Bingo. We've been at nonstop war since at least 91. You think we're allocated the funds needed to help these people? Hell no.
Then would it not be true that the same issue of cost will transfer over to single payer? The school of thought here seems to be that the government being put in charge of the whole kit and caboodle will be able to do it in a cost effective manner. I don't see that happening. IMO the cold hard reality will be you can't help every one that needs it. How that determines who gets medical care and who gets pain meds will be the bottom line.a fan wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 5:34 pmBingo. We've been at nonstop war since at least 91. You think we're allocated the funds needed to help these people? Hell no.
So they spend a fraction of what is needed, and just cry 'gee, government doesn't work".
Fine. Just give them all unlimited vouchers, and let them go get private care, especially for mental issues. I have no problem with that, either.
Shut up and fix the problem.
It will never happen a Fan. You know as well as I do, the VA is one very powerful government agency. If single payer ever happens there would be no need for the VA. The redundancy would make them obsolete because everyone would be taken care of by the government. I ask myself what happens if single payer becomes reality? What will the government cover and what won't they cover. I could go on here forever describing different scenarios. My favorite one involves my wife and what she is going through right now. If you want your doctor to schedule you for an MRI you damn well better be close to dying. It is not even a case of who will pay for it, my wife and I will pay the tab. Her doctor has informed us there is huge pushback from the powers that be about when a patient needs an MRI. It is not that simple for an orthopod to request an MRI for a patient... he has to justify it to the powers that be. Of course, in the world of single payer, all this government red tape will all go away. Yeah... in a freaking pigs eye it will. One undeniable truth about the US government... if there is a way to make a problem worse, they are the folks that can do it. You hand over the nations healthcare to these idiots... they will turn it to FUBAR. Have they fixed the flaws in the ACA yet? No, they are still debating if the flaws are the fault of the democrats or the republicans...
Thanks for your reply murph, I understand your frustration because it effects you on a personal level. IMO there are way too many politicians outside of trump on both sides that play fast and loose with the rules. The problem is very few of these politicians are willing to stand by the constitution. If you are handed a subpoena and you think you are being railroaded you testify by invoking your rights under the 5th amendment of our constitution. You simply state you will not say anything to incriminate yourself. When you thumb your nose at the constitution you prove yourself to be clueless they can ask you questions six ways to sunday…but you don't have to answer them. All you have to do is take advantage of the protections the Constitution gives you. Refusing to answer does not mean yo are guilty of anything. Proving you are guilty is the burden placed on the people prosecuting any alleged crime,
My wife didn't tell me about Trump's attempt until we woke up the morning after the 2016 election.His attempt was not her first experience fending off lecherous dirtbags.She is quite attractive.OCanada wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 7:25 am Speaking of memories and women and Trump.
Baltimore 1980s. Trump brings the Trump Princess to Baltimore. There is a little ceremony to greet him the thought being potential economic development
I am there with my date who is a rather attractive exotic looking woman. After a few words Trump comes over to her, steps between us and asks her if she would like to have dinner on the Princess and spend the night. She laughed and turned away and I debated putting one under his jaw but decided I would only create major legal issues for myself
Yep. Taking advantage of an aircraft carrier (USS Lincoln) passing through the region as it does an around the world cruise to change home port from E to W coast. Also, increasing the overlap of forward deployed forces already sched to rotate in & out. Patriot batteries to defend against Iranian short range ballistic missiles. Primarily air & naval forces for defense & deterrence, or for a limited counterstrike, as reprisal for IRGC or proxy provocation.CU88 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 9:22 am White House reviews military plans against Iran -- including sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East -- in echoes of Iraq war
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/worl ... -iran.html
In 2002, before the US invaded Iraq, as the administration beat the drums and our politicians and the press marched along, it all seemed too dumb to be real. This war would be pointless, and kill thousands. Seeing these headlines about Iran now, it's too dumb to be real, right?
The F-15's are on a cross country from their home base in the UK to their regular forward deployment site in Qatar.foreverlax wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:14 pm "Does not look like forces for an invasion or heavy ground war. "
F-15c fighters
B-52h bombers
Carrier group
100,000 boots
Then What the heck?? All that for a picnic at the beach?
http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pag ... -Home.aspx
No Bombers Deployed to CENTCOM After B-1s Return Home
3/29/2019
B-1s from Dyess AFB, Texas, recently returned home, leaving the Middle East without a USAF bomber presence—a rare occasion after 18 years of war.
About 350 airmen and the aircraft returned home on March 11, about two weeks before US-backed fighters declared victory over ISIS’s physical caliphate, according to photographs published by Dyess. Although air operations are continuing in the region, no bombers have replaced them.
Coalition airstrikes supported Iraqi Security Forces operations against ISIS in northern and western Iraq from March 25 to March 27, according to US Central Command.
“We rotate capabilities in and out of the AOR based on current operational requirements,” Air Forces Central Command said in a statement. “Our combat capability and commitment to partners and allies in the region remains.”
The Lancers were the last USAF bombers deployed to Al Udeid AB, Qatar, where they flew constant combat operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, as well as “over the horizon” flights to bomb Taliban and other targets in Afghanistan. During the last deployment, the B-1s flew 390 sorties, totaling 4,471 hours, and conducted 920 airstrikes, according to Dyess.
The B-1s, which had flown continuous combat operations in the US Central Command area of operations since 2001, were last pulled from theater in 2016 to undergo the Integrated Battle Station upgrade, which modernized the aircraft’s avionics and data links, along with adding a self-diagnostic test system. B-52s assumed the bomber role from 2016 to 2018 when the Lancers returned to Al Udeid.
In August 2016, USAF Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said the Air Force would regularly rotate its bombers through CENTCOM for combat operations, saying at the time the plan “is to continue having a bomber presence, and it will be a combination of a B-1 and B-52 rotation.”
The pause in the rotation of bombers comes weeks after the service announced it had pulled F-22s from Middle East combat rotations, deploying F-15Cs from RAF Lakenheath, England, to fly air superiority missions in the region instead.
While there are no bombers deployed to CENTCOM, B-52s are operating in both the Pacific and in Europe. B-52s from Minot AFB, N.D., have deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, for the Air Force’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission in the Pacific, while Stratofortresses from Barksdale AFB, La., are flying exercises across Europe from a forward operating base at RAF Fairford, England.
https://www.apnews.com/397130e95234463aa52b42bfaec34d97
The U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East to counter threats from Iran, the Pentagon said Friday, reflecting ongoing concerns that Tehran may be planning to attack America forces or interests in the region.
The Defense Department released a statement about the move but provided no details. An official said the decision comes after intelligence showed that the Iranians have loaded military equipment and missiles onto small boats controlled by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Officials had said earlier this week that sending a Patriot battery to the area was under discussion and was part of the initial request made by the Pentagon’s U.S. Central Command. They said it took a few days to get final approval for the Patriot, a long-range, all-weather air defense system to counter tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and advanced aircraft.
The U.S. removed Patriot missile batteries from Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan late last year. It was not clear if the battery would go back to one of those countries.
Officials had initially indicated that the military moves were based in part on indications that Iran had moved short-range ballistic missiles onto small boats called dhows along its shore.
