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Yes. My generic blood pressure meds, worth about four bucks for 90 pills (90 day supply), costs $20 at CVS with my blue cross insurance. they used to cost $5 but blue cross negotiated a better deal I guess. Now I get my pills at publix, cash no insurance, for$7 instead. Btw, CVS sells Lupin brand, a very low quality brand from India. Lupin has a reputation for dirt in their drugs and inconsistent dosage strength.

So to be sure I understand, it is okay to get drugs from India that are known to be unsafe, but it is not safe to get cheaper drugs from Mexico or Canada. FYI, however, we did some recent research and discovered that, unfortunately, some of the cheaper drugs in Mexico are counterfeit and some even contain fentanyl.

But totally agree it is a scam. Also a scam are OTC drugs. Think about it, if no prescription is needed, that is great right? Well, then it doesnā€™t count against your deductible either and insurance doesnā€™t have to pay for it. OTC marketing ploy must be funded by health insurers.

But yeah it is worth checking a few pharmacies and seeing what the cash price would be. ONe problem though that you might run into: if you donā€™t get the drugs thru insurance then they donā€™t know you take them. There is a big brother aspect that MIGHT be a problem depending on your situation. Part of the problem is that insurance companies are run by stupid people and the folks who write the algorithms are also stupid.

Here is an example. CVS would push refills at me every 45 to 60 days for 90 day supply. Sometimes I would refill when prompted. Eventually I end up with a surplus of pills, a whole bottle, and then skip a refill and go 4 months instead of 3 between refills. Then I get a nastigram from insurance: we see you didnā€™t refill your prescription, is there a problem with the medicine, are you not taking them, or what? Well, they see that I missed one refill according to schedule but are not smart enough to look back a whole year and see that, if you add up total pills bought, it comes out right.

My point is that if you rely on health insurer, who is in charge of medical decisions rather than your doctor, then they might get all mean and spiteful if they think you are not meeting their expectations and are not being obedient as far as meds. That might be a reason to keep the meds on insurance: so they know you are taking them and are thus placated. NOt sure if this is a real concern or even makes sense.

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It does make sense. I never turn down refills. Iā€™ve run out of pills enough times in the past due to pharmacy errors. Once, a pharmacist (who was a temp) wouldnā€™t fill my prescription because my last name was the same as two other people in their system. Well, no ship-my sister and father both live nearby and have used the same pharmacy. I even told him their names, but he wouldnā€™t back down from his stupidity. I had to have my Dr. resend it the next day because this clown cancelled it. And weā€™re not talking about a narcotic. It was a blood thinner. On a related note, I hate Walgreens.

Most meds have a respectable shelf life, so donā€™t be afraid to stock up if you can.

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I have neighbors who do not seem to be able to understand how to use things like trash bags or dumpsters. And this is not the first place Iā€™ve lived with this lovely phenomenon. Am I the weirdo for tying my bags closed using the built-in ties?

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noā€¦ youre unfortunate to live by trash ā€¦ and i dont mean the waste all over the groundā€¦ i mean the people.

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Thatā€™s why they have tiesā€¦duh :roll_eyes:

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@TBoneDude, you will be at home here. We have a different type of forum here. We pretty much all get along or we can agree to disagree. This forum really has a very good core group of guys and most of us have decades of experience with firearms. We also have people that are new to firearms which is really great. The more people that we get interested in firearm the more we secure the 2nd Amendment. I would encourage you to look at two threads. Introduce yourself and tell us a litrle about yourself. :grinning: :+1:

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Any legitamacy to this makes me sick!
Please do your own research!

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:+1: :+1: :+1:

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IMO-Just another confirmation of what I think. If an individual can read, write, think for themselves and be a decent human to others that is the reason those maniacs donā€™t have world controlā€¦yet.

It is coming though. The New World Order will eventually take over and cast out those that donā€™t think and act like they do. BUT not yet. Itā€™s the individualism they fear and hate.

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FJB kicking off his ā€œGreat Divider 2024ā€ campaignā€¦ coming next to Charleston, SC. This addled idiot is doing his best to stir as much hatred as possible.

Donā€™t be surprised if Oā€™bummer is by his side in Charleston and they break out in an old gospel songā€¦

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Yep. Gotta get that Civil Rights vibe when they visit the South. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if Corn Pop doesntā€™ try a southern accent.

:clown_face: :clown_face: :clown_face:

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You can rest assured that Congressman James Clyburn will be there too, trying to drag FJB across the finish line again. It is a shame that FJB is actually going to use a church with such a history as the stage for his show. Next stop is probably Charlottesville, VA to try and stir more trouble.

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Old windbags clinging to relevancy.

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Also clinging to power, dirty money and corruptionā€¦

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While what you say has a lot of truth in it it didnā€™t start with FJB. This latest round in our Countryā€™s history really all started with Oā€™bummer and our liberal news media. Oā€™bummer did his best to stir the pot everytime a minority person was killed. It was either ā€œall the racist cops, white supremacist or all of the racist white people with white privilegeā€. He is the one who is responsible for the start of BLM, riots in our cities and many dead Law Enforcement Officers. Everyone was guilty before any real facts in each individual case was even discovered. There is a level of racism in this Country and there will always will be to a certain extent. Every single country in the world has a minority that is persecuted by the majority. It isnā€™t right but unfortunately it is a reality. America has grown so fast and improved so much in equal rights, womenā€™s equality, reducing prejudice and reducing violence against all minorities in just a few decades. None of that is acknowledged by the left and our mainstream news media.

When you constantly push racism, blame everything on racism and ostracize half of our country as racist it isnā€™t any surprise when you have people that really start doing more racist things. To me it is just like all of these mass shootings. If the media would quit pushing a false narrative, quit politicising these mass shootings and quit blaming things on an inanimate object these mass shootings would really decrease in number. Many people who do these mass shootings have psychological issues, deep depression and they want their ten minutes of fame that the media is all too happy to oblige them with. I donā€™t have the magic solution or perfect idea to rid the world of racism. If I did have it I would spend the rest of my life spreading that solution or idea.

As most of you know a few decades ago I was in LE. The overwhelming majority of LEO do their job because they care not only about our country, the constitution and all of our countryā€™s citizens they understand that without the rule of law the world would be nothing but chaos. Someone has to enforce our laws or those laws are worthless. If you want a really fine example of that just look no further than illegal immigration in this country. We have laws on the books to deal with illegal immigration. The left dosenā€™t enforce the illegal immigration laws. Therefore we currently have a lot of unnecessary chaos created in our country.

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Well said, and 100% agreed.

Something else people completely overlook when it comes to Obama was how he and his policies single-handedly screwed up the healthcare industry and insurance in this country. Pre-Obamacare, health insurance was available, affordable, and actually paid for your care. The past 15 years has seen coverage decline, costs of care rise, and premiums/deductibles absolutely SKYROCKET to the point where itā€™s actually counter-intuitive for most families to pay for coverage, and it all stems from him trying to ā€œreformā€ a system that wasnā€™t broken.

Thatā€™s what happens when people ignore logic and vote on feelings, though.

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I agree with what you saying and I wasnā€™t trying to imply that FJB started this disaster. This was most certainly the product of bathroom Barryā€™s evil and racially charged ways, FJB is just the tool for continuing them. I have long suspected that Oā€™bummer is the one behind the scenes pulling Bidenā€™s strings. It is a mess and anyone involved in creating it has the blood of many on their hands.

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Tony, I am sorry if I came across the wrong way. You are absolutely correct in your assessment. I was just adding a little history and information to what you posted. I acknowledged in my first sentence that you were correct in your assessment so it wouldnā€™t seem as if I was disagreeing with you.

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No worries, this is just something that burns my azz every time I think about it. Going to places where people were killed or badly injured or fighting for the creation of this country to abuse their fellow citizens, creating fear, hate and discontent in the hope that something else bad can happen is nothing short of psychotic. Independence Hall, Valley Forge and now the Emanuel Church. The people behind this care for nothing but themselves and are a dark, dribbling stain on our country.

:+1::us:

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Iā€™m going to leave this here for people to, I hope, take seriously and deeply think about

Itā€™s lengthy, but if you care about our country and the direction that weā€™re headed, you wonā€™t regret watching. If youā€™re in a red state that is seemingly turning blue, this is especially directed to you

45 minutes long, suppressed by YouTube