ezstreit; Outrageous for a U.S. Military Vet to be treated this way ! I'm a Vietnam Vet and when I left the service in the early seventies I was able to secure a good private sector job with excellent healthcare so I was able to avoid the hassle of going through the VA. I refuse to be a burden on the military healthcare system when today's vets are being forced to endure something less than the best healthcare available.

I would suggest that you look into AARP United Healthcare, they normally have day long meetings at local restaurants for potential customers to attend where they can give you all the specifics and show you the savings that can be experienced with their plan over standard Medicare. No high pressure sales techniques and my wife and I have been with them for seven years now ! Their are some limitations related to specific illnesses but that is the first thing they usually cover with a group of potential customers.

Right now I agree that the future doesn't look to good for average Americans seeking an affordable source of comprehensive healthcare. But many Americans are awakening to this and other worsening dilemmas in this country and I think we can expect a major change in the next couple of years ! As many point out, the average working citizens in this country are already paying for a higher level of healthcare than they and their families are currently receiving !

I am on MEDICARE and its just fine. During my working years I paid into this system and now get its benefits. I also served in the military and so am "entitled" to VA medical benefits. However, after the 1st Iraq war the VA was overwhelmed and underfunded so in 2002 they instituted a means test which measures ones income and assets. So unless a health condition is service connected (in many cases hard to prove) so one has to pay on a sliding scale based on income/assets or may be excluded altogether (like me) from benefits. Folks I know with good assets who applied for medical benefits before 2002 continue to receive benefits like hearing aids at low cost. I can predict that if "Medicare Part E" comes about eventually new enrolees will be subjected to a means test like the VA. Since medical costs are one of the biggest in the Federal budget this will result in redistrubution of income on a grand scale.

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Unrigging and cleaning up elections would pave the way for Medicare for Everyone.

Since it makes perfect sense and the people are for it our politicians won't do it.

tom kauser -- The reason for 4% inflation vs 40% is based on historical data (not by me, but Thom has mentioned it and Dr. Reich used it). The Fed founding policy is to balance inflation and unemployment. With only the money supply in their control, I think they do a wonderful job; especially when the gop policy, as described by Jude Winnewski, is to destroy the economy while a democrat is in the WH.

Using your words, "hoarding" and "moving around", the job of the govt is too increase demand so business will quit hoarding cash and invest it in the economy.

If you think eliminating the $18 T debt is the answer, you should look at the only time the budget has been balanced. Andrew Jackson did it and it led to the worst economic crash in the US economy. Of course, that was long ago. However, every time the deficit becomes small, the economy takes it on the chin. You should look at the DOW about 1 year after Clinton drove the deficit to nearly zero. The metric one should be looking at is the ratio of the debt to GDP.

Who should get out of economics? I am not in it.

Sarah. How could killing one researcher stop the spread of knowledge about something that's said to be available in many other countries? And why would the people involved in this cover-up have no desire to cure or prevent these diseases in themselves or the people they know? The claim is that the U.S. government did this, not the medical sector, so the agents involved certainly can't profit from the alternative treatments. Why would they care to do this hit job?

This is as illogical and kooky as the Jade Helm crap. I think maybe Thom doesn't come here because many of the commenters believe even more pseudo-scientific junk than he does.

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Actually both are right answers, it has been successful, but needs to go further in coverage, it should cover prescriptions, as in there shouldnt be a co pay more than 3 dollars for any prscription, it can also cover dental, and vision,as well as the eligibilty age lowered to 0.

the economy operates to pay interest on the national debt being housed at the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NY. to get back to even the economy will have to work triple? work for the FED and the bankersters themselves and than the GDP? The Fed draws out its cut and than the rest of the 350 million Americans work for themselves after paying off the bankers national loan? being the third party on a two party loan really sucks once you realize it!

the alogrithm for America! private wealthy solves everything ?