December 2009
11 posts
american healthcare sucks.
leighadiemler:
bonifacedrogo:
leighadiemler:
So, my firm is switching health insurance providers and I’m switching from being covered by my mother’s insurance to paying for my own, and it’s ruining my life. Let’s break it down.
First of all, to have access to this shitty coverage in the first place, $40 comes out of every one of my paychecks.
Second, I have to designate one Primary Care...
american healthcare sucks.
leighadiemler:
So, my firm is switching health insurance providers and I’m switching from being covered by my mother’s insurance to paying for my own, and it’s ruining my life. Let’s break it down.
First of all, to have access to this shitty coverage in the first place, $40 comes out of every one of my paychecks.
Second, I have to designate one Primary Care Physician who has a contract with my...
Should the rich get better healthcare than the... →
seizhbahn:
More clinics are opening with two different entrances: one for patients with insurance and the other for patients who pay up front with cash. Guess which one gets the better care.
Yes. The rich get better everything. That’s why people want to be rich.
myrss:
“Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, ‘slow down, stop everything, let’s start over.’ If you think you’ve heard these same excuses before, you’re right. When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said ‘slow down, it’s too early, things aren’t bad enough,’” Harry Reid, on...
Go, Senate!
johnnyonespur:
“The Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort to tighten restrictions against using federal funds for abortion under Democrats’ landmark healthcare legislation, handing a victory to abortion-rights advocates but setting up a potential conflict with the House.” Link: LA Times.
Abortion is a legal procedure in this country. To say that the government won’t fund it under the new health...
“Casey, Nelson and other lawmakers worked closely with the U.S. Conference of...”
– AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Catholic Bishops had sign-off on Senate abortion amendment (via tennroof)
Of course they would. The Catholic Church runs most of the health care in this country. They also happen to treat a great number of the poor for free. If forced to do...
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Pissed Off
Is there anyone else who watched 9/11 happen that isn’t completely pissed off that we are complaining about the cost of fighting Bin Laden (30 bil) but are ready to shell out over 80 billion for those fuckers at AIG?
Let’s see… a tril for healthcare or beating Osama’s ass.
Tell me this whole thing hasn’t gone to shit.
I used to be a big lover of the gays. I’m not gay, but I was supportive, loved hanging out with them, talking about life, etc. They didn’t care that I disagreed with them because they knew that in the end I treated them like human beings, which no one else seemed to figure out. I was the only one standing up for them to bullies. I was the only one in a crowd that told someone else they...
Question
If mermaids breed by laying eggs, why do they have breasts? Is it even possible to breastfeed underwater? Do you think a mermaid looks at themselves and notice how absolutely fucked up they look?
Question
I get the feeling that if what happened with the Climate change scientists happened to the Gospel writers concerning evidence of Jesus, we’d see it all over the fucking news by now. Nice to know that we’ve basically blown trillions of dollars on complete bullshit.
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