New idea for Health Care

[tetsua]

I can't believe nobody posted this yet. According to Sue Lowden [[running for the NV senate) if don't have sufficient insurance, we can simply give the doctor a chicken to offset the cost. This is brilliant stuff. I'm wondering if my student loan people will also take a chicken [[I'm being completely sarcastic by the way).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVssD0fWBQI

[Pam]

What does she suggest for those that don't live on a chicken farm?

[rb336]

and the lunatic fringe gets a bit more lunatic

[Detroitnerd]

I can see it now. "That'll be two buk-buks."

[Bearinabox]

What does she suggest for those that don't live on a chicken farm?

Real Americans live on chicken farms. All those elitist socialist fascist Nazi liberal progressives in big cities deserve whatever they get.

[Flanders]

Lowden is a RWer whackjob, a live chicken sells for about $2.00 on the market, Would she allow me to travel to NV if she becomes elected as a senator, to pan for gold and mine for silver on state land so that I could have my dentist use a nugget as filling for cavities? He or she could keep the dust left over as payment for supplies, services, and xrays...


Too funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZezf...eature=related

[oladub]

The idea of people without money being able to work off what they owe sometimes has merit. Where my Father came from in rural Ontario, farmers could have their property taxes reduced if they cut their roadside grass themselves instead of having the road department do it. I knew of an architect who, during the depression, accepted artworks in lieu of cash because his clients were short on cash. Paying for an office visit with 33 chickens sounds silly but the concept is valid especially if we ever get hyper-inflation. [[yeah, I know, different subject) Money remains the best medium of exchange in most circumstances.

Sue Lowden, though, has a recent past worth noting. When the Nevada Republican presidential primary was held, she was one of two in charge who shut it down when it looked like Ron Paul was going to defeat McCain. Paul had won the first results. Rather than go on counting, she shut down the assembly. The other delegate votes never did get counted. The national Republican Party later intervened and assigned all uncounted votes to McCain delegates. Sue Lowden thus has the distinction of throwing an election. We don't need such a Senator in Washington. She is sort of the ultimate neocon.

Sue Lowden is a former beauty queen, former Chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party, and a former Nevada state senator who married well into the local gambling industry and is sitting on a casino fortune.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lowden

[tetsua]

How many chickens can one doctor take?

[Flanders]

How many chickens can one doctor take?

Better still, how does his or her tax accountant figure out how to set values for marbles, pocket lint, bottle caps, a used four slice toaster that now can toast only two slices of bread or bagles, a worn living room couch that smells vaguely of cat urine, a slightly used treadmill, a brass doorknob, six leftover gallons of white latex house paint, a skid of roofing shingles in different shades of gray and green, half of a stamp and baseball card collection and chicken feed, feathers,eggs, manure ect... on the doctor's ledger/balance sheets??

[jcole]

Sue Lowden is a former beauty queen, former Chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party, and a former Nevada state senator who married well into the local gambling industry and is sitting on a casino fortune.

And this qualifies her for politics HOW?

[firstandten]

On items related to health care I usually like to read what Aaron Carrol's take is on it and this was his take.

"Look, first of all, the only thing a doctor can barter for is his time. That’s it. I suppose a doctor could decide to take less than his usual fee [[or a chicken) in exchange for his time spend in an office visit. But a doctor can’t barter away the cost of his office. His taxes. His billing expenses. The medicines, equipment, and supplies he needs. The cost of a laboratory. The cost of tests. And so on.
And that’s just an office visit. Imagine if you needed surgery. There are hospital bills. Operating room fees. Anesthesia. Techs. Nurses. Drugs. And tons of other things you never think about. Go look at a hospital bill, and I guarantee you that the doctor’s fee is one line on a multi-page document.
Moreover, a chicken? Really? Maybe in the “olden days� health care costs could be counted in chickens, but no longer. I just checked, and I can get a rotisserie chicken from Marsh for less than $5. That’s what Sue Lowden thinks a doctor visit should cost? I have a pretty thick skin, but that’s insulting even to me. Maybe we can pay her Senate salary in chickens.
I’m hoping that, in her own way, she is trying to make the argument that exposing consumers to prices and forcing them to be discriminating shoppers could help to contain costs. My fear, though, is that she really means what she says.
Health care reform is incredibly complicated, with difficult choices and significant trade-offs. Sound bites and solutions involving chickens are not going to help."

Problem is, I really think she believes that bartering health care cost is going to solve the problem.

I was in Nevada not long ago and she has a shot at beating Reid... at least she did until this latest statement

[oladub]

And this qualifies her for politics HOW?

Just thought the wikipedia synopsis would add to this discussion. There was no implication that being a beauty queen or marrying rich qualified her for policics. In fact, the prior paragraph in my previous post laid out a very good reason for why Sue Lowden should instead be in prison.

[Danny]

I can't believe nobody posted this yet. According to Sue Lowden [[running for the NV senate) if don't have sufficient insurance, we can simply give the doctor a chicken to offset the cost. This is brilliant stuff. I'm wondering if my student loan people will also take a chicken [[I'm being completely sarcastic by the way).

Most Doctors have did that trick in the 19th Century in the U.S. Today it's cash, check, debit, credit or health insurance or live through your severe phyisical pain every day.

[Kevgoblue]

Don't forget, in Nevada prostitution is legal. One more option to consider in Lowden's "barter economy" healthcare plan.

Good news for hot chicks with a medical condition. For those who are old and / or fat...... guess its back to the chickens.