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07-29-2009, 10:48 PM #1
How Has the Spending Affected You?
Nearly everyone is complaining about it, and rightfully so, but I'd like to see how it really affects you (essentially, if you even have a reason to moan). Really not much on which to elaborate, so I'll begin:
1. I'll have to convert to EMRs by 2012. Cost: $25,000 (before government aid)
2. Private insurance companies becoming competitive with government insurance. If it wasn't for private insurance, I wouldn't have a job, plain and simple. Government-run insurance would mean I'd have to update a lot of software. Oh wait, I have to do that anyway for electronic billing! Cost: $20,000.
3. The above will greatly affect my bottom line (duh), meaning my annual bonus is basically diminished.
Now, I think I've earned my right to complain. How have you?
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07-29-2009, 11:28 PM #2
The main road to my house has been under construction for about 5 months (was only supposed to be 3...imagine that, the government being wrong and inefficient) fixing something that really didn't need fixing in the first place. So driving an extra mile 2 times a day for about 280-285 days...560-570 miles...around $136. The increased taxes haven't started yet...
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07-30-2009, 02:10 AM #3
Nothing yet except for the APR on one of my credit cards went up for no reason.
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07-30-2009, 08:04 AM #4
My company won a bunch of stimulus work so I guess I am on the other end...for now
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07-30-2009, 09:38 AM #5
That's technically not part of the stimulus though...that's the gov "cracking down on shady" credit card practices (ie them doing what they told you they'll do if you're late with a payment).
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07-30-2009, 09:44 AM #6
Sounds like you need a new car.
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07-30-2009, 09:55 AM #7
Oh no...extremely happy with my 14 MPG.
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07-30-2009, 01:54 PM #8
New way of making money on customers that actually pay on time. Saw it on a news story a months back. Credit card companies are shady in general w/ their business practices.
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07-30-2009, 02:03 PM #9
The government is basically forcing this. They made the credit card companies reduce penalties for people who are late on their payments...the CC companies lost a lot of money because of that...they have to make that revenue up somewhere, so punish everyone instead of just those that are delinquent. Thank the Obamastration for that one.
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07-30-2009, 02:08 PM #10
No disrespect to city depts. but I have found road crews and city service workers to draw projects out as long as possible. I imagine if they were salary then stuff would get done alot quicker.
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Originally Posted by spoodini 
