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  1. Re:yep on Obamacare Could Help Fuel a Tech Start-Up Boom · · Score: 1

    first we need to end the tax benefit companies get for "providing insurance".
    thats how it came about in the first place..

    so we pay for it by accepting lower wages in exchange for health insurance.
    and they get a tax benefit for it.

  2. Re:Unmitigated bullshit on Obamacare Could Help Fuel a Tech Start-Up Boom · · Score: 1

    its a graph from the heritage group. that means its already suspect.

  3. Re:Unmitigated bullshit on Obamacare Could Help Fuel a Tech Start-Up Boom · · Score: 1

    1: no they didnt. that patently false
    2: no they werent, and until the 1920s hospitals where were you went to die. id like to think we've improved since then.
    3: no it hasnt been proven time and again, actually its the opposite.

    please, whatever you are smokin, puff puff pass dude.

  4. Re:Unmitigated bullshit on Obamacare Could Help Fuel a Tech Start-Up Boom · · Score: 1

    really?
    by whom exactly?

    so what happens when you stop paying your road bill? do they tear up your driveway?
    do the rent a cops let you die when youre late on your protection payments?

    food inspection as a private for profit business? ya that wont lead to bribery and corruption....and you aware that that very thing causing people to die is the exact reason why we have an FDA right?

    laws without governemnt? really? stop talking.

  5. Re:Unmitigated bullshit on Obamacare Could Help Fuel a Tech Start-Up Boom · · Score: 1

    now i will be the first to say that most people calling themselves libertarians are not, and are simply trying to distance themselves re-brand themselves.

    but before you start ascribing more things to libertarians, you, like most /.'ers, needs to educate yourself.

    because that is NOT a goal of libertarians, and to say so marks you as ignorant and uninformed.

  6. Re:The Blame Game on U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed · · Score: 1

    Stop talking. you are lying or ignorant, and probably both.

    Obamacare IS romney care.
    And obamacecare IS nearly identical to the same bill the republicans proposed in the 90s!

    the IRS wasnt not set out to silence dissent, thats another republican lie. the rules for non political non profits are quite clear, and calling yourself "the tea party for change" or whatever is a pretty damn big indication that you ARE political in nature.

    Here's a newsflash: if you already have insurance, obamacare isnt for you, isnt about you, and DOES NOT AFFECT YOU.
    Obamacare is about insuring hte uninsured, by making it more affordable for low income peoples, and covering those who were previously denied for prexisting conditions. That is not evil, that is not a trainwreck*, it is not convoluted, its actually quite simple to understand....unless you're a typical republican.

    oh, and as for your polls...ya...about that...29% of americans are against obamacare because it doesnt go far enough, they'd rather have governement/socialized/centralized healthcare.

    *the trainwreck comment was made in regard tot eh public awareness campaign meant to educate people on just waht the law does (imagine that) that was not adequately funded, leaving people ignorant of the law (oh sweet irony). the comment was not made to disparage the bill, but the efforts to undermine the bill by eliminating its mechanism of educating the public about what it actually does!!!

    so....yeah. you're an idiot.

  7. Re:The Blame Game on U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed · · Score: 1

    No they didnt negotiate. They extorted.

    and no they dont want to get rid of it.
    51% may not view Obamacare favorably....but that's because 29% think it doesnt go far enough!

    That means you have only 22% who actually want to scrap it. 49% take it as is, and 29% would make it even stronger.

  8. Re:The Blame Game on U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed · · Score: 1

    also, on the bit about employers that drop coverage and cease providing a contribution: Its your own fault if you dont in turn demand higher wages as a result.

    Because thats what those benefits are: health benefits in lieu of wages. IE, they cost the employer nearly nothing, because they dont pay for it, YOU DO, in the form of lower wages.

    http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/is-employer-based-health-insurance-worth-saving/

  9. Re:The Blame Game on U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed · · Score: 1

    You sir do not know what you are talking about.
    None of what you say is true.
    Which makes your chosen name appropriate.

    Obamacare didn't cost jobs, employers did.
    Obamacare didnt cause cuts in hours, employers did.
    Obamacare didnt cause hiring freezes, or lost coverage, employers did.
    Obamacare also does NOT cut medicaire.
    These are all republican lies.

    These are thing employers have been doing for years to lower their costs. They are just using Obamacare as an excuse to deflect blame. Obamacare increases coverage, makes it more widely available. Besides which, employer coverage is silly anyway, we are the only nation to rely on it. Moving away from it is good for everyone, allowing better job mobility (quitting a job doesnt mean loss of coverage). Combined with new restrictions on the individual market (cant be denied, cant be capped, etc), this is good for the consumer.

    As for the "train wreck": ( http://www.factcheck.org/2013/08/train-wreck-ad-goes-off-the-rails/ ) :

    We asked Smith, a Baucus aide on the Senate Finance Committee, if the senator thinks that the law “isn’t working” and that “it’s a huge train wreck.” In an email, she told us: “[I]f you look at the context of that hearing and Senator Baucus’s exact comments, he was clearly commenting specifically on a concern he had regarding one aspect of implementation of the law — the rollout of a public awareness campaign. He remains a major supporter of the law, which is why he wants to ensure it is implemented correctly, so millions of Americans have the information they need to finally get the affordable health care that the law provides.”

  10. Re:Fucking idiots on U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed · · Score: 1

    dont forget the contractors working for the government. nearly half the personel on an air force base these days are contractors who dont get included in the furlough numbers because they arent civil service. nearly every department of the gov has contractors. and our numbers are as large or larger than the number of furloughed civil service people. some of us critical and still working, but a fair number of us are now also not being paid, and as usual the news media is ignoring our existence.

  11. Re:Fucking idiots on U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed · · Score: 0

    your using external references to compare the relative stances of two internal processes.
    european standards of left/right are irrelevent to the bickering of two US political parties.

  12. Re:Gay community takes themselves down a notch? on Social Networks Force Barilla Chairman To Apologize For His Anti-gay Remarks · · Score: 1

    Dont you know there is no middle nuetral ground allowed here?

    If you dont seek them out to prominently display them on a pedestal and say "SEE?! LOOK AT US! WE'RE WITH IT!", then by definition you are against them, and the relevence (or lack of it) of sexual orientation to pasta advertising is completely immaterial.

  13. Re:Imperial Dilemma on Water Discovery Is Good News For Mars Colonists · · Score: 1

    no, its not the imperial system that has dumbed down americans, and to suggest otherwise is sophmoric and petty.
    units are just relative numbers. they can be anything, it doesnt matter.

    the dumbing down is from the general lack of scientific and mathmatical knowledge, not because of hte numbers used.
    you post is little more than typical /. america bashing/trolling.

  14. Re:Great, let's send plants on Water Discovery Is Good News For Mars Colonists · · Score: 1

    No, send worms..

    The spice must flow!

  15. Re:Lunar clocks? on Scientists Describe Internal Clocks That Don't Follow Day and Night Cycles · · Score: 1

    Be like The Purge (decent flick), but worse...and more often.
    Actually that'd be a great b or c movie.

    Every 29 days men and children would lock themselves in bunkers while chaos and monsters roam the streets....

  16. Re:Fire them. on Senators Push To Preserve NSA Phone Surveillance · · Score: 4, Informative

    You do realize that most of the folks in Northern california fall under standard rural demographics, which leans to republican* right?
    You do realize that "Northern California" is not simply "everything north of LA" right ?
    You do realize that Senators don't have districts and are elected by the entire state right?
    You do realize that her power base is primarily San Francisco and the Southern California cities (LA metro, San Diego) right?

    (*Other than San Francisco and Hippy Central I mean Mt Shasta City)

  17. Re:I do not understand why this is a story on Somebody Stole 7 Milliseconds From the Federal Reserve · · Score: 1

    of import is what the law says.
    is the information considered public instantaneously globally?
    or does the law account for the delay in transmission time?

    so what does the law say? (i ask because i dont know)

    And then this clearly illustrates why trading should have been halted for some period, or better the information relased after trading closed for the day.

  18. Re:I do not understand why this is a story on Somebody Stole 7 Milliseconds From the Federal Reserve · · Score: 1

    so does the law account for information latency, or is it considered public everywhere all at once, at some standard time?

  19. Re:Too bad on Judge Orders Patent Troll To Explain Its 'Mr. Sham' To Jury · · Score: 1

    that's not hte original story for the godfather.

    The Godfather is a movie, based on a book, based on another movie.

    "Paramount Pictures released the film The Brotherhood starring Kirk Douglas as a mafia don. While it was a financial flop, Paramount's production chief Robert Evans commissioned Mario Puzo to finish a novel with similar themes and plot elements, and bought the screen rights. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather became a huge success [...]"

  20. Re:Great idea! Let's keep it going: on 'Eraser' Law Will Let California Kids Scrub Online Past · · Score: 1

    Only if you tie breeding to complete background checks back to age 2.

    "I see here, you once talked back to your mother, when she took away your video games at age 6. Sorry, you are inelegible for procreation, or any employment above a Z4 level." ... ...

    Just no.

  21. Re:Great idea! Let's keep it going: on 'Eraser' Law Will Let California Kids Scrub Online Past · · Score: 1

    Leadership only means that you are the first one to do something.

    No, leadership not about being the first.
    That's not what leadership is at all.

    I'll just leave these here, these principles and traits are essentially a down and dirty quick guide on proper management:
    http://www.marines.com/being-a-marine/leadership-principles
    http://www.marines.com/being-a-marine/leadership

  22. Re:Woohoo! on FDA Will Regulate Some Apps As Medical Devices · · Score: 1

    i cant see any current apps being used as "medical devices". not that i know a lot about medical apps, but i dont yet know of any mobile phones being used to perform tests and provide control over treatment. far as i know the lab on a chip is still theoretical.

  23. Re:Missing Point on Car Dealers Complain To DMV About Tesla's Website · · Score: 1

    the mod stalker strikes again! stating something factual is not trolling. car dealers DO work on all those things, in fact it's where they make most of their money.

  24. Re:jerk on Georgia Cop Issues 800 Tickets To Drivers Texting At Red Lights · · Score: 1

    technically because of the scam where you slam your brake and cause an unavoidable accident.
    (and usually perpetrators of this scam will have their brake lights disconnected)

  25. Re:jerk on Georgia Cop Issues 800 Tickets To Drivers Texting At Red Lights · · Score: 1

    in which case this officer should be commended for bringing this law to citizens attention, so they can go to work on changing it.