@annon123, I mostly agree with your post . . . there are a few minor points that are not worth a debate.
One area where there is a divergence is this. I don't think most DC politico's and bureaucrats really care about the folks they "serve". To many, this is just a job with almost no accountability.
Legislation and regs rarely convey the rhetorical promises of "we are here to help you" when the folks that benefit are often disconnected from the promised gift.
Part D is one of my favorite punching bags. Most seniors (and quite a few agents) really understand how it works. I tell my clients that Part D is supposed to be confusing. It was designed by lawyers who know nothing about health care or health insurance and administered by for profit insurance carriers.
What could possibly go wrong?
And don't think that I am anti-profit. Companies that fail to make a profit will eventually fail. Just look at the number of retail closures and bankruptcies caused by the fallout from the government imposed lockdown. Some of those businesses survived for 80 years or longer, staying around through 2 world wars, plagues and recessions.
All it took to shut them down forever was government mandates like was never implemented before . . . at least not in this country . . .
And the "vax" was quickly rushed to market leaving innocent adults and children who were little more than human guinea pigs. Subsidized heavily by tax dollars with the politicians picking the winners and losers.
The vax, in my opinion, should have been optional, especially for children and young adults for whom there was almost no evidence of infection or transmission. There should have been a cautionary warning for people over 60 and with compromised immune systems . . . they comprised the vast majority of people infected with the flu.
My belief is the majority of the politico's and bureaucrats are self-serving benevolent dictators who could care less about their constituents.
One area where there is a divergence is this. I don't think most DC politico's and bureaucrats really care about the folks they "serve". To many, this is just a job with almost no accountability.
Legislation and regs rarely convey the rhetorical promises of "we are here to help you" when the folks that benefit are often disconnected from the promised gift.
Part D is one of my favorite punching bags. Most seniors (and quite a few agents) really understand how it works. I tell my clients that Part D is supposed to be confusing. It was designed by lawyers who know nothing about health care or health insurance and administered by for profit insurance carriers.
What could possibly go wrong?
And don't think that I am anti-profit. Companies that fail to make a profit will eventually fail. Just look at the number of retail closures and bankruptcies caused by the fallout from the government imposed lockdown. Some of those businesses survived for 80 years or longer, staying around through 2 world wars, plagues and recessions.
All it took to shut them down forever was government mandates like was never implemented before . . . at least not in this country . . .
And the "vax" was quickly rushed to market leaving innocent adults and children who were little more than human guinea pigs. Subsidized heavily by tax dollars with the politicians picking the winners and losers.
The vax, in my opinion, should have been optional, especially for children and young adults for whom there was almost no evidence of infection or transmission. There should have been a cautionary warning for people over 60 and with compromised immune systems . . . they comprised the vast majority of people infected with the flu.
My belief is the majority of the politico's and bureaucrats are self-serving benevolent dictators who could care less about their constituents.
