Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Steve's Barking; Americans don't know Jack about their Health Care

Popular myths about Health Care in the US of A.
1. Seniors have paid into Medicare.
No us seniors have only paid into hospitalization part of Medicare, doctors are paid 70% from the general fund and 30% we pay in Medicare part B. Then we still have to have extra insurance.
2 The call of wild wants all Veterans to have VA health coverage.
I hate to tell my fellow Americans but all us veterans are entitled to the VA for health care. Because of budget restrictions we are put into categories, my category is 8( meaning Incan only go to the VA if I'm dead). Any one over a category 5 has to pay, and if you have your own insurance that comes first.
3. People from countries that single payer are coming to America for health care.
In 2015 it was estimated that 60,000 people came to America for health care. That same year it was estimated that 600,000 Americans sought health care in a foreign country. That doesn't bode well for Americans health care.*
4. Canadians come to America to get faster service for elective surgery.
It can take three to six months for knee surgery, darn, I can't imagine how long it must take in Canada. Oh and if you insurance doesn't cover it, and you don't have the money you're not getting it at all.

* Doesn't anybody know of health care tourism?
The estimates come from adding up claims from, India, Indonesia, Panama, Israel, and even Mexico.
Coming to America for health care estimates are from the State Department.

America is losing hospital beds, Wer're losing doctors because we're not training. We pay our interns from Medicare and Medicaid, and we're cutting back to save money.
America try to be competitive by putting one hand behind its back and having industries pY for employees health care.


Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Steve's Barking: I'm not worried that he governments spying on me.

I'm not worried that the government is spying on me, I'm worried sh*tliss that tha a** holes that the private contractors that the government hires sell the tools to the criminals that will steal my money, destroy my computer just for the fun of it, and just about make a very one's life miserable.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Steve Barking; Will the Fed kill the stock market rally?


Will the raising of interest rates by the Federal Reserve kill the Trump stock market rally?
The unknown answer for me is how much is borrowed money and what the interest rate is on this borrowed money.
 Quick question are some banks vulnerable if the stocks are too high and a sudden reversal leads too a sharp drop that much of the borrowed money can't be paid back?
Question if borrowing cost go up can many of  our businesses that are leveraged meet it'snut?
Question, what is a reasonable cost of borrowing for companies that want to help build America's infrastructure that wouldn't be too high?
Question what is the line that the interest rates are too high?

* If things do go south I'm sure the know nothing know it all who kept calling the Fed to raise it's rate  will blame the Fed.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Steve's Barking; Not my country

There are people the good old US of A who claim that the current president isn't their president.
Well since my appearance in the US in 1946 the year of my birth my country had proven grit.
We had too many problems but we had leaders who weren't afraid they made the changes.
We didn't complain, we fought to end segregation, and our toughness came through.
I as many of my fellow Americans went into the arm forces during a war that was unjust but my fellow Americans had grit. Our leaders by in large right or wrong we're not a bunch of whiner
We muddled through and eventually did the right thing. Oh crap 9/11 happened. We turned into a nation of crybabies and scaredy-cat. A nation of blamers. We even elected a president who acts like pussy in chief not commander in chief. A pussy who refuses to man up, The leaker of his administration is the past administration, so says the current president. ( What the f**k).
We're so cowardly we won't hold trials in  for terriorist in America and are even afraid to put them in our prisons. We weren't afraid like this in World War II.
I remember how proud we were of open borders with our neighbors to North and South like no other country, now we're building walls.
No this isn't my country. Not the country I know and love.




Saturday, February 25, 2017

Steve's Barking; What happens when you don't have enough workers to do the job?

If the president of the US of A gets his way and all those jobs that went away ( manufacturing that is) would come  back and there is a a dearth of I immigrants to pick our peaches as I they'll rot on the trees. Who'll.work our restaurants after all everyone unskilled worker will be working those high paying manufacturing job.


Friday, February 24, 2017

Steve's Barking; wait till Augest

My judgment of  the Trump administration is going to wait until August.
Then I'll make a. minor judgment because then his minor actions (that) which he is doing now will show up in my life and the life of most American. After that I'll wait for February 2018 that's when we'll see find out about his tax plans and health care plan.
I'll wait again to see if I'm right in my judgment's the following August.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Steve's Barking; I live in a fake world

I live in a world of fake news, fake quotes, fake history, fake fur, and let's not forget fake body parts.