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WampaLord posted:I wonder how many people who say poo poo like this would be willing to look the man in the eye and deny him his lifelong dream out of ideological purity. Thankfully Obama isn't as dumb or petty as goons tend to be. This comes up regularly in the SCOTUS thread too. But for the people who cant seem to grasp a very basic concept: Barack Obama picked Garland because that's who he wants on the bench, period. This isn't some bet-hedging 10798790th dimensional chess thing. Withdrawing Garland's nomination also vindicates the GOP's "no nominations in the final year" bullshit entirely and that's reason enough for why Obama won't do it. Clinton has also called for Garland to be confirmed and I wouldn't be surprised if she mentions it in a victory speech and/or during the lame duck period. I do hope that if the GOP runs out the clock she does go and pick someone further left and a few decades younger though. Khisanth Magus posted:gently caress it, time to move to Sweden and live up that sweet, sweet socialized medicine. They like importing people in my field, so it is unlikely I would have much of a problem immigrating if I wanted to. If only the US didn't have retarded ex-pat taxes... There's no ex-pat taxes if you renounce your citizenship, which is what a lot of people do for exactly that reason.
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Phone posted:There's also a part where he gets really mad about Ivana being super good at skiing. Narcissism isn't born of unerring confidence but of deep insecurity. I ain't no brain wizard so I can't really call him a narcissist (and even then it'd be weird to), but he does bear some markers for NPD. Reading that article makes it seem like he doesn't have NPD by the diagnostic criteria, though. He's just an inexplicably insecure mess.
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https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/790757362999103488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw A 'conceptual' military endorsement. Okay.
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^^^ It's the same way he "read the body language" of those intelligence officers who were supposedly upset with Obama. BUG JUG posted:There is a section in that NYT article where the author says something like: Trump saw his name in print as being special, and denied to other people. The first thought that came to mind: this guy is literally Tom Marvolo Riddle. Christ. Oh great. My mom's a death eater. 
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computer parts posted:The purpose of that clause, incidentally, is to disincentivize employer health plans and get people on the exchanges. If only the exchanges weren't poo poo full of HDHPs and not much else and you don't get the amount your employer pays for your plan(which here they pay like 75% of the premium).
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BUG JUG posted:There is a section in that NYT article where the author says something like: Trump saw his name in print as being special, and denied to other people. The first thought that came to mind: this guy is literally Tom Marvolo Riddle. Christ. Not gonna lie, if people started calling Trump He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named I wouldn't be surprised.
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On the subject of there being a shortage of medical schools, I wanted to double check that there is only one medical school in Washington State. I learned not only is the University of Washington the only WA state med school, but it is also the only regional med school for Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming. Recently there was tooth and nail opposition to Washington State University getting their own med school, including overcoming a 100 year old state law that only allowed the University of Washington to have a med school. With the critical doctor shortage it was absurd for opponents of WSU getting a school to throw around terms like "individual institutional ambitions." Even though the WSU med school got approved, it won't start graduating doctors until 2024 at the earliest. Even if somehow having two schools produced more doctors than Washington State could use (a real argument against the school), the rest of the nation would easily absorb their talents. In all of history has a society ever had "too many doctors"?
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TheBigAristotle posted:Obamacare is a lovely blowjob to insurance companies. I want it to work, I want single-payer eventually. But I am still waiting on an explanation from the left as to how the ACA isn't a debacle. I wouldn't have insurance at all if it wasn't for ACA, so not a total debacle. My company is too small to offer insurance, my wife's company charges $900+/month for a crappy plan, and we tried to just buy a plan before ACA but couldn't due to pre-existing conditions. While I would greatly prefer single-payer, or at least a Medicare buy-in for everyone as one of the plans, it's an improvement over the way it was before. My wife is actually super mad at her mom right now because of this. Her mom is one of those "There is nothing Trump could say or do to change my mind about voting for him" people. Even with her pointing out, "I would probably be totally bedridden and dead in less than 10 years without medical care that Trump and his party want to take away" doesn't change anything.
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Khisanth Magus posted:I'm actually encountering my first real problem with "Obamacare". The whole "Cadillac Plan" tax going into effect in 2018. Turns out that the medical insurance my company offers was too good for this lovely country, so to avoid the huge tax penalty my company is significantly hosing the insurance plan(self-funded but administered by BCBS). Specialist visits are doubling in co-pay, as is "non-formulary brand name drugs". I'm not entirely sure why they are implementing this a year early, but the good health insurance was one of the major benefits of working here. When you have a spouse with a chronic health condition that requires unusual medications and monthly appointments with a specialist changes like this are bullshit. You have to make over 90-100 thousand dollars to actually pay taxes if you leave abroad, and also you get to discount income taxes from your current residence, which in Sweden are probably much higher.
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does the ny times projection of 93% chance of Hillary winning sound about right?
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BUG JUG posted:There is a section in that NYT article where the author says something like: Trump saw his name in print as being special, and denied to other people. The first thought that came to mind: this guy is literally Tom Marvolo Riddle. Christ. Is Ivanka a horcrux?
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Phone posted:There's also a part where he gets really mad about Ivana being super good at skiing. Didn't he also get super pissed when she tried her hand at managing one of his hotels and ended up being quite successful?
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Riddle was big on no one saying his name though, even had a UK wide ban on it. He's more like ... Richard Rahl. Everyone must spend 2 hours a day chanting his name.
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theflyingorc posted:What's this about artificial doctor scarcity? That's a new one to me. Unrefined doctors are purposely left behind in the medical mines so that the AMA can retain their patents and keep supply low so that doctors are seen as rare extravagances that few can afford.
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Nichael posted:Is Ivanka a horcrux? Please don't use gendered slurs even if it's a political enemy.
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TheBigAristotle posted:Hannity's been hyping up the National Enquirer's story about Hillary's "fixer" who paid off hookers, killed and ate Vince Foster, etc etc. As to the healthcare thing (well, a sliver of the problem at least) I was just discussing with someone that since we have no GPs any more as it's impossible to pay off your drat loans before you die unless you're a specialist that a UHC styled system should rely more on NPs and PAs as frontline/preventative care. You're done with schooling faster and it's less expensive. NPs can even write prescriptions as long as they're supervised by an MD.
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Khisanth Magus posted:
I'm only basing this on my American partner who lives here in Ireland - but I was under the impression that you only pay taxes on income earned in the States, even though you file every year. Unless that changes above a certain income bracket
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bad boy in the boy band posted:o/t, but if you don't know the history between Michigan and Ohio and why they hate each other, google "The Toledo War". It's really interesting. What? That fucker Andrew Jackson stole Toledo and its port from us and gave it to Ohio because they voted for him. Then he tried to give us the UP to mollify the Michiganders he'd robbed, thinking it was worthless, then it turned out to be excellent timbering and mining land and then the railroad boom happened and made water travel less essential so we really ended up coming out the better, proving God was on the side of Michigan like always. Except all the times we've screwed ourselves by being a pack of hollering idiots.
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theflyingorc posted:What's this about artificial doctor scarcity? That's a new one to me. Aging population of baby boomers with a host of chronic medical issues and lack of rural penetration for specialists to assist in managing most of those conditions. I work in Pulmonologist's office, in a rural area of a red state, and our referral list grows exponentially each month.
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Nichael posted:Is Ivanka a horcrux? no but rudy giuliani is edit: also ted cruz
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WeAreTheRomans posted:I'm only basing this on my American partner who lives here in Ireland - but I was under the impression that you only pay taxes on income earned in the States, even though you file every year. Unless that changes above a certain income bracket If you earn more than $90k you have to pay taxes in both countries. Which I'm not entirely sure what my salary would be there.
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Reaganomicon posted:does the ny times projection of 93% chance of Hillary winning sound about right? No it's 100% they just can't say it.
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Khisanth Magus posted:If you earn more than $90k you have to pay taxes in both countries. Which I'm not entirely sure what my salary would be there. Gotcha. Fuckkkk that, she might have to worry about that soon....
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That CNN/ORC poll shows 93% of Clinton supporters think Clinton will win and only 57% of Trump Supporters think he'll actually pull it out. Confidence gap, bring me depressed GOP turnout!
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TheBigAristotle posted:Obamacare is a lovely blowjob to insurance companies. I want it to work, I want single-payer eventually. But I am still waiting on an explanation from the left as to how the ACA isn't a debacle. I know that this is from several pages back, but the reason the ACA isn't a debacle is that I no longer have to live with the constant looming threat of being late on a payment, and suddenly being locked out of all insurance forever. If just for the peace of mind it's brought to the individuals in the riskiest pools, it's an unmitigated success.
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Reaganomicon posted:does the ny times projection of 93% chance of Hillary winning sound about right? Sounds low to me. We're deep inside the point where him winning means something absolutely insane happened, like a video of Hillary having sex with a collie. And I'm not even sure that would be a guarantee.
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Bassetking posted:I know that this is from several pages back, but the reason the ACA isn't a debacle is that I no longer have to live with the constant looming threat of being late on a payment, and suddenly being locked out of all insurance forever. It's been nice that I can actually get health insurance and coverage for my arthritis and psych meds.
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African Origin of Civilization - Cheikh Anita Diop How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Heley And yes Star Trek made made me a dirty commie
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Bassetking posted:I know that this is from several pages back, but the reason the ACA isn't a debacle is that I no longer have to live with the constant looming threat of being late on a payment, and suddenly being locked out of all insurance forever. The removal of the concept of "pre-existing conditions" was a huge deal as well, because insurance companies loved to claim anything and everything as pre-existing.
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The "Trump is a child" article is a good excuse to repost these:          
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WampaLord posted:The removal of the concept of "pre-existing conditions" was a huge deal as well, because insurance companies loved to claim anything and everything as pre-existing. Including "being a woman" in a lot of cases
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Chokes McGee posted:Health providers are complicit in inflating costs, though. MRIs at a hospital for like $2k can be done at a private medical facility for a few hundred. Whether this is a side effect or a driving factor, I don't know. I have to take issue with that. Hospital boards handle the gross majority of financials in regards to how much procedure X or Y costs and that is pitted against national averages. Some facilities do bill maximum cost for procedures, but it is seldom reimbursed at a maximum rate. Costs are inflated due to a host of factors revolving around readmission of patients within a defined time frame, the actual facility cost of operation to outfit a clinical site, and ultimately the general poor health of the population in conjunction with the way insurance will pay out for each admission for said population. Medicare becoming insolvent would greatly compromise the viability of not-for-profit institutions, of which there are many, that impact the lives of millions of people living in rural areas.
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WeAreTheRomans posted:Gotcha. Fuckkkk that, she might have to worry about that soon.... It is also worth noting that once you hit that bracket, even though you are technically only taxed on the difference between the writeoff and the amount you are paid, my understanding is that there is a significant filing fee for expats who actually owe money to the US. It was a few years back when I read about it though.
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TVs Ian posted:I wouldn't have insurance at all if it wasn't for ACA, so not a total debacle. My company is too small to offer insurance, my wife's company charges $900+/month for a crappy plan, and we tried to just buy a plan before ACA but couldn't due to pre-existing conditions. Your wife is good people. Thank her for me.
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I will admit the ADA has been amazing for me because it forced my University to give me a full time faculty contract with benefits rather than just giving me multiple adjunct contracts every semester
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This is actually nicer than his real handwriting, which is unintelligible scribbles that alternate between lowercase and uppercase letters totally at random.
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Night10194 posted:What? That fucker Andrew Jackson stole Toledo and its port from us and gave it to Ohio because they voted for him. Then he tried to give us the UP to mollify the Michiganders he'd robbed, thinking it was worthless, then it turned out to be excellent timbering and mining land and then the railroad boom happened and made water travel less essential so we really ended up coming out the better, proving God was on the side of Michigan like always. Except all the times we've screwed ourselves by being a pack of hollering idiots. My point is that Wisconsin had nothing to do with it and got screwed. So gently caress Andrew Jackson. I'm glad he's dead. 
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