Employer A pays you $X/mo, and pays for your health insurance at $Y/mo. Between when you started working at A and now, you were diagnosed with mild cardiovascular disease.
Employer B offers you a job for $Z/mo. Unfortunately, if you move to B, you lose your health insurance through A. And because you've got cardiovascular disease, that counts as a pre-existing condition. Now you either _cannot_ get health insurance through B, or the cost is astronomically higher.
Given the ridiculous number of things that count as pre-existing conditions in the US these days, it becomes very difficult to change jobs because of that astronomical cost/lack of coverage.
If the US implemented a single-payer health care system, you wouldn't be changing health insurance providers when you change jobs, so there would be no "pre-existing condition" clause activated.
So you think the pain of not being able to conceive doesn't count as human suffering? A woman who desperately wants to have a child, but is medically unable? Not very compassionate of you, there.
As far as curing cancer goes - are you working towards that? What contributions have you made to eliminating cancer? The truth of the matter is that different doctors have different specialties, and they work within those disciplines.
Neat. I'm gonna go start five numbered corporations, of which I'm the sole shareholder, and buy five properties to put on the short-term rental market. Thanks for your legislation.
Hell, I'd pay a premium to be sedated in the departures lounge, stacked in a tiny coffin on the plane, and woken up at my destination. Load me in any damn order you like once I'm unconscious.
What's been happening recently is that changing ocean temperatures have been disrupting and weakening the jet stream. Normally, the jet stream blows west-to-east, and acts as a sort of barrier to keep arctic air up north. As it destabilizes, it flows in big lobes, allowing arctic air to push further south. Right now, there's a big lobe that covers Ontario and Northeastern USA.
nb - layman's explanation from a layman. Not a climatologist. Not a meteorologist. Not even a TV weatherman.
FYI - the blank audio media levy is collected only for audio works, and the subsequent law allowing duplication of copyrighted works for personal use applies only to music.
You theoretically _can_ still be taken to court for copying a movie, a television show, or even an audio book.
It's important to note that Tasers were _never_ advertised as "less than lethal" weapons. They are "less lethat" weapons. The implication is that they are still just a little bit lethal.
In my opinion, because they are still a lethal weapon, cops should have to fill out the same reports and have the same reviews as when they use their firearms. Here in Ontario. a cop has to file a report if they draw their sidearm. Imagine what would happen to taser use if the same was true.
I'll cheerfully support a cop pulling out and using a taser _if and only if_ the situation would warrant pulling out a firearm as well.
I had a shuffle for many years until I replaced it. It was fantastic, mostly because it was so small and light. I'd just clip it to the back of my shirt collar when going for a run or out to do some gardening, and it was pretty much imperceptible.
By contrast, smartphones tend to be upwards of 100g, or almost a quarter pound. That's enough weight that if you want to secure it to your person, you need to look at a special holder to do so. Pain in the butt.
Huh. I need to move 20 yards of renovation waste to the dump. Probably 2 tonnes of material.
I guess I should have purchased a dump truck instead of my Honda Civic. You're absolutely right.
Depending on the frequency of the long trips, it may make economic sense to rent or take public transit on those occasions. I'm spending $50/wk on gas for a 60km round-trip commute. If the fuel price drops to $5/wk for an electric vehicle, the fuel savings alone would pay for an ICE rental one day a week. And that's not factoring in the maintenance savings.
I guess the difference here is that a $100 quadcopter with a $100 brick of C4 and a $5 detonator on it is a real threat. And if I can spend $205 on a threat that you need to spend $3M to prevent (or suffer hundreds in thousands in damage, if you don't prevent it), then I'm going to very quickly win any war of attrition.
"If I gave you a bowl of Skittles and three of them were poison would you still eat them?" "Are the other Skittles human lives?" "What?" "Like, is there a good chance, a really good chance, I would be saving someone from a war zone and probably their life if I ate a Skittle?" "Well sure. But the point..." "I would eat the Skittles." "Ok, well, the point is..." "I would GORGE myself on Skittles. I would eat every single Skittle I could find. I would STUFF myself with Skittles. And when I found the poison Skittle and died, I would make sure to leave behind a legacy of children and of friends who also ate skittle after Skittle until there were no Skittles to be eaten. And each person who found the poison Skittle we would weep for. We would weep for their loss, for their sacrifice, and for the fact that they did not let themselves succumb to fear but made the world a better place by eating Skittles. Because your REAL question, the one you hid behind an inaccurate, insensitive, dehumanizing racist little candy metaphor, is: IS MY LIFE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND TERRIFIED CHILDREN? And what kind of monster would think the answer to that question is yes?"
Damn, I would love this. Student UPASS (universal bus pass) for my city is roughly $80 for a 4 month term. It's less than half the price of buying monthly passes, because it's a non-refundable, non-negotiable fee. Every student at both universities in town pays it.
According to recent financial statements, oeprating costs for 2015 were $80M, with fare-box revenue of $33M. In a city of 500,000 residents, our public transit taxes would have to go from $94 per person to $150 per person to make it free to use all of the time (modulo increases in costs due to higher use). That's like, the price of taking a date to the movies and getting popcorn.
I've read through the early comments here, and I see a lot of vitriol for "obese" people, and statements that people should only be allowed a weight limit of 100kg, or worse, 200lb, beyond which there should be extra charges.
Go to hell, each and every one of you that supports that idea. I'm 6'3", and my body fat percentage hovers around 15%. I _sink_ in fresh water. And I weigh 240lbs, before any luggage is included. I am healthy and fit. I already suffer with airline seats that are far too small for my frame, with my knees in the back of the seat in front of me, and the headrest sitting firmly between my shoulder blades. And now you have the temerity to think that I should pay _more_ for the privilege of flying, because you think people that weigh more than 140 pounds are fat and unhealthy, and it's their own fault?
Couple at-will employment with the fact that health insurance is employer-provided and private insurance is devastatingly expensive, and basically employers can hold employees ransom.
Even if someone does have transferable, marketable skills, it will likely be a number of months before they land a new job and complete enough of the probationary period to qualify for benefits. A broken arm during that period will cost you $10,000 if you're not insured. God forbid you have to deliver a baby, because then you're looking at a six-figure medical bill.
Actually, the guy who bled on the police officers was charged with "destruction of police property," since they couldn't get his blood out of their uniforms.
Over the past couple of weeks, I have finished a few series on Netflix. Each time, after the last episode of the series, I'm treated to a 30-second trailer for the Netflix original Sense8.
Meh. Doesn't bug me at all. If this is all they do, I'm cool with it.
With a bit of creative interpretation, it does. For example, you could mimic the beta-decay electrons in nuclear piles:
1. Start out traveling at almost c. 2. Slam into a medium with a refractive index > 1.
For a brief period of time, while your body is being vaporized by the impact, and before Cherenkov radiation robs you of your kinetic energy, you will be traveling faster than light.
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. . . that Chrome won't eat it all.
Here's the part you're missing:
Employer A pays you $X/mo, and pays for your health insurance at $Y/mo. Between when you started working at A and now, you were diagnosed with mild cardiovascular disease.
Employer B offers you a job for $Z/mo. Unfortunately, if you move to B, you lose your health insurance through A. And because you've got cardiovascular disease, that counts as a pre-existing condition. Now you either _cannot_ get health insurance through B, or the cost is astronomically higher.
Given the ridiculous number of things that count as pre-existing conditions in the US these days, it becomes very difficult to change jobs because of that astronomical cost/lack of coverage.
If the US implemented a single-payer health care system, you wouldn't be changing health insurance providers when you change jobs, so there would be no "pre-existing condition" clause activated.
So you think the pain of not being able to conceive doesn't count as human suffering? A woman who desperately wants to have a child, but is medically unable? Not very compassionate of you, there.
As far as curing cancer goes - are you working towards that? What contributions have you made to eliminating cancer? The truth of the matter is that different doctors have different specialties, and they work within those disciplines.
Certified compostable bags that can go in my green bin, to divert all of that kitty litter from landfills.
Neat. I'm gonna go start five numbered corporations, of which I'm the sole shareholder, and buy five properties to put on the short-term rental market. Thanks for your legislation.
Hell, I'd pay a premium to be sedated in the departures lounge, stacked in a tiny coffin on the plane, and woken up at my destination. Load me in any damn order you like once I'm unconscious.
God, grant me the serenity to not read the comments,
The courage to not read the comments,
And the wisdom to not read the comments.
What's been happening recently is that changing ocean temperatures have been disrupting and weakening the jet stream. Normally, the jet stream blows west-to-east, and acts as a sort of barrier to keep arctic air up north. As it destabilizes, it flows in big lobes, allowing arctic air to push further south. Right now, there's a big lobe that covers Ontario and Northeastern USA.
nb - layman's explanation from a layman. Not a climatologist. Not a meteorologist. Not even a TV weatherman.
FYI - the blank audio media levy is collected only for audio works, and the subsequent law allowing duplication of copyrighted works for personal use applies only to music.
You theoretically _can_ still be taken to court for copying a movie, a television show, or even an audio book.
But drivers also fear various forms of criminal charges.
Let's not forget that most people legitimately _don't_ want to cause the death of strangers.
Probably the isolation pay they'd need to shell out in order to get people to work on that platform.
Unfortunately, my proof cannot fit in the margins of this post.
It's important to note that Tasers were _never_ advertised as "less than lethal" weapons. They are "less lethat" weapons. The implication is that they are still just a little bit lethal.
In my opinion, because they are still a lethal weapon, cops should have to fill out the same reports and have the same reviews as when they use their firearms. Here in Ontario. a cop has to file a report if they draw their sidearm. Imagine what would happen to taser use if the same was true.
I'll cheerfully support a cop pulling out and using a taser _if and only if_ the situation would warrant pulling out a firearm as well.
Oh, sorry. Is it not as shocking if it reads "Woman leaves house at 3:45am in order to get to work at 9"
Is that something that you'd be totally okay with?
I had a shuffle for many years until I replaced it. It was fantastic, mostly because it was so small and light. I'd just clip it to the back of my shirt collar when going for a run or out to do some gardening, and it was pretty much imperceptible.
By contrast, smartphones tend to be upwards of 100g, or almost a quarter pound. That's enough weight that if you want to secure it to your person, you need to look at a special holder to do so. Pain in the butt.
Huh. I need to move 20 yards of renovation waste to the dump. Probably 2 tonnes of material.
I guess I should have purchased a dump truck instead of my Honda Civic. You're absolutely right.
Depending on the frequency of the long trips, it may make economic sense to rent or take public transit on those occasions. I'm spending $50/wk on gas for a 60km round-trip commute. If the fuel price drops to $5/wk for an electric vehicle, the fuel savings alone would pay for an ICE rental one day a week. And that's not factoring in the maintenance savings.
A bit of digging found another article that lists the type of lamp used.
They're xenon short-arc lamps.
I guess the difference here is that a $100 quadcopter with a $100 brick of C4 and a $5 detonator on it is a real threat. And if I can spend $205 on a threat that you need to spend $3M to prevent (or suffer hundreds in thousands in damage, if you don't prevent it), then I'm going to very quickly win any war of attrition.
"If I gave you a bowl of Skittles and three of them were poison would you still eat them?" ..." ..."
"Are the other Skittles human lives?"
"What?"
"Like, is there a good chance, a really good chance, I would be saving someone from a war zone and probably their life if I ate a Skittle?"
"Well sure. But the point
"I would eat the Skittles."
"Ok, well, the point is
"I would GORGE myself on Skittles. I would eat every single Skittle I could find. I would STUFF myself with Skittles. And when I found the poison Skittle and died, I would make sure to leave behind a legacy of children and of friends who also ate skittle after Skittle until there were no Skittles to be eaten. And each person who found the poison Skittle we would weep for. We would weep for their loss, for their sacrifice, and for the fact that they did not let themselves succumb to fear but made the world a better place by eating Skittles.
Because your REAL question, the one you hid behind an inaccurate, insensitive, dehumanizing racist little candy metaphor, is: IS MY LIFE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND TERRIFIED CHILDREN?
And what kind of monster would think the answer to that question is yes?"
(http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2016/09/22/skittles-refugees-gorge-skittles)
Damn, I would love this. Student UPASS (universal bus pass) for my city is roughly $80 for a 4 month term. It's less than half the price of buying monthly passes, because it's a non-refundable, non-negotiable fee. Every student at both universities in town pays it.
According to recent financial statements, oeprating costs for 2015 were $80M, with fare-box revenue of $33M. In a city of 500,000 residents, our public transit taxes would have to go from $94 per person to $150 per person to make it free to use all of the time (modulo increases in costs due to higher use). That's like, the price of taking a date to the movies and getting popcorn.
I've read through the early comments here, and I see a lot of vitriol for "obese" people, and statements that people should only be allowed a weight limit of 100kg, or worse, 200lb, beyond which there should be extra charges.
Go to hell, each and every one of you that supports that idea. I'm 6'3", and my body fat percentage hovers around 15%. I _sink_ in fresh water. And I weigh 240lbs, before any luggage is included. I am healthy and fit. I already suffer with airline seats that are far too small for my frame, with my knees in the back of the seat in front of me, and the headrest sitting firmly between my shoulder blades. And now you have the temerity to think that I should pay _more_ for the privilege of flying, because you think people that weigh more than 140 pounds are fat and unhealthy, and it's their own fault?
Get real.
Couple at-will employment with the fact that health insurance is employer-provided and private insurance is devastatingly expensive, and basically employers can hold employees ransom.
Even if someone does have transferable, marketable skills, it will likely be a number of months before they land a new job and complete enough of the probationary period to qualify for benefits. A broken arm during that period will cost you $10,000 if you're not insured. God forbid you have to deliver a baby, because then you're looking at a six-figure medical bill.
Actually, the guy who bled on the police officers was charged with "destruction of police property," since they couldn't get his blood out of their uniforms.
Over the past couple of weeks, I have finished a few series on Netflix. Each time, after the last episode of the series, I'm treated to a 30-second trailer for the Netflix original Sense8.
Meh. Doesn't bug me at all. If this is all they do, I'm cool with it.
With a bit of creative interpretation, it does. For example, you could mimic the beta-decay electrons in nuclear piles:
1. Start out traveling at almost c.
2. Slam into a medium with a refractive index > 1.
For a brief period of time, while your body is being vaporized by the impact, and before Cherenkov radiation robs you of your kinetic energy, you will be traveling faster than light.