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But back on topic:
After researching a bit of Obama's healthcare plan it does sound weird. I don't see how nationalising insurance companies makes that free healthcare. Or is he not going for free healthcare? Wouldn't it just make more sense to expand medicare and medicaid to people of all ages for those who can't afford the insurance. Thats how the NHS works in Britain. It's free for everyone (and nowhere near as bad as some US news sources seem to think, in fact, it's pretty good), but there are longer waiting hours and it doesn't cover EVERYTHING. And then there's private helathcare (namely BUPA) if you want the better stuff, which some people have. Sometimes, if treatment is seen as urgent, but the NHS have no hospital spaces, and it's for something they cover, they'll shell out and pay for private healthcare for you, which my mother made use of when she needed an operation on her knee.
After researching a bit of Obama's healthcare plan it does sound weird. I don't see how nationalising insurance companies makes that free healthcare. Or is he not going for free healthcare? Wouldn't it just make more sense to expand medicare and medicaid to people of all ages for those who can't afford the insurance. Thats how the NHS works in Britain. It's free for everyone (and nowhere near as bad as some US news sources seem to think, in fact, it's pretty good), but there are longer waiting hours and it doesn't cover EVERYTHING. And then there's private helathcare (namely BUPA) if you want the better stuff, which some people have. Sometimes, if treatment is seen as urgent, but the NHS have no hospital spaces, and it's for something they cover, they'll shell out and pay for private healthcare for you, which my mother made use of when she needed an operation on her knee.
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ha. i work at UNC's Wilson Library...in the annex. i tell college kids what to do while i sit and surf the web listening to doom metal...loud...all day. my plan is to go to Library Sciences for grad school so i can get paid 2-3 times as much as i do now for doing basically the same thing.Cimmerian Nights wrote:So you two get your unemployment checks every week or every other week?
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It isn't free - there was never anything in this bill about free healthcare. Also, insurance providers aren't being nationalized - insurance companies can only compete in certain markets. I have a friend who's an executive in a large insurance firm in Pittsburgh; they can't sell insurance to anyone across the Ohio border, which is a half an hour away.Yonmanc wrote:After researching a bit of Obama's healthcare plan it does sound weird. I don't see how nationalising insurance companies makes that free healthcare.
Insurance companies would love to go national, because everyone wins. You'll have national competition driving coverage prices down, while the insurance companies will rake in the dough by having so many potential clients.
It would make perfect sense. However, every politician is in the pocket of some special interest. In Obama's case, he's in the pocket of organized labor and the bill as is helps a lot of unions get richer.Wouldn't it just make more sense to expand medicare and medicaid to people of all ages for those who can't afford the insurance.
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Well obviously. But a graduate program implies that you're meant to learn something new, and you'll have to demonstrate it in order to get the degree.TwinkieGorilla wrote:learn? did you not read my post? this isn't about learning. it's about getting a degree and being able to make 50,000+ at university libraries across the U.S.King of Creation wrote:What can you possibly learn in a grad program for Library Sciences?
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Wow. No one has mentioned the lawyers yet? Malpractice suits are far too common in this country and that's what helps raise the prices on everything. Most Dr.s that have a private practice in this country pay nearly 50% of their income to malpractice insurance. It's even higher for hospitals who cover all their Dr.s. This "healthcare" bill is a sham. It's like airport security. It's a half assed (mostly useless) measure to give the appearance that something is being done. The government does NOT have the right to tell me I HAVE to buy anything. Every other "mandated payment" (vehicle registration, auto insurance ect) can be avoided by not doing certain activities (like driving) but this bill requires you to have some level of coverage.
The bill was passed in an unconstitutional way. No bill was ever passed using reconciliation before and when the Republicans tried to use it to stop filibustering over JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS the Democrats were decrying it as the "end of American democracy". Judicial nominations are important but they're somewhat less far reaching than this bill which is SO far reaching it needs to be an amendment. Not a simple law.
Gorilla, you haven't said anything to support your arguments other than "fuck you". In fact, you really haven't said anything other than "fuck you". That is not the work of an educated man. I understand your anger. There's not a lot that can be done with an English major. So until you can bring something to the table other than "Fuck You", FUCK YOU!
The bill was passed in an unconstitutional way. No bill was ever passed using reconciliation before and when the Republicans tried to use it to stop filibustering over JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS the Democrats were decrying it as the "end of American democracy". Judicial nominations are important but they're somewhat less far reaching than this bill which is SO far reaching it needs to be an amendment. Not a simple law.
Gorilla, you haven't said anything to support your arguments other than "fuck you". In fact, you really haven't said anything other than "fuck you". That is not the work of an educated man. I understand your anger. There's not a lot that can be done with an English major. So until you can bring something to the table other than "Fuck You", FUCK YOU!
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why are you so worried about me? i have a handful of friends, mostly people like me who got their BA in English, who are either in the Library Science program or have graduated from it and landed excellent jobs.King of Creation wrote: Well obviously. But a graduate program implies that you're meant to learn something new, and you'll have to demonstrate it in order to get the degree.
i already have an excellent job within UNC's library system and will be going to the #1 rated Library Science program in the U.S. (right here at UNC). the chances of my success at landing an even better and higher-paying job with these credentials are high.
don't worry, KoC. i'll be quite alright.
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no, fuck you. read my above post, having a BA in English is not my end-game. my job is already incredible. i will end up with an even better job in a few years. where is my anger? i don't feel i need to support arguments on an internet forum...much less one dedicated to a video game. were we having a debate which, for whatever reason, held any weight at all...i'm sure you'd find yourself very pleased indeed. and as for saying "fuck you" i'm quite fond of it. especially when drunk and confronted with political retards.Machiavelli wrote: Gorilla, you haven't said anything to support your arguments other than "fuck you". In fact, you really haven't said anything other than "fuck you". That is not the work of an educated man. I understand your anger. There's not a lot that can be done with an English major. So until you can bring something to the table other than "Fuck You", FUCK YOU!
EDIT: strange phenomenon. at NMA it was "Twinkie" or "Twinks" but here i'm getting the suffix "Gorilla" for the first time. interesting. what does it all mean?
Then you should scream it into a mirror instead of someone pointing out facts.TwinkieGorilla wrote:and as for saying "fuck you" i'm quite fond of it. especially when drunk and confronted with political retards.
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If you don't care about this topic, or view it as just being on a gaming forum then don't participate. I get drunk. A lot. But I don't get on internet forums and try to be the guy screaming FUCK the loudest. You say you're educated. Show it. Stop sounding like a 13 year old kid who thinks loudest is strongest and start posting like the educated well read individual you claim to be. Otherwise stay out of the serious discussions that do occasionally happen at DAC.
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why? what is the point of that? i'll save the serious stuff for my IRL and the drunken rambling for the internet, thank you. try to take things a little less seriously yourself...and remember, there's a time and place for everything. try a little harder to distinguish the difference.Machiavelli wrote:If you don't care about this topic, or view it as just being on a gaming forum then don't participate. I get drunk. A lot. But I don't get on internet forums and try to be the guy screaming FUCK the loudest. You say you're educated. Show it. Stop sounding like a 13 year old kid who thinks loudest is strongest and start posting like the educated well read individual you claim to be. Otherwise stay out of the serious discussions that do occasionally happen at DAC.
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You're misreading my intentions. I'm not questioning the validity of the end results. I'm just actually legitimately curious as to what kinds of things you learn in a graduate program for library sciences.TwinkieGorilla wrote:why are you so worried about me? i have a handful of friends, mostly people like me who got their BA in English, who are either in the Library Science program or have graduated from it and landed excellent jobs.King of Creation wrote: Well obviously. But a graduate program implies that you're meant to learn something new, and you'll have to demonstrate it in order to get the degree.
i already have an excellent job within UNC's library system and will be going to the #1 rated Library Science program in the U.S. (right here at UNC). the chances of my success at landing an even better and higher-paying job with these credentials are high.
don't worry, KoC. i'll be quite alright.
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