The fundamental ignorance of Americans about Socialism is still appalling. Somehow it got painted with Soviet style communism, which freaks people out, naturally. When I name myself head commissar, those people will be shot.
Thank you for explaining the “but I paid in” fact to the “socialism” naysayer. THANK YOU. And the “buy our policy” insurance never quits. You will get calls every year starting just before the beginning of the sign up window, and continuing through it.
As I approach 65 I find one of the few joys in my life is taunting and teasing telemarketers. I take undue glee in stringing them along until they hang up.
The Do Not Call thingie doesn't work, but NoMoRoBo helps. Free for landlines like mine and $1.99 a month for mobile. It stops about half (?) my calls. The phone rings once on most robo calls, and then stops; caller ID shows "incoming call".
As Lennon/McCartney might have written, as a paid subscriber, I still need you, I still feed you*, when you're a year past sixty-four.
* One meal of Maruchan Instant Ramen a day for 119 days a year, by my calculation.
Happy birthday. And congrats, for what it's worth, on qualifying for Medicare. It has its moments, except when providers you've used for years don't accept it for certain services, let's say hearing aids. I hate to admit that I might need them but sudden hearing loss occurred and thus, so did the need for hearing aids. As you might well know, they're about the price of a small used car, so I was able to"self pay" or contact Medicare for a provider who could help me out. What? What did you say? I'll let you know how it goes. It's like getting lost in the car with the radio on. "Turn that off, I can't think!"
That response to Mrs. MAGA was so beautiful, I nearly cried. Had i been there, though, I might have messed up Vicki's other arm. By trying to reason with her, of course. Very strongly trying.
The fundamental ignorance of Americans about Socialism is still appalling. Somehow it got painted with Soviet style communism, which freaks people out, naturally. When I name myself head commissar, those people will be shot.
Thank you for explaining the “but I paid in” fact to the “socialism” naysayer. THANK YOU. And the “buy our policy” insurance never quits. You will get calls every year starting just before the beginning of the sign up window, and continuing through it.
Hell, I've been on both Medicare and Medicaid forever. Then again, I was born way too early.
As I approach 65 I find one of the few joys in my life is taunting and teasing telemarketers. I take undue glee in stringing them along until they hang up.
The Do Not Call thingie doesn't work, but NoMoRoBo helps. Free for landlines like mine and $1.99 a month for mobile. It stops about half (?) my calls. The phone rings once on most robo calls, and then stops; caller ID shows "incoming call".
As Lennon/McCartney might have written, as a paid subscriber, I still need you, I still feed you*, when you're a year past sixty-four.
* One meal of Maruchan Instant Ramen a day for 119 days a year, by my calculation.
Happy birthday. And congrats, for what it's worth, on qualifying for Medicare. It has its moments, except when providers you've used for years don't accept it for certain services, let's say hearing aids. I hate to admit that I might need them but sudden hearing loss occurred and thus, so did the need for hearing aids. As you might well know, they're about the price of a small used car, so I was able to"self pay" or contact Medicare for a provider who could help me out. What? What did you say? I'll let you know how it goes. It's like getting lost in the car with the radio on. "Turn that off, I can't think!"
Congratulations and welcome to the club, Barry. You're a senior citizen.
That response to Mrs. MAGA was so beautiful, I nearly cried. Had i been there, though, I might have messed up Vicki's other arm. By trying to reason with her, of course. Very strongly trying.