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interesting post on FB regarding SCOTUS........ - CrankYanker50 Jun 28, 09:46
BREAKING NEWS: Fox News reports that Kenyan-born Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has converted to Islam... - Don Homer Jun 28, 09:36 4
- Fox News wouldn't report that as fact. They'd say they're investigating rumors of it. - musubi Jun 28, 09:46
- but was he even born in the U.S.? -- nm - CrankYanker50 Jun 28, 09:45
- Hee -- nm - amoxy Jun 28, 09:44
- nice. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:38
Merry Christmas, lawyers! Ho ho ho! -- nm - Scotus Claus Jun 28, 09:33 2
- Dear SCOTUS Claus, All I want for x-mas is for you to reverse that nonsensical Citizens United decision. Thanks! Love, moose (nm) - musubi Jun 28, 09:35
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I think my friend Marcy found the best place for libertarians to move. Somalia. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:30 5
- *reads as 'librarians', and is confused* nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 09:32 4
  - Oh HELL noes. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:36 1
    - I'll bet you would not get broken into there! nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 09:46
  - "This is called....a book." - Will Hunting Jun 28, 09:33 1
    - Thank you. It was delicious. -- nm - Somalian Jun 28, 09:35
See if this is a fair summary of the outcome of the healthcare law ruling... - colin Jun 28, 09:25 23
- On your second point, the Medicaid expansion not being able to be enforced applies only to existing Medicare funding. - Roger More Jun 28, 09:40 2
  - Since the Federal gov't will be paying 100% of the medicare expansion costs for the first few years, and something like 90% after - musubi Jun 28, 09:42 1
    - And even if it doesn't happen in some states right away, they still have the option to sign up later - when it's not such a hot button - Roger More Jun 28, 09:45
- My wife is adamant that if you don't have work insurance, you're better off paying the penalty until you get sick, then just buy in. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 28, 09:34 5
  - What is some kind of urgent trauma happens where you need medical treatment? - musubi Jun 28, 09:37 1
    - Buy online on your way to the ER! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 28, 09:42
  - until the exchanges are set up and we can see actual costs, this may be the case. -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:36
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    - From what I've read, the law only addresses COLA. - decline Jun 28, 09:44
- The tax thing is pretty simple, imo. As CJ Roberts pointed out, the gov't uses taxes all the time to encourage behavior, including purchases. - musubi Jun 28, 09:29
- well, health care costs will continue to rise regardless of this law. As for your last point, without the preexisting clause you would not get ins. -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:28
- also.. why would you move to Canada if you don't like socialism? - colin Jun 28, 09:27 3
  - Becuase many Americans prove daily that they are morons. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 28, 09:34
  - exactly -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 28, 09:29
  - that is the joke. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:28
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  - Healthcare costs were rising before the law, why wouldn't they rise after? - colin Jun 28, 09:28 6
    - In addition to what others have said, you're only talking about dollar costs. The social costs of having people with pre-existing medical problems, - Roger More Jun 28, 09:35
    - Increased supply of users to defray costs and more options to shop around should drive costs downward based on simple ideas of capitalism. - Will Hunting Jun 28, 09:30
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      - (theoretically) - decline Jun 28, 09:31 1
        
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    - earlier detection? preventative care? -- nm - amanda Jun 28, 09:29
Only in a liberal California college...the professors here are mad obamacare got upheld. - ceregon Jun 28, 09:23 6
- The MSNBC article I read pointed out that many of those who opposed Obamacare opposed it because it didn't go far enough. - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 28, 09:25
- I agree with them, as do others here. Heh to your last sentence. -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:24 2
  - But given the current political climate, the odds of single payer happening is nil. -- nm - ceregon Jun 28, 09:25 1
    - It is more unlikely to happen today than it would have been yesterday. That is the problem. -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:32
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  - I think I'm too open about them to be a Republican. - ceregon Jun 28, 09:26
Germany or Italy? Which Axis Power will prove supreme?! -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:20 8
- Arriaga! (nm) - musubi Jun 28, 09:27
- Italy, because I'm be especially pleased to see their bitter tears when they lose to Spain. - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 28, 09:26
- funny how both semi-finals had teams from the same groups, and that both znufrii and rogermore would have done much better by not changing their picks -- nm - zork Jun 28, 09:23
- which one is bankrupt? -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:23 1
  - Italy would be closest -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:23
- Gli Azzurri! -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 09:22
- Germany -- nm - J Jun 28, 09:21
- at soccer. -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:20
I honestly don't know how any of this Healthcare stuff affects *me*. - JaxSean Jun 28, 09:19 10
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- Your daughters are covered until they're 26. You may have additional taxes to pay in the future to fund medicare and insurance subsidies for those - pmb Jun 28, 09:25 1
  - This is how I understand it as well. -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 28, 09:31
- for you there should be very little impact, -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:24 1
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- Your daughters can be covered by your or your wife's health insurance until they are, what, 26? - con_carne Jun 28, 09:21 3
  - I did know about that part actually. And the preexisting coverage somethingorother. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 09:23
  - Or at least rein in the skyrocketing costs of the health insurance you already have.... we'll see, of course -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:22 1
    - I'll believe when I see it. -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 28, 09:22
- don't try to think about it too much and move to Canada! -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 28, 09:20
Where is the closest country that all these universal health care haters can go? - Inigo Jun 28, 09:14 16
- Hell -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:18 1
  - or Greece. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:27
- Cuba -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:17 3
  - i think they actually have excellent free health care. -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 09:22 2
    - I think this might have been a feature of a Michael Moore film. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:22
    - Communists! -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:22
- Depending where they are, the closest locations are Guatemala and Haiti -- (link) - Roger More Jun 28, 09:16 1
  - China doesn't have universal health care? Communists! -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 28, 09:18
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  - not for long... (the 51st state nm) -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 09:16
- Haiti! -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:15 2
  - although, they do get free health care from MSF. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:16 1
    - So do we -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:27
- Haiti -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:15 2
  - Hateys for Haiti? That's perfect. -- nm - Inigo Jun 28, 09:16
  - (I'm now sad the US compares to Haiti in this way) -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 09:15
Krusty, if churches should pay taxes should other not-for-profits like the Red Cross? - spamlet Jun 28, 09:09 33
- Not if they don't actually make a profit. Some churches make large profits and should pay taxes. - Krusty Jun 28, 09:17 21
  - I drive by a *huge* church that went up a couple years ago that on it's grounds has a huge house where the minister lives. - Spawn Jun 28, 09:21 20
    - Some people abuse it, so we should throw the entire system out? - spamlet Jun 28, 09:25 7
      - Actually, yes. - Spawn Jun 28, 09:35
      - While that's true, that doesn't mean that tweaking or improving the system isn't possible. - musubi Jun 28, 09:34 3
        
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        they proivde many of the same programs that not for profits do, which is good, but the original reason for the exemption - Truman Jun 28, 09:36 1
        
        Because they work for God. - Spawn Jun 28, 09:39
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        That's my point. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 09:36
    - lately, the firm i work for has picked up quite a few kc churches - Truman Jun 28, 09:23 10
      - That's a governance problem in the church, not a problem with it being tax-exempt. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 09:26 8
        
        yes and no, they say a lot "the government doesnt require us to do yearly reporting, so we wont do it, no matter what" its a very common sentiment - Truman Jun 28, 09:31 3
        
        Then you are in the wrong church. Ours is fully open for finances and publish the budget and quarterly updates for any member. - spamlet Jun 28, 09:34 2
        
        yours is the outlier, not the norm. maybe you havent been to enough to seen that, and i am happy you found that sort of place - Truman Jun 28, 09:37 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:40
        
        do churches have like BoD or BoT? because if only the pastor is making decisions, there *is* no governance. -- nm - amanda Jun 28, 09:27 3
        
        depends on the chuch type probably. most baptist groups have deacons, or similar, and have a few "boards" - Truman Jun 28, 09:33
        
        They should. Again, that's a problem with governance of the church. - spamlet Jun 28, 09:32 1
        
        look, all i think is that they should have to file some sort of informational return. - Truman Jun 28, 09:35
      - The dude switched to a new caddie *every* year. I honestly wanted to ask him, "Just how dumb are your members?" -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:25
    - God is good. :) -- nm - Jim Jun 28, 09:22
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  - Churches provide a lot of services that are also provided by not-for-profits. How do you square those activities? - spamlet Jun 28, 09:16 7
    - The issue to me isn't what churches spend their money on, it's where they get their income from. - Roger More Jun 28, 09:24
    - As I pointed out, the actual service entities should be seperate. - musubi Jun 28, 09:21
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    - The can operate not-for-profit affiliates (like Catholic hospitals) to provide services separate from the functios of religious practice. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 09:18 2
      - You're thinking big items. What about benevolence and other activities provided by churches? - spamlet Jun 28, 09:20 1
        
        They should be seperate entities if they want special tax status. Pretty simple imo. - musubi Jun 28, 09:23
    - i have no problem with them not paying taxes (well, except for their shenanigans with payroll stuff). i do think they should be required to report - Truman Jun 28, 09:18
- IMO, no. The not-for-profit endeavors are different. - musubi Jun 28, 09:14
- (not Krusty), but no. Churches do profit. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:11
I came here to post this link that has gone viral on baseball blogs. (link) - musubi Jun 28, 09:07 [youtube] 14
- There are several similar videos. The SMU girl's rowing team and the Miami Dolphin's Cheerleaders are 2 of these -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:16
- Ok, so I have to know...is there a specific reason that this has become the "popular song that everyone mocks"? Other than it's kind of annoying? - Jim Jun 28, 09:13 9
  - Bieber and Selena Gomez and a bunch of their friends did one and it has like 50 million Youtube views. The song took off from there. -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:17
  - I have no problem with this song. It's bubble-gum pop. I disagree the song is being mocked as much as it's being celebrated for being what it is. - musubi Jun 28, 09:16 5
    - Yep. After the Jimmy Fallon video, I can't help but love it. - Dr.Vermin just met you Jun 28, 09:23
    - Around here it's talked about and treated like it's Rebecca Black's second single. -- nm - Jim Jun 28, 09:19 3
      - nah, just a good meme (for me anyway, I like the song) -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:19 2
        
        It's catchy as heck, and since I almost never listen to commercial radio, I never heard it prior to the explosion of YouTube covers. (nm) - musubi Jun 28, 09:24 1
        
        Exactly. I have zero problem with it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:41
  - Number of hits the song has gotten on YouTube -- (link) - amoxy Jun 28, 09:14 [youtube]
  - no back story I know of - just an very annoying song -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:14
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  - It features the Harvard baseball team, and it gave me the giggles. (nm) - musubi Jun 28, 09:11 1
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Sofa? -- (link) - znufrii Jun 28, 09:06 18
- couch -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 09:19 1
  - *nods* -- nm - zork Jun 28, 09:22
- or? -- (link) - znufrii Jun 28, 09:12 5
  - do you have cats ? If not splurge the extra couple hundred bucks and get leather. -- (link) - decline Jun 28, 09:19 4
    - one cat. - znufrii Jun 28, 09:25
    - that's more than a couple hundred bucks higher. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:22 2
      - ok $500 from the first sectional - leather is worth it -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:23 1
        
        I can't stand it. :) -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:24
- Be sure it will both fit and is shaped right (flat end on the correct side) for where it will be used. -- nm - (non dirty) Jun 28, 09:09 3
  - it's available in either left- or right-facing configuration - znufrii Jun 28, 09:10 2
    - Cool. The reason I said that is we were in sort of a similar suiuation but when it arrived it seemed to be bigger than we thought. - Spawn Jun 28, 09:18 1
      - put down boxes or something to take up the actual size. just measuring the space doesn't give the same perspective on having to walk around it. -- nm - zork Jun 28, 09:21
- yes that is. if Buying one , go to the dump! -- nm - decline Jun 28, 09:06 5
  - I'm sure those don't have bedbugs. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:18 3
    - I think he means The Dump -- (link) - znufrii Jun 28, 09:28 2
      - huh, never heard of it. he should have capitalized! -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 09:29
      - No, he wants you dig through the landfill. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 09:28
  - we've been a few times, actually. hard to find exactly what we want there. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 09:08

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