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my platform as presidential candidate - what's yours?
Monday, July 8, 2019 11:25 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Monday, July 8, 2019 12:03 PM
Monday, July 8, 2019 8:18 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Anyway, I think I have a decent set of prposals to handle immigration. Now, IF those proposals are successful we should see a significant decrease in the number of illegal aliens living and working in the USA over tne years ... maybe a 25% reduction. One effect is that the Federal government will be paying out proportionately less welfare than before. Another effect is that there will be less demand for housing and less pressure on infrastructure. Another effect is that farms, construction, and personal services, meatpacking, janitorial services will have fewer cheap labor employees to draw from. Jobs could open up again for young folk. I used to make money as a babysitter. Others mowed lawns or delivered the newspaper (od those flyers that get stuck to your doorknob). Housekeeping. (We had to clean the house and do laundry and cook dinner from a young age, that was our contribution to the household.) Kids might have to mow their parent's lawn and wash the family car, as I did. They might know what it's like to have a paintbrush in-hand. To get a summer job on construction, or on farm, or in light assembly. TRULY skilled labor, or labor in dangerous conditions, will have to pay more. So wages will go up for some things, and some prices will go up accordingly. Isn't that the same effect as raising the minimum wage?
Quote:Anyway, unless someone has somehing on point to offer, I think this topic has been beaten to death. On to the next topic.
Monday, July 8, 2019 8:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: And now I'm getting bored and I really have shit to do today. Maybe I'll come back to this later... assuming of course Microsoft doesn't force a restart of windows and the article is still open. Otherwise I won't be able to even read the article without paying the NYT to read their trash rag. Do Right, Be Right. :)The NYT labels articles as "opinion" when it happened sometime other than yesterday, since it is not "new" or "news".I'd LOVE to see where they actually say that is their definition of OPINION. Needless to say, that is not the ACTUAL definition of opinion, and they are purposefully misusing the word if this is how they define it. Quote:At a June 2016 campaign rally, Trump pointed to one attendee and said: “Oh, look at my African-American over here. Look at him.” (Youtube link removed from quote since it messes up the page formatting. Look to Second's original post above.) This actually gave me a chuckle. I'm surprised I'd never seen this before and that it wasn't played every single night on CNN for 3 months straight. That wasn't racism. Obviously he meant "his african american supporter" that he was pointing to, but it could easily be taken out of context to sound like he had "ownership" of the person, since he phrased it as a possessive. It was just a pretty cringe moment, to be sure. The type of stuff that is almost unavoidable for white male politicians in 2019, yanno, being forced to essentially say things like "I have black friends", and then being roasted afterward for saying it, even though they would have been equally roasted for never having said it. It's just a lose/lose world for white males right now. Especially politicians, or anybody with high profile careers. Quote:If you open the NYT link in private window, you don't need worry about their limit of 10 "free" articles per month. Try it: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/15/opinion/leonhardt-trump-racist.htmlThis is actually a great tip that EVERYBODY HERE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. Thanks, Second. I can't believe that works. My first thought is, how did the NYT overlook this? My second thought is wanting to know what is different in the coding of how private windows are handled as opposed to non-private windows and how this could be exploited elsewhere. Ad blockers today have been neutered because they are being forced to slowly not block ads anymore by more and more sites. I'm looking forward to the day that a new hacker group that doesn't give a shit comes around and brings us a new one that works right. (You can actually set up a raspberry pi box attached to your router that will do a really good job of this, but it's not for the novice and it does come with its own pitfalls). In any case, I will always at least try this when I'm being blocked by a paywall at one of these papers in the future. NYT is hardly the only website that does it. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: And now I'm getting bored and I really have shit to do today. Maybe I'll come back to this later... assuming of course Microsoft doesn't force a restart of windows and the article is still open. Otherwise I won't be able to even read the article without paying the NYT to read their trash rag. Do Right, Be Right. :)The NYT labels articles as "opinion" when it happened sometime other than yesterday, since it is not "new" or "news".
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: And now I'm getting bored and I really have shit to do today. Maybe I'll come back to this later... assuming of course Microsoft doesn't force a restart of windows and the article is still open. Otherwise I won't be able to even read the article without paying the NYT to read their trash rag. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Quote:At a June 2016 campaign rally, Trump pointed to one attendee and said: “Oh, look at my African-American over here. Look at him.” (Youtube link removed from quote since it messes up the page formatting. Look to Second's original post above.)
Quote:If you open the NYT link in private window, you don't need worry about their limit of 10 "free" articles per month. Try it: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/15/opinion/leonhardt-trump-racist.html
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 7:54 AM
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 8:02 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 8:07 AM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: I wondered what the heck a private window was. But I found it. I should remember to post this in the Writer's Resource Package thread.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 8:25 AM
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 8:43 AM
Quote: We noticed you’re browsing in private mode. Private browsing is permitted exclusively for our subscribers. Turn off private browsing to keep reading this story, or subscribe to use this feature, plus get unlimited digital access.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 5:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Washington Post... You can't view articles in Private Mode. It says the following and blocks your ability to read the article: Quote: We noticed you’re browsing in private mode. Private browsing is permitted exclusively for our subscribers. Turn off private browsing to keep reading this story, or subscribe to use this feature, plus get unlimited digital access. But... Unlike with the NYT which doesn't require you to delete existing cookies after blocking their website from using cookies, you have to go in and delete all washingtonpost cookies for this to take effect or it will still know that you've read too many articles. After blocking https://www.washingtonpost.com AND deleting any cookies I found by typing in just "wash" in the the search bar for deleting individual cookies, it seems that I can now browse as many articles as I want without being blocked. Enjoy this while it lasts. I'm sure they'll change the tech on their end sooner or later. I think I'm going to make a thread about this, and you guys can try it out on other sites and I'll add it to the OP. Also, those using browsers other than Firefox can test it out and put instructions how to do it in your browser as well. It's all generally the same, but let's write up a guide so easy a 2 year old could do it. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 12:00 PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 12:06 PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 9:19 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: SIX, thanks for the tip on paywalls, I haven't tried it yet but will the next time I run into a paywalled article. If I understand it correctly, in order to view paywalled articles on most sites (probably) you need to delete the previous cookes associated with that site, and block cookies from that site before you open an article. Correct?
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 2:14 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: So, while I noodle on exactly WHERE to get the money for Medicare For All (in total, we spend enough on healthcare to fund healthcare for everyone) I'm going to appeal for help on how to improve Medicare and do some research. KIKI once posted that the current system of paying for only one proximate diagnosis was wrong, since it failed to address complex causes (paying for the amputation without addressing the underling diabetes and drug addiction which caused homelessness is stupid). But as I mentioned, as a first thought negotiating better drug prices would be a terrific first step. I'll do some research and pencil=whip the potential savings on that. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 3:06 PM
Quote: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/23/20699958/medicare-extra-center-american-progress-single-payer-health-reform According to an analysis CAP commissioned from the independent health care consulting firm Avalere and provided exclusively to Vox, Medicare Extra would achieve universal coverage — adding 35 million people to the insurance rolls — while cutting national health expenditures by more than $300 billion annually. Avalere, which uses a methodology meant to mimic the Congressional Budget Office’s approach, also estimates that Medicare Extra would cost the government between $2.8 trillion and $4.5 trillion more than it’s spending now over the first 10 years, depending on how you structure the cost sharing. CAP is quick to note that at the lower range, the plan could be financed entirely through wealth taxes and other levies on richer Americans. That said, the true costs of the plan would be somewhat higher. Because Medicare Extra takes about four years to phase in, a 10-year cost estimate underplays the actual running costs; once the program is up and running, it will spend about $400 billion to $500 billion per year. (Or, as I understand it, while the government will spend more on Medicare Extra, overall expenses will go down by reduced spending elsewhere - perhaps on private insurance and copays.)
Monday, July 29, 2019 2:59 PM
Saturday, September 7, 2019 10:07 PM
Sunday, September 8, 2019 5:33 AM
JO753
rezident owtsidr
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Washington unilaterally repudiated the treaty.
Sunday, September 8, 2019 8:28 AM
CAPTAINCRUNCH
... stay crunchy...
Quote:Originally posted by JO753: Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Washington unilaterally repudiated the treaty. You mean Trump did. https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2018-11/news/trump-withdraw-us-inf-treaty So the move iz clearly to make it look like America iz the bad guy wile freeing Putin from the pesky treaty.
Sunday, September 8, 2019 8:55 AM
THG
Quote:Originally posted by REAVERFAN: If you lived in the US, I'd suggest you vote for Bernie in the primary. Since you don't, fuck off.
Sunday, September 8, 2019 9:33 AM
Sunday, September 8, 2019 10:08 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Why don't you chucklefucks take a look at the list of things that Trump has done against Russian interests since he's been in office? That question is rhetorical, of course. I'm speaking to conspiracy theorists. You boys make Alex Jones proud. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Sunday, September 8, 2019 10:49 AM
Quote:Originally posted by captaincrunch: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Why don't you chucklefucks take a look at the list of things that Trump has done against Russian interests since he's been in office? That question is rhetorical, of course. I'm speaking to conspiracy theorists. You boys make Alex Jones proud. Do Right, Be Right. :) You ever notice how Trump fans never post a single thread about what great things he’s doing? I don’t even see posts about the great ideas/things he’s come up with (other than how to keep out “others”)? It’s pretty much all focused on Dem hate.
Sunday, September 8, 2019 11:32 AM
Quote: Why don't you chucklefucks take a look at the list of things that Trump has done against Russian interests since he's been in office? That question is rhetorical, of course. I'm speaking to conspiracy theorists. You boys make Alex Jones proud. Do Right, Be Right. :)- SIX You ever notice how Trump fans never post a single thread about what great things he’s doing? I don’t even see posts about the great ideas/things he’s come up with (other than how to keep out “others”)? It’s pretty much all focused on Dem hate.= CC
Sunday, September 8, 2019 12:06 PM
Sunday, September 8, 2019 2:02 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: While I certainly appreciate you trolls keeping this up near the top - do you have anything to say on-topic? Anything at all? Yanno, you could tackle some of the easiest questions first. Here's one - do you think a nuclear war is winnable?
Sunday, September 8, 2019 2:22 PM
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Monday, September 9, 2019 2:42 PM
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:45 AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:43 AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 11:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: At the end of the day, insurance ponzi schemes are what have made medical care completely unaffordable. If doctors were only able to charge reasonable prices that people could actually afford to pay since the beginning, then the prices wouldn't be where they are right now. Just look at the dental industry as an example. Most insurance, even the best private insurance people can pay for while working good jobs, don't cover much dental costs at all outside of 2 checkups and x-rays. Even when it does, it's usually not more than 20 percent of any procedures beyond a tooth pulling or capping. Dentures for $3500 with all the teeth pulled out though? Doesn't sound like a bad deal compared to a 5 minute ball massage with KY jelly in the early 2000's that cost me over $3000 out of pocket when I had a lump and was worried that I might have had testicular cancer. Wouldn't even want to know what that would cost in 2019. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 11:56 AM
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:14 PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:26 PM
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 1:07 AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 1:14 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: At the end of the day, insurance ponzi schemes are what have made medical care completely unaffordable. If doctors were only able to charge reasonable prices that people could actually afford to pay since the beginning, then the prices wouldn't be where they are right now. Just look at the dental industry as an example. Most insurance, even the best private insurance people can pay for while working good jobs, don't cover much dental costs at all outside of 2 checkups and x-rays. Even when it does, it's usually not more than 20 percent of any procedures beyond a tooth pulling or capping. Dentures for $3500 with all the teeth pulled out though? Doesn't sound like a bad deal compared to a 5 minute ball massage with KY jelly in the early 2000's that cost me over $3000 out of pocket when I had a lump and was worried that I might have had testicular cancer. Wouldn't even want to know what that would cost in 2019. Do Right, Be Right. :) For whatever reason dentists still remain largely small practices which compete effectively with each other, not giant monopoly-style hospital-chain corporations. Maybe the difference is that hospitals require so much more equipment: imaging equipment and laboratories and surgical suites and a phamacy that carries everything? I dunno. Around here, most hospitals are giant complexes that sprawl thru multiple many-story buildings. The only one that I know is reasonable is (was?) a charity-based hospital started by the Catholic Church, it's still only one building and seems very well-run. But once you get past a certain size, then you need multiple layers of management to coordinate the multiple moving parts ... you need a director of pathology and a director of surgical services and the head of maintenance and the IT director and director of nursing services etc and THEY all report to the next layer up (chief officers?) which reports to the layer over that (hospital board, quality control...) and THEY report to corporate HQ... Seems like all I ever see nurses do is "charting". You can't have all of those moving parts w/o CYA paperwork! ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 1:33 AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 1:39 AM
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Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:51 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: This is about the UVA story https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/uva-has-ruined-us-health-system-sues-thousands-of-patients-seizing-paychecks-and-putting-liens-on-homes/2019/09/09/5eb23306-c807-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
Thursday, September 12, 2019 2:25 AM
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