Biden made hearing aids Over the Counter

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Biden made hearing aids Over the Counter

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Good news for seniors with over-the-counter hearing aids, but get them now since Republicans want to repeal this.
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Re: Biden made hearing aids Over the Counter

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Moksha wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:19 am
Good news for seniors with over-the-counter hearing aids, but get them now since Republicans want to repeal this.
Herschel's response is that none of this is good. People need to eat better instead of getting affordable insulin. People who are deaf need to pull themselves up from their bootstraps and figured out how to live life without the hearing.
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Re: Biden made hearing aids Over the Counter

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Vēritās wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:22 am
People need to eat better instead of getting affordable insulin.
I agree that people need to eat better. There's a bit of an attitude in this country favoring cures over prevention.

Of course, denying people affordable insulin on this pretext is beyond idiotic.
Vēritās wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:22 am
People who are deaf need to pull themselves up from their bootstraps and figured out how to live life without the hearing.
And there's more from beyond idiotic.
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Re: Biden made hearing aids Over the Counter

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Vēritās wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:22 am
People who are deaf need to pull themselves up from their bootstraps and figured out how to live life without the hearing.
Eh? What did you say? Speak up!
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