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Old 05-30-2017, 07:23 PM
 
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How is no dental care possible?
Many people live without dental care. Those on Medicaid or Medicare have none. Most people living on Social Security live on less than $1100 a month. Three of us on it live together to survive.
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Pacific NW
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I don't understand the premise. If you were handed $1,000 how would that affect me?
Where do you think that $1,100 would come from? Your pocket. I'd think that might effect you.
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:40 PM
 
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Many people live without dental care. Those on Medicaid or Medicare have none. Most people living on Social Security live on less than $1100 a month. Three of us on it live together to survive.
Right. I'm saying how does one go w/o a dental bill, ever?
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:42 PM
 
Location: PSL
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Right. I'm saying how does one go w/o a dental bill, ever?
A bottle of whiskey and pair of pliers and a few patches of gauze or cotton ball.
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Twin Falls Idaho
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Good god! Who the hell thinks $1,100 a month gives any kind of quality living?
One weeks pay..after taxes. Visa would not be happy

Thing is, people will still want the good things..so they'll either work, steal, hustle or sling dope.

I would be more in favor of cutting the work week to 32 hours..for the same pay. Increase leisure time--and if the employer needs more productivity..he can hire more..and stagger the shifts.
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:44 PM
 
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A bottle of whiskey and pair of pliers and a few patches of gauze or cotton ball.
Exactly.
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:47 PM
 
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A bottle of whiskey and pair of pliers and a few patches of gauze or cotton ball.
God. No thanks. Because my Mom had SO many dental bills I am planning way in advance to have money for that! And I have REALLY GOOD dental hygiene. I don't like dental work even if it were free! And I don't want to lose teeth ......
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:48 PM
 
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How is no dental care possible?
We have a waterpicks w/electric toothbrushes -and- I brush my teeth multiple times a day. Seems like it doesn't make much of a difference but it's the cheapest thing that has been the most profitable regarding health so far. I hardly get any plaque

Two of our Medicare plans here offer a basic level of dental care thru Delta

When/if I am Elderly, and nothing else pans out, I am Native American. I qualify for a basic level of free dental care if I am really strapped. We'll have some $ saved up for retirement so we'll surely be able to pay our dental care expenses. The goal is to live on $1500 month and leave what we've saved to our son as inheritance. After hs death, I see me living off of $1000 per mo
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Austin
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I made more than $1,100 a month as a new college grad in the early 80s.

Of course, if I was taxed to the point that $1100 was all I would have left as my earnings after working 70+ hours a week which my job required as a young college grad or even full time at 40 hours a week, $1100 might be an acceptable government subsidy to sit on my butt. I would certainly weigh the cost benefit to working.
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Old 05-30-2017, 08:10 PM
 
Location: Tri STATE!!!
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1,100 a month wouldn't pay my property taxes.
Same here. ....... But.... Since that is gravy I would use that for my Mustang GT500 payment.....
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