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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Tue May 14, 2013, 06:52 PM May 2013

I have a Republican Physician friend...(Heart Surgeon)

who is right wing (64 yrs.old) and is definitely anti-govt involvement with anything. We attend meetings together. He also has terrible financial and family problems. All brought about by booze..

We sometimes talk politics, but usually I get nowhere with this egotistical Doc. who is so anti-govt and pro Jesus that I usually stop the conversation before the boiling point is reached..

A few of us were having lunch today and he looked up from his soup and stated loudly that after "looking into it, Medicare by far is the best insurance out there” and he kept repeating it.... I nearly crapped in my pants.. I put a lid on my mouth and instead of responding to him with a sarcastic
“Really”??? I promised myself that I will take up my point about the usefulness of govt. the next time
we meet..

He is also about to take his S.S. witch will probably save his ass big time. He hasn’t worked since 2008 and is basically not looking for work (too damaged) and GET THIS, he had no idea that he could collect at 62.. Probably will max out...

Maybe this all about one person at a time!!

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