AM

Today -- 56% increase in trashed Michelle's meals -- costing schools millions.

TIME to throw that Michelle O's meal plans out of our schools.

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On test results - schools doing common core rank lower than those teaching basics.

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TIME TO TAKE BACK AMERICA!! big time!

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Post by Riddick » 08-31-2015 04:51 PM

Surely a sentiment among many citizens, yet one of those 'Good luck with that!' sort of things, with what-all Hillary has planned for America after 2016 taking it back could be even more of a problem than it is now.

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Post by Cherry Kelly » 08-31-2015 09:12 PM

Riddick -- hmm 305 classified emails one small group - now 150 classified emails on her "private" server -- and all were hacked?? hmmm --lets just say illegal emails...

then there is that NFP supposedly to help poor - take in $100 and maybe $10 might be used for some poor.

then there is that fall down stairs and the broken head bone...

then there are all those "I don't remember" or "I don't recall" answers...

nah Hillary should pull out now while she can... or might be "jail" as those Hillary for Jail 2016 signs....

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