I am a long time photographer. I was the organizer for the Long Island Photography meetup for 10 years with over 250 members.
I am not new to photography. The one thing that often surprises me, is how rude, nasty and mean some of the people...mostly men...are on this site. I tend to picture an old man, in his underwear, alone, lonely and posting negative comments.

Some people feel they have to criticize, insult, make rude remarks, make fun of, etc, when people post something. They do this even if they aren't even interested in the topic.

This is not always a friendly site. There are people that are very helpful, but the rude ones take away from that.

"Whatever you do, don't look in your manual or visit the Nikon site."
"I've always wondered how the human can be so naïve, such that their brain thinks $174.99 is far less expensive than $175. "
"I think too many sellers on UHH have an inflated opinion of what their old, unwanted equipment is worth."

I would like to request in 2018, that those people hold back on their negative comments.
If you don't have something nice to say, don't post anything.

There are newbies here, to both photography and to the use of the computer. Yes, it is easy to say, *just google it* but there is a way to say it without being mean about it. That might not be the first thing someone thinks about when they are trying to get some information.

We all share a love of photography, lets be kind to one another, be helpful, or don't help at all.

Wishing all a Healthy & Happy Holiday.

So your source is your mom? And you are expecting us to ignore all of the information in the public record because your mom says so?

Actually, you were responding to the OP that noted that the current Medicare premium wiped out the SS COLA by saying that the root cause is that the ACA caused the price of the various Supplemental plans to increase.

I know you and your Mom don't agree with this but the fact is that the premiums were for Part B, not any of the supplemental plans. The problem is that health care costs continue to rise and that has nothing to do with Obama, as much as you would like to blame him for everything.

If you are really oissed off about the cost of health care, then take that up with the Republicans who wrote into the law that established Part D that Medicare is forbidden from using their vast purchasing power to negotiate for lower drug prices.

THAT was nothing less than a blow job for Big Pharma and both taxpayers and Medicare recipients pay for it because the Republicans know what exactly which side of the bread is buttered. I would provide you links but you have already told me that the web is full of lies, so why bother? We in the fact based world really have nothing to offer you.

Let us know if your mom changes her mind.