Posted by linkadge on August 7, 2016, at 11:41:52
In reply to Re: Anyone tried Viibryd » linkadge, posted by Chris O on August 6, 2016, at 22:17:58
>I thought it was something that you could get >even if you were not working and that it was >basically there for you no matter what your >circumstances.
Not really. I can go to the psychiatrist for free, and he can write me a prescription. If I go to fill the prescription (without employer insurance) I pay 100%. Jobs which provide benefits are harder and harder to come by these days.
>Sorry about your cavities. That sucks. I think >It costs about $200 to fill a cavity in the US >without insurance.It would cost me $200 just to see the dentist. I likely have about 5 cavities, I would be looking at thousands.
Also, when you're over 18, the government stops paying for eye exams. So, I haven't had an eye exam in 15 years. Eye exams are (I think $150) My prescription is wrong, and glasses would cost another couple hundred, so I'm wearing scratched glasses (that are now too weak).
I have a government job, but our government hires more 'temporary' workers to avoid having to pay benefits.
>That's annoying that your health coverage will >not cover a simple dental procedure. I would >think cavities and cleanings would be the two >things it would cover.
Yeah, you'd think - especially since this is a preventative thing.
>At the same time, I do feel like our current >economic system (at least in the US) is not >going to work as it structured much longer, with >much of the income going to a small number of >people at the top. That's just my opinion.
I completely agree with you. Obama economics, interest rate suppression and Quantitative Easing have only reflated the stock market, and made the rich richer. Bailing out the banks has done little to help the average person. They would have had more effect by using 'helicopter money' so to speak.
In Canada, we have a *massive* housing bubble (which puts the US's 2008-2009 bubble to shame). Its the same in Australia.
We've had high food inflation (as well as house price inflation) here in Canada (as a result of the reckless monetary interventions).
Anyhow, I generally agree with you.
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