Health Care tax hikes

[briansd1]

[quote=Aecetia] Calling Brian to explain why this is a good thing again….[/quote]

What is the Republican plan? NO. NO. NO. Continue the status quo and leave millions of Americans without health coverage.

As a nation, we need to prioritize spending better. Had Bush not gone to war in Iraq, this whole health care bill would have been paid for already.

[CA renter]

[quote=IForget][quote=meadandale]

Ah, but I have chronic GERD. I have to take it daily. Prilosec OTC costs me upwards of $1/pill. Since I have an HSA plan, I’m out of pocket for everything. If I got a prescription, instead of paying $1/pill (pretax) I’d be paying 2-3x that for the prescription version..plus the cost of seeing the doctor. Oh, but the money I spent on the doctor and the drugs would qualify for HSA money. Goody.

Yeah, that’s real cost effective for me…and our health care system in general.

I agree with flu: brian is obviously young…and naive.[/quote]

Have you tried balancing the acid-alkaline in your body through diet? Sweet potatoes, watermelon, and yams are good to eat to help eliminate acid reflux. Meat, beer, and sweets tend to cause acid reflux. The page below provides a list of foods and whether they are alkalinizing or acid-producing:

http://www.essense-of-life.com/moreinfo/foodcharts.htm#chart2

You may be able to eliminate your need for pills just by adjusting your diet.[/quote]

Agree with the recommendation to adjust diet.

As a fellow sufferer of major, chronic GERD, I’ve had surprising success with Metamucil (Psyllium dietary fiber). Took it for something else entirely, and lo and behold, my GERD was drastically reduced (practically eliminated). It also happens to have other good effects, without any of the bad side effects from pharmaceutical drugs for reflux.

If you try it and find it helps, please post (or PM), as I’m interested to see if it’s just a one-off thing with me, or if this might be a way for other GERD sufferers to get away from the OTC/prescription drugs. Good luck!

[CA renter]

[quote=IForget][quote=meadandale]

Ah, but I have chronic GERD. I have to take it daily. Prilosec OTC costs me upwards of $1/pill. Since I have an HSA plan, I’m out of pocket for everything. If I got a prescription, instead of paying $1/pill (pretax) I’d be paying 2-3x that for the prescription version..plus the cost of seeing the doctor. Oh, but the money I spent on the doctor and the drugs would qualify for HSA money. Goody.

Yeah, that’s real cost effective for me…and our health care system in general.

I agree with flu: brian is obviously young…and naive.[/quote]

Have you tried balancing the acid-alkaline in your body through diet? Sweet potatoes, watermelon, and yams are good to eat to help eliminate acid reflux. Meat, beer, and sweets tend to cause acid reflux. The page below provides a list of foods and whether they are alkalinizing or acid-producing:

http://www.essense-of-life.com/moreinfo/foodcharts.htm#chart2

You may be able to eliminate your need for pills just by adjusting your diet.[/quote]

Agree with the recommendation to adjust diet.

As a fellow sufferer of major, chronic GERD, I’ve had surprising success with Metamucil (Psyllium dietary fiber). Took it for something else entirely, and lo and behold, my GERD was drastically reduced (practically eliminated). It also happens to have other good effects, without any of the bad side effects from pharmaceutical drugs for reflux.

If you try it and find it helps, please post (or PM), as I’m interested to see if it’s just a one-off thing with me, or if this might be a way for other GERD sufferers to get away from the OTC/prescription drugs. Good luck!

[CA renter]

[quote=IForget][quote=meadandale]

Ah, but I have chronic GERD. I have to take it daily. Prilosec OTC costs me upwards of $1/pill. Since I have an HSA plan, I’m out of pocket for everything. If I got a prescription, instead of paying $1/pill (pretax) I’d be paying 2-3x that for the prescription version..plus the cost of seeing the doctor. Oh, but the money I spent on the doctor and the drugs would qualify for HSA money. Goody.

Yeah, that’s real cost effective for me…and our health care system in general.

I agree with flu: brian is obviously young…and naive.[/quote]

Have you tried balancing the acid-alkaline in your body through diet? Sweet potatoes, watermelon, and yams are good to eat to help eliminate acid reflux. Meat, beer, and sweets tend to cause acid reflux. The page below provides a list of foods and whether they are alkalinizing or acid-producing:

http://www.essense-of-life.com/moreinfo/foodcharts.htm#chart2

You may be able to eliminate your need for pills just by adjusting your diet.[/quote]

Agree with the recommendation to adjust diet.

As a fellow sufferer of major, chronic GERD, I’ve had surprising success with Metamucil (Psyllium dietary fiber). Took it for something else entirely, and lo and behold, my GERD was drastically reduced (practically eliminated). It also happens to have other good effects, without any of the bad side effects from pharmaceutical drugs for reflux.

If you try it and find it helps, please post (or PM), as I’m interested to see if it’s just a one-off thing with me, or if this might be a way for other GERD sufferers to get away from the OTC/prescription drugs. Good luck!

[CA renter]

[quote=IForget][quote=meadandale]

Ah, but I have chronic GERD. I have to take it daily. Prilosec OTC costs me upwards of $1/pill. Since I have an HSA plan, I’m out of pocket for everything. If I got a prescription, instead of paying $1/pill (pretax) I’d be paying 2-3x that for the prescription version..plus the cost of seeing the doctor. Oh, but the money I spent on the doctor and the drugs would qualify for HSA money. Goody.

Yeah, that’s real cost effective for me…and our health care system in general.

I agree with flu: brian is obviously young…and naive.[/quote]

Have you tried balancing the acid-alkaline in your body through diet? Sweet potatoes, watermelon, and yams are good to eat to help eliminate acid reflux. Meat, beer, and sweets tend to cause acid reflux. The page below provides a list of foods and whether they are alkalinizing or acid-producing:

http://www.essense-of-life.com/moreinfo/foodcharts.htm#chart2

You may be able to eliminate your need for pills just by adjusting your diet.[/quote]

Agree with the recommendation to adjust diet.

As a fellow sufferer of major, chronic GERD, I’ve had surprising success with Metamucil (Psyllium dietary fiber). Took it for something else entirely, and lo and behold, my GERD was drastically reduced (practically eliminated). It also happens to have other good effects, without any of the bad side effects from pharmaceutical drugs for reflux.

If you try it and find it helps, please post (or PM), as I’m interested to see if it’s just a one-off thing with me, or if this might be a way for other GERD sufferers to get away from the OTC/prescription drugs. Good luck!

[CA renter]

[quote=IForget][quote=meadandale]

Ah, but I have chronic GERD. I have to take it daily. Prilosec OTC costs me upwards of $1/pill. Since I have an HSA plan, I’m out of pocket for everything. If I got a prescription, instead of paying $1/pill (pretax) I’d be paying 2-3x that for the prescription version..plus the cost of seeing the doctor. Oh, but the money I spent on the doctor and the drugs would qualify for HSA money. Goody.

Yeah, that’s real cost effective for me…and our health care system in general.

I agree with flu: brian is obviously young…and naive.[/quote]

Have you tried balancing the acid-alkaline in your body through diet? Sweet potatoes, watermelon, and yams are good to eat to help eliminate acid reflux. Meat, beer, and sweets tend to cause acid reflux. The page below provides a list of foods and whether they are alkalinizing or acid-producing:

http://www.essense-of-life.com/moreinfo/foodcharts.htm#chart2

You may be able to eliminate your need for pills just by adjusting your diet.[/quote]

Agree with the recommendation to adjust diet.

As a fellow sufferer of major, chronic GERD, I’ve had surprising success with Metamucil (Psyllium dietary fiber). Took it for something else entirely, and lo and behold, my GERD was drastically reduced (practically eliminated). It also happens to have other good effects, without any of the bad side effects from pharmaceutical drugs for reflux.

If you try it and find it helps, please post (or PM), as I’m interested to see if it’s just a one-off thing with me, or if this might be a way for other GERD sufferers to get away from the OTC/prescription drugs. Good luck!

[danielwis]

[quote=briansd1][quote=danielwis] some of us are middle class American’s that work hard, fund 401K’s, fund health savings accounts, etc. The difference is, we don’t come off as being completely self absorbed and completely indifferent to real problems facing the nation.
[/quote]

Did you notice how the right is all about me, me, me? With them it’s always “why should I?”, “they don’t deserve”, etc..

How about thinking of others for a minute? So it’ll cost of little bit more to buy OTC meds. Is that a big enough deal to deny millions of Americans health care coverage?[/quote]

Yup, I’ve been noticing that for about 25 years now. “I got mine, F___ you” seems to be the motto.

[danielwis]

[quote=briansd1][quote=danielwis] some of us are middle class American’s that work hard, fund 401K’s, fund health savings accounts, etc. The difference is, we don’t come off as being completely self absorbed and completely indifferent to real problems facing the nation.
[/quote]

Did you notice how the right is all about me, me, me? With them it’s always “why should I?”, “they don’t deserve”, etc..

How about thinking of others for a minute? So it’ll cost of little bit more to buy OTC meds. Is that a big enough deal to deny millions of Americans health care coverage?[/quote]

Yup, I’ve been noticing that for about 25 years now. “I got mine, F___ you” seems to be the motto.

[danielwis]

[quote=briansd1][quote=danielwis] some of us are middle class American’s that work hard, fund 401K’s, fund health savings accounts, etc. The difference is, we don’t come off as being completely self absorbed and completely indifferent to real problems facing the nation.
[/quote]

Did you notice how the right is all about me, me, me? With them it’s always “why should I?”, “they don’t deserve”, etc..

How about thinking of others for a minute? So it’ll cost of little bit more to buy OTC meds. Is that a big enough deal to deny millions of Americans health care coverage?[/quote]

Yup, I’ve been noticing that for about 25 years now. “I got mine, F___ you” seems to be the motto.

[danielwis]

[quote=briansd1][quote=danielwis] some of us are middle class American’s that work hard, fund 401K’s, fund health savings accounts, etc. The difference is, we don’t come off as being completely self absorbed and completely indifferent to real problems facing the nation.
[/quote]

Did you notice how the right is all about me, me, me? With them it’s always “why should I?”, “they don’t deserve”, etc..

How about thinking of others for a minute? So it’ll cost of little bit more to buy OTC meds. Is that a big enough deal to deny millions of Americans health care coverage?[/quote]

Yup, I’ve been noticing that for about 25 years now. “I got mine, F___ you” seems to be the motto.

[danielwis]

[quote=briansd1][quote=danielwis] some of us are middle class American’s that work hard, fund 401K’s, fund health savings accounts, etc. The difference is, we don’t come off as being completely self absorbed and completely indifferent to real problems facing the nation.
[/quote]

Did you notice how the right is all about me, me, me? With them it’s always “why should I?”, “they don’t deserve”, etc..

How about thinking of others for a minute? So it’ll cost of little bit more to buy OTC meds. Is that a big enough deal to deny millions of Americans health care coverage?[/quote]

Yup, I’ve been noticing that for about 25 years now. “I got mine, F___ you” seems to be the motto.

[Hobie]

The party of No calling Brian and Daniel. We call it personal r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Regarding the “got mine..” comment a lot of folks support the down and out through their churches and other philanthropic efforts. Put the broad brush away.

[Hobie]

The party of No calling Brian and Daniel. We call it personal r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Regarding the “got mine..” comment a lot of folks support the down and out through their churches and other philanthropic efforts. Put the broad brush away.

[Hobie]

The party of No calling Brian and Daniel. We call it personal r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Regarding the “got mine..” comment a lot of folks support the down and out through their churches and other philanthropic efforts. Put the broad brush away.

[Hobie]

The party of No calling Brian and Daniel. We call it personal r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Regarding the “got mine..” comment a lot of folks support the down and out through their churches and other philanthropic efforts. Put the broad brush away.

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