Corey keep up the battle, it takes diligence each and every day. God bless you my friend!
Chet my boys are a gift from God, they mean the world to me. I never thought I could love anything more then my children, until I had my grandsons. On second thought not more, but different some how. I can't explain it, but you have grandchildren so you know what I mean.
Thank you
Phil, I can't leave them to chance.
Garry my sister was my accountant and she always advised me to pay the SS tax, but I was/am a hard head and refused to give the government a dime more then I had to. I bought stock instead, I wish I had bought more Microsoft stock! I can't complain, I am doing ok. From what I hear about Social Security disability it don't provide much anyway. I am probably better off.
As for the ACA; I think the government should remove the burden from small business and have a single payer system. If people want something better let them buy it. I never liked one doctor over another, they are all just practicing.
If the government would stop burdening business with health care and crazy tax codes they would solve all of our problems. A flat tax and no health care costs for business would help by employing tax payers. The government would have more money than they knew what to do with.
They will find a way to spend it all.
The burden of health insurance was why I never expanded my business to hire employees. I used contractors when I got too busy to do all the work myself. Our old miserable excuse for health care hurt the economy. I looked into buying a retail service center that I estimated would have needed about 80 full time people, but I did not because of health care. I was not willing to pay low or minimum wages to pay for health care. I don't know enough about the ACA to know if it is any better.
I liked the Idea the first President George Bush had, but he did not win the election. Don't blame me, I voted for him! I admired him so much, no flash just hard work. Why do people get suckered into believing charismatic people? Charisma, promises and exciting speeches don't get shit done!
I'm just glad now I can be on my wife's insurance. They make a profit on me, but it does give me peace of mind. I take 11 pills a day and they cost me less then $5 per month because I only have to pay 20%. I tell the doctors "if there is not a generic, don't prescribe it for me" I only want medicines that have been on the market for years. Let some other guy be the guinea pig. I get one free check up a year so all I end up paying for is 1 or 2 visits. The Kidney doctor is pretty expensive though. All in all I save a good a bit compared to no insurance, but the insurance premiums eat up the savings and more. I figure I pay for peace of mind.
Hospitals ate away at my savings and investments fast! I could take a first class world tour for what I paid for each extended hospital stay with no insurance. If I had not gotten sick I could have spent some really serious money on trains, but I would not have had time to enjoy them when I was working.
Like I said my whining and complaining won't help me. I thank God for everything. I can't work because of my chronic conditions, but on the other hand I have time for my boys. Thank God for my conditions, its a fair trade in my book. I am the happiest man in the world!
Now for an update on my boys; when I explained to them why I was upset with their lack of respect they both put down their heads and almost simultaneously said "I am sorry pop/poppy (one calls me pop and the other calls me poppy) I was so impressed I did not make them sweep the basement, we just did it yesterday. They have been busying playing all morning as I dosed off and on resting on the couch. Now I feel better and they are happy puppies. They still have to help me with laundry and dinner
no free rides!
