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Prediction Markets and the 2008 Electoral Map
Electionwatch submitted a predicted electoral map of the 2008 US Presidential election, based on the bets made by the intrade prediction markets. I'm always interested in these markets and how accurate they end up being. This one calls it for Obama, but then again you probably could guess that by just watching 10 minutes of any TV "News" channel.
He can walk on water and make the dead rise.
After only a string of 43 previous presidents, the country will finally rejoice when we elect a Christian male to the highest office in the land. It's about time! :P
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
Should this map be on the Diebold site?
yeah, the democrats have really fucked up the country over the last 8 years...
The other choices you're forgetting are:
1) Get donations from friends/family/community to pay for expensive treatments.
2) Petition friends/family/community and your representatives to overturn the laws preventing less expensive treatments from existence (laws created by corrupt politicians backed by corrupt companies).
"If an emergency happens to somebody who lacks the money to buy insurance, what do you think ought to happen?"
One of a few things could/should happen:
1. An organization backed through donations provides the service.
2. An unfunded organization provides the service (could not last).
3. The service provider permits the individual to pay back through a loan (and if the provider does not offer that, the individual finds one that does).
4. A friend/family member covers the cost (permanently or temporarily).
When I bought my house, there were easily several thousand pages of contracts. Either you have never bought a house, or you have an unrivaled tolerance for tedium.