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If this is a joke I don't get it. Why do think that I would be going to ACL? Did Less say something?

Communist
 

What do businesses say?

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Damn. I wish I'd said that.

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Those lucky bastards. Those lucky, unwashed, smelly, in-bred bastards!

Communist
 

I will rephrase. I think everyone should have health insurance (especially if they have children) I just don't want to pay for it unless they are poor. When people don't have health insurance they only show up to the emergency rooms, clogging up the emergency rooms, and often when it is way too late and making something expensive that could have been cheap if they had gone sooner.

And when I mean government insurace, either the government pays for private insurance, or you can make an appointment at a county hospital. You don't just show up at the emergency room.

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ACL is one of the largest and arguably the best music festival in the country. There's sort of a standing invite for anyone on the board who wants to go. You are a newber, but I wanted to make sure you got the offer.

Communist
 

They don't care about parallel regulations (sorry I couldn't help that) but they say the fact that the US does not have an adequate health care system makes it much cheaper to open factories overseas. Health care costs are one of big businesses biggest complaint about American.

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That is very gracious of you. I will ask the Serbian when I see her. I would return the favor but there is absolutely no reason to ever visit Palo Alto. However, if you ever go to San Francisco I am willing to offer up Less's place.

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We all go to ACL. We wear nametags with just our avatar on them, but don't give real names. What happens at ACL stays at ACL, but let's just say its really NUTS!

I'm bringing my almond massage oil this year.

To the Bookmobile . . .
 

137 homo acts makes you a homo. He may grow a beard from time to time, but he trends pink.

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Instead of torturing us with your pithy comments why don't you just ask NCS out. All she can say is no. From my limited experience with here she seems very direct, confident, and therefore, won't lead you along. You will know right away exactly where you stand. What have you got to lose?

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Both Paigow and i are good friends with SS.

To the Bookmobile . . .
 

It was one act performed 137 times.

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I will be traveling through San Fran in mid October and through Palo Alto as well. I am not sure Less reads my posts so be sure to let him know.

Also, we need to schedule a time to raid your family's wine cellar.

To the Bookmobile . . .
 

Shifter grows a beard from time to time. How do you know that?

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I think his problem is the lack of pith.

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I have no social life. Anytime is fine with me.

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Baggage. If you read the FB you would know that at this point she is a huge credit risk.

Communist
 

If you get it from the government there will be a nominal cost. Like 1$. If there is no public transportation you suck it up. This will encourage people to get their politicians to create public transit.

Communist
 

Actually no - you need to get know some moderate Republicans (I know we are an endangered species).


My State requires car insurance. I don't know anything about medical coverage outside auto accidents.

What is wrong with you people. I know that were at least five of you that said to yourselves when you read my post either "that is one of the dumbest things I have ever read", "is he insane", or "he clearly does not understand the medical industry".

I guess your all just chicken.

Class, what is the logic flaw in Spanky's posit so far?

Communist
 

Why should we institute a policy that encourages public transit where it's not really feasible or necessary?

If Less were paying attention he would have branded a hammer and sickle on my head by now.

He assumes there are 5 people here who can read?

Communist
 

:(

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That is a side issue. Maybe we make an exception for that. Anyway I have to go chase Serbians. I will be back in a few hours and I will be making chicken sounds the whole way there.

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Yeah, too bad he's going to be out of town ACL weekend.

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SS is being serious. Many of us gather for ACL. This will be my first year, but it was a pretty big gathering last year, I understand.

It's a new way of looking at a problem, which I admire, but (1) I don't see how it would work, (2) it's treating the symptom, not the problem (I'll let you discuss healthcare reform with RT - I don't pretend to have any answers), (3) it would never receive popular support. Keep thinking, though.

The answer is rationing care, but that will never receive popular support.

Communist
 

Good luck with that approach.

Communist
 

Can't really hurt, can it?

Communist
 

Showing up buck naked streaked with goose shit couldn't really hurt at this point.

We ration care now, using markets.

Yup. Nonetheless, people seem to think there is a problem with the amount we are spending. Also, there are a lot of distortions in the market, because this is an area where people don't really, when it comes down to it, like to say no. Or find it palatable/acceptable to say no. Especially to old people and sick people (and sick old people).

Everyone is unwilling to acknowledge that the only real answer to spending less on health care is to provide less care. I mean, you can do stuff around the margins, but when it comes down to it, for the real money, you have to provide less healthcare.

Communist
 

Well, yes, that was kind of my point. But maybe he has a line on the chicken thing. I mean, you never know what kind of thing some people are into.

Spending keeps going up, because we keep developing new drugs and treatments to save and extend lives, and because the country is growing older. I suspect most would be happy if we could just hold spending where it is, but that's not going to happen.

Yes, it does, and that is the reason; and no, it's not.

What's your point?

Oh and I edited, if you care to read the revised post, which is basically the same.

As technology pushes the bounds of care, less is actually more. npi. why are the liberals so static in their thinking?