Well, I could have read it and forgot. I know you have the encyclopedic memory.I've posted that fact here on OOTB two or three times . . I wish you'd read more of my poasts, Strum . . . as I am a wealth of information.
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Well, I could have read it and forgot. I know you have the encyclopedic memory.I've posted that fact here on OOTB two or three times . . I wish you'd read more of my poasts, Strum . . . as I am a wealth of information.
Tell me what else can I do to get under your skin . . ?
Well, I could have read it and forgot. I know you have the encyclopedic memory.
Use a question mark at the end of statement. That really gets me.
Nah, he'll just claim to put you on ignore but talk about you as Ignored Member in every other post.
Billy, are you drinking heavily again?
Yea, cause he has no other job that he should be focusing on......Obama has rock star/celebrity status. I don't know of many incumbent two-term presidents who could campaign for their party's nominee like him. Clinton? Nope. GWB? Nope! I don't know if Reagan did or not. Nixon wasn't campaigning for Ford. Johnson wasn't campaigning for Humphrey.
Billy, are you drinking heavily again?
SissyIs it wrong to drink wine from a straw . . ?
As Americans, ALL OF US ARE AFFECTED BY ALL OF THAT.But WHAT HAS HE DONE DIRECTLY TO YOU????? We all know those stats. The question is what has directly effected YOU?
I blame Obama for y'all being so damn crazy!!!As Americans, ALL OF US ARE AFFECTED BY ALL OF THAT.
RacistAll I gotz to say is some of y'all is some crazy mofos!!!! I just read all that crap and laughed my butt off!!
Love,
Strum's alter ego,
Billy answered that already.Yea, cause he has no other job that he should be focusing on......
Technically, gsd is my alter ego. He doesn't care what I say, but it's absolutely imperative that no one else get to hear/read what I say.All I gotz to say is some of y'all is some crazy mofos!!!! I just read all that crap and laughed my butt off!!
Love,
Strum's alter ego,
The only way I'm affected is by arguing with you guys about how we're affected by it. My daily life? That's all on me. All of it is my responsibility.As Americans, ALL OF US ARE AFFECTED BY ALL OF THAT.
There must have been a dog whistle in there.Maybe it was the cadence that he used in writing his poast
I see what you did there.There must have been a dog whistle in there.
I wonder how she heard it?
What, specifically, was I wrong about?RH, I think you couldn't be more wrong in what you posted.
Which statistics? I don't think your acquaintances represent a meaningful sample size.Perhaps you think the ACA has been beneficial to more Americans than not, you appear to. I assure you the statistics don't support that argument. And just counting my acquaintances, the vast majority have been harmed significantly by this horrible piece of legislature.
That proposal demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding about how health insurance works. Insurance companies' core business is to build networks of providers and negotiate rates with those providers, then manage those relationships in perpetuity. It's an extremely expensive and time-consuming endeavor, which is why no insurance company has actually done it in the three states where it's allowed.Republicans suggested selling across state lines, increasing competition, something that would have decreased premiums significantly.
I've never given the ACA an unequivocal thumbs up or thumbs down. It has initiated some long-overdue changes in care delivery and payment reform, but it has plenty of downsides too. I'm okay agreeing to disagree.So if you think the ACA was an improvement, fine. We'll agree to disagree.
Yes waving to people and backyard over the fence conversations are a good barometer for race relations..Actually, I gave very specific factors and variables that refer to how race relations are better now, and improving more, than ever before. I wasn't generalizing. I just don't focus on the negative. There are always polarities.
except Islam?You're correct. I am very suspect and skeptical of organized religion. Don't hijack the thread, please.
Did Ford campaign for Bush? I really can't recall any other POTUS just forgetting his job and campaigning full time for someone else.Sorry, but I thought he was being paid to be our president, not to be a campaigner for his party's candidate. He is reimbursing the tax payer for mileage on Air Force One to all these speeches, correct? And yes, I'd say this regardless who the sitting president was.
Not just that. I said that I see interracial couples all the time now. That's a perfect example of how it's improving. That forces the cultures to mix and when they mix, they become closer. There's more understanding and more empathy.Yes waving to people and backyard over the fence conversations are a good barometer for race relations..
Sissy
Did Ford campaign for Bush? I really can't recall any other POTUS just forgetting his job and campaigning full time for someone else.
What, specifically, was I wrong about?
Which statistics? I don't think your acquaintances represent a meaningful sample size.
What people like to ignore is that healthcare insurance premiums, deductibles, and co-pays have been growing at an alarming rate for decades. That growth has actually slowed overall since the ACA, but now people have a convenient scapegoat to blame when they see their out-of-pocket costs go up. It's much easier than acknowledging that costs could be just as bad (or worse) without the ACA, or trying to understand the variety of other factors that affect health care costs.
Roughly half of all Americans have employer-sponsored health coverage, 36 percent have Medicare/Medicaid/Other public insurance, and 9 percent are uninsured. Only 7 percent have non-group coverage via exchanges or private insurers, and they're the ones who have been least insulated from cost increases (although employers have been shifting costs to employees for years). I'm guessing you and your acquaintances fall in the last bucket, which is why things from your perspective seem terrible. And I won't disagree that from your perspective, they are in fact terrible.
That proposal demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding about how health insurance works. Insurance companies' core business is to build networks of providers and negotiate rates with those providers, then manage those relationships in perpetuity. It's an extremely expensive and time-consuming endeavor, which is why no insurance company has actually done it in the three states where it's allowed.
I've never given the ACA an unequivocal thumbs up or thumbs down. It has initiated some long-overdue changes in care delivery and payment reform, but it has plenty of downsides too. I'm okay agreeing to disagree.
"all the time now"? that's real scientific , sounds anecdotal to me.I see interracial couples all the time now.
We're 18 trillion in debt because our currency is backed by monetized debt.Do you wonder why we are in 18 trillion dollars of debt?
Well, I've got a business of my own to run. I don't have time to make "scientific studies." Let's see your personal accounts. I don't care about what's on TV."all the time now"? that's real scientific , sounds anecdotal to me.
Well they are scared of Trump so they're pulling out all the stops lolDid Ford campaign for Bush? I really can't recall any other POTUS just forgetting his job and campaigning full time for someone else.
that and we spend too much? So what's your recommendation on monetized debt? Can the Fed?We're 18 trillion in debt because our currency is backed by monetized debt.
Thanks a bunch, you corn fed slob . .
You welcome you sissy lush
Absolutely! The Fed is insidious.that and we spend too much? So what's your recommendation on monetized debt? Can the Fed?
As of 2015, there were actually a total of about 112 million people on either Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or other public program (military/VA). Compare that to 178 million with either employer-sponsored or non-group insurance.Let's take a closer look
20% on medicaid or about 71 million people (13.9 increase in 2015)
17% of those on medicare are under 65 (disability) another 8.5 million .
9% uninsured or 32 million people.
7% non group or 25 million people (probably under insured or huge deducts)
of course some are dual eligibles medicare and medicaid. 9.2 million people
So we'll just say 71 million are covered by the government and many go every time they get a hang nail.
Does anybody see a problem here?
Do you wonder why we are in 18 trillion dollars of debt?
14% were uninsured in 2008 , so Obama Care has been pretty damn expensive to reduce it to 9%.
Ummm Mr. Crazy, they'll be going nuclear on you over that one! lol good article though