Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Every Thing Else Board
China.....
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Bestoutwest" data-source="post: 1499318" data-attributes="member: 19397"><p>With addressing medical costs, one must realize that we are now able to do more medically than ever before. People who should have died, are living, and they're going longer than ever expected. I have a coworker who has twins that even 5 years before they had been born probably wouldn't have lived. I had heard that if she had had them at a different facility within our system, they probably wouldn't have lived. Now, they are on our dime. I am in a FB group for folks with my heart condition, and there are mothers asking about getting disability b/c their child has my condition. I do not now, nor have I ever gotten a dime from the government for my heart condition. Add in the fact that medical procedures are skyrocketing and we're losing money to beat the band.</p><p></p><p>As for military spending, it's out of control, but will never be reigned in because it really tugs at the heartstrings of the voters. Ex: the F35. I understand that it will do the job of at least two aging planes (the A-10, F-16 and F-18), but like all good farmers know, if it's not broke, why fix it? Let's be honest, we're Americans and we like to FEEL like we're #1 so we have to have the "biggest" and "baddest" military. In the grand scheme of things, though, that doesn't necessarily equal victory, as we have seen over and over again. Canada, Mexico, Britain, France, etc have nowhere near the military that we do, and none of them get invaded. In fact, I wonder how much of the animosity the rest of the world feels toward us BECAUSE of the size of our military? It's like the biggest guy in the bar, he better be tough b/c all the wannabe's are coming for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bestoutwest, post: 1499318, member: 19397"] With addressing medical costs, one must realize that we are now able to do more medically than ever before. People who should have died, are living, and they're going longer than ever expected. I have a coworker who has twins that even 5 years before they had been born probably wouldn't have lived. I had heard that if she had had them at a different facility within our system, they probably wouldn't have lived. Now, they are on our dime. I am in a FB group for folks with my heart condition, and there are mothers asking about getting disability b/c their child has my condition. I do not now, nor have I ever gotten a dime from the government for my heart condition. Add in the fact that medical procedures are skyrocketing and we're losing money to beat the band. As for military spending, it's out of control, but will never be reigned in because it really tugs at the heartstrings of the voters. Ex: the F35. I understand that it will do the job of at least two aging planes (the A-10, F-16 and F-18), but like all good farmers know, if it's not broke, why fix it? Let's be honest, we're Americans and we like to FEEL like we're #1 so we have to have the "biggest" and "baddest" military. In the grand scheme of things, though, that doesn't necessarily equal victory, as we have seen over and over again. Canada, Mexico, Britain, France, etc have nowhere near the military that we do, and none of them get invaded. In fact, I wonder how much of the animosity the rest of the world feels toward us BECAUSE of the size of our military? It's like the biggest guy in the bar, he better be tough b/c all the wannabe's are coming for him. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Every Thing Else Board
China.....
Top