tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post474378288647838071..comments2023-09-27T07:39:22.273-04:00Comments on A Great American Hero: Hawaii ending universal child health careVoteNovember2008http://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-60688910135619448462008-10-20T00:35:00.000-04:002008-10-20T00:35:00.000-04:00...so much for my bomb-defusing technique. (duckin......so much for my bomb-defusing technique. (ducking and running for my life!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-23045167519586435162008-10-18T20:44:00.001-04:002008-10-18T20:44:00.001-04:00Wow, Angie, now whose getting nasty? Aren't you b...Wow, Angie, now whose getting nasty? Aren't you being the Queen of implication? I never said you weren't a good mother. <BR/><BR/>As for your generous offer, thanks but no thanks, I personally don't swing that way. <BR/><BR/>Angie, in 1966, insurance sold through the school system was sold privately and was NOT subsidized by the school system, but nice try. VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-84300892723936501402008-10-18T20:44:00.000-04:002008-10-18T20:44:00.000-04:00Oh, hey ... my kid had school insurance, too. Sub...Oh, hey ... my kid had school insurance, too. Subsidized and all, we paid for our share, too. Responding how ever you had to to ensure your kids' safety is all that matters, Angie ... and it sounds like you did that.<BR/><BR/>VN8 (I keep typing a "9" like I'm trying to give you a promotion - heh) I was raised the same as you in the one-parent regard ... but my dad beat "responsibility" into my head so much I STILL have headaches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-30758147123595883482008-10-18T20:29:00.000-04:002008-10-18T20:29:00.000-04:00So what you're implying VN8 is that I'm NOT a good...So what you're implying VN8 is that I'm NOT a good Mom because I needed help with insurance for my children for a few years? Here, let me bend over so you can kiss my ass!<BR/><BR/>FYI, school insurance IS government subsidized!Angie ^i^https://www.blogger.com/profile/05424050133329261515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-35590105122959596912008-10-18T20:24:00.000-04:002008-10-18T20:24:00.000-04:00OM1C, you crack me up! I hate to bore you by repe...OM1C, you crack me up! I hate to bore you by repeating myself, but I was raised by a single parent, my mother owned her own business, she raised my sister and myself with no government assistance. We didn't have anything but a roof over our heads and never had a clue how little we had. In the 60's where I lived, insurance was sold at the beginning of the school year. If I remember correctly, my mom paid 10.00 for 24 hr. coverage for myself. It was like 6.00 if you only wanted insurance to cover accidents during the school day. I didn't go to the dentist for the first time til I was 18 years old and had the first job that offered dental insurance. I'm so happy that my mother taught me that it's my own responsibility to take care of my needs. <BR/><BR/>Hope you are checking out Joe on Huckabee! He just got custody of his 13 year old son and cuts cost by eating bologna! This is a real guy! VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-56991982323435891902008-10-18T20:12:00.000-04:002008-10-18T20:12:00.000-04:00VN8, I'll kinda go out on a limb here, but this is...VN8, I'll kinda go out on a limb here, but this is one of those emo knee-jerk cries: "The Children, The Children!!!" Did anyone notice that those uninsured "children" are also unemployed? Come ON!!! The parents (at least one each) are the insurance policy carriers. In order to insure these "children", somewhere there's a parent who needs coverage. This is totally overlooked in the socialist media. Oh sure, some will get their panties in a wad over this, but I'll mention that I do the knee-jerk thing, too. Children need care. Period. Media makes it look like a millions of children are orphaned or are wards of a court somewhere without health care. It's NOT the case. It's the PARENTS who need insurance, but media gets more of an emo response crying about "The Children, The Children!!!" Media gives a crap about kids ... Ask Bridgette McCain! Only thing they care about is advertising revenue and knee-jerk emotionalism. Know what? They're damn good at their job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-91574603318573484332008-10-18T18:57:00.000-04:002008-10-18T18:57:00.000-04:00PS Myra, allow me to introduce you to Angie, you t...PS Myra, allow me to introduce you to Angie, you two have one thing in common, she's in the real estate business as well. :) VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-45890775503584327052008-10-18T18:11:00.000-04:002008-10-18T18:11:00.000-04:00OM1, yep, BO wants to take us down the primrose pa...OM1, yep, BO wants to take us down the primrose path alright! Keep the faith and continue to pray that we don't have to go down that path! VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-56153608965354895942008-10-18T18:09:00.001-04:002008-10-18T18:09:00.001-04:00Paul, yep, I can hear them saying na na na na na n...Paul, yep, I can hear them saying na na na na na na! LOL VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-60329137077867529612008-10-18T18:09:00.000-04:002008-10-18T18:09:00.000-04:00Wow, Myra, thanks for stopping by! Great to have ...Wow, Myra, thanks for stopping by! Great to have you participating in the blog! That was a dang long pause! Pause is good, I do that when I don't want to make a visceral response. Come back anytime and participate! VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-4243932555667493722008-10-18T16:46:00.000-04:002008-10-18T16:46:00.000-04:00...............................................................................................................................................................(this is my long pause, trying to come up with a response, but each time I do, I just sigh instead)Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949172056165717397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-67538384393397973382008-10-18T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-18T15:48:00.000-04:00I really feel badly for those children now who are...I really feel badly for those children now who are uninsured! I'm truly hoping folks aren't having that "I told you so" attitude because kids will be suffering now. It's really quite sad.Angie ^i^https://www.blogger.com/profile/05424050133329261515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-58508671840006269492008-10-18T14:18:00.000-04:002008-10-18T14:18:00.000-04:00Florida has a program called: Florida Healthy Kids...Florida has a program called: Florida Healthy Kids. In order to get that insurance, there is (depending upon the income level of the parent) a monthly fee of $10.00. There's also a minimal co-pay for hospital visits, doctor office visits, and medications (nothing exceeding $25.00). It insures children who are between the age of 0 - 18. For many years, when I had no insurance, my children were on that program and I loved it! If it weren't for the Healthy Kid program, my kids would have been uninsured! It's been around for as long as I can remember, and it has been very successful! The screening process is very detailed to so as to eliminate people who have other means of securing insurance for their children (for example: through their current employer). There is also an income cap. These programs DO work and they ARE needed! It sounds to me like Hawaii didn't have strict enough criteria for the program to be successful in their state.. perhaps they should take a look at our program and revamp their own.Angie ^i^https://www.blogger.com/profile/05424050133329261515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-68776257660243403152008-10-18T13:45:00.000-04:002008-10-18T13:45:00.000-04:00This is great, VN8...!!It points out that people, ...This is great, VN8...!!<BR/><BR/>It points out that people, like electricity, will take the path of least resistance. And it makes the larger point against stifling professional and personal development to fund huge bureaucracies and free social programs on the national scale, like BO wants to do.<BR/><BR/>Your post is well-timed and writes very clearly on the wall!!<BR/><BR/>^5zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-7393160573913166392008-10-18T12:14:00.000-04:002008-10-18T12:14:00.000-04:00Well one of my avorite sayings is the following: ...Well one of my avorite sayings is the following: If common sense is so common why don't you have any?<BR/><BR/>I think common folks, the Joe Six Pack and Joe the Plumber types get it more than anybody because we are living it. Just my opinion! Check out Sarah Palin on SNL tonight, I hope she knocks 'em dead! LOL. VN8VoteNovember2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/18062414194173483461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045677288563865851.post-87737574484946184602008-10-18T10:56:00.000-04:002008-10-18T10:56:00.000-04:00Thank you for the shout out. It's amazing how "co...Thank you for the shout out. It's amazing how "common folk" like you and I can look ahead and see how programs like this just wont work. <BR/><BR/>I bet the conservatives who voted against this are all singing the "We told you so" song...and good on them.That dude Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361713045078015693noreply@blogger.com