the dirty six

THE DIRTY SIX
this morning i was going to write about
two dirty words
if you hear a politician say them
vouchers and privatization

loosers
they dont mean well for us the medicare aged group
and
future medicare recipients
uh thats all of you
its going to cost us a lot of money out of our pockets

winners
drug companies insurance companies lobbyists
no swamp draining going on here

all i can say about these dirty two words
is
dont let them do it

it has nothing to do with which political party you support
if we arent careful we will end up like those folks below
sick

what caught my eye this morning
was a report that 3 folks died and several was sickened from
eating a thanksgiving meal at a veterans hall in san francisco
a charity meal that gave a little too much to the eaters

then
i ran across this from the consumer guru
clark howard

there is a lawyer that has made his living over the years
on food poisoning cases
to the tune of 600 million dollars+

so he generated a list of 6 foods he wont eat
since they have generated most of his income over the years

here they are

now first let me say
my wife she is the queen of leftovers
i have to keep a close eye on our frig
looking for growths on our food that could be used
to make an antibiotic
like penicillin mold
once i ate it and cured my strep throat

many a time over the years i have found
deep back in the frig
some unidentifiable substance in a container
oh i say
wasnt that the leftovers from thanksgiving
its now the ides of march time

sorry sweetie

here are the ones the lawyer will not eat

1   rare meat
uncooked meat can yield e coli or salmonella
also parasites

2   raw oysters
not a problem for me i wont eat them
it seems global warming has caused the oceans to be warmer
yielding more bacteria and viruses in the oyster
plus there is more sewage in the water

3   raw sprouts
there have many outbreaks from these mostly e  coli and salmonella

4   precut prewashed veggies and fruits
the more folks that handle these the higher risk of contamination
avoid them
remember the prewashed organic spinach contamination a few years
ago that made so many sick
if you buy prewash just pretend it says
you just gotta wash em good

5   unpasteurized milk and juices
these thing are pasteurized for a reason
thats not an issue with me since i dont ever drink either of these

6   uncooked eggs
can you say cookie dough
even sunny side up eggs
well that used to be my favorite not anymore
results
salmonella

now i am sure some of you will poo-poo
no pun intended
this list
but
remember this guy has made millions and millions of dollars
off these infections
he knows
he wont eat any of these

so i went back over the list
i dont think ill get sick from these
since
i dont eat raw meat or raw oysters
i dont eat precut veggies or foods
besides the risk of contamination they cost a lot more to buy
i dont eat raw sprouts
i dont drink milk or juices
i dont eat uncooked eggs

the only thing i have to worry about
keep an eye out for
is
my wife shes refrigerator stews

the organicgreen doctor

a dirty word

A DIRTY WORD
there are these words
that when you see them spoken by
politicians
you had better run for cover
you
by you
i mean us the common folks

it doesnt matter
if you are democratic or republican or independent or whatever
if you are one of us common folks
you are about to lose

so this week i have been seeing one of these words
being bantered about
whenever i hear it or read it
i get this chill up and down my spine
i shiver and shake all over
i reach into my pocket
grab my billfold real tight
as
i know the attack is coming
the attack
on me
and
us the common folks
on our
billfolds

so the word i hearing is
its so hard for me to write this
ill do it backwards
makes me feel better

it is
ezitavirp


for the purpose of this bog today
lets just call it the p word
no
not that one

so i am hearing from the politicians
lets p word medicare and social security

ok you heard the p word
who is going to lose
yep
us common folks

who will win
when they p word medicare and social security
lets see
for medicare that would be
insurance companies absolutely drug companies
probably lawyers to cover all
the common folks medical bills bankruptcies

now
i pay close to $450 a month for my medicare a and b
my medicare supplement f
my cheaper medicare part d

so i have my medical bills well covered
my medicare deductibles are covered
my copays are covered
my immunizations are covered
my labs and xrays are covered
as long as i and my doctor follow the rules

plus i know if i have a non approved service
im stuck with that bill
eg
if i have the amyvid pet scan for the bad beta amyloid
its a non covered service
so out comes my checkbook to pay for it

otherwise
what i have covers my care
except for my drugs
since i am all on generic drugs
i chose a higher copay deductible drug plan
to protect me if i get put on a real costly drug
like
when i stuck that dang agave thorn in my eye
ate that deductible right up in one day
or
if when the new alzheimers drug comes out one day
i will be able to use my drug plan to help with
some of the costs then

if you p word medicare
that will change
deductibles
high ones
copays
uncovered services
denials denials for care
remember now some drug company some insurance company
has to make a big profit
yes a big profit
off
us the common folks

now to social security
we
the common folks
so many of us depend on social security to survive
many
of us common folks
depend on social security for most of our funds when we retire
some
of us common folks
thats all we have

so who will gain if they p word the social security
think about it
yep
you got it
bankers investment companies wall street
im sure lawyers since they always seem to win

oh
dont forget those politicians that can line their
coffers with those lobbying donations from those
folks above
they all do it both democrats and republicans

now
i have paid 50 years into social security
i would hate to think that money was controlled by those
folks who are all for
p wording social security

i can only compare it to the school teachers
well now they the teachers always seem to get screwed in the deals

many eg here in texas lose most of their social security
eg
my wife she would make more money when she retires
if she had never ever gone into teaching
from her social security
yes she has paid in her share so have i
normally if she hadnt worked
she would get half mine since its more than what she has paid
in herself
then when i die she would get all mine
now she gets very little of it

then
at the schools they have 403 b plans and 457 plans
supposedly so teachers can add to them to cover the
social security gap
now luckily for her we were in a financial position to
dump money into those to compensate for the loss
of her social security that she paid for and i paid
for with our social security taxes for 50 years

now the choices in these 403 b plans and 457 plans
some are real real bad choices
the ones that win on these are the same ones who
will win if they pword social security
now luckily for her i knew enough to weed through
and find ones that were ok
most dont do that or cant do it

i always get sick at my stomach when i go to the benefits
meetings and hear those pitches from those who sell those
products
well
it like listening to politicians when they sell the pword idea
for
social security and medicare
i get that same sick feeling in my stomach

why
when a politician stands up to announce
they want to p word medicare and social security
why
do they always smile

well
i think we all know why
right

my warning
whether you voted for hillary or donald or whomever
dont let them do it
since
you and i
thats the common folks
are
well
we are about to get screwed like the what has happened to the
teachers

dont let them do it please

the organicgreen doctor