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My wife and I were at Trail of Tears State Park at the river overlook. While I was there I dropped a special walking cane that I got from my daughter several years ago. There was a family there with four teenage girls. They went racing up the walkway then down the hillside to retrieve the cane for me at the bottom of the overlook by the railroad tracks. I want to say thank you to the girls, and we do have some wonderful teens in this area. Thank you.
I am so disgusted with our federal government. They cut the military, yet we send all these dollars to countries overseas that are bombing our embassies. One of these days somebody is going to take us over because our government doesn't have enough sense to take care of us first.
If the politicians are for helping the people out like they say they are, why don't they stop all these utilities places from raising their prices and gouging people? Why don't they stop these banks from taking people's houses away and make them work out a payment plan to keep them in their homes? Keep doctors and drug companies and hospitals from raising their prices so high no one can afford it? Think back to all the coal factories, shoe factories, industrial factories; bring our servicemen back home, build up our military back home.
In a serious mode, I think Greek mythology and foreign languages should be banned from all crossword puzzles. Thank you.
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Price gouging
Where in the world would you start with that?
Too many government controls already!!!
Keep doctors and drug companies and hospitals from raising their prices so high no one can afford it?
They did. It's called the Affordable Care Act. You don't have to pay anything to the drug companies or hospitals. Your mandatory health insurance is going to pay for it. Can't afford mandatory health insurance? Yes you can. ACA lowers the cost of the premiums. Still can't afford it? Yes you can. The taxpayers will subsidize it for you. All is good.
One of these days somebody is going to take us over because our government doesn't have enough sense to take care of us first.
Hopefully it will be someone that expects the people to take care of themselves and will stay out of the way and allow us to do so.
I work for a small family owned company and the owner told us last week that our health insurance went up 7 percent across the board. The Affordable Care Act does nothing to lower the cost of health care. It is astounding how this president is worshiped by some people.
Thank you: The majority of teens are good like everything else the bad ones always make the news.
Take care of us: What country would want to take over the USA and incur our debt.
Price gouging: You would then be living in a Socialist country with no freedoms, be careful for what your wish.
Crossword puzzles: Here is a crossword puzzle for you: what 4 letter and 3 letter words means what the government does to you?
Posted by Rɨck on Tue, Oct 2, 2012, at 9:02 AM
Rick: You are on the right trail and we'll let the others catch up to us.
The Cards are one game from clinching the wild card spot.
Semo471
Is there a 'U' in there somewhere? Either a letter or a word.... or maybe both? This is really difficult. I'll have to get back to you.
semo471,
"Take care of us: What country would want to take over the USA and incur our debt."
The one that holds that debt.
"Price gouging: You would then be living in a Socialist country with no freedoms, be careful for what your wish."
We are already living in a Socialist country.
healthcare cost
healthcare cost rises a little for all of us every year. the affordable healthcare plan has nothing to do with it. you boss is lieing to you. Blame the doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies, not the affordable heath care plan.
Maybe a plan that would have addressed those costs would have been a better thing to do. Just sayin'.
I don't understand all the uproar over requiring a valid picture ID to vote. Everyone produces one at the doctor's office, the hospital and the bank. To pick up my prescription, I have to present my picture ID. And just try to get food at one of the local food pantries without your picture ID. You're up a creek without a paddle.
What's the big deal about showing your ID to vote?
I thought about skipping commenting on this, but here I am and I have a problem with two statements.
1.) Thus, a reasonable conclusion, there is a lack of government regulation.
We are drowning in government regulation and paperwork and I see no compelling reason to further the cause of government bureaucracy. Let the health insurance companies compete like every other business and prices will come down.
2.) NO ONE should be profiting enormously from another's bad health.
Not sure how enormously is defined... but health care is no different than any other business, the fact that someone has the bad luck to be sick, does not change the fact that everyone is entitled to a fair return for their efforts and or risks. Putting artificial limits on what one can make will drive the brightest among us to other fields and people will in the end, suffer because of it.