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A caller to @Stephanie Miller Show this morning made this excellent point. If Republicans think the American People think health care/ heath care insurance is not watned, then they would just allow the Democratic Party to pass reforms believing that the Republicans will vote the Democrats out of office in the mid-terms.- but they won't do that, will they?
Medicare is funded as a priority or not as a function of political choice.
Thom - good on you for just coming out and calling that liar a liar.
And when it comes to future solvency, let's just Compare health insurance increases (10%-39%) to tax increases needed to keep Medicare working (3% or so).
Is it just me or does Jim Bunning look a lot like the Grinch who stole Congress?
You're a mean one, Mr. Bunning.
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
You're as charming as an eel...
I am sure that medicine has advanced in other countries as well since the 1930s- not just advancements in America. This guy is so bought.
SCOTUS and The Slippery Slope to End States' Rights
I can't seem to find the video clip that corresponds to this, but I heard a discussion on MSNBC this a.m. that some political "observers" are positing that this SCOTUS gun rights decision may have ramifications regarding states' rights in general. This, along with the health "reform" proposal to let people buy across state lines, thereby starting a race to the bottom of state protections and regulations, looks like a concerted push by the corporatists to do away with any meaningful legal protections for citizens of this country.
I hope Thom's guests are right when they say this looks like it will be a narrow decision.
Isn't "states' rights" one of those historic Repug. issues? I guess they pick and choose their talking points when it suits them.
TAJ - bingo, except it's Kyl...
Any professional (such as this doctor on right now) who doesn't know what an "elevator speech" is ... is an idiot.
“An extra year of school for the average female increased the homicide rate almost as much as one less year of school for the average male.”
To what degree of increase? 1%, .1% or .00001%?
Isn’t Senator Brush Back just pitching inside for Senator Kyle’s wet dream – repeal of the estate tax?
I doubt the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Gun Nuts. The Right-Wing needs to keep it as a wedge issue, same as with the abortion issue.
@Chuckle8: Only your can't buy non-high fructose corn syrup anymore in large numbers of grocery stores . . . SO corn syrup IS high fructose corn syrup.
.....that won't take out the garbage? lol- kidding, kidding....
"An extra year of school for the average female increased the homicide rate almost as much as one less year of school for the average male."
Is the above statement saying anything about who the perpetrator and the victim are. For example, Perhaps an educated woman and a lesser educated male?
The reason the multi-millionare Republicans don't care about the unemployment benefits is because they don't care if they lose their jobs. They will make more money out of office. None of this matters to them personally.
Today is Texas Independence Day, to commemorate our fighting and dying for the right to own slaves.
I was born in Texas, but my citizenship was revoked back in '88 'cause I forgot the Alamo. ;D (thanx to Woody Allen).
I finally got the nerve to log in despite the Microsoft warning. I noticed the https: was in red with a slash running through it.
As I have mentioned before, I would like to defend corn syrup. Corn syrup is not the problem. The problem is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). HFCS does exist in nature, and is the ungodly combination of a dextrose and sucrose molecule.
And yet . . .
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/02/28/what_raises_...
Uncommon Knowledge
What raises murder rates
Surprising insights from the social sciences
By Kevin Lewis
February 28, 2010
A recent analysis of global homicide rates came up with some interesting conclusions. It turns out that the proportion of young males, population density, degree of urbanization, and income inequality are not significant predictors of the homicide rate. Instead, ethnic and linguistic diversity, education, and the quality of governing institutions were the most significant factors. Although it’s not surprising that ethnic strife and law enforcement matter for the homicide rate, there was a surprising effect found for education: An extra year of school for the average female increased the homicide rate almost as much as one less year of school for the average male.
@Zero G: "GOPhers" - :D :D
Were is this report . . .?????? GIVE THE WEB-SITE, AGAIN.
Given time and motivation too pursue a line of thought, the farther we walk down any line of reasoning, the close we are to biting our self in the butt. That is why Christian values, Republican Values, Democratic Values and all other systems of thought, change with the generations. This includes why our U.S.A. constitution has become just a shell of its original self.
@emotionalproblems I had to make my living on 100% commission a number of times in my life. I think progressives and liberals do not value salesmanship. I too, thought salespeople were all slime, until I realized that to a certain extent, we are always selling ourselves, and that salespeople, as the merchants of ancient and modern history do make the world go round. The skill of salesmanship and a grasping of how vital and valuable salespeople are should really be re-assessed by the progressives. There are certain sales training styles out there that are ethical. In fact, I read a book from a woman who retired in Sedona, AZ about one such style.
In a nutshell, We should never assume people have heard of Thom. In fact every time I speak to a staffer of a congressperson etc, I am careful to let them know how I learned about the issue. IN this way, someday, the politicians will be answering to Thom, and NOT Rush Limbaugh.
Also, I have talked to limosine liberals who do not get that tuning in everyday is a vital locker room unifier. They tell me, 'I want to watch FOX so I know what the other side is thinking.' Sigh-
We need to tune in to get the ammo we need and to strengthen our resolve to gain courage, to feel supported.
Interestingly, the 2nd Amendment doesn't keep the government from restricting the manufacture and sale of arms.
Thom,
Sure the GOPhers are obstructionists, but let's face it, OBAMAcrats are only enablers.
Consider Obama supporting the firing of the entire staff of a struggling school in R.I., in Arne Duncan's efforts to privatize K-12 education.
Consider Roberts Gates exhorting the Europeans to spend more on military and less on social spending.
Consider Chris Hedges' most recent:
Ralph Nader Was Right About Barack Obama
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/01-0
Cheap Food: at the Expense of Health
King Corn (2007) documents the affects of President Jimmy Carter’s Secretary of Agriculture’s policies in the latter 1970’s. During this time, the portion of the cost of food came down from 50% of an average laborer’s paycheck to 15% of the worker’s net income. These policies favored monoculture over polyculture.
However, the expense has simply shifted the burden onto the health care system. “Two trillion dollars a year is spent on America's current health care system,” continues Pollen. “Seventy-five percent of this is preventable through diet. Our poor are obese because good food is more expensive than bad food. A 1200 calorie food from a fast food restaurant may be less expensive than a head of broccoli.”
In 2009, the health share of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have increased 1.1 percentage points to 17.3 percent. Truffer et al (2010). Per PBS.org Frontline’s Sick Around the World, the average GDP for health care of other industrialized countries are at ~ 8 percent.
Read more at Suite101: Polyculture: Food Activists Poised for Fight: Socioeconomic Liberty, Wellness, Justice and Prosperity http://environmental-activism.suite101.com/article.cfm/polyculture-food-...