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#2226449 - 10/04/09 07:20 AM The Republican Health Care Plan...
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#2227052 - 10/04/09 02:28 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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where is the demand from the left that this goon apologize

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#2227092 - 10/04/09 02:47 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Apologize??
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#2227094 - 10/04/09 02:47 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
where is the demand from the left that this goon apologize


There won't be one. As long as it's one of their own, it's all good.

Of course, they'll tell you he's right. Therefore, no criticism.

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#2227115 - 10/04/09 02:58 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Where was the Apology for the rumour spread that Obama wants to kill your grandmother?
Where's the apology for the rumour spread that he's a Muslim? Not a US citizen? A fascist? A terrorist?

Don't be so quick to condemn the other side when you got plenty of dirt on your own.

Besides, why should the guy apologize? Republicans waved the "Health Care Plan"... he picked it up, it was blank...
And the fact that some Conservatives still support the current Health System makes his "die quickly" claim valid.
I don't agree with saying "The Republicans" because I know a lot, if not most, do not support the current System.
However, those that do, it seems that the best thing to do in this system is to die quickly so that you won't leave your family with a huge debt.
Friend of mine's uncle had cancer. He was an Engineer and would be considered upper middle class. He got the best Health Insurance his company offered...
He died from cancer and left his family with almost $100,000 worth of debt!
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#2227117 - 10/04/09 02:59 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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I don't know why I bother to respond to any of this.
Maybe somebody at some point will see it and start to understand.

The Republicans do have a plan. It's just not the plan the Democrats have.
Instead of working together to find common ground, both sides take swipes and shots at the other side.

This is your dysfunctional government at work, people. Never fixing it but always fighting about it.

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#2227121 - 10/04/09 03:01 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: Grubber
where is the demand from the left that this goon apologize


There won't be one. As long as it's one of their own, it's all good.

Of course, they'll tell you he's right. Therefore, no criticism.


But, get by the rhetoric and he was right wasn't, he? Rush Limbaugh very clearly articulated the Republican/Conservative viewpoint on health care. In a nutshell it's this -- We (the US) don't care. Deal with it yourself -- if you can't afford it, tough. Don't get sick, don't hurt yourself. Eventually, we hope the market will resolve any issues.

I mean, that's a legitimate position to take; but if you're taking that position, admit it (like Limbaugh does), don't get all hot and bothered and pretend that that's not what you're saying.

(Note -- please excuse the "Pig Man" title on the vid, that was the only embeddable video link I could find)


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#2227186 - 10/04/09 03:55 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: Grubber
where is the demand from the left that this goon apologize


There won't be one. As long as it's one of their own, it's all good.

Of course, they'll tell you he's right. Therefore, no criticism.


The truth is difficult to swallow my rightist friends? rolleyes
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#2227467 - 10/04/09 05:24 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: ssinger]
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Originally Posted By: ssinger
Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: Grubber
where is the demand from the left that this goon apologize


There won't be one. As long as it's one of their own, it's all good.

Of course, they'll tell you he's right. Therefore, no criticism.


But, get by the rhetoric and he was right wasn't, he? Rush Limbaugh very clearly articulated the Republican/Conservative viewpoint on health care. In a nutshell it's this -- We (the US) don't care. Deal with it yourself -- if you can't afford it, tough. Don't get sick, don't hurt yourself. Eventually, we hope the market will resolve any issues.

I mean, that's a legitimate position to take; but if you're taking that position, admit it (like Limbaugh does), don't get all hot and bothered and pretend that that's not what you're saying.

(Note -- please excuse the "Pig Man" title on the vid, that was the only embeddable video link I could find)



I love how MediaMatters cut Rush's response before he could clarify his point.

Of course, that's the only way they can demonize him is by slicing and dicing his statements.

And anyone who has listened to Rush's show would know the "you shouldn't have broken your wrist" gibe was a joke - hence the caller's laughing.

BUT in point of fact, Rush is right about the relationship between the health care consumer and the health care provider. I made a post about this very thing a week or so ago.

If you went to a doctor with a broken wrist and offered to pay that doctor cold hard cash - with no government or insurance companies involved - you could get that wrist fixed for MUCH less than the $6,000 dollars they charge an insurer.

As I said many times... we need to get the government OUT of the health insurance and health care industry if we are to have ANY hope of bringing costs down.
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#2227479 - 10/04/09 05:30 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: dblboggie]
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#2227534 - 10/04/09 05:51 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: dblboggie]
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Originally Posted By: dblboggie


If you went to a doctor with a broken wrist and offered to pay that doctor cold hard cash - with no government or insurance companies involved - you could get that wrist fixed for MUCH less than the $6,000 dollars they charge an insurer.

As I said many times... we need to get the government OUT of the health insurance and health care industry if we are to have ANY hope of bringing costs down.
Then explain this:
A friend I work with has a daughter that is in her teens, TEENS. She needed a knee operation, which she got, but there was damage to the cartilage, which now requires a second surgery. The girl is on crutches, and can't put any weight on her leg at all. But the Insurance company won't cover the second surgery, so the mother told the doctors to go ahead and do the surgery and she would take out a loan to pay for it, The hospital said NO, because it has to go through INSURANCE. So now the girl sits with a knee that is useless because the hospital won't do the surgery that she NEEDS. What is the mother supposed to do now?

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#2227619 - 10/04/09 06:20 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Moonman]
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Originally Posted By: Moonman
Originally Posted By: dblboggie


If you went to a doctor with a broken wrist and offered to pay that doctor cold hard cash - with no government or insurance companies involved - you could get that wrist fixed for MUCH less than the $6,000 dollars they charge an insurer.

As I said many times... we need to get the government OUT of the health insurance and health care industry if we are to have ANY hope of bringing costs down.
Then explain this:
A friend I work with has a daughter that is in her teens, TEENS. She needed a knee operation, which she got, but there was damage to the cartilage, which now requires a second surgery. The girl is on crutches, and can't put any weight on her leg at all. But the Insurance company won't cover the second surgery, so the mother told the doctors to go ahead and do the surgery and she would take out a loan to pay for it, The hospital said NO, because it has to go through INSURANCE. So now the girl sits with a knee that is useless because the hospital won't do the surgery that she NEEDS. What is the mother supposed to do now?


shrug I don't know. There are an untold number of factors to consider and I wouldn't even know where to begin.

The state she's in, the cause of the injury necessitating surgery, the type of policy, the Federal and state regulations dealing with cash payments for treatment that the hospital might be constrained by, the reasons given by the insurer for refusing the second surgery, and any number of other factors could be at work here.

The sheer number of Federal and State regulations and laws at play here is completely unknown to me.

Were I the mother, I would be making a call to higher management at her insurer, and if no joy there then to the state's insurance commissioner, to start with.

I would also see if (if not prohibited by law) there was another hospital or doctor that could perform the surgery for cash.

Hey... I never said the system wasn't broken... I just disagree with those who believe the government can somehow do the job better given their dismal track record with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Amtrak, the USPS and just about anything else they've stuck their clumsy paws into.

I believe the system is broken BECAUSE the government is so heavily involved in it.

By the way, I honestly hope it all works out for your friends daughter... that really does suck.
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#2227819 - 10/04/09 08:05 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: dblboggie]
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ok, let me be clear, i dont give a handfull of crap what a 19 year old german kid thinks, and i never will.

that having been said:
media matters can suck my buttcrack. a bunch of sorros paid whores, and nothing more.

government run healthcare SUCKS ASS in every case, for the same reason, it is government run.

the government cant run ANYTHING well

putting them in charge of healthcare would be teh functional equal of promoting the guy that has the lowest productivity numbers.

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#2228253 - 10/04/09 11:22 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
government run healthcare SUCKS ASS in every case, for the same reason, it is government run.

the government cant run ANYTHING well

putting them in charge of healthcare would be teh functional equal of promoting the guy that has the lowest productivity numbers.


Except for the fact that we HAVE government run healthcare in this country, for limited people. Medicare and Medicaid are government run programs. Your U.S. Senators and Congressmen (even the ones "against government run healthcare") get FREE government-run healthcare as part of their job. Our veterans receive (and much deserve) government-run healthcare. And it's top notch care, very well run.

I doubt you have much experience at all with any government programs, health related or otherwise; or you wouldn't make such a blanket statement.
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#2228395 - 10/05/09 12:43 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: stomachacidmonke]
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Originally Posted By: stomachacidmonke
Originally Posted By: Grubber
government run healthcare SUCKS ASS in every case, for the same reason, it is government run.

the government cant run ANYTHING well

putting them in charge of healthcare would be teh functional equal of promoting the guy that has the lowest productivity numbers.


Except for the fact that we HAVE government run healthcare in this country, for limited people. Medicare and Medicaid are government run programs. Your U.S. Senators and Congressmen (even the ones "against government run healthcare") get FREE government-run healthcare as part of their job. Our veterans receive (and much deserve) government-run healthcare. And it's top notch care, very well run.

I doubt you have much experience at all with any government programs, health related or otherwise; or you wouldn't make such a blanket statement.


I beg to differ with you sam... I AM a disabled veteran and I would NOT call the care I receive "top notch" or "very well run" by any stretch of the imagination!

It takes a MONTH or MORE to get an appointment to see my VA primary care provider... and even longer to see a specialist within the VA system.

I waited for more than 2 months to find out if I had cancer recently... not something that would have occurred had I been on a private-sector plan.

So I feel quite qualified to make the statement that the Federal government does NOT do health care well.
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#2228481 - 10/05/09 02:36 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: dblboggie]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
ok, let me be clear, i dont give a handfull of crap what a 19 year old german kid thinks, and i never will.

that having been said:
media matters can suck my buttcrack. a bunch of sorros paid whores, and nothing more.

government run healthcare SUCKS ASS in every case, for the same reason, it is government run.

the government cant run ANYTHING well

putting them in charge of healthcare would be teh functional equal of promoting the guy that has the lowest productivity numbers.


Ah! That explains why I have asked you repeatedly to provide me with some evidence of a post where you made a valid point with credible sources and you still haven't given me any.

Look at the top Health Care systems in the world and tell me who runs them, then revise your statement above.

It's the AMERICAN government that can't seem to run sh!t but their country down the shitter.

Originally Posted By: stomachacidmonke
Originally Posted By: Grubber
government run healthcare SUCKS ASS in every case, for the same reason, it is government run.

the government cant run ANYTHING well

putting them in charge of healthcare would be teh functional equal of promoting the guy that has the lowest productivity numbers.


Except for the fact that we HAVE government run healthcare in this country, for limited people. Medicare and Medicaid are government run programs. Your U.S. Senators and Congressmen (even the ones "against government run healthcare") get FREE government-run healthcare as part of their job. Our veterans receive (and much deserve) government-run healthcare. And it's top notch care, very well run.

I doubt you have much experience at all with any government programs, health related or otherwise; or you wouldn't make such a blanket statement.


Very true.
And Repubs always say "It's broke! It's not doing it's job!" but that's not true. It provides for people in need at very little or no cost to them. THAT's what it was made for and THAT's what it does. It does provide for the people that have it and even though it's broke, it still does its job.

Of course you'll never hear that from them...

Originally Posted By: dblboggie


I beg to differ with you sam... I AM a disabled veteran and I would NOT call the care I receive "top notch" or "very well run" by any stretch of the imagination!

It takes a MONTH or MORE to get an appointment to see my VA primary care provider... and even longer to see a specialist within the VA system.

I waited for more than 2 months to find out if I had cancer recently... not something that would have occurred had I been on a private-sector plan.

So I feel quite qualified to make the statement that the Federal government does NOT do health care well.


Ever thought that it may be a lack of funding that results in out-dated equipment, cheap care, waiting times, and relatively untalanted Doctors?

You give the VA Hospitals the same money other Hospitals get, you'll see an improvement in all those factors.
Of course taxes would have to pay for that and we wouldn't want that.

Taxes tend to benefit you in one way or another.
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#2228589 - 10/05/09 06:02 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
ok, let me be clear, i dont give a handfull of crap what a 19 year old german kid thinks, and i never will.

that having been said:
media matters can suck my buttcrack. a bunch of sorros paid whores, and nothing more.

government run healthcare SUCKS ASS in every case, for the same reason, it is government run.

the government cant run ANYTHING well

putting them in charge of healthcare would be teh functional equal of promoting the guy that has the lowest productivity numbers.


Who cares about Bubblebliss's age. He is certainly more mature and classy than you seem to be (''handful of crap'', ''sucks ass'', ''suck my buttcrack''; good examples of ''intelligent'' converse). But you know, who I am to tell you what you should care and not care about? You can go on not ''giving a handful of crap'' about what Bubblebliss thinks and thus you can go on not giving any adquate argument in the debate.

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#2228788 - 10/05/09 11:07 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: stomachacidmonke]
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Originally Posted By: stomachacidmonke


I doubt you have much experience at all with any government programs, health related or otherwise; or you wouldn't make such a blanket statement.


12 years in the military son.

thats plenty of experience I think.

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#2228794 - 10/05/09 11:14 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Angantyr]
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Originally Posted By: Angantyr


Who cares aboyt Bubblebliss's age. He is certainly more mature and classy than you seem to be


so is fine that he is wrong, everytime, a LIAR, refuses to admitt he is wrong, even when proven so, and every single thing he THINKS he knows comes out of textbooks because he has no life experiences deeper than wanking, so long as he is NICE?

jeez, no wonder you are a liberal, you live in a fantasy world too!

"it doesnt work"

is a pretty strong argument son, and no one can debate it since IT DOESNT WORK

i dont care what Rienholt says, he is a LIAR

PROVEN BEYOND A DOUBT LIAR

the german system, the english system, the canadian system, they all suck ass and (here is another LIE from the little deleted) it comes at a HUGE cost, in taxes

LISTEN UP IDIOTS

NOTHING is free

That sort of name-calling will not be tolerated Grubber - misspelled or not. It is way over the line. Do not do it again!

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Edited by dblboggie (10/05/09 02:05 PM)
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#2228854 - 10/05/09 12:09 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
Originally Posted By: stomachacidmonke


I doubt you have much experience at all with any government programs, health related or otherwise; or you wouldn't make such a blanket statement.


12 years in the military son.

thats plenty of experience I think.


That's not the kind of government program he was talking about...

It's a good example though so let's explore that some more.

How much funding does the Military receive compared to VA Hospitals??
I think you would find that the more you put into a system, the more it will give back.

Originally Posted By: Grubber
Originally Posted By: Angantyr


Who cares aboyt Bubblebliss's age. He is certainly more mature and classy than you seem to be


so is fine that he is wrong, everytime, a LIAR, refuses to admitt he is wrong, even when proven so, and every single thing he THINKS he knows comes out of textbooks because he has no life experiences deeper than wanking, so long as he is NICE?

jeez, no wonder you are a liberal, you live in a fantasy world too!

"it doesnt work"

is a pretty strong argument son, and no one can debate it since IT DOESNT WORK

i dont care what Rienholt says, he is a LIAR

PROVEN BEYOND A DOUBT LIAR

the german system, the english system, the canadian system, they all suck ass and (here is another LIE from the little deleted) it comes at a HUGE cost, in taxes

LISTEN UP IDIOTS

NOTHING is free

That sort of name-calling will not be tolerated Grubber - misspelled or not. It is way over the line. Do not do it again!

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WEll then how about you show me some [censored]!ng proof of where I lied & refused to admit I was wrong.
You don't know sh!t son. You don't know sh!t about me, you don't know sh!t about anything past the US Borders, and you certainly don't know sh!t about how to make a valid point & cite credible resources in your argument.

I've asked you at least 8 times now to show me where you have made an actual valid point with proof and everything and YOU STILL HAVEN'T DONE SO!
SO how about YOU MAN THE F*CK UP AND ADMIT YOU ARE UNCAPABLE OF MAKING AN ARGUMENT!
12 Years in the Military doesn't entitle you to sh!t when it comes to Politics. A College education does. But seeing that you're most likely one of those people that f*cked up in High SChool & didn't have anybody to push him to go to College, you did the same thing most drop-outs and f*ckups do... join the Military.
And now you think everybody owes you something.

Guess what:

NOBODY OWES YOU SH!T! YOU'RE THE ONE THAT OWES PEOPLE LIKE ME, ANGANTYR, MATT, Juicy-Juicy, etc. BECAUSE WE ARE ACTUALLY EDUCATED AND WE CONTRIBUTED SOMETHING TO SOCIETY & WE ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS FORUM.

What do you do? You attack, make offensive statements, start a debate, then your little peas brain runs out of things to debate with and Tex & Dbl are stuck cleaning up the mess you started.



Do you even know how much taxes we pay in Germany compared to here? DO you know all the benefits we receive??
Health Care, Free child care for working mothers, free University, Children money to help parents financially, a MUCH longer maternity leave, 4 weeks of vacation time IN ANY PROFESSION, better streets, better highways, and the list goes on.

In the US you have to pay for that sh!t outta pocket... there it gets funded by taxes. You pay more for College tuition that we pay the extra percentage of taxes for Universities in a lifetime.

Like you said, nothing is free. You either pay for it in taxes & it's cheaper that way, or you pay for it outta pocket.


I'M GONNA PUT THIS IN CAPITAL LETTER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO IGNORE THIS PART:

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THOSE HEALTH SYSTEM'S SUCK? GIVE ME SOME EVIDENCE AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME EVIDENCE. UNTIL THEN, LOOK UP THE TOP HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD AND SEE WHERE YOUR BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM RANKS.

This took longer than I wanted it to. This response is more than your miserable, pathetic, unintelligent post ever deserved.



Ps:

""it doesnt work"

is a pretty strong argument son, and no one can debate it since IT DOESNT WORK"

What the hell does that even mean?
Are you actually trying to tell me that "it doesn't work" is a valid argument??
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#2228900 - 10/05/09 12:43 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
the german system, the english system, the canadian system, they all suck ass and (here is another LIE from the little adoph) it comes at a HUGE cost, in taxes

Well I am glad that you have lived in so many countries, and have so much life experience to decide that the American health care system is so damned perfect compared to us knuckle dragging Europeans.
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#2228988 - 10/05/09 01:57 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: matt75]
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That's what happens when you let Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity & O'Reilly do the thinking for you...
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#2229473 - 10/05/09 06:05 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: stomachacidmonke]
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Originally Posted By: stomachacidmonke
Your U.S. Senators and Congressmen (even the ones "against government run healthcare") get FREE government-run healthcare as part of their job.


I can't speak for the politicians but i can speak for my mom; she works for the VA (20+ yrs) and has to pay $234 a month for her health care... and she's a federal employee.

Nothing is free, bud. There's a cost to everything even when it's touted as free.

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#2229489 - 10/05/09 06:16 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Ever thought that it may be a lack of funding that results in out-dated equipment, cheap care, waiting times, and relatively untalanted Doctors?

You give the VA Hospitals the same money other Hospitals get, you'll see an improvement in all those factors.
Of course taxes would have to pay for that and we wouldn't want that.

Taxes tend to benefit you in one way or another.


VA isn't lacking funding. The VA has top notch equipment. I've seen it with my eyes!

And tell my grandpa that the doctors at the VA are untalented! He had a heart bypass and knee surgery done by them. He had no complaints.

That was a low shot at the VA. Real low.

Wait times.... that's what you get when you have X amount of doctors and X amount of patients. That's what's waiting around the corner for 300 million people instead of a half million or so.

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#2229494 - 10/05/09 06:20 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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12 Years in the Military doesn't entitle you to sh!t when it comes to Politics. A College education does.


Not so. Nobody needs a college education to engage in politics. All one has to do is research things. Politics is mostly ideological opinion for the most part anyway.

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#2229498 - 10/05/09 06:22 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Ever thought that it may be a lack of funding that results in out-dated equipment, cheap care, waiting times, and relatively untalanted Doctors?

You give the VA Hospitals the same money other Hospitals get, you'll see an improvement in all those factors.
Of course taxes would have to pay for that and we wouldn't want that.

Taxes tend to benefit you in one way or another.


VA isn't lacking funding. The VA has top notch equipment. I've seen it with my eyes!

And tell my grandpa that the doctors at the VA are untalented! He had a heart bypass and knee surgery done by them. He had no complaints.

That was a low shot at the VA. Real low.

Wait times.... that's what you get when you have X amount of doctors and X amount of patients. That's what's waiting around the corner for 300 million people instead of a half million or so.


I can back Tex up on that one. The VA does have outstanding equipment - the latest x-ray machines that no longer use film and are all electronic (very cool because you can see your x-rays on a computer almost instantly after they are taken), and all sorts of other equipment. And I've no cause to complain about my actual treatment - at least so far (though I'm not totally thrilled with my primary care physician - who does seem chronically overworked).

But the wait times are the real problem - and like you said, that's to be expected when the patients greatly outnumber the doctors.
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#2229607 - 10/05/09 06:59 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

WEll then how about you show me some [censored]!ng proof of where I lied & refused to admit I was wrong.



exhibit A

you asked for PROOF of media bias, i posted a study from UCLA that PROVED it, and you LIED and said it said something else and never admitted it PROVED my claim, which it did

you are a liar, thats proven

you are a waste of skin, thats opinion, but supported by your endless stream of marxist crap

you dont know ANYTHING, again, backed up by your ENDLESS stream of socialist drivel

I have been around the world son, i have seen [censored] you couldnt even IMAGINE

join the military, you might grow up and learn something.

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#2229614 - 10/05/09 07:00 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: dblboggie]
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funding is not the problem at the VA, but it is typical liberal socialist crap to claim that ALL any problem needs is more funding

"throw more of other people's money at the problem, it will go away, we think"

IGNORANCE

the problem is the government does NOTHING well




Originally Posted By: dblboggie
Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Ever thought that it may be a lack of funding that results in out-dated equipment, cheap care, waiting times, and relatively untalanted Doctors?

You give the VA Hospitals the same money other Hospitals get, you'll see an improvement in all those factors.
Of course taxes would have to pay for that and we wouldn't want that.

Taxes tend to benefit you in one way or another.


VA isn't lacking funding. The VA has top notch equipment. I've seen it with my eyes!

And tell my grandpa that the doctors at the VA are untalented! He had a heart bypass and knee surgery done by them. He had no complaints.

That was a low shot at the VA. Real low.

Wait times.... that's what you get when you have X amount of doctors and X amount of patients. That's what's waiting around the corner for 300 million people instead of a half million or so.


I can back Tex up on that one. The VA does have outstanding equipment - the latest x-ray machines that no longer use film and are all electronic (very cool because you can see your x-rays on a computer almost instantly after they are taken), and all sorts of other equipment. And I've no cause to complain about my actual treatment - at least so far (though I'm not totally thrilled with my primary care physician - who does seem chronically overworked).

But the wait times are the real problem - and like you said, that's to be expected when the patients greatly outnumber the doctors.


Edited by Grubber (10/05/09 07:01 PM)

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#2230332 - 10/05/09 10:59 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Ever thought that it may be a lack of funding that results in out-dated equipment, cheap care, waiting times, and relatively untalanted Doctors?

You give the VA Hospitals the same money other Hospitals get, you'll see an improvement in all those factors.
Of course taxes would have to pay for that and we wouldn't want that.

Taxes tend to benefit you in one way or another.


VA isn't lacking funding. The VA has top notch equipment. I've seen it with my eyes!

And tell my grandpa that the doctors at the VA are untalented! He had a heart bypass and knee surgery done by them. He had no complaints.

That was a low shot at the VA. Real low.

Wait times.... that's what you get when you have X amount of doctors and X amount of patients. That's what's waiting around the corner for 300 million people instead of a half million or so.


Yea, but how much do those doctors get paid compared to regular hospitals?
I know down here, VA Hospitals are notorious for giving poor care because of a lack of nurses, doctors & equipment.
I guess it varies from state to state.

But the best Doctors will always go to the Private Sector because it just pays better than the VA does.

Friend of mine had a heart attack.. it took the doctors 2 weeks to figure out what caused it.. they put him in an artificial coma and said he needed a heart transplant. Turns out, he didn't need a heart transplant. A prescription drug did the job just fine.

Originally Posted By: dblboggie
Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Ever thought that it may be a lack of funding that results in out-dated equipment, cheap care, waiting times, and relatively untalanted Doctors?

You give the VA Hospitals the same money other Hospitals get, you'll see an improvement in all those factors.
Of course taxes would have to pay for that and we wouldn't want that.

Taxes tend to benefit you in one way or another.


VA isn't lacking funding. The VA has top notch equipment. I've seen it with my eyes!

And tell my grandpa that the doctors at the VA are untalented! He had a heart bypass and knee surgery done by them. He had no complaints.

That was a low shot at the VA. Real low.

Wait times.... that's what you get when you have X amount of doctors and X amount of patients. That's what's waiting around the corner for 300 million people instead of a half million or so.


I can back Tex up on that one. The VA does have outstanding equipment - the latest x-ray machines that no longer use film and are all electronic (very cool because you can see your x-rays on a computer almost instantly after they are taken), and all sorts of other equipment. And I've no cause to complain about my actual treatment - at least so far (though I'm not totally thrilled with my primary care physician - who does seem chronically overworked).

But the wait times are the real problem - and like you said, that's to be expected when the patients greatly outnumber the doctors.


Yea, I know what you're talking about. My Dentist has that.
Well like I said, down here the VA Hospitals are notorious for poor care.
Not only is it the equipment, but it's the amount of nurses and doctors.

Originally Posted By: Grubber
Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

WEll then how about you show me some [censored]!ng proof of where I lied & refused to admit I was wrong.



exhibit A

you asked for PROOF of media bias, i posted a study from UCLA that PROVED it, and you LIED and said it said something else and never admitted it PROVED my claim, which it did

you are a liar, thats proven

you are a waste of skin, thats opinion, but supported by your endless stream of marxist crap

you dont know ANYTHING, again, backed up by your ENDLESS stream of socialist drivel

I have been around the world son, i have seen [censored] you couldnt even IMAGINE

join the military, you might grow up and learn something.


Ah.. you mean the media bias where I asked you how you knew that NBC had a bias (which is something I never dienied) and you presented me with an article that also said that FOX was bias (which you had refused up to that point)?

Ah yes, you really showed me in that one. Especially since I never denied that NBC had a bias...
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#2230361 - 10/05/09 11:13 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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and the lies just keep on comming

is there a way to ignore this douche bag?

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#2230366 - 10/05/09 11:15 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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What exactly did I lie about, Douche bag?
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#2230445 - 10/06/09 12:00 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
and the lies just keep on comming

is there a way to ignore this douche bag?


Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
What exactly did I lie about, Douche bag?


Between you two, this is getting stupid. Knock it off both of you! Damn. And more you, Grubber. I don't give a f*ck if you don't like Bubbles or not. He's a member here like you and he's one of the few liberals here that will debate in a decent manner. The more you call people names like 'silly boy' or 'douche bag'. the more you make your debating points irrelevant because nobody wants to debate someone that calls you a name.

Bubble, don't bring yourself down to his level like you did.

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#2230459 - 10/06/09 12:08 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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I couldn't help it. This guy keeps insulting not only me, but every other member on here that doesn'tagree with his half-assed posts.

I've had enough of this guy.

It's people like him that give the US the bad name it has throughout the world. And I can't stand it because I know that the majority of Americans are not as ignorant & disrespectful as this guy.
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#2232780 - 10/07/09 06:48 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber


so is fine that he is wrong, everytime, a LIAR, refuses to admitt he is wrong, even when proven so, and every single thing he THINKS he knows comes out of textbooks because he has no life experiences deeper than wanking, so long as he is NICE?


Very tasteful, Grubber.

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jeez, no wonder you are a liberal, you live in a fantasy world too!


I am not a ''liberal''. I am too far to the left of the political spectrum to be a liberal.




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the german system, the english system, the canadian system, they all suck ass and (here is another LIE from the little deleted) it comes at a HUGE cost, in taxes

LISTEN UP IDIOTS

NOTHING is free


rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

You are a funny one, Grubber. I see this is the case of the village idiot (you) calling the professor (the ''idiots'' you mentioned) ''stupid''.

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#2235051 - 10/07/09 10:50 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Angantyr]
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yet everything i said was factually true

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#2235056 - 10/07/09 10:51 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Provide me with some evidence of how all these systems suck?

Because that's something you have failed to do!
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#2236729 - 10/08/09 06:41 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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canadians in america looking for healthcare.

you lose.

canada, 20% higher mortality rate from curable cancer, like prostate, due to rationing of care

you lose.

http://amusinghistorymusings.blogspot.com/2009/08/english-and-canadian-system.html



Patients forced to live in agony after NHS refuses to pay for painkilling injections Tens of thousands with chronic back pain will be forced to live in agony after a decision to slash the number of painkilling injections issued on the NHS, doctors have warned. By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent Published: 7:45AM BST 02 Aug 2009, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/health...injections.html, accessed 3 August 2009

A 9-month wait for arthritis treatment: Delay can mean a lifetime of agony for victims – Danile Martin, Daily Mail [(UK)] accessed 17 July 2009

Kidney cancer patients denied life-saving drugs by NHS rationing body NICE - April 29, 2009 [Daily Mail (UK)]

Girl, 3, has heart operation cancelled three times because of bed shortage- David Rose, April 23, 2009 [Times Online] Latest figures show that the problem persists. At least 43,000 operations were cancelled in the first nine months of 2008-09, with nearly 1,800 patients not being treated within 28 days of their original scheduled date.

Cancer survivor confronts the health secretary on 62-day wait- Lyndsay Moss, March 21, 2009 [The Scotsman]

Culture of targets prevents nurses from tending to patients- Claire Rayner, President of the Patients Association, March 21, 2009 [Telegraph UK]

Failing hospital 'caused deaths'- March 17, 2009 [BBC]

1,000 villagers wait for a dentist after just one NHS practice opens- March 10, 2009 [Daily Mail(UK)]

Disabled children wait up to two years for wheelchairs- March 4, 2009 [Guardian Unlimited] The survey showed 58% of children in England had to wait at least three months for an electric wheelchair and 14% waited more than six months.

NHS under fire over waiting times- February 25, 2009 [The Scotsman]

Hundreds of operations cancelled at Lothian hospitals- Adam Morris, February 19, 2009 [The Scotsman]

Stop asking for antibiotics to cure coughs and colds, Government tells patients- Daniel Martin, February 17, 2009 [Daily Mail(UK)]

13. The NHS wins when its patients die -Charles Moore, 03 Jan 2009 [Telegraph]

Top doctors slam NHS drug rationing- Sarah-Kate Templeton, August 24, 2008 [The Times]

Heart patients dying due to poor hospital care, says report- Sarah Boseley, June 8, 2008 [Guardian Unlimited]

NHS dentistry loses almost a million patients after new dentists' contract- David Rose, June 6, 2008 [The Times]

NHS scandal: dying cancer victim was forced to pay- Sarah-Kate Templeton, June 1, 2008 [The Times] A woman dying of cancer was denied free National Health Service treatment in her final months because she had paid privately for a drug to try to prolong her life.

Women in labour turned away by maternity units- John Carvel, March 21, 2008 [Guardian Unlimited] Women in labour are being refused entry to overstretched maternity units and told to give birth elsewhere,

Patient 'removed' from waiting list to meet target- January 31, 2008 [The Scotsman] A LOTHIAN woman was told she was being taken off a consultant's waiting list so the target 18-week waiting time for treatment could be met, it was claimed today.

NHS patients told to treat themselves- James Kirkup, January 4, 2008 [Telegraph UK]

NHS 'con' row over claim 100K patients removed from hospital waiting lists --Lachlan Mackinnon, Nov 26, 2008 [Daily Record]

Hernia patient's waiting list agony: Patient 'removed' from waiting list to meet target RUTH ARMSTRONG Health Reporter, October 31, 2003 [Evening News - Scotland ]

NHS rationing rife, say doctors- September 24, 2007 [BBC] Rationing of NHS treatments is becoming more widespread, a survey of GPs and hospital doctors suggests.

Damning report reveals NHS Agenda For Change that cost tens of billions hasn't resulted in better productivity By Jenny Hope 18th June 2009 Daily Mail
A flagship pay deal for more than a million NHS staff has not resulted in promised savings or better productivity, says a damning official report. Instead productivity levels fell by 2.5 per cent on average a year between 2001 and 2005, according to the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

Sex change ops on the NHS have trebled... since the procedure became a 'right' By Stephanie Condron 28th June 2009 Daily Mail The number of people having sex-change operations on the NHS each year has almost trebled since the procedure became a ‘right’.

Fury as NHS trust says only women between 39.5 and 40 years old can have IVF By Daniel Martin 28th June 2009 Daily Mail Infertile women have been told they can only have IVF treatment if they are aged between 39 and a half and 40.

Pensioner, 76, forced to pull out own teeth after 12 NHS dentists refuse to treat her By OLINKA KOSTER, 04 April 2008 , Daily Mail
A grandmother performed her own tooth extractions in despair after being turned away by 12 dentists. Elizabeth Green, 76, was in agony with two front teeth and after a fruitless search for an NHS practitioner, resorted to DIY. Her case is the latest of many to highlight the dwindling availability of NHS dental treatment. Mrs Green, a former chef, said it was made plain to her that if she could pay for treatment she would have been welcomed.

Three million unable to find a dentist on the NHS By Jenny Hope 16th June 2009 Daily Mail
Three million people tried to find an NHS dentist in the last two years and failed, a survey reveals. And a further 4.5million did not even bother to look for one, having been put off by past experiences.

NHS 'to cut treatments' as it faces record £15million funding shortfall By Caroline Grant 10th June 2009 Daily Mail Tight squeeze: The NHS is facing a funding shortfall of £15m and is in need of urgent changes, according to a report The NHS is on the verge of the biggest financial shortfall in its history and cannot survive without major changes, according to an influential report. The shortfall means a cut in staff numbers is unavoidable and it may be time for a cap on the budget for new drugs to be considered.

Gobsmacked! Unable to see a dentist, pensioner says she's told to fix broken tooth herself By Daily Mail Reporter 22nd May 2008
When the cap came off Ellen Drake's tooth she thought a few calls to a dentist would soon sort it out. But after three months of trying, and failing, to get an appointment the 66-year-old pensioner was so angry with the DIY advice she says she was given that she fired off a letter to the Prime Minister.

British dental care is the most expensive in Europe 10 January 2008 Daily Mail
Dental treatment in England is the most expensive in Europe, a damning report has revealed. Getting a filling can cost up to 19 times more than in other EU countries, the survey found. The procedure costs £117 on average here compared to £6 in Hungary, the cheapest European country.

Pensioner left with screwdriver lodged in lung after being forced to go to Hungary for cheaper dental treatment By Daily Mail Reporter 8th September 2008 Daily Mail
A pensioner forced to travel to Hungary for dental treatment told today how she ended up with a screwdriver lodged in her lung. Mary Reilly went abroad to have £15,000 worth of work after private dentists in the UK quoted her twice the price.

Patients at risk from 'unsafe' NHS trusts Owen Bowcott The Guardian Friday 3 July 2009 Patient safety has been put at risk through "disastrously unsafe care" in a handful of NHS trusts, and insufficient progress is being made in improving services, a critical parliamentary study warns today. As many as one in 10 patients who enter hospital may suffer harm, the Commons health select committee reports, while annual payouts for NHS medical negligence have climbed to more than £630m.

Cancer patients told life-prolonging treatment is too expensive for NHS- Lyndsay Moss, February 13, 2007 [The Scotsman]

Secret NHS plan to ration patient care- Nigel Hawkes, April 7, 2006 [The Times] Documents given to The Times show that while ministers promise patients choice, a series of barriers are being erected limiting GPs’ rights to refer people to consultants.

A Hard Lesson About Socialized MedicineEuropeans are now learning some hard facts of life about socialized medicine: there's no such thing as a free lunch.- September 23, 1996 [CATO] the European welfare states are slashing benefits in the face of rising health care costs.



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case closed, you lose

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#2236778 - 10/08/09 06:51 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Link isn't valid....

Neoperspective.com



Edited by TexasBlue (10/08/09 06:52 PM)

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#2236930 - 10/08/09 07:21 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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#2237948 - 10/09/09 04:03 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
canadians in america looking for healthcare.

blah blah blah




that's the proof than you understand nothing to nothing, this is the great victory of the right-wing who privatizes everything as in the USA!!!!! even the life!!!!!

can you compare the care system of your country with french care system? shifty
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#2238311 - 10/09/09 11:27 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-around-the-world-france/

the highlights:

However, France utilizes more market-based ideas than most people realized.

AH,THE SECRET TO GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE IS TO USE FREE MARKET IDEA? COOL, WE ARE ALREADY FREE MARKET.


Copayment rates for most services are 10%-40%.

40% COPAY??? THAT AINT FREE

French residents have complementary private health insurance.

SO THEY STILL HAVE TO HAVE PRIVATE INSURACE

Cost. France is the third most expensive health care system (~11% of GDP). While the system has generally been well funded, in 2005 the health care system ran a €11.6 billion deficit and in 2006 the health care system had a €10.3 billion deficit. No centrally planned health insurance system will be immune from occasional (or even frequent) deficits.

IT STILL RUNS DEFICITS, ERGO, BAD IDEA

Funding. Most of the funding is from a 13.55% payroll tax (employers pay 12.8%, individuals pay 0.75%). There is a 5.25% general social contribution tax on income as well. Thus, there is an approximately a 18.8% on employees for health insurance. There are also dedicated taxes which are assessed on tobacco, alcohol, and pharmaceutical company revenues.

TAXES TAXES TAXES TAXES. THAT STUNTS THE ECONOMY

Physician Compensation. The average French doctor earns only €40,000

WHICH IS HOW I KNOW THIER DOCTORS SUCK

Technology. The government does not reimburse new technologies very generously and because of global budgets and fee restrictions, there is little incentive to make capital investments in medical technology.

UNLIKE THE US, WHER WE HAVE THE CUTTING EDGE IN TECH


NO THANKS, I WILL TAKE THE US SYSTEM

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#2238350 - 10/09/09 11:54 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-around-the-world-france/

the highlights:

However, France utilizes more market-based ideas than most people realized.

AH,THE SECRET TO GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE IS TO USE FREE MARKET IDEA? COOL, WE ARE ALREADY FREE MARKET.


Copayment rates for most services are 10%-40%.

40% COPAY??? THAT AINT FREE

French residents have complementary private health insurance.

SO THEY STILL HAVE TO HAVE PRIVATE INSURACE

Cost. France is the third most expensive health care system (~11% of GDP). While the system has generally been well funded, in 2005 the health care system ran a €11.6 billion deficit and in 2006 the health care system had a €10.3 billion deficit. No centrally planned health insurance system will be immune from occasional (or even frequent) deficits.

IT STILL RUNS DEFICITS, ERGO, BAD IDEA

Funding. Most of the funding is from a 13.55% payroll tax (employers pay 12.8%, individuals pay 0.75%). There is a 5.25% general social contribution tax on income as well. Thus, there is an approximately a 18.8% on employees for health insurance. There are also dedicated taxes which are assessed on tobacco, alcohol, and pharmaceutical company revenues.

TAXES TAXES TAXES TAXES. THAT STUNTS THE ECONOMY

Physician Compensation. The average French doctor earns only €40,000

WHICH IS HOW I KNOW THIER DOCTORS SUCK

Technology. The government does not reimburse new technologies very generously and because of global budgets and fee restrictions, there is little incentive to make capital investments in medical technology.

UNLIKE THE US, WHER WE HAVE THE CUTTING EDGE IN TECH


NO THANKS, I WILL TAKE THE US SYSTEM




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#2238464 - 10/09/09 01:58 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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wow, what a logical and impressive reply.

I smell Troll, and i think it's name is deepatsea

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#2238563 - 10/09/09 02:41 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
wow, what a logical and impressive reply.

I smell Troll, and i think it's name is deepatsea


i am a troll on SuperiorPics Forum?

me
http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/userposts/view/started/id/71699
troll
http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/userposts/id/57372/view/posts

are you sure of you?
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#2238609 - 10/09/09 03:20 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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i posted FACTS
you posted 324 emoticons

yeah, i am pretty sure you are a troll.

or at the very least, troll-ish

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#2238642 - 10/09/09 03:44 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
i posted FACTS
you posted 324 emoticons

yeah, i am pretty sure you are a troll.

or at the very least, troll-ish



you're my new SP bff nod high5
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#2238752 - 10/09/09 04:34 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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People - this is a prime example why I read (and sometimes post) this stuff. It's entertaining as hell!

Making a coments like that without knowing how the things work in detal. My question: How many here have lived in France and/ or knows the French tax system?

My question: Who here would rather have a system that runs up a deficit or one that makes record profits and kicks you to the curb as soon as you get sick. Does anyone here if his or her country isn't running a deficit?


Originally Posted By: Grubber
WHICH IS HOW I KNOW THIER DOCTORS SUCK

...

UNLIKE THE US, WHER WE HAVE THE CUTTING EDGE IN TECH


NO THANKS, I WILL TAKE THE US SYSTEM


Well since when is someones qualification determined by how much he's paid? Cutting edge doesn't nessecary means that a country will come out ahead. And please take the US System. I'll stick to mine - it's way more simpler to go to any doctor I want without getting an astronimical bill.


P.S.: Calling one of the most appreciated contributors on a pic-forum a troll and insulting everyone else is really smart. There the 12-years of military come through.


Edited by Delta144 (10/09/09 04:37 PM)
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#2238783 - 10/09/09 04:50 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Delta144]
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when someone's reply is VOID of substance and composed solely out of emoticons? thats troll-ish

or do you disagree?

this:
"Well since when is someones qualification determined by how much he's paid?"

Basic human nature, the best and brightest seek rewards equal to thier effort. If you remove the rewards, then you will no longer get the best and brightest. When doctors make as much as maids, even maids can be doctors

you want that?

Also:
"Cutting edge doesn't nessecary means that a country will come out ahead"

no it just means that the patient will have an astronomically bigger chance of survival and recovery with the latest tech at the doctors disposal.

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#2238840 - 10/09/09 05:22 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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my new good friend, can you explain how it's possible that french live 3 years more than the americans?
if the care system is better in the usa?

life expectancy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

infant mortality rate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_mortality_rate

Cross-country comparisons:

<--- click here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_systems



AMERICAN CARE SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS, GO OBAMA!!!!

ps/ in france, we drink a lot of alcohol, we smoke a lot of tobacco, we f*ck a lot, we are all the time unpleasant and we drive too fast our car ... and we live older than you rofl
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#2238855 - 10/09/09 05:39 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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Originally Posted By: DeepAtSea
my new good friend, can you explain how it's possible that french live 3 years more than the americans?
if the care system is better in the usa?

life expectancy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

infant mortality rate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_mortality_rate

Cross-country comparisons:

<--- click here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_systems



AMERICAN CARE SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS, GO OBAMA!!!!

ps/ in france, we drink a lot of alcohol, we smoke a lot of tobacco, we f*ck a lot, we are all the time unpleasant and we drive too fast our car ... and we live older than you rofl


Well, the French drink a lot of red wine. And red wine contains antioxidants that help people live longer.

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#2238904 - 10/09/09 06:16 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
when someone's reply is VOID of substance and composed solely out of emoticons? thats troll-ish

or do you disagree?

this:
"Well since when is someones qualification determined by how much he's paid?"

Basic human nature, the best and brightest seek rewards equal to thier effort. If you remove the rewards, then you will no longer get the best and brightest. When doctors make as much as maids, even maids can be doctors

you want that?

Also:
"Cutting edge doesn't nessecary means that a country will come out ahead"

no it just means that the patient will have an astronomically bigger chance of survival and recovery with the latest tech at the doctors disposal.



Rewards don't have to be financial. People get paid shitloads of money for just breathing e.g. managers. Great system you like there thumb
The biggest minds have always done their work not for money, but for a different kind of reward. Follwing your logic you're less competent than a private contractor just because he earns easily 5-10 times more than you do/ did? in the military.

Well the cutting edge technology only helps people and you in the US if you can afford it! If your insurance deems a MRI unnessecary and you can't pay it ... no MRI for you. Technology that could save lives doesn't count when not everybody who needs it can get it!

Quote:
an internet term for a person who willfully, through obscene, offensive or hateful actions (a.k.a. "trolling"), attempts to disrupt a community or garner reactions, attention and controversy.


That's a troll. DAS doesn't fulfill the requirements or was his post obscene/ offensive or hateful to you?
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#2238909 - 10/09/09 06:18 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: PieMan]
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Originally Posted By: PieMan
Well, the French drink a lot of red wine. And red wine contains antioxidants that help people live longer.


Sry - I have to disagree ... I think it's the sex and the less violent culture

...

mainly the sex. giggle
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#2240868 - 10/10/09 01:16 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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Originally Posted By: DeepAtSea
my new good friend, can you explain how it's possible that french live 3 years more than the americans?
if the care system is better in the usa?

life expectancy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

infant mortality rate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_mortality_rate

Cross-country comparisons:

<--- click here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_systems



AMERICAN CARE SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS, GO OBAMA!!!!

ps/ in france, we drink a lot of alcohol, we smoke a lot of tobacco, we f*ck a lot, we are all the time unpleasant and we drive too fast our car ... and we live older than you rofl



i wait your answer grubber hyper
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#2241024 - 10/10/09 02:09 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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thats easy a relatively small population in a country with almost no industry, clean environment, and a good diet.

the wimpy health care system has little tonothing to do with it

the us numbers are driven down becasue they include the illegal aliens from mexico who have endemic health problems, plus, we have alarger population with a larger industrial base.

bigger populations mean more sick people to screw the numbers and industry means polution.

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#2241123 - 10/10/09 02:48 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
thats easy a relatively small population in a country with almost no industry, clean environment, and a good diet.

the wimpy health care system has little tonothing to do with it

the us numbers are driven down becasue they include the illegal aliens from mexico who have endemic health problems, plus, we have alarger population with a larger industrial base.

bigger populations mean more sick people to screw the numbers and industry means polution.



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#2241307 - 10/10/09 04:37 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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again, the lack of substance in your responses is trollish. No wonder you guys surrender at the first sign of adversity. You simply have no concept of "fighting back"

go have some cheese, and wine, and enjoy your muslim riots Pierre

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#2241387 - 10/10/09 05:10 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
again, the lack of substance in your responses is trollish. No wonder you guys surrender at the first sign of adversity. You simply have no concept of "fighting back"

go have some cheese, and wine, and enjoy your muslim riots Pierre


Perhaps it has something to do with your complete ignorance and non-existing knowledge about anything at all.

Almost every country in Europe has a higher population density than the US. And you may not know this, but the US is not the only nation with illegal immigrants and industry, but I guess.

FYI: Europe has a comparable industrial base as the US and with the most recent expansion the EU is statistically still ahead of the US - even though with the addition of many of the east block nations it would be like US + Mexico together.

So ...




is a pretty adequate response.
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#2241477 - 10/10/09 05:54 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Delta144]
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Gee, delta, "complete ignorance and non-existing knowledge about anything at all"

way to make yourself look like a complete ass.

tell you what, you stick to your countries that are the size of a piece of paper, and have a population smaller than my FAMILY.

you Euro types just dont "get it" when it comes to a truly LARGE nation, since there are none in Europe.

THings that work, even that work well in smaller populations simply DONT WORK on larger ones.

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#2241588 - 10/10/09 07:03 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
Gee, delta, "complete ignorance and non-existing knowledge about anything at all"

way to make yourself look like a complete ass.

tell you what, you stick to your countries that are the size of a piece of paper, and have a population smaller than my FAMILY.

you Euro types just dont "get it" when it comes to a truly LARGE nation, since there are none in Europe.

THings that work, even that work well in smaller populations simply DONT WORK on larger ones.


Ty - for proving my point. I rest my case.

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#2243111 - 10/11/09 01:51 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Delta144]
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sure what the hell it is still unproven, unsuppoeted, and unbelievable.

your case that is. but have a good french day!

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#2245620 - 10/11/09 11:13 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
canadians in america looking for healthcare.

you lose.

canada, 20% higher mortality rate from curable cancer, like prostate, due to rationing of care

you lose.

http://amusinghistorymusings.blogspot.com/2009/08/english-and-canadian-system.html



Patients forced to live in agony after NHS refuses to pay for painkilling injections Tens of thousands with chronic back pain will be forced to live in agony after a decision to slash the number of painkilling injections issued on the NHS, doctors have warned. By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent Published: 7:45AM BST 02 Aug 2009, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/health...injections.html, accessed 3 August 2009

A 9-month wait for arthritis treatment: Delay can mean a lifetime of agony for victims &#150; Danile Martin, Daily Mail [(UK)] accessed 17 July 2009

Kidney cancer patients denied life-saving drugs by NHS rationing body NICE - April 29, 2009 [Daily Mail (UK)]

Girl, 3, has heart operation cancelled three times because of bed shortage- David Rose, April 23, 2009 [Times Online] Latest figures show that the problem persists. At least 43,000 operations were cancelled in the first nine months of 2008-09, with nearly 1,800 patients not being treated within 28 days of their original scheduled date.

Cancer survivor confronts the health secretary on 62-day wait- Lyndsay Moss, March 21, 2009 [The Scotsman]

Culture of targets prevents nurses from tending to patients- Claire Rayner, President of the Patients Association, March 21, 2009 [Telegraph UK]

Failing hospital 'caused deaths'- March 17, 2009 [BBC]

1,000 villagers wait for a dentist after just one NHS practice opens- March 10, 2009 [Daily Mail(UK)]

Disabled children wait up to two years for wheelchairs- March 4, 2009 [Guardian Unlimited] The survey showed 58% of children in England had to wait at least three months for an electric wheelchair and 14% waited more than six months.

NHS under fire over waiting times- February 25, 2009 [The Scotsman]

Hundreds of operations cancelled at Lothian hospitals- Adam Morris, February 19, 2009 [The Scotsman]

Stop asking for antibiotics to cure coughs and colds, Government tells patients- Daniel Martin, February 17, 2009 [Daily Mail(UK)]

13. The NHS wins when its patients die -Charles Moore, 03 Jan 2009 [Telegraph]

Top doctors slam NHS drug rationing- Sarah-Kate Templeton, August 24, 2008 [The Times]

Heart patients dying due to poor hospital care, says report- Sarah Boseley, June 8, 2008 [Guardian Unlimited]

NHS dentistry loses almost a million patients after new dentists' contract- David Rose, June 6, 2008 [The Times]

NHS scandal: dying cancer victim was forced to pay- Sarah-Kate Templeton, June 1, 2008 [The Times] A woman dying of cancer was denied free National Health Service treatment in her final months because she had paid privately for a drug to try to prolong her life.

Women in labour turned away by maternity units- John Carvel, March 21, 2008 [Guardian Unlimited] Women in labour are being refused entry to overstretched maternity units and told to give birth elsewhere,

Patient 'removed' from waiting list to meet target- January 31, 2008 [The Scotsman] A LOTHIAN woman was told she was being taken off a consultant's waiting list so the target 18-week waiting time for treatment could be met, it was claimed today.

NHS patients told to treat themselves- James Kirkup, January 4, 2008 [Telegraph UK]

NHS 'con' row over claim 100K patients removed from hospital waiting lists --Lachlan Mackinnon, Nov 26, 2008 [Daily Record]

Hernia patient's waiting list agony: Patient 'removed' from waiting list to meet target RUTH ARMSTRONG Health Reporter, October 31, 2003 [Evening News - Scotland ]

NHS rationing rife, say doctors- September 24, 2007 [BBC] Rationing of NHS treatments is becoming more widespread, a survey of GPs and hospital doctors suggests.

Damning report reveals NHS Agenda For Change that cost tens of billions hasn't resulted in better productivity By Jenny Hope 18th June 2009 Daily Mail
A flagship pay deal for more than a million NHS staff has not resulted in promised savings or better productivity, says a damning official report. Instead productivity levels fell by 2.5 per cent on average a year between 2001 and 2005, according to the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

Sex change ops on the NHS have trebled... since the procedure became a 'right' By Stephanie Condron 28th June 2009 Daily Mail The number of people having sex-change operations on the NHS each year has almost trebled since the procedure became a &#145;right&#146;.

Fury as NHS trust says only women between 39.5 and 40 years old can have IVF By Daniel Martin 28th June 2009 Daily Mail Infertile women have been told they can only have IVF treatment if they are aged between 39 and a half and 40.

Pensioner, 76, forced to pull out own teeth after 12 NHS dentists refuse to treat her By OLINKA KOSTER, 04 April 2008 , Daily Mail
A grandmother performed her own tooth extractions in despair after being turned away by 12 dentists. Elizabeth Green, 76, was in agony with two front teeth and after a fruitless search for an NHS practitioner, resorted to DIY. Her case is the latest of many to highlight the dwindling availability of NHS dental treatment. Mrs Green, a former chef, said it was made plain to her that if she could pay for treatment she would have been welcomed.

Three million unable to find a dentist on the NHS By Jenny Hope 16th June 2009 Daily Mail
Three million people tried to find an NHS dentist in the last two years and failed, a survey reveals. And a further 4.5million did not even bother to look for one, having been put off by past experiences.

NHS 'to cut treatments' as it faces record £15million funding shortfall By Caroline Grant 10th June 2009 Daily Mail Tight squeeze: The NHS is facing a funding shortfall of £15m and is in need of urgent changes, according to a report The NHS is on the verge of the biggest financial shortfall in its history and cannot survive without major changes, according to an influential report. The shortfall means a cut in staff numbers is unavoidable and it may be time for a cap on the budget for new drugs to be considered.

Gobsmacked! Unable to see a dentist, pensioner says she's told to fix broken tooth herself By Daily Mail Reporter 22nd May 2008
When the cap came off Ellen Drake's tooth she thought a few calls to a dentist would soon sort it out. But after three months of trying, and failing, to get an appointment the 66-year-old pensioner was so angry with the DIY advice she says she was given that she fired off a letter to the Prime Minister.

British dental care is the most expensive in Europe 10 January 2008 Daily Mail
Dental treatment in England is the most expensive in Europe, a damning report has revealed. Getting a filling can cost up to 19 times more than in other EU countries, the survey found. The procedure costs £117 on average here compared to £6 in Hungary, the cheapest European country.

Pensioner left with screwdriver lodged in lung after being forced to go to Hungary for cheaper dental treatment By Daily Mail Reporter 8th September 2008 Daily Mail
A pensioner forced to travel to Hungary for dental treatment told today how she ended up with a screwdriver lodged in her lung. Mary Reilly went abroad to have £15,000 worth of work after private dentists in the UK quoted her twice the price.

Patients at risk from 'unsafe' NHS trusts Owen Bowcott The Guardian Friday 3 July 2009 Patient safety has been put at risk through "disastrously unsafe care" in a handful of NHS trusts, and insufficient progress is being made in improving services, a critical parliamentary study warns today. As many as one in 10 patients who enter hospital may suffer harm, the Commons health select committee reports, while annual payouts for NHS medical negligence have climbed to more than £630m.

Cancer patients told life-prolonging treatment is too expensive for NHS- Lyndsay Moss, February 13, 2007 [The Scotsman]

Secret NHS plan to ration patient care- Nigel Hawkes, April 7, 2006 [The Times] Documents given to The Times show that while ministers promise patients choice, a series of barriers are being erected limiting GPs&#146; rights to refer people to consultants.

A Hard Lesson About Socialized MedicineEuropeans are now learning some hard facts of life about socialized medicine: there's no such thing as a free lunch.- September 23, 1996 [CATO] the European welfare states are slashing benefits in the face of rising health care costs.



And if these are not enough examples of the death system in existence in Britain, click here for another dozen or more. Source: Neoperspective.com


case closed, you lose


Ah yes, the horror stories from the English system.
So because of these isolated incidents, which are a lot less common there than they are here in the US, the English system doesn't work?
I suggest you watch a Frontline Documentary called "Sick Around the World".
It'll show you different systems around the world and how satisfied people are with it.
The English system received excellent average customer ratings and it is ranked the 18th best system in the world.
Horror stories come out of any country but whether these stories are because of the system itself or because of somebody working in the system is debateable.

Not to mention that all this care where English citizens never have to pay a cent in their life for Medical services comes at the price that is the fraction of what the US pays for its System.

And that's the English system, you missed the 36 others that are ranked before the US.

And Canadians may come to the US for Health Care, but do you know where Americans go to look for Health Care?
I'll give you a clue. It's South of the US and you've been doing a good job building a fence among its border.

There are other systems that are not completely government run, but they are overseen by the government. For example the "Sickness Funds" system in Germany that still leaves competition in the field, but guarantees a very low premium price (and I'm talking about 10 Euros every 4-5 Doctor visits), and good care for EVERYBODY.


Originally Posted By: Grubber
Gee, delta, "complete ignorance and non-existing knowledge about anything at all"

way to make yourself look like a complete ass.

tell you what, you stick to your countries that are the size of a piece of paper, and have a population smaller than my FAMILY.

you Euro types just dont "get it" when it comes to a truly LARGE nation, since there are none in Europe.

THings that work, even that work well in smaller populations simply DONT WORK on larger ones.


Population size doesn't have anything to do with it.
The larger the country, the larger the system, the larger the work force, the larger the places of care, and the larger the local represenatives & officials.

How is running a system all the way from DC to Portland different than running one from Berlin to Mittenwald? From Paris to the Cote-D'Azure?

You make the system bigger, you have more contributors, you have more offices & workers. It does not make a difference especially if you set up state offices that report to the federal office.

Originally Posted By: Grubber
sure what the hell it is still unproven, unsuppoeted, and unbelievable.

your case that is. but have a good french day!


Why is it unbelievable? Because Rush told you so?
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#2248937 - 10/13/09 02:01 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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dude, when people tell you, "you are a teenager, you dont know anything" you should really listen to them.

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#2249097 - 10/13/09 03:50 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Why is it unbelievable? Because Rush told you so?


Why is that you and other libs always use that line? You always assume that conservatives listen to Rush. I don't know how many times i've been accused of that and end up slapping that person down.

The whole point i'd like to make on this health care sh!t is how some want to force it upon us. You're familiar with it from your country. You like it. Fine. I don't care who has it over in Europe. If a majority of American's don't want it, then it should stand as such and be respected by the opposition.... whoever they may be.

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#2249171 - 10/13/09 04:35 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Because Grubber is saying the exact things that Conservatives like Hannity & Rush constantly spread among the population.

I'm not trying to force anything on you but when you see people calling Europe a "soft-tyranny" and describe them as evil socialists and talk about how their Health Care system doesn't work, then I have a problem with that because it's utter Bullshit. It's simply not true.
And maybe you think it's okay for false facts to be spread if it fits your beliefs, but I'm not, and sadly most Americans couldn't tell you the type of government or even the name of the head of state of any European country so they believe this Bullshit that is spread.

The only reason why the majority of American's don't want it is because of scare tactics, wrong rumors, unclear messages, and the extreme interpretations of the bill.
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#2249175 - 10/13/09 04:39 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

Because Grubber is saying the exact things that Conservatives like Hannity & Rush constantly spread among the population.

I'm not trying to force anything on you but when you see people calling Europe a "soft-tyranny" and describe them as evil socialists and talk about how their Health Care system doesn't work, then I have a problem with that because it's utter Bullshit. It's simply not true.
And maybe you think it's okay for false facts to be spread if it fits your beliefs, but I'm not, and sadly most Americans couldn't tell you the type of government or even the name of the head of state of any European country so they believe this Bullshit that is spread.

The only reason why the majority of American's don't want it is because of scare tactics, wrong rumors, unclear messages, and the extreme interpretations of the bill.



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#2249206 - 10/13/09 05:06 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Because Grubber is saying the exact things that Conservatives like Hannity & Rush constantly spread among the population.


Does he listen to Rush?

Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
I'm not trying to force anything on you but when you see people calling Europe a "soft-tyranny" and describe them as evil socialists and talk about how their Health Care system doesn't work, then I have a problem with that because it's utter Bullshit. It's simply not true.
And maybe you think it's okay for false facts to be spread if it fits your beliefs, but I'm not, and sadly most Americans couldn't tell you the type of government or even the name of the head of state of any European country so they believe this Bullshit that is spread.


Practice your own preach, bud. There's plenty of criticism in here of my country (some valid) but, oooo boy, criticize that person's country and all hell breaks loose. I see a double standard in here. I see lots tell us how we have to have what you have. That's not a fair assessment my any stretch.

Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
The only reason why the majority of American's don't want it is because of scare tactics, wrong rumors, unclear messages, and the extreme interpretations of the bill.


That's utter bullsh!t. People have done their research. The media tells us what they want us to know. So, people have gone to the 'net. It's only scare tactics because you support the measures. Any opposition or criticism is a scare tactic. And when someone quotes something that's in the bill, that's not an extreme interpretation.

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#2249213 - 10/13/09 05:11 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

Because Grubber is saying the exact things that Conservatives like Hannity & Rush constantly spread among the population.

I'm not trying to force anything on you but when you see people calling Europe a "soft-tyranny" and describe them as evil socialists and talk about how their Health Care system doesn't work, then I have a problem with that because it's utter Bullshit. It's simply not true.
And maybe you think it's okay for false facts to be spread if it fits your beliefs, but I'm not, and sadly most Americans couldn't tell you the type of government or even the name of the head of state of any European country so they believe this Bullshit that is spread.

The only reason why the majority of American's don't want it is because of scare tactics, wrong rumors, unclear messages, and the extreme interpretations of the bill.


You couldn't be more wrong about this if you tried my young friend.

The reason the majority of American's oppose a Federal government takeover of the health insurance industry is because IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND WE CAN'T AFFORD IT!!!!

Did you know that just Social Security and Medicare alone represent 99 TRILLION DOLLARS IN UNFUNDED LIABILITIES!!!!!

And that's a Federal Reserve figure - not a Sean Hannity/Rush Limbaugh figure.

That's not a "scare tactic" or a "wrong rumor" or an "extreme interpretation" kiddo. That is the COLD HARD TRUTH!!!

We cannot afford yet another massive Federal government boondoggle so that about 15 million Americans can have "health insurance." And we are only talking about 15 million American CITIZENS who are currently not covered in some way. That's out of 300 MILLION American citizens.

The solution is NOT more government, as I've said countless times before and which you have ignored countless times before - it is LESS GOVERNMENT!!!

And THAT is why the majority of American's are against the Federal takeover of the health insurance industry.
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#2249220 - 10/13/09 05:18 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

The only reason why the majority of American's don't want it is because of scare tactics, wrong rumors, unclear messages, and the extreme interpretations of the bill.


this is why I am done wasting my time with this little uber wank.

he really does believe his own tripe.

he is a fanatic, and you dont argue with fanatics. you ignore them if they are not dangerous and kill them if they are.

either way, trying to get a fanatic to see the light is an exercise in futility

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#2249221 - 10/13/09 05:19 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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I don't care if he listens to Rush. Do I read Huff Po? No, but he's accused me of letting them do the thinking for me numerous times so I'm giving him a taste of his own medicine.


Criticize the country's what? Saying they're a "Soft-Tyranny", attacking their Health Care system and spreading false facts about them?
What credible, proven criticism has come up?

Yea, the Media tells you what you want to know, so people think that there's no need to go to the Internet. Not everybody is interested in Politics and the ones who are not are likely to just take the Anchor's or Commentator's word for it. That's how false facts and rumors get spread and are never proven to be such because nobody actually pays attention the sources that would do so.

No, not any opposition or criticism is a scare tactic, but when you say how broken and even deadly sometimes other Health Systems are, and then saying that that's what Obama wants to bring here, then that's what I call a scare tactic.

No, it's not, but using the bill as prove that Obama wants to kill your grandma is an extreme interpretation.
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#2249226 - 10/13/09 05:21 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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for that matter, i am done talking to europeans about american politics.

for one, its not thier business, for two, they never can resist the urge to talk trash about thier betters, and yes, America is your Better, Europe

for three, they are all idiots

for four, no one cares what europeans think anyway

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#2249255 - 10/13/09 05:43 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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For one, how is it none of my business? I F@CKING LIVE HERE!!!!!

For two, there is no urge to talk trash, there is the urge to correct somebody like that thinks that the US is perfect.

For three, clearly so since out school systems are better and the US has greatly benefited from European immigrants.
AMERICANS ARE DESCENDANTS FROM EUROPEANS!!!!!! Are you really that dumb that you call your ancestors, including the peole who wrote the Constitution, idiot?

For four, how about all the European leave the US? How about Europe stops supplying the US with goods? No more quality luxury cars, no more good steel, no more European delicatessen, no more Newspaper printing machines, no more Pharmaceudicals like Aspirin, no more European tourists, no more Chemicals that the US needs, and the list goes on.

And it is that attitude that led not to thousands of Americans dying in Iraq. Don't listen to the European who told you not to go or the ones who tell you to have a fool proof exit strategy. Look what the result was!

Everybody here knows that you're done talking to Europeans because they're more capable of forming a valid argument and behaving civil in a debate than you.
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#2249379 - 10/13/09 06:48 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
for that matter, i am done talking to europeans about american politics.

for one, its not thier business, for two, they never can resist the urge to talk trash about thier betters, and yes, America is your Better, Europe

for three, they are all idiots

for four, no one cares what europeans think anyway


Well, the truth comes out about the knuckle dragging Grubber. He's a jingoistic nutjob with delusions about his own intellect and life experience.

goodjob at squeezing all of the stereotypes about Americans into a single post.
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#2249385 - 10/13/09 06:50 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

For one, how is it none of my business? I F@CKING LIVE HERE!!!!!

For two, there is no urge to talk trash, there is the urge to correct somebody like that thinks that the US is perfect.

For three, clearly so since out school systems are better and the US has greatly benefited from European immigrants.
AMERICANS ARE DESCENDANTS FROM EUROPEANS!!!!!! Are you really that dumb that you call your ancestors, including the peole who wrote the Constitution, idiot?

For four, how about all the European leave the US? How about Europe stops supplying the US with goods? No more quality luxury cars, no more good steel, no more European delicatessen, no more Newspaper printing machines, no more Pharmaceudicals like Aspirin, no more European tourists, no more Chemicals that the US needs, and the list goes on.

And it is that attitude that led not to thousands of Americans dying in Iraq. Don't listen to the European who told you not to go or the ones who tell you to have a fool proof exit strategy. Look what the result was!

Everybody here knows that you're done talking to Europeans because they're more capable of forming a valid argument and behaving civil in a debate than you.


Bubblebliss, I think the best thing to do with Grubber is put him on ignore. He brings nothing to the conversation except insults and ignorance.
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#2249402 - 10/13/09 06:56 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: matt75]
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Yes, I guess so.
I've tried to get him to debate with me in a civilized matter but I'm giving up...
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#2249405 - 10/13/09 06:58 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Originally Posted By: bubblebliss

For one, how is it none of my business? I F@CKING LIVE HERE!!!!!

For two, there is no urge to talk trash, there is the urge to correct somebody like that thinks that the US is perfect.

For three, clearly so since out school systems are better and the US has greatly benefited from European immigrants.
AMERICANS ARE DESCENDANTS FROM EUROPEANS!!!!!! Are you really that dumb that you call your ancestors, including the peole who wrote the Constitution, idiot?

For four, how about all the European leave the US? How about Europe stops supplying the US with goods? No more quality luxury cars, no more good steel, no more European delicatessen, no more Newspaper printing machines, no more Pharmaceudicals like Aspirin, no more European tourists, no more Chemicals that the US needs, and the list goes on.

And it is that attitude that led not to thousands of Americans dying in Iraq. Don't listen to the European who told you not to go or the ones who tell you to have a fool proof exit strategy. Look what the result was!

Everybody here knows that you're done talking to Europeans because they're more capable of forming a valid argument and behaving civil in a debate than you.

Originally Posted By: bubblebliss
Yes, I guess so.
I've tried to get him to debate with me in a civilized matter but I'm giving up...



you finally understood that's difficult to discuss with persons who have a brain of hen. smirk
luckily these idiots are a minority in the USA, the election of obama proves it. nod
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#2249423 - 10/13/09 07:15 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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Yea, that's true! nod
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#2249566 - 10/13/09 09:05 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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every time one of you little Nacy's are proven wrong, you ignore it. Bubble boy is famous for it, see Matts deliberatly dense performance on the Palin thread.

striaght up denial and ignorance

they are not worth the bandwidth they waste

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#2249575 - 10/13/09 09:09 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: bubblebliss]
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Between you two, i'm laughing my butt off.

BOTH of you have called each other names. Why it was let slide by the mod, i have no idea.

Both of you need to grow up. Calling each other idiots, wankers, knuckle draggers is flaming. If i was the mod, you'd get time-outs and deleted posts. It's one thing to tell someone to 'shove it' and another to engage in what we've seen here.

Here's what i do. There's a couple here whom i won't debate except on a rare basis anymore. They're on ignore. You have that ability to do that. You also have the ability to not read that persons post after placing them on ignore.

I refuse to debate with those who continuously throw barbs, post after post, instead of debate.

Bubbles, i consider you a friend and i'm telling you... you're better than this.

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#2251933 - 10/14/09 08:30 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Look, here's the bottom line:

Say I'm a hard working, middle- or lower-class American. For whatever reason, I find myself in a poor health situation. My insurance company won't cover me because I am high-risk, or because of a "pre-existing condition," or maybe as an honest worker for honest pay I couldn't afford the all-inclusive insurance plan. Maybe I can't afford insurance at all. And I certainly can't afford to pay a doctor and a hospital bill out of pocket.

Under Obama's plan, I would have the public option. Tell me one thing the Republicans' "plan" would do for me in this situation, besides say "tough [censored], that's your own problem" and leave me to die?

45,000 American people die each year because they don't qualify for or can't afford insurance. And the Republicans are fine with this. This is "the greatest healthcare in the world" according to them.
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#2252660 - 10/15/09 12:07 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: stomachacidmonke]
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just like you cant afford insurance, the government cant afford to cover everyone.

doesnt matter if it is a good idea for you to have it, if you cant afford it, you dont get it right?

the government cant afford to cover everyone.

period.

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#2252800 - 10/15/09 12:44 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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That's why you pay taxes. If you increased taxes and put the extra money you pay into a kind of fund that will pay for your health care, you're pretty much paying a flat-rate for a full coverage health insurance.
Say you pay 3% extra in taxes. Those 3% go into a fund that is watched by the government. You then apply for Health Insurance with any Insurance company and they will get paid out of the fund that the government is watching for you.
It would also be a good idea to have your emplyer contribute something to that fund since they are supplying Health Coverage right now.
You pay the same amount of money into this fund, regardless of whether you use it or not in that year. The money will add up which makes it possible to take money right out of that fund and pay for health costs that may not be 100% covered by your insurance plan.

The government is not covering everyone, you're covering yourself.
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#2252944 - 10/15/09 03:37 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: stomachacidmonke]
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Originally Posted By: stomachacidmonke
45,000 American people die each year because they don't qualify for or can't afford insurance. And the Republicans are fine with this. This is "the greatest healthcare in the world" according to them.


And this goes against the Christian principles they claim the country was founded on.
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#2253490 - 10/15/09 01:13 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: stomachacidmonke]
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Who are those 45,000? What are the stats? What'd they die of? Show us some stats. You throw them out, show us.

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#2253520 - 10/15/09 01:26 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Who are those 45,000? What are the stats? What'd they die of? Show us some stats. You throw them out, show us.


http://www.physorg.com/news172424058.html

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#2253642 - 10/15/09 02:59 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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Still no hard stats.

And you can

you fuqqin' baiting troll!

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#2253666 - 10/15/09 03:14 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Still no hard stats.

And you can

you fuqqin' baiting troll!



http://www.pnhp.org/excessdeaths/health-insurance-and-mortality-in-US-adults.pdf

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#2254302 - 10/15/09 08:00 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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Okay... Grubber, DAS and Tex... all ya'll need to chill out and stop with the insults or I am going to have to lock this thread!

Play nice or don't play at all!

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#2256024 - 10/16/09 04:26 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: dblboggie]
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i wait for an answer smirk
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#2264150 - 10/20/09 05:55 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
yet everything i said was factually true



Only in your deluded fantasy, EE Grubber.
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#2264155 - 10/20/09 05:58 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Originally Posted By: Grubber
wow, what a logical and impressive reply.

I smell Troll, and i think it's name is deepatsea


Deepatsea is far from a Troll Grubber, which is more than can be said of you. DAS has contributed more to this forum than you probably will ever do; I am quite happy to call DAS a friend.

And I would call you an ''Ettin'' or a ''Grendel'', something akin to a troll but far worse....much like your friend EE also.
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#2264548 - 10/20/09 11:45 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Angantyr]
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you are assuming facts not in evidence.

which is a nice way of saying you are making [censored] up

if you have to tell lies to make a point or try to insult someone, you have nothing to offer.

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#2264615 - 10/20/09 12:20 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Grubber]
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Leave it up to the Master Instigator (troll) like Angantyr to drudge up a thread like this. He couldn't resist fanning the fires some more.

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#2264686 - 10/20/09 01:01 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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it's funny to be qualified to be a troll by grubber and texasblue rofl


texasblue i still wait for an answer rolleyes
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#2264748 - 10/20/09 01:36 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Delta144]
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Originally Posted By: Delta144
Originally Posted By: PieMan
Well, the French drink a lot of red wine. And red wine contains antioxidants that help people live longer.


Sry - I have to disagree ... I think it's the sex and the less violent culture

...

mainly the sex. giggle


Garlic. It's good for the immune system.
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#2264992 - 10/20/09 03:37 PM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: matt75]
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and it is awesome on pizza

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#2287087 - 11/01/09 04:33 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue
Leave it up to the Master Instigator (troll) like Angantyr to drudge up a thread like this. He couldn't resist fanning the fires some more.


I think you are ignoring the fact that I was coming to the defence of another member who was the victing of Grubber's trolling. Nice to know that you still defend racist, ignorant flamers, Tex.
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#2287088 - 11/01/09 04:34 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: DeepAtSea]
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Originally Posted By: DeepAtSea
it's funny to be qualified to be a troll by grubber and texasblue rofl


I think I will Tex's words as a compliment! giggle
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#2287092 - 11/01/09 04:38 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue


you fuqqin' baiting troll!


And I am the troll, Tex? rofl
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#2287344 - 11/01/09 11:11 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Angantyr]
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Originally Posted By: Angantyr
I think you are ignoring the fact that I was coming to the defence of another member who was the victing of Grubber's trolling. Nice to know that you still defend racist, ignorant flamers, Tex.


Like Ahnold said in Terminator I;

Fuq u, @sshole.

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#2293982 - 11/05/09 08:12 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: TexasBlue]
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Originally Posted By: TexasBlue


Like Ahnold said in Terminator I;

Fuq u, @sshole.


Like R. Lee Ermey said in 'Full Metal Jacket':

“Did your parents have any children that lived?”
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#2294044 - 11/05/09 09:43 AM Re: The Republican Health Care Plan... [Re: Angantyr]
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