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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:54 am
by Leisher
Sure, for basic emergency care that is true. But now everyone will have insurance. This means those people that go to the doctor for every little thing, those people that waste way too much time and money because someone else is paying for it and they don't have a job so they've got plenty of free time to find new ways to complain about something, they'll all be going to the doctor. Constantly. And we'll be paying for it.
And on the other end of the spectrum, people who don't want health insurance or never visit the doctor, for example 18-29 year olds, are now being forced to pay for something they don't use.
But somehow this is legal.
I'm still waiting for Christian Scientists to sue on the basis of religious freedom.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:06 am
by TPRJones
Oh, I hadn't thought of that. That should be fun.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:55 am
by Malcolm
It's a sad day when I'm forced to cheer for that group of religious zealots. Fuck Jimmy Carter, B. Rock's got the potential to beat out Hoover for being oblivious to reality.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:56 pm
by unkbill
Leisher wrote:Sure, for basic emergency care that is true. But now everyone will have insurance. This means those people that go to the doctor for every little thing, those people that waste way too much time and money because someone else is paying for it and they don't have a job so they've got plenty of free time to find new ways to complain about something, they'll all be going to the doctor. Constantly. And we'll be paying for it.
And on the other end of the spectrum, people who don't want health insurance or never visit the doctor, for example 18-29 year olds, are now being forced to pay for something they don't use.
But somehow this is legal.
Well if that's the case I would like to stop paying school taxes. I have been out for 25 years now. Why do I have to pay for someone else your kid to be educated.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:21 pm
by Malcolm
unkbill wrote:Well if that's the case I would like to stop paying school taxes.
Yeah, so would lots of folk. However, I honestly wouldn't mind supporting a sane, well-defined, effective education system. Too bad this country doesn't have one of those.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:31 pm
by unkbill
Malcolm wrote:unkbill wrote:Well if that's the case I would like to stop paying school taxes.
Yeah, so would lots of folk. However, I honestly wouldn't mind supporting a sane, well-defined, effective education system. Too bad this country doesn't have one of those.
That is a great idea. To bad people are always in the way. Hey lets get rid of people?Heh
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:41 pm
by GORDON
Eat the poor.
Would also take care of the health insurance "problem."
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:37 am
by unkbill
Soylent Green could solve the worlds problems.
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:06 pm
by Malcolm
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:29 pm
by GORDON
Health Insurance forbidden under Islam.
Uh oh.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive....r-islam
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:33 pm
by TheCatt
Clearly we all need a religion.
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:21 pm
by TPRJones
IIRC, insurance is also not allowed under Christianity and Judaism. But I could be wrong about that.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:30 am
by Malcolm
TPRJones wrote:IIRC, insurance is also not allowed under Christianity and Judaism. But I could be wrong about that.
Is that the "it's really gambling" Ned Flanders defense?
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:53 am
by unkbill
This must be for Moslems that live around Dearborn, MI. Because I don't know any that don't have insurance.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:33 am
by GORDON
Infidels. Haraam. Fatwa!
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:04 pm
by unkbill
GORDON wrote:Infidels. Haraam. Fatwa!
Yes. I asked the wife she says most of her family back home have insurance. This would be Dearborn or middle east shit. But I wonder if it can be challenged on a religious basis. What about the Amish.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:07 pm
by TPRJones
All because a religion says something is so doesn't mean people won't ignore that. Because most people don't approach their religion in an honest and logical manner, they just make up any old shit that suits their needs that day.
After all, if they were capable of rationality they wouldn't be religious in the first place.
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:18 pm
by GORDON
1. Health care "reformed."
2. S&P 500 companies report billions in losses, reductin of benefits to employees.
3. Democrats don't like people complaining, order CEO's to testify to congress.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/03/025940.php
Good post on the true cost of ObamaCare. But it gets better: the Dems are now shaking down CEOs who don't get with the program. In the attached letter, Henry Waxman not only orders the CEOs of AT&T, Caterpillar, Deere & Co, and Verizon to testify before the Energy and Commerce Committee, but also to produce internal analyses and emails related to their statements. They don't expressly subpoena the CEOs, so we can hope that they tell the Dems to GFY, though somehow I doubt that will happen.
The Dems sent these letters to the Republicans on the committee after 6pm tonight with no advance notice or prior cooperation.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:24 pm
by GORDON
Obama issues 15 recess appointments.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36067527/ns/politics-white_house/
Most transparent and open government in history!
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:32 pm
by TheCatt
wrt #2: It's been $1.25 billion so far. The issue was that basically companies could double count certain expenditures for retirees twice towards tax write-offs. The law makes it so that they can only deduct it once.