Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr-12-11 09:10 PM
Original message
I just turned 52. Paid into the system my whole life. So **** ME.
No matter. My friends a few years older than me will be covered. Suddenly, though, it looks like I have to scramble. Fortunately, I had my old man physical today, and passed with flying colors. No issues. I'm lucky...hopefully I'll still be able to get insurance after the GOP convinces Obama to pull the rug out from out under me. But I have plenty of friends my age who are taking all sorts of meds every day, have all sorts of normal old guy health issues. What about them?
C'mon, Obama. Wednesday night may be your last chance.
Curmudgeoness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr-12-11 09:19 PM
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1. Yes, **** you. I don't understand how they expect someone
at age 54, 50, even 45, to be able to make plans for this. I sympathize completely. I am hoping that I will be in the "thank god I am lucky" group at 57 now. I don't bet on it, really. I have a feeling that they are intending on dismantling this by bits and pieces year after year. I also could be 65 and at that time they have virtually destroyed Medicare and Social Security.
All I know is that for the past several years I have realized that I will never be able to save enough money to matter. I am sure you realize that this is hardly possible too. But one thing to keep in mind, if enough people are truly hurt by a law, it can be changed. They may find that the consequences are greater than they expect. Or...maybe we will all revolt.
Make plans for what?
Having a voucher?
useless ****s
mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr-12-11 09:32 PM
Response to Reply #1
13. I turn 56 in 19 days....
Shit shit shit....
Nothing would change for you.
even more useless ****
roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Apr-13-11 02:59 AM
Response to Reply #20
55. in the end there are more of us and we have guns. SECOND
AMENDMENT!!! 330 million v 400 fat old white male shitheads. Good odds I would say.
TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr-12-11 09:45 PM
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24. "Or...maybe we will all revolt"
That is the only chance we have.
And it goes on like that.
So moving from price controls and mandated coverage to a free market vouchers is now caused for armed insurrection.
These assholes do not deserve the freedom--or government benefits--paid for with the blood and treasure of others. I WISH Ryan's plan was 1/2 as bad as they make it out to be because they would deserve to die in the streets starved and diseased.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x877997
