[Thed]

Cmicasa the GreatXvX;202853 Wrote:

Thed;202774 Wrote:There was too much competition in my part of town. Really if there was a good spot for a chiropractor, it was taken in my area. Plus, almost all of the chiropractors in my area are crooks and thieves, who overprice their services and try to sell you on stuff that you don't need. An X-ray isn't always needed, a good chiropractor can tell what kind of shape your back or neck is in without one most of the time. Yet the local chiropractor here REQUIRES you to pay for an X-ray before you have an adjustment.

It was either become a crook or be unemployed. And my dad could never live with himself if he started to take advantage of people like that.

And he said that when Obama brought up and signed the Healthcare Bill, that he was essentially SOL. He tried to make it through and he tried to trim the fat off of the business (this is actually the biggest reason why we sold the Escort), but there is no end in sight for the hardships he would have had to face if he kept the business running. I’m glad he was able to man up and shut down his doors instead of going into a massive debt and being in an entirely new and unforgiving mess.

Also, thank you for your sympathy.

And to be back on topic, I think $34k was the perfect price for this car. Watch out 3-Series.

No offense.. but what I enlarged above seems like.. and U even kinda admit it yourself.. like the REAL reason why your dad is being put outta business. That is a LOCALIZED thing... that find hard to put on the President. In fact.. the only way, BASED ON THE INFO U PROVIDED, that the President is responsible for your dad's plight is if he signed a law saying it was "no taxation on Chiropractors in your area for 10 years" and suddenly a bunch sprung up. Seems to me the people U would blame is the other chiropractors.. or more to the point... himself for not re-inventing the business to RUN THE OTHER GUYS outta business.

It was kind of hard to run the other guys out of business when you are in a whole different county.

Even I've seen the numbers. I know what that business cost him and what he was actually taking in. He was getting ripped off by the government. Believe it or not, Chiropractors are almost an outcast of the medical industry, they make a very small peep compared to the yelling that the plastic surgeons and the anesthesiologists driving Bentleys and Ferraris do. Also, chiropractors are going to be the next thing cut from Medicare's payouts. Since most people can't afford a chiropractor if they're on Medicare, they are just going to stop coming all together.

I will not ever forget when he said this, "When Obama signed the law, I was screwed. Everything would be different if he never pushed that bill through." I remember the day the White House released the info of the bill to the press. He was furious. Literally, the dog was cowering in the corner. He new that things were only going to get worse than they already were. He tried to trim the fat as much as he could and his advertising budget was slim to none.

I hope your chiropractor does well, it's really an over-looked profession. Most people that hate on it have never been to one. Everyone should see one at least one point in their life. Adjustments feel fantastic after a hard day of work or just with general soreness. I hope he plans for Medicare to cut him off of their payment list, because chiropractors are next up on the cut lists.