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by JLawson
Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

And in all honesty, looking at the fouled-up mess that's Obamacare I find it hard to imagine that we could even begin to pull off single-payer... Even if we weren't $17 trillion+ in debt, and climbing daily in a way that'd make a Saturn 5 green with envy - this administration's not exactly packed wi...
by JLawson
Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

The risk is being spread if you take the appropriate coverage. Which "a plan with dental insurance and catastrophic coverage" is not. Yes, they get sick - 'just not as often'. Do you believe it's moral to make people buy things they don't want and possibly can't afford and may very well not need? (...
by JLawson
Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

Medical care and insurance for same haven't been free market for many years on account of gooberment interference. But it served advocates of "health care reform" to pretend otherwise and blame the problems on the market. Yes, like Obama pretending you couldn't look at health care on-line without H...
by JLawson
Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

But you've got to decide for yourself what you want to pay for. Frankly, a policy that provides maternity coverage and contraception is pretty much useless to me - a middle-aged male. When I was younger, what would have sufficed was a plan with dental insurance and catastrophic coverage. The proble...
by JLawson
Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

That's not how free market works. That natural price balance only works for commodities and optional services, things that the consumer has the choice to walk away from and vote with their wallet. Health isn't something you can walk away from. Instead what you get is a form of highway robbery. Your...
by JLawson
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What Happens When You Act On Global Warming
Replies: 6
Views: 2922

Re: What Happens When You Act On Global Warming

A cost breakdown on a very expensive solar plant in sunny California: http://www.masterresource.org/2013/11/california-valley-solar-ranch-boondoggle/#more-28346 1.2 billion on the taxpayers dime. 22% capacity factor. 250 megawatts. I think that somebody did a number and CA's taxpayers will end up w...
by JLawson
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Good Review Of "Ender's"
Replies: 8
Views: 5261

Re: Good Review Of "Ender's"

While I'm a big big fan of the book and most of Card's other works as well, the movie didn't quite live up to my expectations. Don't get me wrong, it was well worth seeing, and I still recommend it - it was visually phenomenal, well cast & acted, and they did manage to condense the plotline and mer...
by JLawson
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

Schneibster wrote:Noticed no one answered my question on this thread either.
Were you under the delusion that you were somehow owed an answer? Or even the simple courtesy that you refuse to show others in your quest to get yourself kicked around?
by JLawson
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Behavioral Sink Behavior And Thermodynamics
Replies: 7
Views: 16233

Re: Behavioral Sink Behavior And Thermodynamics

It is more than obvious that the two parties represent the two ends of the spectrum The ends of the spectrum? Hardly. The behavior of rats and mice does not translate directly to human behavior. Take those studies with a huge grain of salt. The behavior of rats does translate into political behavio...
by JLawson
Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I don’t know how
Replies: 4
Views: 1725

Re: I don’t know how

President Barack Obama’s credibility may have taken a big hit with voters, but he’s also in serious danger of permanently losing the trust of Democrats in Congress. The Obamacare debacle has been bad enough that it’s tough for Democrats to take on faith that the president can fix the problems. His ...
by JLawson
Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Big Gov's "A" Game
Replies: 136
Views: 26067

Re: Big Gov's "A" Game

“We fumbled the rollout on this health-care law.” “I completely get how upsetting this can be for a lot of Americans.” “It is a complex process.” “I was not informed directly [How about indirectly?!] that the Web site would not be working. . . . I don’t think I’m stupid enough to go around saying t...
by JLawson
Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Obama Admits Obamacare Unworkable.
Replies: 22
Views: 7971

Obama Admits Obamacare Unworkable.

Obama Admits That Obamacare is Unworkable This president’s announcement today that the White House will allow health insurance companies to continue selling plans that do not meet the Affordable Care Act’s minimum criteria—millions of which have already been subject to cancellation notices—is likel...
by JLawson
Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

CNN, that noted right-wing bastion of epic rightwingedness rightwingery lying liars, has this to say about Obamacare: Obamacare Numbers are Embarrassing. Obviously they're 'embarrassing' because they're so epically AWESOME!!11! Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Brutally Low On Wednesday, the Obama admini...
by JLawson
Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What's The Difference Between A Canadian Programmer
Replies: 8
Views: 3184

Re: What's The Difference Between A Canadian Programmer

With 20,000 pages of regulations the system is working precisely according to spec, namely, a blanket disqualification exists for any and every applicant. The only bug fixes required are because a handful of people actually have succeeded in signing up when such an event should not be possible. The...
by JLawson
Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Democrats start to jump ship...
Replies: 62
Views: 21213

Re: Democrats start to jump ship...

It's going to be bigger than pocketbooks: http://nypost.com/2013/11/12/death-by-o ... -patients/ It's going to be having to make serious life choices that you wouldn't have had to make because of Obamacare. It's going to be getting used to a lower standard of care and even a lower standard of livin...