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94. Imagine three plumbing bills.

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Sat Apr 13, 2019, 04:54 PM

Apr 2019

Fuck that noise.

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I feel so out of place...To me $ 2 million is a fortune. But today I'm reading on DU that it isn't [View all] lunamagica Apr 2019 OP

Sounds pretty well off to me. RandySF Apr 2019 #1

I think it's a big deal halobeam Apr 2019 #2

Not if you qualify for Medicare. All the people I know on Medicare get a "gap" policy for pnwmom Apr 2019 #5

Mine is $35/mo this year. Highest was I think $125. Lowest was zero... pangaia Apr 2019 #8

I think my mother's was higher than that, but I don't really know. She just had it automatically pnwmom Apr 2019 #9

I still pay the $135/mo, or whatever it is exactly, pangaia Apr 2019 #12

I pay a lot for Plan G (it pays for almost everything Medicare base plan doesn't). Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #85

Yes, Advantage Plan with Excellus. MVP is also in Western NY. pangaia Apr 2019 #90

Oh. We don't have that. How can a state have a plan that works with Medicare... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #91

I think every state has Advantage plans, at least as far as I know. pangaia Apr 2019 #92

A medigap or supplemental plan is NOT what is deducted from your Social Security. llmart Apr 2019 #57

I chose the Plan G, too. I don't knw if that's overkill.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #86

I have United Healthcare also. llmart Apr 2019 #93

Thank you. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #97

I have the F plan dhol82 Apr 2019 #105

It gets that expensive? Maybe that's why they're discontinuing it. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #106

Well, that sounds a bit scary - this is my seventh year. dhol82 Apr 2019 #110

I have the discount written down somewhere. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #113

Interesting dhol82 Apr 2019 #114

That's the monthly payment that you make to Medicare--Part B of $135.50 per month in 2019 Bengus81 Apr 2019 #118

Even better is an Advantage plan....... WillowTree Apr 2019 #15

How can they afford to offer anything for no premium? Just wondering how that works. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #18

Medicare pays all or most of the Part B premium to the insurance carrier. WillowTree Apr 2019 #19

They're almost always HMOs Liberal In Texas Apr 2019 #20

Okay, that makes sense. And, no, I don't want to be tied to the local HMO, pnwmom Apr 2019 #99

There is a premium. n/t Liberal In Texas Apr 2019 #22

This is a Medicare Advantage plan. LiberalBrooke Apr 2019 #61

The way I see it they offer no premiums by having higher deductibles LiberalFighter Apr 2019 #98

My wife goes on Medicare in June. Her gap policy costs $0. She added a dental/visiom/hearing benefit stopbush Apr 2019 #39

And the irony is that so many of these people were extremely critical of Hillary and Bill pnwmom Apr 2019 #3

I think they came out of the WH owing millions because of the legal fees from the continuous deurbano Apr 2019 #24

Yes -- I had forgotten about that! n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #26

I guess its one of those relative things. ooky Apr 2019 #4

I have worked consistently for over 40 years revmclaren Apr 2019 #6

Bingo Me. Apr 2019 #80

Oh. This is a disguised Bernie thread. Ms. Toad Apr 2019 #109

Wow... Strange that you would automatically come to the conclusion revmclaren Apr 2019 #111

Hmm...who was in the news recently Ms. Toad Apr 2019 #116

Sounds like the MSM has a handle on this... revmclaren Apr 2019 #119

I'm pretty sure that DU runs the gamut in terms of income. MissB Apr 2019 #7

Sounds like they are rich. BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #10

It is a lot of money. But the context of the discussion seems to be The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #11

Right. And it also depends on where the homes are located. pnwmom Apr 2019 #13

Just as an example, a small townhome in spooky3 Apr 2019 #25

Interesting. That's even more than I would have guessed. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #27

Here's a real estate search site that's fun to use as a looky loo spooky3 Apr 2019 #30

Wow. The prices for a 2/1 are kind of shocking. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #32

Yes. It's really expensive to live in this area. BS spooky3 Apr 2019 #62

Kinda puts a spike in the socialist label a little bit. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #33

We have no money. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #14

"It's not that $2 million is a lot. It's that $15 an hour or SS is not enough." Ohiogal Apr 2019 #58

I agree the min. wage should have a base of $15/hr nationwide... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #88

I think you nailed it. We have to be frugal... Joe941 Apr 2019 #103

Yes Hekate Apr 2019 #79

How old are you? Retired? Liberal In Texas Apr 2019 #16

I love your mind set. Ohiogal Apr 2019 #63

If I had $2 million, I would immediately stop working and retire. Yavin4 Apr 2019 #17

Back in the recession and high unemployment LakeArenal Apr 2019 #21

Suggestions like that always have a catch DFW Apr 2019 #43

With socialism it would be possible. Simply by taxing the rich and equalizing the lower income... Joe941 Apr 2019 #47

Ideally, maybe, but the devil is in the details DFW Apr 2019 #48

Thanks. There always seems to be an excuse as to why we can't equal wealth. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #68

How do you "equal wealth" Lurker Deluxe Apr 2019 #96

Doesn't scare me and many others. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #100

You Just Described Me & My Wife ProfessorGAC Apr 2019 #55

He doesn't have $2M cash. It's in those 3 houses, mainly. And continuing income. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #89

"Write a book, you can be a millionaire too." betsuni Apr 2019 #23

Yeah . Bookwriting. Speeches too. apcalc Apr 2019 #35

It's illegal for a serving senator to make paid speeches. betsuni Apr 2019 #36

2 million for some is nothing SHRED Apr 2019 #28

It's not unheard of Lithos Apr 2019 #29

We're retired. Stonepounder Apr 2019 #31

He is the 1% samir.g Apr 2019 #34

Definitely not.... infinite_wisdom Apr 2019 #41

His income is in the 1% range. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #78

Being a millionaire doesn't automatically make you a bad person. Flaleftist Apr 2019 #65

Who said having money made you a bad person? My question was if mor Americans, the Average lunamagica Apr 2019 #82

This wasn't a response to your OP. Flaleftist Apr 2019 #112

To me, this is in the same category as the 2010 "Is $250K rich?'" nonsense... JHB Apr 2019 #37

I live in a 2006 Class A motorhome full time in an RV park, for now, in Crossville, Tn. That's my SammyWinstonJack Apr 2019 #38

I think DU is on the upper end scale Beringia Apr 2019 #40

Upper middle class is not the same as rich. A two income family of professionals (dentists, .... jg10003 Apr 2019 #42

People are getting these two things confused, thanks for clarifying. nt UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #67

Thank you. Much more succinct than how I put it in #37 above. JHB Apr 2019 #75

It is also not the same as "poor," or "poorest," terms that have both been ascribed at various times pnwmom Apr 2019 #117

Lol, I'd take a lot of what you read on the internet with a grain of salt. Tipperary Apr 2019 #44

There are some feds that may have that much nitpicker Apr 2019 #45

It's tougher now for those starting out even if they graduated and got hired by the feds nitpicker Apr 2019 #52

And for the $10 an hour workers nitpicker Apr 2019 #54

This thread reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite books: DFW Apr 2019 #46

I live in a 24k house but I won't knock a person who has 3 homes and 2 million. Kaleva Apr 2019 #49

well, everything is relative - to me, that's an inconceivable fortune...to a rich person, a pittance anarch Apr 2019 #50

Only greedy people vlyons Apr 2019 #51

What is this thread about??? Who has 2 million and 3 homes? Everything is relative. sarabelle Apr 2019 #53

Bernie, a well paid US Senator wrote 2 books and became a millionaire. Autumn Apr 2019 #69

No. The point is there's a difference between $2M and $2 BILLION EndGOPPropaganda Apr 2019 #56

The problems are caused by selfish people with evil intentions, not the number of zeroes DFW Apr 2019 #72

That's true. But the billionaires have much more influence EndGOPPropaganda Apr 2019 #107

What are you talking about? My question was if most Americans thought that two million and three lunamagica Apr 2019 #81

Republican talking point: hate the millionaires... EndGOPPropaganda Apr 2019 #108

After a lifetime of investments I hope to have to 2 million when I get close to retirement aikoaiko Apr 2019 #59

No. I agree with you. ananda Apr 2019 #60

I'd consider myself wealthy with $1 million mcar Apr 2019 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #66

Hmmmm. It's the American dream. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #70

I was a bricklayer for most of my life. panader0 Apr 2019 #71

THen Imagine How You'd Feel With $3851.08 A Month Me. Apr 2019 #83

Just wait until you find out about FDR ProfessorPlum Apr 2019 #73

LOL! Coventina Apr 2019 #74

It is the intellectual flexibility BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #76

As I noted in a couple of those threads, to many, many people, $2.5m is a fortune. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #77

It's a matter of money as it relates to age, yrs of working, and income level. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #84

Owning three homes sounds like a horror story JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #87

Imagine three plumbing bills. Codeine Apr 2019 #94

I imagine that people who own three homes have staff to take care of all the unpleasant chores lunamagica Apr 2019 #95

I know a few people with two homes. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #102

Two million is well-off anywhere. Yes, even in places like Manhattan or San Francisco. John Fante Apr 2019 #101

I have no experience with money.. stillcool Apr 2019 #104

I live outside of Vancouver. $2mill is nothing. EllieBC Apr 2019 #115

It's a HUGE damn deal. GaYellowDawg Apr 2019 #120