Is there no good news in the world? There's precious little in this thread. - Page 9

Not Afraid · 04-12-2006, 07:24 AM

We've been there. It IS very cool.

Gemini Cricket · 04-12-2006, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

We've been there. It IS very cool.

I'd go in a second. (Ralphie and I have also been watching the Italian 6 hour epic 'Best of Youth' and I must must must go to Italy and Sicily, too.)

Prudence · 04-12-2006, 12:14 PM

Oh, additional note - BT now gets all his medical care through his empolyee benefits. When they can, when they have options, they're more than happen to pursue those and forgo any VA treatment.

scaeagles · 04-12-2006, 12:19 PM

Looking at the obvious mishandling of the VA and the substandard treatment your relatives receive, and the fact that they prefer the options through the employer benefits, it completely reinforces in my mind that government sponsored health care is a really, really bad idea.

Prudence · 04-12-2006, 12:22 PM

Never mind - found the article.

Now, I have no idea if there was follow-up on this and it's totally bogus or what, but this discusses a recent budget proposal that talks in terms of numbers - funded 24.5B this year, increasing to 27.7B next year, and then decreasing to under 27B the following 4 years. I don't know if they're making it up to make the budget look better, assuming we'll be done with the guns and the blowing things up by then, or what.

Sorry - my research efforts are focused elsewhere at the moment. (Although if the subject of excluding "other suspect" evidence comes up, I'm ready!)

sleepyjeff · 04-12-2006, 07:53 PM

Thanks WB, Scaeagles, and Prudence; you helped clarify the VA funding for me.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-12-2006, 08:14 PM

No news is the only true good news. It's not often you get a bit of really good news from the world at large, such as "The war is over" or "The economy is great". I think this is mainly because nearly all "good news" has a flipside. Low unemployment means inflation worries. Easy credit means people in debt. "We're pouring money into the Wonderful Cause of the Moment" means that the Wonderful Cause of Ten Years Ago is underfunded again. Hell, even "Tarzan's chimp turns 74" means that someone is still cleaning out the cage and paying for his meds.

There is no up without down. This isn't a negative point of view - it's a fact. I just avoid news altogether when I can. It's the only way to stay sane.

<--sanity smiley

scaeagles · 04-13-2006, 08:57 AM

I respect those that stand by their convictions in the face of consequences even if I disagree with their reasoning. I do agree with the decision, however.

Prudence · 04-13-2006, 10:51 AM

I suspect that "waste and top heavy spending" plague the DoD* as well. From the perspective of some vets, cuts are rationalized as necessary to fund current military efforts.

(I had best get off my soapbox on this issue now before I launch in tirades about people with delayed diagnoses of MS following the first Gulf War who are ineligible for treatment because the diagnosis came too long after the war, but MS takes a while to show up and looks like other things when it does so that's actually normal and I really need to stop now.)

*Or the federal acronym of your choosing.

scaeagles · 04-13-2006, 10:58 AM

Waste certainly exists at every level of government.

04-12-2006, 07:24 AM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	We've been there. It IS very cool.
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04-12-2006, 12:14 PM	#3
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Oh, additional note - BT now gets all his medical care through his empolyee benefits. When they can, when they have options, they're more than happen to pursue those and forgo any VA treatment. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Looking at the obvious mishandling of the VA and the substandard treatment your relatives receive, and the fact that they prefer the options through the employer benefits, it completely reinforces in my mind that government sponsored health care is a really, really bad idea.
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04-12-2006, 12:22 PM	#5
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Never mind - found the article. Now, I have no idea if there was follow-up on this and it's totally bogus or what, but this discusses a recent budget proposal that talks in terms of numbers - funded 24.5B this year, increasing to 27.7B next year, and then decreasing to under 27B the following 4 years. I don't know if they're making it up to make the budget look better, assuming we'll be done with the guns and the blowing things up by then, or what. Sorry - my research efforts are focused elsewhere at the moment. (Although if the subject of excluding "other suspect" evidence comes up, I'm ready!) __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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sleepyjeff Go Hawks Go! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parkrose Posts: 2,632	Thanks WB, Scaeagles, and Prudence; you helped clarify the VA funding for me. __________________ River Guardian-less
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	No news is the only true good news. It's not often you get a bit of really good news from the world at large, such as "The war is over" or "The economy is great". I think this is mainly because nearly all "good news" has a flipside. Low unemployment means inflation worries. Easy credit means people in debt. "We're pouring money into the Wonderful Cause of the Moment" means that the Wonderful Cause of Ten Years Ago is underfunded again. Hell, even "Tarzan's chimp turns 74" means that someone is still cleaning out the cage and paying for his meds. There is no up without down. This isn't a negative point of view - it's a fact. I just avoid news altogether when I can. It's the only way to stay sane. <--sanity smiley __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I respect those that stand by their convictions in the face of consequences even if I disagree with their reasoning. I do agree with the decision, however.
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04-13-2006, 10:51 AM	#9
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I suspect that "waste and top heavy spending" plague the DoD* as well. From the perspective of some vets, cuts are rationalized as necessary to fund current military efforts. (I had best get off my soapbox on this issue now before I launch in tirades about people with delayed diagnoses of MS following the first Gulf War who are ineligible for treatment because the diagnosis came too long after the war, but MS takes a while to show up and looks like other things when it does so that's actually normal and I really need to stop now.) *Or the federal acronym of your choosing. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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04-13-2006, 10:58 AM	#10
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Waste certainly exists at every level of government.
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