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Ehud posted:maybe STDH but if not, pretty good I dunno about that exchange specifically, but there's definitely a not insignificant amount of people who get insurance through the ACA and also will say they're against Obamacare because they literally don't know what Obamacare is, to them its just a buzzword that gets thrown around on their favorite t.v. shows as a way to poo poo on Obama.
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Basebf555 posted:I dunno about that exchange specifically, but there's definitely a not insignificant amount of people who get insurance through the ACA and also will say they're against Obamacare because they literally don't know what Obamacare is, to them its just a buzzword that gets thrown around on their favorite t.v. shows as a way to poo poo on Obama. We have the same people in the UK. "I voted for BREXIT because they said the money we send to Europe can be used to fund the NHS instead. What do you mean that was a huge, simplistic lie just to get my vote?"
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I may be crazy, but I think Trump may be the best bet the US has had to get true universal healthcare. He's outside the box enough to give it a try if he wanted to at least. Executive order couldn't set something like that up though right? Since it would be a tax?
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Aren't the republicans planning on repealing the ACA but keeping it intact until 2020? All the praise of repealing while kicking the consequences down the line long enough to make the Dems look even worse or whatever. Regardless, the schadenfreude is you, America.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Since it would be a tax? What does this mean? Presumably it would be funded by taxes, just like any other government service.
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JoelJoel posted:Aren't the republicans planning on repealing the ACA but keeping it intact until 2020? All the praise of repealing while kicking the consequences down the line long enough to make the Dems look even worse or whatever. As a long standing member of the Grand Old Party, sure we are, why not Passing the buck back and forth between our democrat friends is kind of a standing joke.
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Basebf555 posted:I dunno about that exchange specifically, but there's definitely a not insignificant amount of people who get insurance through the ACA and also will say they're against Obamacare because they literally don't know what Obamacare is, to them its just a buzzword that gets thrown around on their favorite t.v. shows as a way to poo poo on Obama. People seem to think that Obamacare is some kind of socialized healthcare that only goes to the poor, minorities, and illegal immigrants. I think it's due to a combination of the way Fox and others presented it, and sounding like Obamaphones (which should really be called either Reaganphones or Bushphones, based on the program's history).
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Next week they can repeal any part of it that requires funding, so the subsidies. It will take longer (and fewer defections) to repeal things like preexisting conditions and the mandate.
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Solice Kirsk posted:I may be crazy, but I think Trump may be the best bet the US has had to get true universal healthcare. He's outside the box enough to give it a try if he wanted to at least. Executive order couldn't set something like that up though right? Since it would be a tax? I'd love to see Trump attempt something like this, because it would expose the Republican Party's true position on the issue, which is that poor people shouldn't be given any financial assistance for health insurance. Its not politically convenient to just come out and say that, so they go on and on about how Obamacare just isn't economically viable and that we can get to 100% coverage just using free market principles. If Trump were to achieve universal healthcare by instituting an entitlement program of any kind, the shitstorm will be absolutely tremendous, plus of course the side benefit of the country actually having universal healthcare.
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Ehud posted:maybe STDH but if not, pretty good Motherfucker probably doesn't know how Facebook works either. Probably going around on the Trump Reddit page screeching about how his 'libtard' friends are trying to fool him and coming to terms with some serious poo poo. I don't care if it's fake or not, it is funny. Oh, I needed that today.
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Solice Kirsk posted:I may be crazy, but I think Trump may be the best bet the US has had to get true universal healthcare. He's outside the box enough to give it a try if he wanted to at least. Executive order couldn't set something like that up though right? Since it would be a tax? Executive orders can't overstep the Constitutional boundaries of the President's position. Harry Truman tried using an executive order to seize all steel mills in the country to settle labor disputes, which was deemed unconstitutional and reversed. In practice, a 2/3 Congressional majority can easily override an executive order if they don't like it. The Republican party even filed suit against Obama in 2014 regarding the ACA, claiming that even changing key components without Congressional approval was illegal. If Trump tries to just executive order his way out of everything, the party is going to push back.
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Skippy McPants posted:That can't be just heat warping, right? The case is aluminum, wouldn't you have to get it pretty loving hot to do something like that? It was run over by a bus.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I English gents try to remove a bike that's stuck on an electric fence. "Just be brave" 
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I This is amazing
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I It really is
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I Ok, I'm probably gonna ask something dumb, but why do they still get shocked when they touch the tire? Shouldn't it insulate enough, or do they get shocked becuase it is wet?
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Helios Grime posted:Ok, I'm probably gonna ask something dumb, but why do they still get shocked when they touch the tire? Shouldn't it insulate enough, or do they get shocked becuase it is wet? it's England, everything is perpetually damp
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I I know what I'm showing the British, that-type-of-bike-riding-every-weekend, electrical engineer Mr Boods when he's on his lunchbreak. It's perfect.
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Helios Grime posted:Ok, I'm probably gonna ask something dumb, but why do they still get shocked when they touch the tire? Shouldn't it insulate enough, or do they get shocked becuase it is wet? In addition to what was already mentioned, I think they got their fingers all the way around and ended up touching the interior metal rim, which would conduct just fine.
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It's been over 30 years since I last touched an electric fence and don't really have any memory of the strength. Could you just grab the handlebars and haul it over and just put up with the shocks for those few seconds, or is it actually impossible for physiological reasons and/or pain?
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Gromit posted:It's been over 30 years since I last touched an electric fence and don't really have any memory of the strength. Could you just grab the handlebars and haul it over and just put up with the shocks for those few seconds, or is it actually impossible for physiological reasons and/or pain? As I recall, you get a jolt that spasms the muscles in your arm and you can't continue doing what you were doing because lose complete control of it. It also hurts
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Stoatbringer posted:We have the same people in the UK. How loving dense are you? Those are massively different things.
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Perestroika posted:In addition to what was already mentioned, I think they got their fingers all the way around and ended up touching the interior metal rim, which would conduct just fine.
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spog posted:As I recall, you get a jolt that spasms the muscles in your arm and you can't continue doing what you were doing because lose complete control of it. Yeah this. You could plan to bite through it and keep lifting your bike off, but the spasms would probably prevent you. 
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I This is the best. *baa* "Shut up!"
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10 Beers posted:Also, Clemson beat Alabama last night, and there are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many tears over it. The CEO at work is a born and bred Alabama fan who treats "Roll Tide" almost as a religious phrase. They're currently making a condolence card over at the other office for him.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I You'd think that three idiots would equal one functional brain but stupid just doesn't work like that. It's like watching a committee run project in fast forward.
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Nuggan posted:A fox failing to steal chickens: He gave one a good chase, though.
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hanales posted:I had to watch this about 20 times before I realized what happened. Did he touch a wire and the current passed harmlessly through him or did he shock that guy with something in his hand?
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