Universalizing Apathist
Unencumbered by neurotypical brain development
Aging GenX deviant nerd punk dad of 10th grader
Loving husband
Perspicacious Equus Asinus
Us old cynics (GenX) will return to cynicism, but sadly two whole generations--The Millenials and GenZ will have no choice but to embrace cynicism.
@shaunking@SouthPark DNC is the non-(or not as)#Christofascist wing of the Repub Party. If Biden is the nominee, I'm pulling the trigger and am going from no-party preference to registering as a Green. I will recruit for the next four years and the Democratic Party Republicans will wither up and die.
Feb 14, 2020 • 11 tweets • 9 min read
@TomSteyer@lily21951 I appreciate you and I'm for Bernie right now, but you're my number two. Currently payroll taxes pay for medicare. There is no cap like social security so no unfair advantage to the rich. Medicare for all just increases this minimal tax and eliminates premiums 1/@TomSteyer@lily21951 , copays, out of pocket, and uncovered fees. Money goes in, patients get treatment, providers get paid. The current system (your aforementioned union health plans and others) use a non-value added middleman who receives a huge rent in the form of premiums and LOA reductions 2/
Oct 24, 2019 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
@RoKhanna Medicare for all would also allow providers to have the complete pool of patients and not be negotiated down to providing services at rates so low they can't afford rent on their office space.
@RoKhanna Medicare for all would allow special needs families the option to not spend hours each week fighting the heinous f*ckery of the insurance companies (delaying reimbursement of claims, declaring treatments uncovered, losing paperwork, etc.)
Jun 12, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
@RoKhanna#UnitedHealthCare doesn't have any Occupational Therapists or Speech Therapists in network in San Jose for my autistic son. I pay out of pocket and then get reimbursed eventually by UHC sometimes over a month later (Full payment is usually just under $4K/month). 1/@RoKhanna I have applied for GAP in the past where it's covered at in network rates ($30 copay). But lately (past couple of years) they've been denying this and appeals. So in out of network I pay full price to the provider and then get reimbursed after $700 deductible 2/
Jun 7, 2019 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
@joncoopertweets In all seriousness, many feel they only have a lesser of two evils choice as the primary process usually gets us a terrible candidate and there is no ballot access to anyone anointed by the corporatist duopoly of political parties. Someone who is overtly evangelical will 1/@joncoopertweets@threadreaderapp#Unroll please
