tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post112802216507937447..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: The Magic Words Are "Squeamish Ossifrage"...ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128114707267406452005-09-30T15:11:00.000-06:002005-09-30T15:11:00.000-06:00Why 129 digits isn't enough.Why 129 digits isn't enough.Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128089252650328802005-09-30T08:07:00.000-06:002005-09-30T08:07:00.000-06:00Nicely cryptic, there, Jamie.Nicely cryptic, there, Jamie.Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128050575677696842005-09-29T21:22:00.000-06:002005-09-29T21:22:00.000-06:00Just a guess on the provenance: Hitchiker's Guide ...Just a guess on the provenance: Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxytruepeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128046890123583952005-09-29T20:21:00.000-06:002005-09-29T20:21:00.000-06:00jamie:I have clients who get medicaid and it pays ...jamie:<BR/><BR/>I have clients who get medicaid and it pays for their drugs.<BR/><BR/> I have other clients with coverage that pays and I have a few clients who pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket for medicine every month.<BR/><BR/>I have known people to buy drugs from Canada. I have known people who made choices between the light bill and drugs.<BR/><BR/>But I don't know anyone who really seems to know if they are qualified for this program and what it will mean for them.<BR/><BR/>I don't think there is anyway to really know until it is implemented.<BR/><BR/>I really do not know the best way to handle this.<BR/><BR/>It is easy to say it is not the government's job when you don't have to see people suffer. <BR/><BR/>But then again, I have never seen a program like this that was not abused.<BR/><BR/>It is too bad that common sense and government are mutually exclusive.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128041456957713602005-09-29T18:50:00.000-06:002005-09-29T18:50:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128040105668165442005-09-29T18:28:00.000-06:002005-09-29T18:28:00.000-06:00You mean it's a prime example of good old, old-fas...You mean it's a prime example of good old, old-fashioned frontier gibberish?Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128034864755632622005-09-29T17:01:00.000-06:002005-09-29T17:01:00.000-06:00Rick,You inquire:Did Kaiser hire a cross trained H...Rick,<BR/><BR/>You inquire:<BR/><BR/><I>Did Kaiser hire a cross trained HHS/IRS bureaucrat to write this?</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, it wasn't <I>Kaiser</I> but rather the <I>Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation</I> (same Henry Kaiser memorialized in both, but no real connection), that is responsible for this obscure, almost impenetrable prose masterpiece.<BR/><BR/>But Kaiser's attempts to decipher the law, which I yesterday witnessed firsthand, are if anything worse.<BR/><BR/>The people who write regulations for the IRS could learn a thing or two from these geniuses.Jamie Ironshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483791884102487505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1128034214939243242005-09-29T16:50:00.000-06:002005-09-29T16:50:00.000-06:00Well, finding myself nel mezzo del cammin di mia v...Well, finding myself <I>nel mezzo del cammin di mia vita</I> I made a pass at the <I>selva oscura</I> of 'The Doughnut Hole'. After a careful and close reading I find my primary reaction to be one of stunned incomprehension. Did Kaiser hire a cross trained HHS/IRS bureaucrat to write this?<BR/><BR/>Betting on the proposition that our Congresscritter don't know what the large print (let alone the fine print) means for any particular piece of legislation would be a good way to make money - if you could find a fool to take the bet.<BR/><BR/>The prescription drug benefit was rushed through rather precipitously in order for the Reps to remove any possibility that the Dems could use the "they wanna throw Granny in the dumpster" tactic again. Instead, the Dems can now throw the "profligate spender" tag out at the group that wants only to be known as "compassionate conservatives". <BR/><BR/>DC is always a three ring circus. Personally, I think that new clowns need to be hired all round.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.com