My leukemia's back.

[LittleLakePhil]

I'm a libertarian but I believe in a safety net.....not a get out of work free card.
I was so glad to go back to work after my transplant....I got another fourteen years out of my body.....before it all caught back up to me.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I think everyone is on pretty much the same page there anyway.....I just get frustrated when I'm in line paying cash
And the person in front of my is buying with a bridge card(food stamps) then goes out and jumps in a new BMW
...really just happened the other day.

 

[donrae]

I say our family is a good example of how the system is supposed to work.

My mom never graduated high school. She worked minimum wage type jobs most of her life. We didn't get assistance except things like free cheese

.....oh the free cheese! Anyway, in her 40s she went back to school. She qualified for financial aide, so had no student loans, etc. She got her RN degree and spent the next 25 years being a good little taxpayer. The government more than realized the investment they had in her, she paid way more in taxes over those years than her 2 year degree had cost. That's how it's supposed to work.

Honey and I worked all our lives, paid taxes, etc. Always had health insurance, always. Until I took a job at a new, small home health agency on a per diem schedule. They built up business rapidly and the plan was for me to go to full time status as of 7/1/13, with full medical benefits. yep, I was diagnosed on 6/14/13

.

Even though my disability was fast tracked to acceptance, there's still a 5 or 6 month wait until you get paid. During that time, we did qualify for SNAP benefits (food stamps). Did I hate using that? Yep, that pride again. Was I grateful my family was fed? Absolutely! But, I had paid in my taxes all my life, just for this occasion. Do I sometimes feel bad about how many dollars have been spent to be sure I'm here today? Yep. I can't really justify that I paid in as much as I've cost, but that's the reality of healthcare costs. Is the plan for me to go back to work and be a happy, productive taxpayer again? Yes! Is that going to happen as soon as I'd like? No, but it will happen. that's why I say we're an example of how the system is supposed to work. It's there when you need it, but not as a lifestyle from the cradle to the grave.

 

[sourland]

I say our family is a good example of how the system is supposed to work.

My mom never graduated high school. She worked minimum wage type jobs most of her life. We didn't get assistance except things like free cheese

.....oh the free cheese! Anyway, in her 40s she went back to school. She qualified for financial aide, so had no student loans, etc. She got her RN degree and spent the next 25 years being a good little taxpayer. The government more than realized the investment they had in her, she paid way more in taxes over those years than her 2 year degree had cost. That's how it's supposed to work.

Honey and I worked all our lives, paid taxes, etc. Always had health insurance, always. Until I took a job at a new, small home health agency on a per diem schedule. They built up business rapidly and the plan was for me to go to full time status as of 7/1/13, with full medical benefits. yep, I was diagnosed on 6/14/13

.

Even though my disability was fast tracked to acceptance, there's still a 5 or 6 month wait until you get paid. During that time, we did qualify for SNAP benefits (food stamps). Did I hate using that? Yep, that pride again. Was I grateful my family was fed? Absolutely! But, I had paid in my taxes all my life, just for this occasion. Do I sometimes feel bad about how many dollars have been spent to be sure I'm here today? Yep. I can't really justify that I paid in as much as I've cost, but that's the reality of healthcare costs. Is the plan for me to go back to work and be a happy, productive taxpayer again? Yes! Is that going to happen as soon as I'd like? No, but it will happen. that's why I say we're an example of how the system is supposed to work. It's there when you need it, but not as a lifestyle from the cradle to the grave.

That is how it was meant to work!

 

[FridayYet]

    That is how it was meant to work!

X 2!!!

 

[Blooie]

Absolutely!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Yup

 

[3goodeggs]

We have been trying to decide what color to paint the house.
We have been getting chips and tucking them behind the doorbell for years now.
...so we look at it everyday before I decide I don't like it.
I don't want to spend the time painting and not like it.
It is a big big decision for me.

I finally found the paint I want.
My husband is on board. It might be too expensive to paint the entire house, but maybe the shutters and trim.
What do you all think?
I am serious, by the way.

would it keep the neighbors up?
naa,
I don't care about them.

 

[turtlesgalore]

one should not be prideful when they have worked and paid taxes. the system was designed to "help people when they need help". No shame in needing help. and I never once regret my tax money going to someone who has had something turn their lives upside down and they need to be carried. Jesus said to give a helping hand whatever it may be to those who need it. I too, see the "you owe me and life's not fair cause I don't get everything I want in life" attitude. Luckily, the Lord does too and he always seem to see the faithful through. Those going through tough times right now. You are inspiring someone somewhere to keep moving forward.

 

[turtlesgalore]

3GE's about the turtle. It's a common musk fresh water turtle. Siamese twins, joined in middle. rt head worked rt side, left head worked left side with joined leg in front also. very rare, He was sent to a private collector in CA. They only lived for 3 months. That's the fun part of my business. I get to hatch the oddest little turtles. Some I keep for my collection, some I sell. Hatching turtles is like hatching fowl. Except turtles are my living. but anyway- When you do it right, it's rewarding, work but fun, when you screw up - not so good. Makes you cry.