tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post1871277717785733890..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Pay Your Doctor With a Live Chicken!Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-28451542113152089542010-04-23T06:42:55.967-04:002010-04-23T06:42:55.967-04:00Bartering is not dead, true, but to suggest that b...Bartering is not dead, true, but to suggest that barter can be a significant part of getting health care costs under control is crazy talk.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-67836408956619951902010-04-23T00:00:59.919-04:002010-04-23T00:00:59.919-04:00A good honest doctor will work with a patient on p...A good honest doctor will work with a patient on price if that's what's needed. I myself received some surgery when I was 4 (1984) well below market cost because we were poor and the doc was just coming into his own. He got a surgery under his belt, I got the ability to see. Win-win. Still wasn't cheap, $5k out of pocket when my parents only made $10k after taxes that year.<br /><br />And bartering isn't dead either. I've traded IT services for retired networking equipment in the past with an ISP. A few years back my old man was approached by a furniture store that wanted to give away pansies with every visit. He quoted them two prices, one for a small plant that wasn't all that much in looks and another for what he thought they would rather give away. They couldn't afford the good one with their budget, but dad did happen to be in the market for some luxury theater seating at the time. They got the good plants and he got 5 leather recliners for his media room. Another win-win.<br /><br />Sometimes it works out that way, but I certainly don't want my reps in government relying on it. Bartering and negotiation are a fallback when all other options just don't work.Justin Buisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562279125607977323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-3626127092214196722010-04-21T15:59:23.582-04:002010-04-21T15:59:23.582-04:00I wish I could pay with a chicken. Even wrapped up...I wish I could pay with a chicken. Even wrapped up in plastic and sitting in the poultry department, a whole chicken couldn't be worth a tenth what a doctor's appointment costs.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-31672383353754893702010-04-21T11:31:06.967-04:002010-04-21T11:31:06.967-04:00Interesting idea, the chicken thing.
My dad used t...Interesting idea, the chicken thing.<br />My dad used to have a radio repair business in the 40's. Sometimes he'd get paid by chicken. However on tax day I don't think he tried to forward it on the Uncle Sam. Or pay a highway toll with one - imagine stuffing one into the coin chute. If one whole chicken is too much, do you get eggs in change?SkinnyDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230863411003564791noreply@blogger.com