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  1. fanaskin

    Political Philosophy Thread

    plato's idea was if you where involved with politics you couldn't own property. I think there's a good idea there, especially with the ease at which ceo's and politiians easily move from public to private life and benefit from working both sides, it's a big factor in the corruption of government...
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    Political Philosophy Thread

    who watches the watchmen
  3. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    HealthCare.Gov Woes Highlight The Government's Innovation Problem - Business Insider
  4. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    That's the same point except instead of frozen in time it shows a pattern over time, the governments ability to tax a near infinite money supply combined with corruption distorts the scenario the contracted company operates under, it's no longer operating in private sector conditions. People...
  5. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    It's the governments fault for encouraging bad business this isn't the first time this company has delivered a substandard product and way over budget, but who keeps paying for it? You and I, this company is a product of government bloat and lobbying corruption not a random aberration. And...
  6. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    Especially when that company had a known horrible track record, like overshooting their budgets by 1,000%, yes. But that isn't even what I was saying, I was saying when you have a government employer it changes the dynamics of the relationship, it no longer obeys the same rules when your...
  7. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    It's not private when the government is in charge that's the whole point is they can't fail because the taxpayers pay for everything. The same company that was contracted to build healthcare.gov had a contract with New York at one point, they quoted the job at 65 million but it cost 700 million...
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    The NSA watches you poop.

    Kim Dotcom: the TPP that Wall St and Hollywood own Obama (Wired UK)
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    Health Care Thread

    Why Healthcare.gov Sucks? Because They Hired Political Cronies, Not Internet Native Companies To Build It Good enough for government work? The contractors building Obamacare - Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group
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    Health Care Thread

    Enroll America conspires to release personal Obamacare information | Examiner.com
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    The NSA watches you poop.

    All the leaked NSA documents, rounded up into one place NSA Primary Sources | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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    The Zionists are whining thread

    Did Hollywood bigwigs help Israel buy arms in the 1970s and '80s? - Features Israel News | Haaretz
  13. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    sure it can
  14. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    CMS tech officer: Roughly 30-40% of the ObamaCare exchange system still needs to be built - including the payment system
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    Gun control

    might as well use a lance if your on bike
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    What is your opinion on GMO plants and products?

    I think the 50,000 votes purged at the last second and not recounted because the supreme court blocked it had more to do with it.
  17. fanaskin

    What is your opinion on GMO plants and products?

    It almost seems like a game of chicken, the shitty establishment practically dares you to vote against them and we collectively keep talking ourselves into doing it.
  18. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    you have no idea what her bills are, middle class people get screwed the most usually with ability to pay bills while getting no assistance.
  19. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    obama foot in mouth executive branch warned as early as april about website problems
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    What is your opinion on GMO plants and products?

    Why does Europe hate gmo? Usually the more liberal/college educated people say Europe has more advanced attitudes on things in general but they ban gmo's? Is it economically motivated? Both France and Germany have banned gmo Europe has banned shit before that the FDA still said was safe...
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    Health Care Thread

    Rude Awakening for Federal Way Woman Who Got Shout-Out From President - Can't Afford Obamacare Policy After All | Washington State Wire - News of Capitol Importance
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    The NSA watches you poop.

    Oh the irony Boston policemen complain about new plan to watch their movements | Ars Technica
  23. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    Didn't work that way in most states individual and small group plans(<50 employees). Community rating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  24. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    Pink ribbons = votes
  25. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    It was closer to reality
  26. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    Individual market plans did do that it was called "gender rating" The Role of Gender in Individually Purchased Health Insurance
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    Health Care Thread

    Let's not be so hasty to go back to the social arrangements before Hobbes/Locke.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I can't help but notice the glare from my ps4 controllers light on my tv wish I could turn that off
  29. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    Why the fuck is acupuncture covered in any plans whatsoever?
  30. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    On the individual market They would price woman's insurance more for the extra services used, "gender rating".
  31. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    What what about the individual market?
  32. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    the overall pattern is to make the premiums lower but raise the deductibles to discourage use.
  33. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    well yeah both the insurance companies AND the law makers wanted that to happen, the exchanges can't work without destroying the individual market and forcing them onto the exchanges. it's not an either/or both the insurance companies and the lawmakers wanted that exact thing to happen for...
  34. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    dude this is such a pedantic viewpoint the narrowness and specificity of new regulations made this practically impossible, seriously a $5 change in the plan nullifies it, combine that with the new "essential health benefits" that adds stuff that 1/2 the population literally will never use and...
  35. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    If your not upper middle class and you see your price go up so you can subsidize other people it is a big fucking deal to them.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Britney spears 'i wanna go' feminist
  37. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    ... that's an insane thing to say and mean. you guys have seriously brainwashed yourselves that all that is wrong with obama is that he's black and everyone hates him ONLY because he's black, and the fact that you blindly believe this is a big part of the reason how this turd sandwich was...
  38. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    do you have any idea how many times democrats on this board say things like "people are too stupid to vote their own interest", or "there's too many stupid people and they breed faster than smart people" and shit like that, they literally feel empowered to think they know better than most people.
  39. fanaskin

    Health Care Thread

    "sides", stop voting for democrats and republicans.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    No idea if this was posted already but you can dl the ps4 patch and put it on a flash drive so you don't have to wait once you have the console How to Download the PS4 Day-One Patch Right Now | News & Opinion | PCMag.com