If Dave's cousin is really on the hook for 96,000 and has now way to pay he should file for bankruptcy and get on with his life. Or like the folks hit by Katrina and now in NY and NJ he can cry that the government should be taking care of him. (This assumes that it's just not some ******** story to tell the day before the election.)
That's just it, as Stu points out and the posts I brought over here from InsideTexas...his cousin doesn't really even know what he's personally liable for at this time. Didn't stop Dave from using that story to bash the GOP as uncaring give a shits.
My cousin Ben emphatically stated that was the total amount that he owes out of pocket. He is not prone to hyperbole so I will be slightly embarassed to question him on it but I intend to. I also thought of suggesting bankruptcy but I'm not sure he will go for that either. He may just cash out retirement savings to pay for it which seems lke a bad idea but that's what he's thinking I believe. Mrs. J.. I fly a lot... and it has become increasingly more demanding as the airlines keep making it more uncomfortable and provide less service. But as I say.....that what direction the global economy has taken us.
I had retired from my company as an active employee in late July and am now working as a contract employee for them. I pay for my wife's and my health insurance with the company picking up a portion of the bill. My premium for next year went up roughly 10%. Curious if others here are experiencing the same thing. A co-worker of mine suffers from several chronic illnesses. She is working even though probably 90% of people who had her health problems, especially given the long hours and stress associated with working as a lawyer, would have checked out on SSDI/LTD long ago. Because of the changes in the law that become effective on 1-1-2013, she will now only be able to set aside 2500 in a FSA and the co-pays on each of her multiple ( and I mean multiple) medications jumped from 100-140 for a three month prescription. Because of the financial hit she is taking from the reduction in what she can put away in the FSA and the 40% bump in out-of-pocket prescription costs, she is now mulling over whether she can actually afford to work. Obamacare was packaged as legislation that would broaden coverage for Americans but also reduce the cost of coverage for everyday Americans. Maybe it is impossible to do both but it would have been nice if OC had also looked at national med-mal reform as part of the equation since the costs associated with doctors practicing medicine in a way to avoid potential suits drives up the cost of medicine regardless of what the studies funded by plaintiff’s bar claim. If, at each stage of the legislation’s slow implementation, working people are discovering that their medical costs are increasing and not stabilizing or decreasing, the Democrats are also going to be paying a high price in future elections.
Don Quixote fighting anything that moves except for Democrats of course. Obviously not enough. With which airline have you flown enough to have status? And what is that status? I am Executive Platinum from flying 187,800 miles last year. I lose that status in February for only flying 67,100 miles this year but I will still be Platinum status. I can get an available upgrade on any domestic flight free of charge. I have not taken a domestic flight this year where the upgrade was not available. The flight attendants are not 21 year old hotties, but they take good care of me.
Used to fly about 35,000 miles per year with NW.....always to and from Detroit....and the best that got me was silver status which occasionally did result in a first class upgrade and usually an exit row at least. That was 4 years ago.... In my new job I fly different airlines in order to get the best price/schedule and I probably only fly about 25,000 miles if that so I do not have status with any airline and I usually pay for an exit seat when available... the pay part also being a new development because you used to be able to selct those for free if available. I have actually paid extra for an exit seat twice recently on Delta only to find that the leg room was NOT bigger than the regular seats around me!!! I have been flying for 36 years and I know what I see and experience.
Bobda, I'm on Medicare and have the supplemental plans as well. My Supplemental plan (part D?) went up this year, I don't remember exactly how much in terms of % though.
TRICARE MILITARY RETIREMENT PLAN....GOOD TILL 65 YRS OLD....COVERS 100% OF ME AND MY FAMILY.....$483.00 PER YEAR.....YES, I SAID PER YEAR.
I missed a bridge to Medicare package in an early retirement offer from Applied by 4.5 months. I had to be 55 by the middle of January next year to qualify for the bridge.
Code: <i> </i>TRICARE MILITARY RETIREMENT PLAN....GOOD TILL 65 YRS OLD....COVERS 100% OF ME AND MY FAMILY.....$483.00 PER YEAR.....YES, I SAID PER YEAR Does that include Dental?
Nope....but my Govt Job plan (AETNA) let's me choose a provider....obviously you'll pick me up at the airport right Doc?.... I pay $126 per month for their Dental and Vision Combo program... They break it down to 4 different service categories... A and B are the usuals...(Cleaning, Cavities, Sealants, Etc.,)... = 100% C is the one I really like....50% Ortho and no waiting (usually a 24 month waiting period)....Chase needs Braces next month... = 50%...no lifetime ban D is surgical stuff (Root Canals, Extractions, Etc.,) and that's 60%.....ain't complaining...