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i'd rather stick to people that know what they are talking about rather than the "OMG INSURANCE INDUSTRIES MIGHT PROFIT!! THEN WE ARE ALL DIE!" bulls*** firedoglake mouth breathers.

haha, ahh. Hilarious.

We are already paying for these people to get care in the most expensive way, i don't think it's out of the question that we can create ways to pay for them in less expensive ways. Also, though medicare is expensive because of the explosion of enrollees, health care for them is way cheaper than otherwise. Way cheaper.

I think, as part of the census, i am one of the first. I give the names of all republicans to the SS

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 22, 2010 -> 04:32 PM) From what I've read, the bill doesn't appear to contain anything to help doctors w/ malpractice insurance or to enforce malpractice settlement limits. Did I miss it somewhere or is that something that just wasn't dealt with on this bill? It wasn't.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 22, 2010 -> 03:58 PM) And does it bother anyone else that the people voting on this bill could not possibly have read the whole thing? Why does the bill need to be 2k pages long? Are you serious? Good god, for one, go look at the bill. It's in like size gazillion font with ridiculous spacing. Many pages have a ffew sentences on it. Second. Yes, everyone read the bill, if not, their staffers read it and briefed them on it. What's more, any policy wonk in the media read it. If there was a : 301.1 clause: all babies must be eaten my zombie marlon brandeau, then yes, it would have been spotted. Bills need to be big. I don't remember people complaining about the size of the NCLB bill.

Having just driven from florida, it was shockingly over $3 in much of the south.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 22, 2010 -> 05:20 AM) Don't want to come in here acting ignorant, but can you guys point me somewhere that will explain what this reform does for average folks like myself? it depends on who you are. Age, income, medical history, etc.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Mar 22, 2010 -> 05:09 AM) Hey off the subject here, I believe you said you involved in the census, right. Quick question. Have you or has anyone else here been called for a telephone interview that basically repeats what the 26 page form entails. Just wondering. No, but I don't have a phone. Our form was literally just # in household, age, sex, race.

I think there had to be some time to simmer after the PO died. The b**** back then was lieberman. I think the reason you saw such little action from the left was because we had the numbers, it was just frustrating because it was like " DO YOUR JOBS. WE ELECTED YOU OR AT LEAST FILLED YOUR COFFERS". And then Scott Brown came, and when the left came in contact with literally facing just the status quo, i think they realized what that meant. That's when you saw the million phone calls for reform and the letters fly. That's when Hamsher was marginalized. That's when the tide turned.

ahh well, i'll apply for a job at planned parenthood then.

you have to be old, too. Obviously.

Well, I now have health insurance until 26. No need to get a job then...i'll just collect unemployment and live like a king. Welcome to my utopia

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 21, 2010 -> 01:29 AM) Well even right now, November looks so bad for the Democrats right now is because of the economy, not because of healthcare, like conservatives like to think right now. People's opinions on healthcare haven't really changed that much except for maybe some conservatives that were open to the idea a year ago aren't anymore and some liberals that wanted more don't like that the bill doesn't have a public option. I'm not saying the economy doesn't hurt, but a lot more of it has to do with the fact that for 2 election cycles the democrats essentially won like every competitive seat and lost none. They have a ton of ground to defend. But yeah, today on the drive back i was listening to the cnn thing on XM radio and that alex castilleniois? guy was implying that now nobody could really consider there to be blue dog democrats or pro life democrats now that they are voting with PELOSI, that chamelion-like, fire-breathing centaur with cockroaches for fingers and children for intestines. It couldn't be that, really, this bill is actually a better representation of the blue dogs point of view than the raging liberals (whom i And no one mentions this fact. No one mentions, even as they talk about how the AMA and all these huge organizations endorse it, along with 60 senators* and a majority of the house, that perhaps this is in fact not a crazy left-wing bill. It's like they didn't see the progression, where a robust public option was in the original bill. BUt whatever. I win anyways.

That's why, as yglesias says, majorities are for doing things.

it doesn't matter anymore, they aren't going to do deem and pass, three votes: the rule, the senate bill, the sidecar.

what is going on here?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:35 PM) Greenwald a must read today. EDIT: Apparently it was from yesterday but I wasn't in the office to read it. wait a second, you have a job? Arent' you a hippy vegan? Clearly you should be happy merely surviving on food stamps and welfare. You can make more money that way. What is happening to this world?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:35 PM) Greenwald a must read today. EDIT: Apparently it was from yesterday but I wasn't in the office to read it. Pretty much. However, I don't know what they are supposed to do in this situation. For many of these, the status quo is worse, and if you waste any time, you will be out of power in congress. There won't be an overnight progressive revolution in terms of seats, people just need to recognize that this is going to be a long haul. District by district.

I believe it's not 1.3 tril over twenty but rather in the years ten thru twenty. But the cbo states those predictions arenunreliable. But the point is when all mechanisms are in place they see big savings.

THe incredibles was, imo, the best movie. It didn't need jokes. It had a great message for kids. I felt like a really good role model when i took my sister to it. And then i got wastedddddddddddd

that seems to be an effective place to panhandle, however.

and deserve to be called out.

you mean all blacks don't act and believe the same things? Well then, how am I supposed to generalize about them?

embarrassed how hard it was for me to remember. Totally forgot about matt morris and jason schmidt, I forgot a lot more, obviously, but these guys i was completely blanking on. Ahh, the schmidt to the white sox rumors. miss those days