Not literally, just metaphorically. Who could replace you? On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 3:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote:
> Already been tried, failed .. 9 died. > > Care to try again? > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I only trust Americans. Herr Mann is a German. Off with his head. > > > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > GMann SEZ: I feel the need to weigh in on this discussion for a bit. > > >> AHA/Obamacare has > > >> concerned every Citizen, angered many, perhaps a majority. > > >> It came into being because of a set of events which go back about 40 > > >> years. > > >> > > >> My belief is, those who wrote and passed this onerous piece of > > legislation > > >> failed to address those sets of events or understand them. > > >> > > >> BTW, my personal view is "You have to pass it before you can see > what's > > in > > >> it" only works with stool samples, not legislation. > > >> > > >> In my view, the following steps got us where we are today: > > >> > > >> 1. Pre-1969 Doctors practiced, for the most part, as single > > practitioners, > > >> made house calls, were respected members of their communities, and > > enjoyed > > >> some financial success for their hard work, long hours, and study. > > >> > > >> 2. Then came the first Mal-Practice lawsuit which awarded the > claimant a > > >> huge sum [at that time huge] and financially ruined the treating > doctor. > > >> That court case established "case law" which then lead to multiple > > >> "Mal-Practice Claim Suits" as the legal profession found deep pockets > in > > >> the individual Doctors who had build solid practices and became > > relatively > > >> wealthy. > > >> Ergo, Preditor [lawyer] Prey [doctor] rule of nature started playing > > out. > > >> > > >> 3. All Doctors, regardless of their field of practice, were suddenly > in > > >> the > > >> position of needing a new Insurance Product called "Mal-Practice > > >> Insurance", which, for an active and successful practice was priced on > > >> number of treatments made, value of the practice, and any other > factors > > >> the > > >> insurance company could find to load the policy in THEIR favor. > > >> > > >> 4. With the advent of "Mal-Practice Insurance" the Lawyer/predator > > found a > > >> steady and reliable income, while the Doctor/prey became increasing > > >> burdened with larger and larger "Mal-Practice Insurance Payments" as > the > > >> Insurance Company spread the cumulative loss out to ALL policies sold. > > >> > > >> 5. Being smart "Prey" animals, the Doctors followed the rule of nature > > for > > >> Prey Animals and became a Herd, thus becoming individually less > > >> vulnerable. > > >> > > >> 6. This "Herd Concept" brought about [eventually] the "Health > > Maintenance > > >> Organization" concept. AKA "HMO", which, by pooling their resources > > into a > > >> "Herd" the "Medical Group" could now purchase and pay for a "Group > > Policy" > > >> from the "Insurance Company", pool their staff costs, and cumulatively > > >> reduce their individual cost. Now, they were a "Large Company" with > > Legal > > >> Staff, Group Insurance, and layers of protection from the > > Lawyer/Predator > > >> who would sue them out of existence as individuals. > > >> > > >> 7. Almost suddenly [within a decade] a Doctor visit went from a local > > >> small > > >> office with one nurse/receptionist to a large facility with large > staff, > > >> large overhead, multiple doctors and multiple specialties, AND, large > > >> cost. > > >> > > >> 8. Health Insurance Companies responded by selling more expensive > > policies > > >> to more people, because they are also in the Predator / Prey food > chain. > > >> In > > >> fact, it looks like they profit from both sides by selling > "Mal-Practice > > >> Insurance" to Doctors and "Health Care Insurance Policies" to > > >> Citizen/patients. > > >> > > >> 9. The whole feeding frenzy spirals upward while the Citizen/patients > > fund > > >> everyone EXCEPT themselves. Lawyers sue, Doctors buy more insurance, > > >> HMO's > > >> grow larger since no doctor can now afford a private practice, and > > Health > > >> Insurance Policy costs rise to meet rising costs caused by HMO's > > response > > >> to fear. > > >> > > >> 10. Now comes AHA/Obamacare.... crafted in secret, passed without > being > > >> read, and profiting who.... Insurance Companies? Lawyers? Do we > really > > >> know? > > >> > > >> It is my personal observation that Congress [name for a gaggle of > > monkeys, > > >> Founding Fathers got that one right] .. failed to see and understand > the > > >> foundation problem set which caused health care costs to balloon out > of > > >> reach. > > >> > > >> I may be right, I may be wrong.. in any case, I hope I have stimulated > > >> others thinking. > > >> > > >> Grant... > > >> > > >> > > > HEAR! HERE! (Banging a cane on the floor to get your attention! ) > > > > > > The other obvious thing that must be elucidated is that the gress of > cons > > > is made up of predators (lawyers) for the most part. So, the actions > of > > > the gress of cons are INTENDED to tilt the floor in the favor of the > > > PREDATORS! Thus, prolonging and exacerbating the situation! It is > time > > to > > > pick up our pitchforks! STOP VOTING FOR PREDATORS AND INCUMBENTS! > > > > > > RIGHT ON! Herr Mann! > > > > > > There are valid reasons WHY we all know we have been getting screwed > more > > > and more for the last 23 years, or perhaps 27 years... > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
