tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post4655266552608545010..comments2023-06-11T03:51:05.671-05:00Comments on Susan's Pendulum: Economic and Social StabilitySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-62136232557088668902010-01-09T22:25:58.017-06:002010-01-09T22:25:58.017-06:00I have college friends who've chosen not to go...I have college friends who've chosen not to go into medicine for this reason, because if they go through med school, they will be locked (by debt and obligation) into the field for decades, but nobody has any idea what the medical field will look like. Vet school's been harder to get into than med school for years, since vets have much the same satisfaction without the absurdly devastating liability; I imagine this will exacerbate the trend.<br /><br />And @Meghan, I wholeheartedly agree re: military health care. I wish I could just make every American schedule and complete just one routine medical procedure through Tricare, just to get a little taste of what it is we're headed for.Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-54155978217835134042009-12-18T23:16:13.082-06:002009-12-18T23:16:13.082-06:00This post is so true. Our tri-parish had difficult...This post is so true. Our tri-parish had difficult decisions about our family's health insurance and dh salary. Then we had difficult decisions about how much to make our medical expense account for next year etc. Those decisions are always difficult when we don't know what our health will be like next year, but extra difficult when we don't know what the government will do with our decisions. We just have to make the decision as best we can and then leave it in the Lord's hands.Ewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049392222474704158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-16547509673091858582009-12-18T16:34:28.936-06:002009-12-18T16:34:28.936-06:00I like your quotes, Nathan.I like your quotes, Nathan.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-12692562879640945492009-12-17T18:13:40.367-06:002009-12-17T18:13:40.367-06:00This one was good, too:
Governing a large country...This one was good, too:<br /><br />Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758761220359925930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-46471353906874439162009-12-17T17:10:27.907-06:002009-12-17T17:10:27.907-06:00I was reading the Tao Te Ching at work today (it&#...I was reading the Tao Te Ching at work today (it's for a story), and the author Lao-Tzu, a Chinese guy who was born in 600 BC, says this (the bluntness of it made me laugh):<br /><br />When taxes are too high,<br />people go hungry.<br />When the government is too intrusive,<br />people lose their spirit.<br /><br />Act for the people's benefit.<br />Trust them; leave them alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758761220359925930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-10260965438799694782009-12-17T12:12:00.218-06:002009-12-17T12:12:00.218-06:00Hear, Hear!Hear, Hear!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-34334081680604881212009-12-17T07:28:51.060-06:002009-12-17T07:28:51.060-06:00I have the same questions and concerns. I used to ...I have the same questions and concerns. I used to think that Alex being in the military meant 100% job security and free health care. That used to be fairly accurate, but now there's no guarantee they'll even let the guys re-enlist. The longer a person is in the military, the higher in rank they are (typically), the more money they make. It has become more competitive because they're trying to cut costs and shave back on the higher paid individuals.<br /><br />If you opt for the free healthcare, the military assigns you your doctors who are usually military doctors operating on base. The hospitals and doctors offices are overcrowded and under-manned. They push patients through as fast as they can, leaving little to no time for questions, discussion, etc. I understand that's how it has to be in order for them to see everyone with the resources they have available, but I don't think it's optimal.<br /><br />Alex and I are one of the few who choose the insurance plan that requires we pay for part of our medical bills. We get to pick our doctors and hospitals, and we're in control of our medical treatment. The military stays out of it, and that's how we prefer it, even though it costs us some money. Thankfully, we have the option.<br /><br />I think about what it would be like for the whole country to operate under a socialist model (like the military). It would be a disaster! I wish more people would stop letting their emotions get in the way of seeing what makes sense.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182861834635420699noreply@blogger.com