..in a better world, but not in this one, where the very wealthy have purchased the conservative party and packed it full of people who believe that their primary goal is to keep the wealthy and their money together (new form of family values eh) while the rest of the population have been downgraded to 'excess population' that might be suitable for organ donation
Err....have you actually seen the massive number of high wealth people that are with the "progressive" democrat party these days...?
I'd dare say that the split between the parties is pretty equal, maybe even tipping towards the democrats somewhat.
A lot of BIG money was behind Hillary..she had a lot of the Big money and a lot of the no money....the lower middle to middle class is what seemed to propel the republicans into the white house.
I don't think the old class/wealth to party connection holds these days....in fact, it may have switched.
You know...maybe we just need to accept the fact, that given the sexual differences and relationships between men and women, that we really aren't that will built to co-mingle in the workforce.
Frankly, I don't think there should be a mandate on ANYONE...employers shouldn't be paying for it.
What the feds could do...is let everyone open a liberally funded HSA, one that is NOT use it or lose it (like a FSA)....that each person could fund pre-tax...and use for their routine medical needs.
Then, they buy individually what used to be called "Major medical"...real insurance that was for catastrophic needs.
This would put the patient in charge of their $$'s...and they would shop around and this also takes out the middle man bean counters...and prices would drop.
Go ahead and keep medicare for the elderly and truly infirmed or poverty stricken...just one safety net.
So, fuck every woman in this country because you personally don't use maternity medicine? In that case, lets do away with Viagra, prostate exams, and colonoscopies for your coverage.
Err...well, YES...I mean, I'lll happily sign up to pay for what I need. No, I don't need maternity stuff, but I might need testosterone tx later in life, and I wouldn't assume a female would need that type of coverage.
Should I pay for things others are more likely to get than me? I don't need sickle cell coverage...I don't need to be insured for some genetic diseases that some Jewish people are prone to. I don't expect other groups to pay for diseases or such that I am more likely to be at risk for....
So, the answer is no..I shouldn't have to pay for a woman's maternity...and I don't need it on MY insurance plan.
Should couples that are both sterile, have to pay extra for other couples to have kids?
Just think,in two/three decades time,white Americans will be a minority in the USA and the biggest single group will be Mexicans/south Americans.
If any leader can get them to vote as one party,the reps and dems will be wiped out and your country will open its southern borders to all comers and make sure they are the majority.
Yep, and that will spell the end of the US and its former glory....the slide will likely be downhill, but it will slide that way.
I really don't get it...if Mexicans want the US to be more like MX....why not just say in Mexico and enjoy it there? Why do they want to drag the US down to MX levels?
It is, however, damned easy to see the economy start shitting itself well before anyone notices.
Well...I think Obamacare can and will eventually end up being a large reason the economy will start 'shitting itself' soon....
It is already starting to collapse in on itself. I have suspicions that it was actually set up TO FAIL....so that the next step would be to replace it with single payer system. I think the Dems thought they could not be defeated, and would have a Dem in office and majority in at least one house, so they could convert obamacare to socialist single federal govt payer system.
Frankly, I with the Reps would have just let healthcare go. They should go with a strategy of trying to do an overhaul...with real changes, and if the Dems don't want to participate in the process...just let obamacare collapse on its own, and then, put the blame ON the Democrats for not only creating this abomination....but then refusing to banish and replace the monster.
The sad thing is...the Republicans have had about 7 years to have planned and worked towards this...have a replacement plan i place......but no, they fucked that up.
But I say hell, let it collapse, and then something HAS to be done.
I just want things back for me to have choice....my rates have skyrocketed since Obama care (I make too much for assistance)....I want to customize my coverage, I"m pretty sure as an older male, I don't need any coverage at all that pertains to 'maternity' needs.
And liberals don't like sending half their taxes to the military, but you don't hear them whining about tyranny every goddamned second.
Actually, you DO hear them whining about this endlessly....
And...funding and keeping a military (defense) is actually one of the FEW enumerated responsibilities of the Federal Government.
I'm still trying to find where in the Constitution the US Federal government is charged with telling what I have to do where my health and health care is concerned.
The nutty Republican base loves Trump's travel bans.
Err...I"m guessing the "ban" had nothing to do with this.
I mean, I'm taking a wild ass guess, but with a last name of "Stenberg", I'm guessing he's not from one of the few 'banned' majority muslim countries.
And for that matter, I"m willing to go out on a limb and guess, that we in the US aren't exactly getting a lot of our high tech or other types or work from those few middle eastern countries listed on the temporary "ban".
I don't think the US is going to miss that much from those countries....and I seriously doubt this gentleman is caught up in the 'ban'.
Halting travel from these few countries seems quite reasonable.
ll the countries with better and cheaper education systems have theirs centrally funded and managed. It seems like your problem is not enough government, not too much.
The problem with small government is that it is too easy to corrupt.
The problem with big government (especially the Feds) is that they are even easier to corrupt, due to even larger amounts of money.
Another problems with larger, centralized Federal govt. is, that it tries to make "one size fits all", and is not nimble enough or answerable enough to the local needs as a smaller, local govt can be.
I still have a LOT of O'Reilly books....back from learning Linux, setting up apache, email servers, etc.
I must say, I did then and STILL prefer most of my book, especially tech stuff on dead tree format.
I can mark the dead tree books up, highlight pages...and strangely enough, I can usually thumb to the pages I need to reference again MUCH faster in a real book than trying an ebook or website on a real computer......I mean, I can usually "see" the page in question in my head on a real book.
This is much like how I did in school...I could see my notes in my head during tests...complete with notes and doogles in the margins.
Is it worse if they kill him for money, or by accident?
Is it worse if they kill him for his race, or because they thought he was a threat?
The end result is the same. Should the punishment be the same?
Perhaps I should have been more specific, and said "murder"....although in context, I would have thought you would have understood that as a given....accidental killing and self defense are not murder which is illegal.
So, the question is....is it worse to murder a white guy for money than it is due to his race?
I'd say no.....and that applies to any "hate crime" type crime such as murder.
Oh look at that, the white guy is uncomfortable with mixed race couples and thinks there are too many of them on TV. Color me shocked.
Never said I was uncomfortable or "phobic" about it...just that it is currently being so disproportionately displayed on TV that it is jarring enough to be extremely noticeable.
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Err....have you actually seen the massive number of high wealth people that are with the "progressive" democrat party these days...?
I'd dare say that the split between the parties is pretty equal, maybe even tipping towards the democrats somewhat.
A lot of BIG money was behind Hillary..she had a lot of the Big money and a lot of the no money....the lower middle to middle class is what seemed to propel the republicans into the white house.
I don't think the old class/wealth to party connection holds these days....in fact, it may have switched.
No caps, no blocked ports, a low level but decent SLA....
Why would anyone get the consumer version?
How unfair to the female workers, forced to work there and wear and contribute to such a sexist emblem.
Perhaps they all need to go work at Vulva...err....Volvo. That place seems much more feminist friendly for our gyno-american section of the workforce.
You know...maybe we just need to accept the fact, that given the sexual differences and relationships between men and women, that we really aren't that will built to co-mingle in the workforce.
We're only hostile to the ones that want to come over here and blow us up.
Gas is getting cheaper and cheaper....especially as oil prices drop per barrel.
Hell, gas is less than $1.99/gallon in most of the US today...its cheap to drive a IC car these days.
Why are you and others harping on gasoline costs, when they have been dropping for years now?
They should all have been watching the contest on TV from home, not in the US.
You know...I"m gonna be long dead and gone and unremembered by the time that all happens...so, what do I care?
What the feds could do...is let everyone open a liberally funded HSA, one that is NOT use it or lose it (like a FSA)....that each person could fund pre-tax...and use for their routine medical needs.
Then, they buy individually what used to be called "Major medical"...real insurance that was for catastrophic needs.
This would put the patient in charge of their $$'s...and they would shop around and this also takes out the middle man bean counters...and prices would drop.
Go ahead and keep medicare for the elderly and truly infirmed or poverty stricken...just one safety net.
Err...well, YES...I mean, I'lll happily sign up to pay for what I need. No, I don't need maternity stuff, but I might need testosterone tx later in life, and I wouldn't assume a female would need that type of coverage.
Should I pay for things others are more likely to get than me? I don't need sickle cell coverage...I don't need to be insured for some genetic diseases that some Jewish people are prone to. I don't expect other groups to pay for diseases or such that I am more likely to be at risk for....
So, the answer is no..I shouldn't have to pay for a woman's maternity...and I don't need it on MY insurance plan.
Should couples that are both sterile, have to pay extra for other couples to have kids?
I think not...
Hmm...I do not think that means what you think it means...
I live in New Orleans....i'm not terribly concerned about that occurrence...
Yep, and that will spell the end of the US and its former glory....the slide will likely be downhill, but it will slide that way.
I really don't get it...if Mexicans want the US to be more like MX....why not just say in Mexico and enjoy it there? Why do they want to drag the US down to MX levels?
Well...I think Obamacare can and will eventually end up being a large reason the economy will start 'shitting itself' soon....
It is already starting to collapse in on itself. I have suspicions that it was actually set up TO FAIL....so that the next step would be to replace it with single payer system. I think the Dems thought they could not be defeated, and would have a Dem in office and majority in at least one house, so they could convert obamacare to socialist single federal govt payer system.
Frankly, I with the Reps would have just let healthcare go. They should go with a strategy of trying to do an overhaul...with real changes, and if the Dems don't want to participate in the process...just let obamacare collapse on its own, and then, put the blame ON the Democrats for not only creating this abomination....but then refusing to banish and replace the monster.
The sad thing is...the Republicans have had about 7 years to have planned and worked towards this...have a replacement plan i place......but no, they fucked that up.
But I say hell, let it collapse, and then something HAS to be done.
I just want things back for me to have choice....my rates have skyrocketed since Obama care (I make too much for assistance)....I want to customize my coverage, I"m pretty sure as an older male, I don't need any coverage at all that pertains to 'maternity' needs.
Fuck'ed then....
If it lands on my roof, and I collect it into my cistern, then it is MINE to use first.
Don't worry, it will go into the ground / system at some point, but I"m going to use it first to water my garden, wash things with, etc.
Geez, this should be common sense....
Actually, you DO hear them whining about this endlessly....
And...funding and keeping a military (defense) is actually one of the FEW enumerated responsibilities of the Federal Government.
I'm still trying to find where in the Constitution the US Federal government is charged with telling what I have to do where my health and health care is concerned.
Err...I"m guessing the "ban" had nothing to do with this.
I mean, I'm taking a wild ass guess, but with a last name of "Stenberg", I'm guessing he's not from one of the few 'banned' majority muslim countries.
And for that matter, I"m willing to go out on a limb and guess, that we in the US aren't exactly getting a lot of our high tech or other types or work from those few middle eastern countries listed on the temporary "ban".
I don't think the US is going to miss that much from those countries....and I seriously doubt this gentleman is caught up in the 'ban'.
Halting travel from these few countries seems quite reasonable.
Nope.
The problem with big government (especially the Feds) is that they are even easier to corrupt, due to even larger amounts of money.
Another problems with larger, centralized Federal govt. is, that it tries to make "one size fits all", and is not nimble enough or answerable enough to the local needs as a smaller, local govt can be.
Screw'em...they're not our problem.
Well, I think it *should* be up to the restaurant owner....if he wants the business, then he'll make the place accessible.
But a thing like this can kill a small business like a restaurant starting out.
They may be starting the place in a building that wasn't originally built for a kitchen and access....maybe a private home at one time.
Doing all the stuff to put in ramps and legal sign offs for it, could be the $$$ difference between being able to afford to open or not.
So, no, I don't think it should be forced upon private businesses.....any govt facility, yes, but not private businesses.
I still have a LOT of O'Reilly books....back from learning Linux, setting up apache, email servers, etc.
I must say, I did then and STILL prefer most of my book, especially tech stuff on dead tree format.
I can mark the dead tree books up, highlight pages...and strangely enough, I can usually thumb to the pages I need to reference again MUCH faster in a real book than trying an ebook or website on a real computer......I mean, I can usually "see" the page in question in my head on a real book.
This is much like how I did in school...I could see my notes in my head during tests...complete with notes and doogles in the margins.
I just can't do that on digital format books....
Just using beer ingredients (malt extract) instead of sweet tea?
Perhaps I should have been more specific, and said "murder"....although in context, I would have thought you would have understood that as a given....accidental killing and self defense are not murder which is illegal.
So, the question is....is it worse to murder a white guy for money than it is due to his race?
I'd say no.....and that applies to any "hate crime" type crime such as murder.
Never said I was uncomfortable or "phobic" about it...just that it is currently being so disproportionately displayed on TV that it is jarring enough to be extremely noticeable.