Some of that is all factored in. The health insurance industry is a for profit industry. Each year they post record profits and increase rates. Logic would say that rates should not increase unless REQUIRED to cover policy holders.
But thats not the case. The rates are increased to increase profits.
Yes, malpractice insurance is high.... but for the same DAMN REASON. So you cant say that its malpractices fault, and none of the health insurance industry's.
Insurance is insurance. Its a for profit industry that has squeezed the living shit out of both doctors and patients.
I've paid for my private insurance plan ever since I turned 21. EVERY YEAR insurance premiums have gone up. My bill used to be $250 a month. It is now $1250 a month. It ALWAYS increases in July by about $150.
To further prove that you're wrong. I suggest you look up the profit margins of major insurance companies. NONE OF THEM operate anywhere near at a loss EVER. Each year, they post RECORD PROFITS. Let me repeat that... EVERY YEAR, They earn record profits.
It has nothing to do with the Health Care Reform act. It has EVERYTHING to do with greed.
Obamacare has had ZERO negative effect on anyone. Yet you complain.
The major part of the health care reform act, does not go into effect until 2014 and I doubt you've read the damn law. I suggest you do. Nothing will change, except now, you will have health care. You can thank us and the insurance industry later. You see nothing changes. The same private companies will continue to offer the exact plans they currently do. You will be free to pick and chose any of those plans from any private insurance provider that you like.... the only requirement is that YOU MUST PICK ONE. Now some people do not like that...
But you know what I dont like? Paying high insurance rates for people who DO NOT PAY FOR INSURANCE. Now... WE ALL WILL PAY FOR INSURANCE.. AND I CAN STOP PAYING FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT.
If Walmart and Wallstreet can use their finacial power to influence politcians, I'm all for unions doing it as well.
AFTER ALL, it is the UNIONS who actually represent WORKING people. Wallstreet represents the rich elite fucks who employ slave labor overseas, and rip you off at the check out counter.
Yeah.. I'm PERFECTLY FINE with unions representing their workforces. 100%.
Actually Firefox 4 is ahead of IE9. Just try the Html 5 demos on Firefox's site in both both browsers. They only work in Firefox4:)
IE9 is very impressive, but when it comes to real performance and features... Firefox is better, even in GPU acceleration. Although I will admit IE9's gpu acceleration is very good in general, even faster in some ways than firefox, but it is often slower in many tests, and even fails to work at all at others.
IE9 though is quite impressive coming from MS. I think there is a future in it. Right now it seems that MS isnt taking extensions seriously. Their website is like most microsoft "add on" sites... it looks pathetically abandoned.
I like IE9. I almost switched to it, but Firefox 4 RC seemed to be more solid all around.
CHROME... failed everything in my eyes. its GPU acceleration is non existent/primitive. FireFox 4 RC did better on html5 features etc. Chrome let me down, and as much as I like Chrome... Its in third place and far behind at that.
The light bulbs are better now that people stood together to make them more efficient and longer lasting. Anyone bitching about their right to buy an incandescent bulb is a fucking moron. Go ahead buy something that costs more, is less efficient and lasts not even nearly as long as a CFL or LED.
But why would you want to... just to stick it to the government? The government was right but some people just want to be stubborn and wrong. Those are the people dragged kicking and screaming into the future. They never thank us until years later when they take it all for granted.
I work in 3d animation, I designed tools that the entire industry uses. I've worked on games, film, tv and print all at various points in my life.
Being over 25 has nothing to do with it. Some of us, are in our mid 30s and remember when our computer was ours do with as we chose.
Representing you, isnt representing me. There is a difference. Representation should balance all of our interests for the common good of man.
I'm old enough to remember Compaq, and the reverse engineering of IBM's bios.... Today that would be illegal, but it was the spark that created much of our industry as it is.
Technology is for all, not just you. Yes, you're work should be protected from being stolen, but the hardware we buy should be ours, and your work should be allowed to reverse engineer to learn from. That is how much of our nation progressed as a technological giant. If you're smart enough to figure out someone else's work, you've learned something and from that comes creativity and new invention.
They are very similar when it comes to gaming, but neither make you a murderer, unless you have the capacity to murder.
Losing your job is frustrating. People have murdered their boss or taken it out on someone. Shall we make firing people illegal?
ALL competitive sports, which are GAMES.... are both frustrating and generate aggression.
Games arent always fun. It shows a lack of intelligence by anyone to think that a challenging form of entertainment will be blissful. A challenge is frustrating at times.
Perhaps the problem is the human condition, and not the stimuli that we chose to blame this week.
Cancer is frustrating. It will make you angry.
A broken car can make you angry. Injustice can make you angry... Republicans can make you angry, and Democrats can make you lose hope in politics.
Our representatives represent Sony, more than they represent the common man. The DMCA will always favor the rich and mighty, rather than the intelligent and inventive common man on a quest for knowledge.
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Well said.
To deny that there is a right wing conspiracy is just fucking dumb.
Even scarier.
Its better than having no insurance and getting cancer.
absolutely true.
Its a for profit industry and by its own nature, the less it pays, the more profit there is for a very few insanely rich people.
Some of that is all factored in. The health insurance industry is a for profit industry. Each year they post record profits and increase rates. Logic would say that rates should not increase unless REQUIRED to cover policy holders.
But thats not the case. The rates are increased to increase profits.
Yes, malpractice insurance is high.... but for the same DAMN REASON. So you cant say that its malpractices fault, and none of the health insurance industry's.
Insurance is insurance. Its a for profit industry that has squeezed the living shit out of both doctors and patients.
WRONG.
I've paid for my private insurance plan ever since I turned 21. EVERY YEAR insurance premiums have gone up. My bill used to be $250 a month. It is now $1250 a month. It ALWAYS increases in July by about $150.
To further prove that you're wrong. I suggest you look up the profit margins of major insurance companies. NONE OF THEM operate anywhere near at a loss EVER. Each year, they post RECORD PROFITS. Let me repeat that... EVERY YEAR, They earn record profits.
It has nothing to do with the Health Care Reform act. It has EVERYTHING to do with greed.
FOR PROFIT HEALTH CARE IS A FUCKING SIN.
Apparently most of them are gay, and fuck their male interns or hunt trannies on Craigs list.
Obamacare has had ZERO negative effect on anyone. Yet you complain.
The major part of the health care reform act, does not go into effect until 2014 and I doubt you've read the damn law. I suggest you do. Nothing will change, except now, you will have health care. You can thank us and the insurance industry later. You see nothing changes. The same private companies will continue to offer the exact plans they currently do. You will be free to pick and chose any of those plans from any private insurance provider that you like.... the only requirement is that YOU MUST PICK ONE. Now some people do not like that...
But you know what I dont like? Paying high insurance rates for people who DO NOT PAY FOR INSURANCE. Now... WE ALL WILL PAY FOR INSURANCE.. AND I CAN STOP PAYING FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT.
A republican should like that.
If Walmart and Wallstreet can use their finacial power to influence politcians, I'm all for unions doing it as well.
AFTER ALL, it is the UNIONS who actually represent WORKING people. Wallstreet represents the rich elite fucks who employ slave labor overseas, and rip you off at the check out counter.
Yeah.. I'm PERFECTLY FINE with unions representing their workforces. 100%.
Because you're wrong :)
Compare the GPU acceleration of Chrome vs Firefox 4. Chrome is pathetic by comparison.
Firefox is also color managed.
Actually Firefox 4 is ahead of IE9. Just try the Html 5 demos on Firefox's site in both both browsers. They only work in Firefox4 :)
IE9 is very impressive, but when it comes to real performance and features... Firefox is better, even in GPU acceleration. Although I will admit IE9's gpu acceleration is very good in general, even faster in some ways than firefox, but it is often slower in many tests, and even fails to work at all at others.
IE9 though is quite impressive coming from MS. I think there is a future in it. Right now it seems that MS isnt taking extensions seriously. Their website is like most microsoft "add on" sites... it looks pathetically abandoned.
I like IE9. I almost switched to it, but Firefox 4 RC seemed to be more solid all around.
CHROME... failed everything in my eyes. its GPU acceleration is non existent/primitive. FireFox 4 RC did better on html5 features etc. Chrome let me down, and as much as I like Chrome... Its in third place and far behind at that.
When my bladder is full, I suddenly decide to pee.
Intel should have paid them $200 dollars for that piece of shit company.
but they last a lot longer.
That would be universal health care.
The light bulbs are better now that people stood together to make them more efficient and longer lasting. Anyone bitching about their right to buy an incandescent bulb is a fucking moron. Go ahead buy something that costs more, is less efficient and lasts not even nearly as long as a CFL or LED.
But why would you want to... just to stick it to the government? The government was right but some people just want to be stubborn and wrong. Those are the people dragged kicking and screaming into the future. They never thank us until years later when they take it all for granted.
INTERNET anyone?
I've been doing 3d since 3dsr3 Dos. It's a life long learning adventure. 2 weeks my ass :)
hahah that is funny and so true.
Take that! This Chrome goes to EeeeeLeven....
I'm just saying.
I work in 3d animation, I designed tools that the entire industry uses. I've worked on games, film, tv and print all at various points in my life.
Being over 25 has nothing to do with it. Some of us, are in our mid 30s and remember when our computer was ours do with as we chose.
Representing you, isnt representing me. There is a difference. Representation should balance all of our interests for the common good of man.
I'm old enough to remember Compaq, and the reverse engineering of IBM's bios.... Today that would be illegal, but it was the spark that created much of our industry as it is.
Technology is for all, not just you. Yes, you're work should be protected from being stolen, but the hardware we buy should be ours, and your work should be allowed to reverse engineer to learn from. That is how much of our nation progressed as a technological giant. If you're smart enough to figure out someone else's work, you've learned something and from that comes creativity and new invention.
Aggression or Frustration?
They are very similar when it comes to gaming, but neither make you a murderer, unless you have the capacity to murder.
Losing your job is frustrating. People have murdered their boss or taken it out on someone. Shall we make firing people illegal?
ALL competitive sports, which are GAMES.... are both frustrating and generate aggression.
Games arent always fun. It shows a lack of intelligence by anyone to think that a challenging form of entertainment will be blissful. A challenge is frustrating at times.
Perhaps the problem is the human condition, and not the stimuli that we chose to blame this week.
Cancer is frustrating. It will make you angry.
A broken car can make you angry. Injustice can make you angry... Republicans can make you angry, and Democrats can make you lose hope in politics.
Our representatives represent Sony, more than they represent the common man. The DMCA will always favor the rich and mighty, rather than the intelligent and inventive common man on a quest for knowledge.
To be fair, video games have been known to turn a man into an uncontrollable murdering rapist. Good Glenn Beck be this man?
The claims are out there.... I've seen it, so it must be true.
No of course not. The allegations that Glenn Beck raped and killed a young girl do need to be addressed though. Why is no one reporting on this?!
Do they not love America?