Stop getting married at 20 years old.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

I believe in social justice and equality in all its forms.

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That's the problem. I get it now.

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I'm still on the fence, if I could be convinced that the US government wouldn't royally fuck it up and reassured that chronic abuse by people could be prevented then my opinion could be swayed.

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This is all pre medicare part D:

Medicare is run more efficiently and with less overhead than private insurers now. They dont have to spend the money to process people in and out of the plan (which takes a large chunk out of private company's hands). They have tons of people in their plan which gives them buying power (keeps costs down) and the ability to positively influence hospitals in matters like IT. The VA has a completely IT-driven system so things like drug conflicts pop up instantly, so money isnt wasted on prescribing a person a drug, and then havign to pay for their hospital visits later on.

It really is a bad stereotype, perpetuated by Republicans mainly, that government can't do anything right. Medicare is an efficient and well-run program and has been for decades. The VA, once it got a good director (not a crony) under Clinton, because a hospital system to be envied. As it is, 44% of medical bills are paid by the government.

Of course, Republicans took a huge shit on the system with Medicare Part D - but when you actively work to harm a system, and then claim the system doesn't work right, isn't that a bit disingenuous?

All I got from your post is that CEOs invest their time into making sure the company is running the way it should be. that's wht they're there to do.

I don't see how that is intellectual property, though. If they are working for a company anything they do stays with that company. Don't they have contracts prohibiting them from taking any information with them to another company, anyway?

You should have just said "no."

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

As for National health care, I think it's a good idea but I'm still not sure if it's a good idea for the US. I just think the country is too large for it to run efficiently and think that it will likely turn out poorly, I really just don't trust the federal government to handle it well because (regardless of what party is in charge) they tend to blunder shit. That and I don't think I could handle my parents fucking constantly bitching about it. Thena gain, I won't be living with them for too much longer. All in all, I'm still on the fence, if I could be convinced that the US government wouldn't royally fuck it up and reassured that chronic abuse by people could be prevented then my opinion could be swayed.

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this sums up my feelings.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

You should have just said "no."

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I like to read my own text.

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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon

I like to read my own text.

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That's good, because nobody else does, in this topic at least.

and on that note, back to Capcom Bowling for me.

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Originally Posted by buttcheeks

this sums up my feelings.

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I am not comfortable with this, I'm in the same boat as IronPlant.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

Medicare is an efficient and well-run program and has been for decades.

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you are wrong

http://www.worldandi.com/public/1999/March/problems.cfm

http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/466/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/Daily_r...fm?DR_ID=34849

http://www.nihp.org/Issue%20Briefs/P...t%201%20PB.htm

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medi...p?newsid=36326

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...-benefit_x.htm

http://www.healthcareproblems.org/Bi...IBMedicare.htm

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-med18.html

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medi...p?newsid=39878

http://www.scienceblog.com/community...1/pub1024.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...w110450D77.DTL

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06015/638282-321.stm

Medicare is far from an efficient and well-run program. It pays doctors less for care. Their computers have a built in bug in them that kick out claims to keep from paying doctors. They do not pay clinics for the time that it takes to fill out all their bureaucratic bullshit. They dick their users on what they will and will not cover. To file medicare now, you need a 2 or 3 thousand dollar program that cost an absurd licencing fee to keep up to date. Its gotten so bad that many doctors refuse to take new medicare users because it isn't worth their time.

Who the hell have you talked to about this? Where are you getting your information? It defiantly wasn't anyone that is paid with it or uses it to pay for their care.

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Originally Posted by Zerodash

Heh. My GF has been harping on me to get married since the 3rd month (she's 23).

She moved in after less than a month together because her family kicked her out and I was feeling generous. Little did I know she wouldn't move out, and I can't dump her because she's my secretary (dumb decision on my part).

In the 8 months we have been together, all she does is eat my food, use my electricity, and get fat. She gets pissed if I do anything that does not involve her, and thinks that we are gonna get married.

Her last day of work is the end of August...guess how long it takes for me to kick her the fuck out? :evil:

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About the same amount of time it's gonna take her to sue you for sexual harassment.