Nobodys_Thom Wrote: " I am totally disabled and don't get a penny of SS disability -- never have applied. " " I pay 785 dollars a month for insurance and don't use it at all. I self pay the doctors I have to see monthly." It sounds to me you are suffering from a problem of your own creation. (financially speaking). I am also disabled from back issues and receive SS disability and pay out 600 a month on insurance, I get all the medical care and medicine I need and between the medicare and insurance I don't have any out of pocket expense.

If you look at history and current nations that prosper you can usually find one thing in common. They uphold the Christian value system, it seems that the further a nation distances itself from those values and beliefs the less prosperous they become. Those nations that have never held those values as a society usually tend to be less prosperous third world countries. So one could reasonably believe that the society that believes in and practices Christian values are blessed by God, and when they forsake those values they are not. Although in some cases it seems God has blessed nations that do not follow His values as outlined in the bible, but God always has a purpose whether or not we can figure it out or understand it.