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nom=de=plume March 20th 10 06:01 AM

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wrote in message
...
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:42:58 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

wrote in message
. ..
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:44:51 -0400, HK
wrote:

On 3/19/10 11:45 AM, Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...


Cosmetic surgery should *always* be extra .... although the case can
be
made
by some (and probably will) that every woman has the right to big
boobs.

I am not talking about this. I am talking about life threatening
conditions.
If better doctors and expensive, non-standardized treatments are
available
only to the rich who can afford them, how do you rationalize that
those who
can't
pay for them cannot have the same opportunity to live?

Eisboch





There are cases where cosmetic surgery should *not* be extra.

I think you missed the point of how the Swiss handle it. There's no
differentiation...there's just some options you can pay for that
provide things like...fully private rooms, purely cosmetic surgery,
et
cetera.


I was too broad brushed regarding cosmetic surgery. I agree that in
some
cases it should be covered for everyone, such as for major birth
defects
or injury that would otherwise cause a physical or social disability.
I
don't consider boob jobs in that category.

Eisboch

Unless for reconstruction after breast removal surgery.

At heart, I'm really opposed to for-profit health insurance. For-profit
health insurance companies add nothing of value to the process of
staying well or getting well. Doctors, nurses, technicals, hospitals,
therapists, drug companies...they help you get well.


This is an alarmingly naive statement. It is inherently in the
"for-profit" insurance company's best interest to persuade, encourage,
and cajole insureds into "staying well." This is why most bona-fide
insurance companies will offer some type of health-and-wellness
program for their insureds. Many plans include memberships to Curves
and typical stay-n-shape type of progams. Too, it is implicitly not
in the health insurance company's mission statement to be a health
care provider. They provide 'financial' protection against
catastropic loss. To be opposed to "for-profit" health insurance in
conflating the health care responsibilities (or value) of both is the
product of confused thinking or the product of disinformation.



Yeah right. As soon as you get sick, they'll look for a way to drop you.
Submit a bill and it takes an act of Congress to get them to pay in a
timely
fashion. Lose your job and can't afford Cobra, too bad. You can't get
private insurance if you have any kind of pre-existing condition. The
insurance companies are only interested in one thing: profit. That's fine,
except that has little to do with public health. They provide financial
protection against catastrophic loss unless they can find a way to weasel
out of it.


Learn to read, and learn to think, ma'am.



Apparently it's something you aspire to. Good for you. I'm sorry you're so
out of touch that you think the current system isn't exactly as I described.

--
Nom=de=Plume



nom=de=plume March 20th 10 06:04 AM

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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...
"Larry" wrote in message
...
HK wrote:
On 3/19/10 7:14 AM, Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
m...

If you are indigent, and turn up at a for-profit hospital with a
serious
condition, the best you can hope for is short-term stabilization, the
cheapest course of treatment, and a short supply of the cheapest
drugs.
You are not going to see the high-dollar docs, either.

Conservatives have been perpetuating this myth of "they have to take
you"
for decades, as if that means the indigent will get good care. Well,
they
don't...they get the band-aid level of care for their chronic
conditions.



I think the concern is that with a government regulated and mandated
health
care system, the quality of *all* care will trend to that which you
have
described.

Before you jump, understand this: Universal health care is something
I
support.
It's one of the few liberal leanings that I have. But, here's one
problem
as I see it:

Regardless of how fair and standardized health care becomes, there
will
always be
more expensive doctors and optional treatments/services for those who
can
afford to pay for them.

When it comes to life or death, how can anyone rationalize that those
who
can afford
non-standardized treatments deserve to benefit from them while others
can
not?

The debate will start all over again.

Eisboch




If we cannot extend full Medicare to everyone, then I favor the Swiss
system...a number of insurance companies offering a basic plan. All
Swiss must have a basic plan. If you can't afford it, it is subsidized.
All the basic plans provide the same coverage at the same price. Each
basic plan also offers a number of options for those who want them and
can afford them. Thus, and this is a made up example, if you need
cancer surgery, you get it under the basic plan. If you want bigger
teats, and the "want" is only for cosmetic reasons, you have to have
one of the supplemental plans if you want insurance coverage for it.

Frankly, I think the "free market system" is dead. These days, it only
works for the wealthiest. It used to work for everyone willing to work.
Those days are gone.



The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.



Right. We've never had that happen before. Call CNN!


--
Nom=de=Plume


Yup, and look at the results here in the state of California when they
rammed through a bill at the last moment that nobody read, or understood.
Caused PG&E bankruptcy, high wholesale energy prices, and blackouts.


So, you lied about not reading or responding to my posts. Ok. I knew that
was going to happen.

And, you are now equating the entire nation and the Congressional healthcare
legislation with "a bill" that went through the Calif. legislature. You are
just so brilliant. The wheel is spinning, but the hamster is dead.

--
Nom=de=Plume



Eisboch March 20th 10 08:00 AM

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"Larry" wrote in message
...

The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.



I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday. Most
are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill "the
most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever witnessed in his
40 years of elected office. But when pressed for specific answers, he still
wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the bill were, what the language
meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch




Eisboch March 20th 10 08:01 AM

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"Larry" wrote in message
...
nom=de=plume wrote:

I was just chain-pulling. I knew you felt that way. I'd add gender
change
operations to the list that taxpayers shouldn't pay for.


Is this something you're planning? I've heard March Madness is when
vasectomy operations increase in frequency.


Gender changing and vasectomys are unrelated.



I was going to make that point to her/him, but realized I was wasting my
time.

Eisboch



Eisboch March 20th 10 09:02 AM

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

It's actually going to be even more complicated than that. Every
country that I'm aware of with universal coverage has some sort of
implicit or explicit rationing of care, i.e., if you don't have a
condition that is immediately life threatening, you go on a waiting
list which can stretch out for months or even years.

Should an individual who can afford to pay be allowed to seek out a
doctor or hospital that can provide the care immediately?

I argue yes, otherwise the whole plan reeks of socialism.



The health care system certainly needs a major overhaul. The existing mess
of a system not only affects those individuals who can't afford high
premiums for decent insurance, it affects the whole basis of our economic
system. Small businesses can no longer afford to offer a decent health plan
package for employees. Large businesses are outsourcing as much as they can
to stay competitive in a global economy, contributing to the unemployment
rate.

Contrary to the opinion of some here, the primary purpose of a corporation
(large or small) is not to provide a happy, secure shell of existence for
employees. The purpose is to manufacture or provide services at a profit.
The profit can be applied to growth and/or increased income and benefits for
those employed. If there is no profit, benefits have to be cut and jobs
eliminated.

I recently got a snapshot of how my former company is doing. Second to
pay, health insurance premiums (the company paid 75 percent when I owned it)
is the largest financial cost to the company. It was when I owned it and it
continues now, except the monthly cost per employee has almost doubled in
less than 10 years.

If I owned the company right now, I suspect I'd be facing a very difficult
decision ... or the decision would be already have been made for me. Shut
the place down. Fortunately, the current owners have deep pockets and are
betting on a single, major technology to recover the financing they are
pouring into it to keep the doors open.

I was also thinking the other day of how ironic some things have become.
Back in 1985 I visited the People's Republic of China. The Chinese
government was experimenting with concepts of capitalism in some remote
sections of the country and my company was invited to visit and explore
possible technology exchanges and marketing opportunities. Prior to this
time, the general Chinese population were mostly kept in the dark with
respect to what the rest of the world was doing and relied upon a
socialistic/communistic form of government to provide for them. During my
visit I remember thinking it was like a time warp, and I had traveled back
about 200 years in time.

Fast forward now to 2010. The experiments in capitalism have led to China
becoming a leading economic world power. The city I visited (Wuxi) is
bustling with business activity. When I was there I witnessed thousands of
people riding around on bicycles or scooters with maybe one or two
automobiles mixed in driven by government officials. I recently found
pictures of the current city of Wuxi. The roads are packed with new cars
owned by the local citizens. Very few bicycles left.

Meanwhile, the USA is accelerating quickly towards socialism.

Maybe this is acceptable to the "enlightened" ones. As an old fart to whom
this country afforded great opportunities and rewards, I am saddened.

Eisboch





hk March 20th 10 12:58 PM

OT
 
On 3/19/10 9:11 PM, Larry wrote:
HK wrote:
On 3/19/10 7:14 AM, Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
m...

If you are indigent, and turn up at a for-profit hospital with a
serious
condition, the best you can hope for is short-term stabilization, the
cheapest course of treatment, and a short supply of the cheapest drugs.
You are not going to see the high-dollar docs, either.

Conservatives have been perpetuating this myth of "they have to take
you"
for decades, as if that means the indigent will get good care. Well,
they
don't...they get the band-aid level of care for their chronic
conditions.



I think the concern is that with a government regulated and mandated
health
care system, the quality of *all* care will trend to that which you have
described.

Before you jump, understand this: Universal health care is something I
support.
It's one of the few liberal leanings that I have. But, here's one
problem
as I see it:

Regardless of how fair and standardized health care becomes, there will
always be
more expensive doctors and optional treatments/services for those who
can
afford to pay for them.

When it comes to life or death, how can anyone rationalize that those
who
can afford
non-standardized treatments deserve to benefit from them while others
can
not?

The debate will start all over again.

Eisboch




If we cannot extend full Medicare to everyone, then I favor the Swiss
system...a number of insurance companies offering a basic plan. All
Swiss must have a basic plan. If you can't afford it, it is
subsidized. All the basic plans provide the same coverage at the same
price. Each basic plan also offers a number of options for those who
want them and can afford them. Thus, and this is a made up example, if
you need cancer surgery, you get it under the basic plan. If you want
bigger teats, and the "want" is only for cosmetic reasons, you have to
have one of the supplemental plans if you want insurance coverage for it.

Frankly, I think the "free market system" is dead. These days, it only
works for the wealthiest. It used to work for everyone willing to
work. Those days are gone.



The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.



It's what may be passable. It is obvious the Republicans do not want any
serious legislation to pass during Obama's terms.

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hk March 20th 10 01:35 PM

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On 3/19/10 9:28 AM, W1TEF wrote:

The irony is that the solution has staring them in the face the whole
time - open the anti-trust laws, let the companies compete in an open
market across state lines, allow doctors to charge what they feel is
appropriate for their services and complete tort reform. It seems to
work for worker's compensation - why not for medical practices?



Ahh, the GOP talking points regurgitated. Tom still believes free-market
competition will control the insurance companies and that tort cases are
a huge contributor to our current situation.

Silliness.


BAR[_2_] March 20th 10 01:44 PM

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In article ,
says...

On 3/19/10 9:28 AM, W1TEF wrote:

The irony is that the solution has staring them in the face the whole
time - open the anti-trust laws, let the companies compete in an open
market across state lines, allow doctors to charge what they feel is
appropriate for their services and complete tort reform. It seems to
work for worker's compensation - why not for medical practices?



Ahh, the GOP talking points regurgitated. Tom still believes free-market
competition will control the insurance companies and that tort cases are
a huge contributor to our current situation.

Silliness.


It works for the auto-insurance industry, the home-insurance industry,
the life-insurance industry. The only insurance industry it doesn't work
in is health insurance which has been perverted into an entitlement
industry.

I am Tosk March 20th 10 02:47 PM

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In article ,
says...


Don't bother listening to Harry, Jps, and Slammer. They really have no idea
what they are talking about, and of course don't have the character to care...

Scotty

I hope your progress towards blowing a gasket on the exercise bike is
going well, stumpy.

Who are you?


Pffft, it's the panty sniffer, slammer... He must have taken the old rotted
corpse out of the freezer again for the weekend. He will get drunk and go nuts
because he has been shouting at me for months and I fianlly answered.. Next,
will end up getting drunk and ranting off like the cowardly little prick he is,
chase me around the net, then end up in rehab for another 30 days. Here is our
yellow toothed pedophile in all his glory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HEb1zfGgvw

Watch it with the sound off, it's just as funny. It was bad last time he chased
me to a group with loads of elderly and women (a cooking group) and spewed his
usual "progressive" intolerance and vulgarities. They pretty much laughed at
him, especially when I showed them his videos on the chat channel...snerk.

Scotty

--
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hk March 20th 10 02:58 PM

OT
 
On 3/20/10 10:47 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
says...


Don't bother listening to Harry, Jps, and Slammer. They really have no idea
what they are talking about, and of course don't have the character to care...

Scotty

I hope your progress towards blowing a gasket on the exercise bike is
going well, stumpy.

Who are you?


Pffft, it's the panty sniffer, slammer... He must have taken the old rotted
corpse out of the freezer again for the weekend. He will get drunk and go nuts
because he has been shouting at me for months and I fianlly answered.. Next,
will end up getting drunk and ranting off like the cowardly little prick he is,
chase me around the net, then end up in rehab for another 30 days. Here is our
yellow toothed pedophile in all his glory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HEb1zfGgvw

Watch it with the sound off, it's just as funny. It was bad last time he chased
me to a group with loads of elderly and women (a cooking group) and spewed his
usual "progressive" intolerance and vulgarities. They pretty much laughed at
him, especially when I showed them his videos on the chat channel...snerk.

Scotty



SnottyScotty actually believes people pay attention to him.

Have they seen your photos, snotty? You look like a fat, hair-covered
little greaseball.

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John H[_2_] March 20th 10 03:23 PM

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On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:20:17 -0400, Larry wrote:

nom=de=plume wrote:

I was just chain-pulling. I knew you felt that way. I'd add gender change
operations to the list that taxpayers shouldn't pay for.


Is this something you're planning? I've heard March Madness is when
vasectomy operations increase in frequency.


Gender changing and vasectomys are unrelated.


Vacuous. Unreal. The person for whom the word 'twit' was developed.

Hopefully you taught her something.
--
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For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/ygqxs5v

*e#c March 20th 10 05:03 PM

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On Mar 20, 10:47*am, I am Tosk
wrote:
In article ,
says...



Don't bother listening to Harry, Jps, and Slammer. They really have no idea
what they are talking about, and of course don't have the character to care...


Scotty


I hope your progress towards blowing a gasket on the exercise bike is
going well, stumpy.


Who are you?


Pffft, it's the panty sniffer, slammer... He must have taken the old rotted
corpse out of the freezer again for the weekend. He will get drunk and go nuts
because he has been shouting at me for months and I fianlly answered.. Next,
will end up getting drunk and ranting off like the cowardly little prick he is,
chase me around the net, then end up in rehab for another 30 days. Here is our
yellow toothed pedophile in all his glory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HEb1zfGgvw

Watch it with the sound off, it's just as funny. It was bad last time he chased
me to a group with loads of elderly and women (a cooking group) and spewed his
usual "progressive" intolerance and vulgarities. They pretty much laughed at
him, especially when I showed them his videos on the chat channel...snerk.

Scotty

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing, no crybabies!


Keep on the Exerbike, asshole...you'll die soon enough.Your news of a
"heart condition" couldnt have made me happier. Back to the exerbike,
asswipe.
It'll be absolutely hilarious, knowing your lying on a Gurney in the
hallway, because they wont give you much attention, seeing as how you
ripped off the Hospital for 25,000 bucks.
You could, however, do us all a favour and paddle up that muddy creek
with your six-pack and die.......

Hope your long-suffering Wife has your life insurance paid
up....she'll need it once your skanky ass expires. Couldn't happen
fast enough. Then, she can place your stumpy ass in your " punt ", set
in the rest of the kindling, and light it up.... Viking Funeral for a
Coward, COCKSUCKER. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*e#c March 20th 10 05:04 PM

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On Mar 20, 10:58*am, hk wrote:
On 3/20/10 10:47 AM, I am Tosk wrote:



In ,
says...


Don't bother listening to Harry, Jps, and Slammer. They really have no idea
what they are talking about, and of course don't have the character to care...


Scotty


I hope your progress towards blowing a gasket on the exercise bike is
going well, stumpy.


Who are you?


Pffft, it's the panty sniffer, slammer... He must have taken the old rotted
corpse out of the freezer again for the weekend. He will get drunk and go nuts
because he has been shouting at me for months and I fianlly answered.. Next,
will end up getting drunk and ranting off like the cowardly little prick he is,
chase me around the net, then end up in rehab for another 30 days. Here is our
yellow toothed pedophile in all his glory:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HEb1zfGgvw


Watch it with the sound off, it's just as funny. It was bad last time he chased
me to a group with loads of elderly and women (a cooking group) and spewed his
usual "progressive" intolerance and vulgarities. They pretty much laughed at
him, especially when I showed them his videos on the chat channel...snerk.


Scotty


SnottyScotty actually believes people pay attention to him.

Have they seen your photos, snotty? You look like a fat, hair-covered
little greaseball.

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then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer.


Obviously not, but I can remedy that........ Notice how the little
troll uses other people in his fights....STILL. He is truly the king "
turd blossom " here.

nom=de=plume March 20th 10 05:23 PM

OT
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Larry" wrote in message
...
nom=de=plume wrote:

I was just chain-pulling. I knew you felt that way. I'd add gender
change
operations to the list that taxpayers shouldn't pay for.


Is this something you're planning? I've heard March Madness is when
vasectomy operations increase in frequency.


Gender changing and vasectomys are unrelated.



I was going to make that point to her/him, but realized I was wasting my
time.

Eisboch



You've had one or both already?

--
Nom=de=Plume



nom=de=plume March 20th 10 05:25 PM

OT
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Larry" wrote in message
...

The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.



I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday.
Most are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the
plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill "the
most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever witnessed in
his 40 years of elected office. But when pressed for specific answers, he
still wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the bill were, what the
language meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch


And, Obama is pushing it through... how's that? Is he using The Force?

You really need to stop listening to Rush/Beck/Rove.

--
Nom=de=Plume



nom=de=plume March 20th 10 05:29 PM

OT
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

It's actually going to be even more complicated than that. Every
country that I'm aware of with universal coverage has some sort of
implicit or explicit rationing of care, i.e., if you don't have a
condition that is immediately life threatening, you go on a waiting
list which can stretch out for months or even years.

Should an individual who can afford to pay be allowed to seek out a
doctor or hospital that can provide the care immediately?

I argue yes, otherwise the whole plan reeks of socialism.



The health care system certainly needs a major overhaul. The existing
mess of a system not only affects those individuals who can't afford high
premiums for decent insurance, it affects the whole basis of our economic
system. Small businesses can no longer afford to offer a decent health
plan package for employees. Large businesses are outsourcing as much as
they can to stay competitive in a global economy, contributing to the
unemployment rate.


Yet, the Republicans stand for the status quo. How enlightening. How
effective.

Contrary to the opinion of some here, the primary purpose of a corporation
(large or small) is not to provide a happy, secure shell of existence for
employees. The purpose is to manufacture or provide services at a
profit. The profit can be applied to growth and/or increased income and
benefits for those employed. If there is no profit, benefits have to be
cut and jobs eliminated.


No argument from me. They just shouldn't be in the business of healthcare,
since the pofit motive is diametrically opposed to public health.

I recently got a snapshot of how my former company is doing. Second to
pay, health insurance premiums (the company paid 75 percent when I owned
it) is the largest financial cost to the company. It was when I owned it
and it continues now, except the monthly cost per employee has almost
doubled in less than 10 years.

If I owned the company right now, I suspect I'd be facing a very difficult
decision ... or the decision would be already have been made for me.
Shut the place down. Fortunately, the current owners have deep pockets
and are betting on a single, major technology to recover the financing
they are pouring into it to keep the doors open.

I was also thinking the other day of how ironic some things have become.
Back in 1985 I visited the People's Republic of China. The Chinese
government was experimenting with concepts of capitalism in some remote
sections of the country and my company was invited to visit and explore
possible technology exchanges and marketing opportunities. Prior to this
time, the general Chinese population were mostly kept in the dark with
respect to what the rest of the world was doing and relied upon a
socialistic/communistic form of government to provide for them. During
my visit I remember thinking it was like a time warp, and I had traveled
back about 200 years in time.

Fast forward now to 2010. The experiments in capitalism have led to
China becoming a leading economic world power. The city I visited (Wuxi)
is bustling with business activity. When I was there I witnessed
thousands of people riding around on bicycles or scooters with maybe one
or two automobiles mixed in driven by government officials. I recently
found pictures of the current city of Wuxi. The roads are packed with new
cars owned by the local citizens. Very few bicycles left.


One of the most controlled economies in the world... China. A shining
example?

Meanwhile, the USA is accelerating quickly towards socialism.


Right. This is just looney. You're just terrified of someone. I wonder who
that might be....

Maybe this is acceptable to the "enlightened" ones. As an old fart to
whom this country afforded great opportunities and rewards, I am saddened.


You're also frightened. Grow up.

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Nom=de=Plume



Eisboch[_5_] March 20th 10 05:51 PM

OT
 

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Larry" wrote in message
...

The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.



I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday.
Most are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the
plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill
"the most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever
witnessed in his 40 years of elected office. But when pressed for
specific answers, he still wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the
bill were, what the language meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch


And, Obama is pushing it through... how's that? Is he using The Force?

You really need to stop listening to Rush/Beck/Rove.

--
Nom=de=Plume


Actually I was watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. I don't even know what
channel Fox News is on and, other than newsclips, have never listened to
Rush.

Eisboch


Eisboch[_5_] March 20th 10 06:03 PM

OT
 

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...


You're also frightened. Grow up.

--
Nom=de=Plume




Sure. Right away. Care to send me one of your 'enlightenment' pills?

Eisboch


jps March 20th 10 06:15 PM

OT
 
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:01:37 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Larry" wrote in message
...
nom=de=plume wrote:

I was just chain-pulling. I knew you felt that way. I'd add gender
change
operations to the list that taxpayers shouldn't pay for.


Is this something you're planning? I've heard March Madness is when
vasectomy operations increase in frequency.


Gender changing and vasectomys are unrelated.



I was going to make that point to her/him, but realized I was wasting my
time.

Eisboch


Oh, so you're not a slob, you're a snot.

jps March 20th 10 06:26 PM

OT
 
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
.. .

It's actually going to be even more complicated than that. Every
country that I'm aware of with universal coverage has some sort of
implicit or explicit rationing of care, i.e., if you don't have a
condition that is immediately life threatening, you go on a waiting
list which can stretch out for months or even years.

Should an individual who can afford to pay be allowed to seek out a
doctor or hospital that can provide the care immediately?

I argue yes, otherwise the whole plan reeks of socialism.



The health care system certainly needs a major overhaul. The existing mess
of a system not only affects those individuals who can't afford high
premiums for decent insurance, it affects the whole basis of our economic
system. Small businesses can no longer afford to offer a decent health plan
package for employees. Large businesses are outsourcing as much as they can
to stay competitive in a global economy, contributing to the unemployment
rate.

Contrary to the opinion of some here, the primary purpose of a corporation
(large or small) is not to provide a happy, secure shell of existence for
employees. The purpose is to manufacture or provide services at a profit.
The profit can be applied to growth and/or increased income and benefits for
those employed. If there is no profit, benefits have to be cut and jobs
eliminated.

I recently got a snapshot of how my former company is doing. Second to
pay, health insurance premiums (the company paid 75 percent when I owned it)
is the largest financial cost to the company. It was when I owned it and it
continues now, except the monthly cost per employee has almost doubled in
less than 10 years.

If I owned the company right now, I suspect I'd be facing a very difficult
decision ... or the decision would be already have been made for me. Shut
the place down. Fortunately, the current owners have deep pockets and are
betting on a single, major technology to recover the financing they are
pouring into it to keep the doors open.

I was also thinking the other day of how ironic some things have become.
Back in 1985 I visited the People's Republic of China. The Chinese
government was experimenting with concepts of capitalism in some remote
sections of the country and my company was invited to visit and explore
possible technology exchanges and marketing opportunities. Prior to this
time, the general Chinese population were mostly kept in the dark with
respect to what the rest of the world was doing and relied upon a
socialistic/communistic form of government to provide for them. During my
visit I remember thinking it was like a time warp, and I had traveled back
about 200 years in time.

Fast forward now to 2010. The experiments in capitalism have led to China
becoming a leading economic world power. The city I visited (Wuxi) is
bustling with business activity. When I was there I witnessed thousands of
people riding around on bicycles or scooters with maybe one or two
automobiles mixed in driven by government officials. I recently found
pictures of the current city of Wuxi. The roads are packed with new cars
owned by the local citizens. Very few bicycles left.

Meanwhile, the USA is accelerating quickly towards socialism.

Maybe this is acceptable to the "enlightened" ones. As an old fart to whom
this country afforded great opportunities and rewards, I am saddened.

Eisboch


I knew this would culminate with a head-in-the-ass comment and you did
not disappoint.

Socialism? You been watching Glenn Beck?

China doesn't give a **** if their citizens are exposed to myriad
chemicals that are known carcinogens. Their water is often
contaminated with those same chemicals because they don't have to
spend money controlling their disposal. They make a fraction of
what's required for a living wage in the USA.

I suppose that's okay with you in the name of Chinese profit.

You'd like to recreate China in the US? You'd have to take us back to
the beginning of the industrial revolution when child labor was common
and health care was primitive.

You haven't offered a solution but you've used bumper sticker logic to
back up your position.

How bloody sad that your facile mind cannot travel further than that.

jps March 20th 10 06:29 PM

OT
 
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:03:06 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...


You're also frightened. Grow up.

--
Nom=de=Plume




Sure. Right away. Care to send me one of your 'enlightenment' pills?

Eisboch


You only have to think about it for a little while to realize there's
no easy answer.

That's obviously not someplace you're willing to travel to, so why
tender an argument at all?

Great buildup, no beef.

Shallow thinking.

Let's hear your cures, Mr. Enterprise.

Eisboch[_5_] March 20th 10 07:17 PM

OT
 

"jps" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
. ..

It's actually going to be even more complicated than that. Every
country that I'm aware of with universal coverage has some sort of
implicit or explicit rationing of care, i.e., if you don't have a
condition that is immediately life threatening, you go on a waiting
list which can stretch out for months or even years.

Should an individual who can afford to pay be allowed to seek out a
doctor or hospital that can provide the care immediately?

I argue yes, otherwise the whole plan reeks of socialism.



The health care system certainly needs a major overhaul. The existing
mess
of a system not only affects those individuals who can't afford high
premiums for decent insurance, it affects the whole basis of our economic
system. Small businesses can no longer afford to offer a decent health
plan
package for employees. Large businesses are outsourcing as much as they
can
to stay competitive in a global economy, contributing to the unemployment
rate.

Contrary to the opinion of some here, the primary purpose of a corporation
(large or small) is not to provide a happy, secure shell of existence for
employees. The purpose is to manufacture or provide services at a
profit.
The profit can be applied to growth and/or increased income and benefits
for
those employed. If there is no profit, benefits have to be cut and jobs
eliminated.

I recently got a snapshot of how my former company is doing. Second to
pay, health insurance premiums (the company paid 75 percent when I owned
it)
is the largest financial cost to the company. It was when I owned it and
it
continues now, except the monthly cost per employee has almost doubled in
less than 10 years.

If I owned the company right now, I suspect I'd be facing a very difficult
decision ... or the decision would be already have been made for me.
Shut
the place down. Fortunately, the current owners have deep pockets and
are
betting on a single, major technology to recover the financing they are
pouring into it to keep the doors open.

I was also thinking the other day of how ironic some things have become.
Back in 1985 I visited the People's Republic of China. The Chinese
government was experimenting with concepts of capitalism in some remote
sections of the country and my company was invited to visit and explore
possible technology exchanges and marketing opportunities. Prior to this
time, the general Chinese population were mostly kept in the dark with
respect to what the rest of the world was doing and relied upon a
socialistic/communistic form of government to provide for them. During
my
visit I remember thinking it was like a time warp, and I had traveled back
about 200 years in time.

Fast forward now to 2010. The experiments in capitalism have led to
China
becoming a leading economic world power. The city I visited (Wuxi) is
bustling with business activity. When I was there I witnessed thousands
of
people riding around on bicycles or scooters with maybe one or two
automobiles mixed in driven by government officials. I recently found
pictures of the current city of Wuxi. The roads are packed with new cars
owned by the local citizens. Very few bicycles left.

Meanwhile, the USA is accelerating quickly towards socialism.

Maybe this is acceptable to the "enlightened" ones. As an old fart to
whom
this country afforded great opportunities and rewards, I am saddened.

Eisboch


I knew this would culminate with a head-in-the-ass comment and you did
not disappoint.

Socialism? You been watching Glenn Beck?

China doesn't give a **** if their citizens are exposed to myriad
chemicals that are known carcinogens. Their water is often
contaminated with those same chemicals because they don't have to
spend money controlling their disposal. They make a fraction of
what's required for a living wage in the USA.

I suppose that's okay with you in the name of Chinese profit.

You'd like to recreate China in the US? You'd have to take us back to
the beginning of the industrial revolution when child labor was common
and health care was primitive.

You haven't offered a solution but you've used bumper sticker logic to
back up your position.

How bloody sad that your facile mind cannot travel further than that.




I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch




jps March 20th 10 07:26 PM

OT
 
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:17:57 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

It's actually going to be even more complicated than that. Every
country that I'm aware of with universal coverage has some sort of
implicit or explicit rationing of care, i.e., if you don't have a
condition that is immediately life threatening, you go on a waiting
list which can stretch out for months or even years.

Should an individual who can afford to pay be allowed to seek out a
doctor or hospital that can provide the care immediately?

I argue yes, otherwise the whole plan reeks of socialism.


The health care system certainly needs a major overhaul. The existing
mess
of a system not only affects those individuals who can't afford high
premiums for decent insurance, it affects the whole basis of our economic
system. Small businesses can no longer afford to offer a decent health
plan
package for employees. Large businesses are outsourcing as much as they
can
to stay competitive in a global economy, contributing to the unemployment
rate.

Contrary to the opinion of some here, the primary purpose of a corporation
(large or small) is not to provide a happy, secure shell of existence for
employees. The purpose is to manufacture or provide services at a
profit.
The profit can be applied to growth and/or increased income and benefits
for
those employed. If there is no profit, benefits have to be cut and jobs
eliminated.

I recently got a snapshot of how my former company is doing. Second to
pay, health insurance premiums (the company paid 75 percent when I owned
it)
is the largest financial cost to the company. It was when I owned it and
it
continues now, except the monthly cost per employee has almost doubled in
less than 10 years.

If I owned the company right now, I suspect I'd be facing a very difficult
decision ... or the decision would be already have been made for me.
Shut
the place down. Fortunately, the current owners have deep pockets and
are
betting on a single, major technology to recover the financing they are
pouring into it to keep the doors open.

I was also thinking the other day of how ironic some things have become.
Back in 1985 I visited the People's Republic of China. The Chinese
government was experimenting with concepts of capitalism in some remote
sections of the country and my company was invited to visit and explore
possible technology exchanges and marketing opportunities. Prior to this
time, the general Chinese population were mostly kept in the dark with
respect to what the rest of the world was doing and relied upon a
socialistic/communistic form of government to provide for them. During
my
visit I remember thinking it was like a time warp, and I had traveled back
about 200 years in time.

Fast forward now to 2010. The experiments in capitalism have led to
China
becoming a leading economic world power. The city I visited (Wuxi) is
bustling with business activity. When I was there I witnessed thousands
of
people riding around on bicycles or scooters with maybe one or two
automobiles mixed in driven by government officials. I recently found
pictures of the current city of Wuxi. The roads are packed with new cars
owned by the local citizens. Very few bicycles left.

Meanwhile, the USA is accelerating quickly towards socialism.

Maybe this is acceptable to the "enlightened" ones. As an old fart to
whom
this country afforded great opportunities and rewards, I am saddened.

Eisboch


I knew this would culminate with a head-in-the-ass comment and you did
not disappoint.

Socialism? You been watching Glenn Beck?

China doesn't give a **** if their citizens are exposed to myriad
chemicals that are known carcinogens. Their water is often
contaminated with those same chemicals because they don't have to
spend money controlling their disposal. They make a fraction of
what's required for a living wage in the USA.

I suppose that's okay with you in the name of Chinese profit.

You'd like to recreate China in the US? You'd have to take us back to
the beginning of the industrial revolution when child labor was common
and health care was primitive.

You haven't offered a solution but you've used bumper sticker logic to
back up your position.

How bloody sad that your facile mind cannot travel further than that.




I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch


Then cease with the innane bluster, Richard. We don't need to read
your accounting of the world if you cannot muster equal energy towards
a solution.

You either cannot or will not produce intelligence on "what needs to
be done," using my predictable reaction as an excuse for your laziness
or empty bravado.

Maybe you should stick to penning bumper stickers, like your shallow
friend Jim.

jps March 20th 10 07:31 PM

OT
 
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:51:55 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Larry" wrote in message
...

The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.


I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday.
Most are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the
plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill
"the most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever
witnessed in his 40 years of elected office. But when pressed for
specific answers, he still wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the
bill were, what the language meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch


And, Obama is pushing it through... how's that? Is he using The Force?

You really need to stop listening to Rush/Beck/Rove.

--
Nom=de=Plume


Actually I was watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. I don't even know what
channel Fox News is on and, other than newsclips, have never listened to
Rush.

Eisboch


You may be listening to Beck or Rush but you do an excellent job of
channeling their thoughts. Great minds, you know...

jps March 20th 10 07:33 PM

OT
 
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:31:16 -0700, jps wrote:

On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:51:55 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Larry" wrote in message
...

The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.


I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday.
Most are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the
plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill
"the most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever
witnessed in his 40 years of elected office. But when pressed for
specific answers, he still wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the
bill were, what the language meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch

And, Obama is pushing it through... how's that? Is he using The Force?

You really need to stop listening to Rush/Beck/Rove.

--
Nom=de=Plume


Actually I was watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. I don't even know what
channel Fox News is on and, other than newsclips, have never listened to
Rush.

Eisboch


You may be listening to Beck or Rush but you do an excellent job of
channeling their thoughts. Great minds, you know...


Whoops, meant to say you may "not" be listening. ****ed up a
perfectly good comeback.

nom=de=plume March 20th 10 08:41 PM

OT
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Larry" wrote in message
...

The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.


I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday.
Most are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the
plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill
"the most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever
witnessed in his 40 years of elected office. But when pressed for
specific answers, he still wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the
bill were, what the language meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch


And, Obama is pushing it through... how's that? Is he using The Force?

You really need to stop listening to Rush/Beck/Rove.

--
Nom=de=Plume


Actually I was watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. I don't even know what
channel Fox News is on and, other than newsclips, have never listened to
Rush.

Eisboch



You should! It's enlightening to hear the propaganda and hate firsthand.


--
Nom=de=Plume



nom=de=plume March 20th 10 08:42 PM

OT
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...


You're also frightened. Grow up.

--
Nom=de=Plume




Sure. Right away. Care to send me one of your 'enlightenment' pills?

Eisboch



I think you can get them from your doctor...

--
Nom=de=Plume



nom=de=plume March 20th 10 08:43 PM

OT
 
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"jps" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

It's actually going to be even more complicated than that. Every
country that I'm aware of with universal coverage has some sort of
implicit or explicit rationing of care, i.e., if you don't have a
condition that is immediately life threatening, you go on a waiting
list which can stretch out for months or even years.

Should an individual who can afford to pay be allowed to seek out a
doctor or hospital that can provide the care immediately?

I argue yes, otherwise the whole plan reeks of socialism.


The health care system certainly needs a major overhaul. The existing
mess
of a system not only affects those individuals who can't afford high
premiums for decent insurance, it affects the whole basis of our economic
system. Small businesses can no longer afford to offer a decent health
plan
package for employees. Large businesses are outsourcing as much as they
can
to stay competitive in a global economy, contributing to the unemployment
rate.

Contrary to the opinion of some here, the primary purpose of a
corporation
(large or small) is not to provide a happy, secure shell of existence for
employees. The purpose is to manufacture or provide services at a
profit.
The profit can be applied to growth and/or increased income and benefits
for
those employed. If there is no profit, benefits have to be cut and jobs
eliminated.

I recently got a snapshot of how my former company is doing. Second to
pay, health insurance premiums (the company paid 75 percent when I owned
it)
is the largest financial cost to the company. It was when I owned it and
it
continues now, except the monthly cost per employee has almost doubled in
less than 10 years.

If I owned the company right now, I suspect I'd be facing a very
difficult
decision ... or the decision would be already have been made for me. Shut
the place down. Fortunately, the current owners have deep pockets and
are
betting on a single, major technology to recover the financing they are
pouring into it to keep the doors open.

I was also thinking the other day of how ironic some things have become.
Back in 1985 I visited the People's Republic of China. The Chinese
government was experimenting with concepts of capitalism in some remote
sections of the country and my company was invited to visit and explore
possible technology exchanges and marketing opportunities. Prior to
this
time, the general Chinese population were mostly kept in the dark with
respect to what the rest of the world was doing and relied upon a
socialistic/communistic form of government to provide for them. During
my
visit I remember thinking it was like a time warp, and I had traveled
back
about 200 years in time.

Fast forward now to 2010. The experiments in capitalism have led to
China
becoming a leading economic world power. The city I visited (Wuxi) is
bustling with business activity. When I was there I witnessed thousands
of
people riding around on bicycles or scooters with maybe one or two
automobiles mixed in driven by government officials. I recently found
pictures of the current city of Wuxi. The roads are packed with new cars
owned by the local citizens. Very few bicycles left.

Meanwhile, the USA is accelerating quickly towards socialism.

Maybe this is acceptable to the "enlightened" ones. As an old fart to
whom
this country afforded great opportunities and rewards, I am saddened.

Eisboch


I knew this would culminate with a head-in-the-ass comment and you did
not disappoint.

Socialism? You been watching Glenn Beck?

China doesn't give a **** if their citizens are exposed to myriad
chemicals that are known carcinogens. Their water is often
contaminated with those same chemicals because they don't have to
spend money controlling their disposal. They make a fraction of
what's required for a living wage in the USA.

I suppose that's okay with you in the name of Chinese profit.

You'd like to recreate China in the US? You'd have to take us back to
the beginning of the industrial revolution when child labor was common
and health care was primitive.

You haven't offered a solution but you've used bumper sticker logic to
back up your position.

How bloody sad that your facile mind cannot travel further than that.




I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch





I'm betting your "strong" views include disenfranchizing the poor, middle
class, and anyone who might have a different perspective, but that's just a
guess.

--
Nom=de=Plume



Jim March 20th 10 10:15 PM

OT
 
Eisboch wrote:


I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't
like them however and it would just generate another round of your
immature, naive comments and name calling.


I'm sure you mean the GOP plan, which sounds real good.
That Dem bull of insuring an extra +30 million, eliminating pre-existing
condition exclusions and the other crap is eerily similar to how it's
done in Cuba.
You're right about the U.S turning commie.
Fidel is laughing at us.

Jim - We in Florida take the "Cuban Threat" seriously.

Jim March 20th 10 10:15 PM

OT
 
*e#c wrote:


Keep on the Exerbike, asshole...you'll die soon enough.Your news of a
"heart condition" couldnt have made me happier. Back to the exerbike,
asswipe.
It'll be absolutely hilarious, knowing your lying on a Gurney in the
hallway, because they wont give you much attention, seeing as how you
ripped off the Hospital for 25,000 bucks.
You could, however, do us all a favour and paddle up that muddy creek
with your six-pack and die.......

Hope your long-suffering Wife has your life insurance paid
up....she'll need it once your skanky ass expires. Couldn't happen
fast enough. Then, she can place your stumpy ass in your " punt ", set
in the rest of the kindling, and light it up.... Viking Funeral for a
Coward, COCKSUCKER. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


There you go. I was worried about you, since you been tame lately.
Looks like you're back on your feet.

Jim - You pull a nasty, I pull a nastier. The Florida way.

Jim March 20th 10 10:15 PM

OT
 
jps wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:17:57 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch


Then cease with the innane bluster, Richard. We don't need to read
your accounting of the world if you cannot muster equal energy towards
a solution.

You either cannot or will not produce intelligence on "what needs to
be done," using my predictable reaction as an excuse for your laziness
or empty bravado.

Maybe you should stick to penning bumper stickers, like your shallow
friend Jim.


Wow. jps the sniper calls me shallow. Richard and you should hash this
out civilly. Enough name-calling already, cocksucker.

Jim - Substance is unrecognizable to the shallow.

Eisboch March 20th 10 10:26 PM

OT
 

"jps" wrote in message
...

On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:17:57 -0400, "Eisboch"

I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch




Then cease with the innane bluster, Richard. We don't need to read
your accounting of the world if you cannot muster equal energy towards
a solution.

You either cannot or will not produce intelligence on "what needs to
be done," using my predictable reaction as an excuse for your laziness
or empty bravado.

Maybe you should stick to penning bumper stickers, like your shallow
friend Jim.



What I write is not required reading. The fact that you do and then comment
in the manner in which you do displays and confirms what's wrong with the
mindset of some liberals better than I could ever do if I wrote a book on
the subject.

I don't respond very well to threats or attempts at intimidation.

Eisboch



Eisboch March 20th 10 10:30 PM

OT
 

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

I'm betting your "strong" views include disenfranchizing the poor, middle
class, and anyone who might have a different perspective, but that's just
a guess.

--
Nom=de=Plume


You are a pretty poor guesser. But, I can recognize one who's guesses are
immediately classified as truths in their minds.

Eisboch



Eisboch March 20th 10 10:35 PM

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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...


Actually I was watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. I don't even know what
channel Fox News is on and, other than newsclips, have never listened to
Rush.

Eisboch



You should! It's enlightening to hear the propaganda and hate firsthand.


--
Nom=de=Plume


Actually, there's enough propaganda and hate right here in rec.boats.

Eisboch



John H[_2_] March 20th 10 10:41 PM

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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:15:52 -0500, Jim wrote:

jps wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:17:57 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch


Then cease with the innane bluster, Richard. We don't need to read
your accounting of the world if you cannot muster equal energy towards
a solution.

You either cannot or will not produce intelligence on "what needs to
be done," using my predictable reaction as an excuse for your laziness
or empty bravado.

Maybe you should stick to penning bumper stickers, like your shallow
friend Jim.


Wow. jps the sniper calls me shallow. Richard and you should hash this
out civilly. Enough name-calling already, cocksucker.

Jim - Substance is unrecognizable to the shallow.


Jim, the solution to this problem is simple:

http://www.apachego.com/freeman/index.htm


--
John H

For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/ygqxs5v

I am Tosk March 20th 10 10:43 PM

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In article ,
says...


You haven't offered a solution but you've used bumper sticker logic to
back up your position.

How bloody sad that your facile mind cannot travel further than that.




I have some very strong views on what the solution is. You wouldn't like
them however and it would just generate another round of your immature,
naive comments and name calling.

Best to let you take care of yourself and your family your way.

I'll continue to do it my way.

Eisboch


Why that's the most common sense answer I have heard in a while;)

Scotty, glad you are having such a good time with the shop Dick!

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing, no crybabies!

John H[_2_] March 20th 10 10:52 PM

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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:35:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...


Actually I was watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. I don't even know what
channel Fox News is on and, other than newsclips, have never listened to
Rush.

Eisboch



You should! It's enlightening to hear the propaganda and hate firsthand.


--
Nom=de=Plume


Actually, there's enough propaganda and hate right here in rec.boats.

Eisboch


We need less hate and propaganda and more attention to BOOBS.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/ygqxs5v

Larry[_8_] March 21st 10 12:51 AM

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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
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The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.


I feel the same way. I've been watching interviews with some of the
Congress members who are on the fence regarding their vote on Sunday. Most
are still seeking specific definitions of certain details of "the plan".

It has been debated for a year and they still aren't sure what they are
voting for?

In the end it will pass due to an enormous amount of arm twisting and
backroom deals. Heh. One member of Congress was calling this bill "the
most transparent" proposal (to the public) that he had ever witnessed in his
40 years of elected office. But when pressed for specific answers, he still
wasn't sure exactly what some parts of the bill were, what the language
meant or what the ramifications would be.

But, he's leaning towards a "Yes".

Eisboch




America certainly got "Change".

Larry[_8_] March 21st 10 12:57 AM

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hk wrote:
On 3/19/10 9:11 PM, Larry wrote:
HK wrote:
On 3/19/10 7:14 AM, Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
m...

If you are indigent, and turn up at a for-profit hospital with a
serious
condition, the best you can hope for is short-term stabilization, the
cheapest course of treatment, and a short supply of the cheapest
drugs.
You are not going to see the high-dollar docs, either.

Conservatives have been perpetuating this myth of "they have to take
you"
for decades, as if that means the indigent will get good care. Well,
they
don't...they get the band-aid level of care for their chronic
conditions.



I think the concern is that with a government regulated and mandated
health
care system, the quality of *all* care will trend to that which you
have
described.

Before you jump, understand this: Universal health care is something I
support.
It's one of the few liberal leanings that I have. But, here's one
problem
as I see it:

Regardless of how fair and standardized health care becomes, there
will
always be
more expensive doctors and optional treatments/services for those who
can
afford to pay for them.

When it comes to life or death, how can anyone rationalize that those
who
can afford
non-standardized treatments deserve to benefit from them while others
can
not?

The debate will start all over again.

Eisboch




If we cannot extend full Medicare to everyone, then I favor the Swiss
system...a number of insurance companies offering a basic plan. All
Swiss must have a basic plan. If you can't afford it, it is
subsidized. All the basic plans provide the same coverage at the same
price. Each basic plan also offers a number of options for those who
want them and can afford them. Thus, and this is a made up example, if
you need cancer surgery, you get it under the basic plan. If you want
bigger teats, and the "want" is only for cosmetic reasons, you have to
have one of the supplemental plans if you want insurance coverage
for it.

Frankly, I think the "free market system" is dead. These days, it only
works for the wealthiest. It used to work for everyone willing to
work. Those days are gone.



The plan they are voting on is nothing like either of these. It really
isn't a plan at all. The fact that Obama wants it passed, with the
admission that they will tweak it later, ****es me off. This is
unprecedented. He's on some personal time frame and doesn't seem to
really care what the meat of the plan is.



It's what may be passable. It is obvious the Republicans do not want
any serious legislation to pass during Obama's terms.

How serious is this legislation if the people voting for it don't fully
understand it and the President admits that it will have to be modified
later? Why not vote on a final plan and implement it?

Larry[_8_] March 21st 10 01:23 AM

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I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
says...




Don't bother listening to Harry, Jps, and Slammer. They really have no idea
what they are talking about, and of course don't have the character to care...

Scotty


I hope your progress towards blowing a gasket on the exercise bike is
going well, stumpy.


Who are you?

Pffft, it's the panty sniffer, slammer... He must have taken the old rotted
corpse out of the freezer again for the weekend. He will get drunk and go nuts
because he has been shouting at me for months and I fianlly answered.. Next,
will end up getting drunk and ranting off like the cowardly little prick he is,
chase me around the net, then end up in rehab for another 30 days. Here is our
yellow toothed pedophile in all his glory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HEb1zfGgvw

Watch it with the sound off, it's just as funny. It was bad last time he chased
me to a group with loads of elderly and women (a cooking group) and spewed his
usual "progressive" intolerance and vulgarities. They pretty much laughed at
him, especially when I showed them his videos on the chat channel...snerk.

Scotty


Damn.


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