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Post by TheOtherMe on Jun 21, 2022 8:25:44 GMT -5
Interesting - the ad at the top of the page this morning is for Ru Paul Drag Race All Stars. Considering how family-friendly Proboards wants our discussions to remain, I guess that means drag queens ARE approved as family-friendly entertainment. I've been getting RuPaul ads on FB and Instagram, too.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 21, 2022 9:10:10 GMT -5
I'll repeat.. kids don't know what it is. They simply see someone dressed 'in costume'. You're the one projecting your hangups on them. I'll repeat I don't think kids should be exposed to it. I'm not projecting anything. I highly doubt anyone on this board is qualified to say it's good for a child to be subject to people walking around with dildos hanging off their head and shown they are submissive to another. I am very immersed in the LGBTQ community because not all straight people hate them. I have never once seen anyone walk around with dildoes hanging from their heads. And why not expose young children to all types of people. My grandson went to pride with his mom, my daughter and her GF. He's 3 yo. Why not show children to love all people whether they are like you or not? Isn't that part of being a Christian? I was raised in a Christian family and I was taught to love all people. What happened to do unto others as you would have them do unto you? Do you really have that much hate in your heart?
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Post by billisonboard on Jun 21, 2022 9:34:16 GMT -5
I'll repeat I don't think kids should be exposed to it. I'm not projecting anything. I highly doubt anyone on this board is qualified to say it's good for a child to be subject to people walking around with dildos hanging off their head and shown they are submissive to another. I am very immersed in the LGBTQ community because not all straight people hate them. I have never once seen anyone walk around with dildoes hanging from their heads. And why not expose young children to all types of people. My grandson went to pride with his mom, my daughter and her GF. He's 3 yo. Why not show children to love all people whether they are like you or not? Isn't that part of being a Christian? I was raised in a Christian family and I was taught to love all people. What happened to do unto others as you would have them do unto you? Do you really have that much hate in your heart? and what great parenting opportunities. How do you develop a relationship in which your child knows that they can talk with you about difficult topics other than having discussions on difficult topics?
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 21, 2022 9:34:42 GMT -5
Trying and failing is better than doing nothing. We learn from our failures. We learn nothing from doing nothing. On a personal level I couldn't agree more. There is too much to risk when the govt does it. The risk needs to be assessed carefully not rushed thru. They rushed the ACA thru because they knew they would get a ton of pushback from conservatives and rightfully so. To be penalized for not having healthcare is absurd and that is how they were going to get compliance. Then you need to be far more clear in your posts and not make broad absolutes.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 21, 2022 10:01:58 GMT -5
Oh boy! Do you really think so? Because I remember that poster……. I don't, but by your guy's reactions it sounds like I don't want to.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Jun 21, 2022 10:04:54 GMT -5
On a personal level I couldn't agree more. There is too much to risk when the govt does it. The risk needs to be assessed carefully not rushed thru. They rushed the ACA thru because they knew they would get a ton of pushback from conservatives and rightfully so. To be penalized for not having healthcare is absurd and that is how they were going to get compliance. Then you need to be far more clear in your posts and not make broad absolutes. It is also an excuse for doing nothing. Just look at the issue with gun control. We can't rush into anything, we need to take our time, etc. All the while, the death toll continues. Sometimes you do need to just do something instead of throwing up your hands
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 21, 2022 10:07:28 GMT -5
You should get out more then. Get out of your bubble. Most hospital based doctors care for uninsured patients, we see many on the icu. Before the aca, I got nothing for caring for critically ill uninsured patients s in the icu. Now I get something. Patients who went to the ER and were found to have a lung mass can now be seen and have their work up done as an outpatient instead of worrying about how to pay for it. You should have paid more attention to your reading, or maybe ask your MLS daughter what she knows, since you claim you both are knowledgeable in this area. Criticize dems all you want. They are the only ones trying to fix things. Republicans have no interest nor do they even have any ideas. I will take the person who tries any day instead of those who do nothing but say no. trying and failing is worse than doing nothing at all. You are only looking at the medical (which understandable that is only what you know). I look at how the cost has risen for others, how drs decided to go into retirement because of the new regulations of paperwork, how the sign up was a disaster from the start. There is more to this failure than what you are looking at. Now I since you like to dis my daughter I will comment. I brought her up because of her medical education and extreme knowledge of guns, ammunition. You may have more knowledge in the medical profession but it is clear you have zero in muzzle velocity, ammunition comparison. Probably very little in gunshot damage other than what you seen in a course semester. So yes my daughter would overall have way more knowledge than you and those combined. More than likely other than we don't have a degree in the medical field my husband and I both are more qualified in in how the a projectile can affect the body. You just hear talking points on guns not knowing one type of bullet to the next. I try to keep my posts nice and with manners but as evident on how you attacked one poster on here, keep attacking my daughter you will see the BITCH i can be Does one really need to know much about guns to know that they kill people and should be regulated?
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Post by billisonboard on Jun 21, 2022 10:08:48 GMT -5
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 21, 2022 10:14:47 GMT -5
No, you do not. People who treat these things have more knowledge about how they cause damage that needs to be repaired. I will take the word of a trauma surgeon who has to repair these wounds over someone with no real world knowledge about the effects of this on the body. You need to learn more about medical costs. Medical inflation hit its lowest rate in decades after the ACA was passed. You pay for the uninsured either way. You just now see that cost. Uninsured patients drive up the cost for everybody. The status quo sucked. Saying you think that was better clearly shows you have no clue about this. The easiest insurance to deal with is straight Medicare. It has the fewest restrictions, the lowest overhead, and the fewest preauthorization requirements. And it is a government run program. Imagine that! No they do not, they see and treat the damage as a wound..Besides being a firearm instructer my husband has been a guest speaker to several universities as an expert in firearms 2 of the universities was medical universities as well as several police academy. No we may not see the damage everyday but we sure know what the damage is and can usually tell rifle, handgun, close range.... He also been asked to testify as an independent expert if a death is a suicide or not when there is conflicting medical examiner reports. As I wouldn't know how to treat cancer or a heart disease compared to me you are way out of your depth on firearm knowledge. What about the part of the ACA that drove up costs for millions of other insurers. I had to pay more, with less dr's in network. You don't want to talk about that. How many dr's retired because of the ACA. When someone is dying in the hospital from a gunshot wound, does it really matter what type shot them since they are dying anyway. The charge and sentence would be the same for the shooter.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 21, 2022 10:25:17 GMT -5
You are the one who clearly doesn't care about others. Places where physicians make lower salaries also pay for medical school, jave affordable,college costs, lower or no malpractice costs and cases, limit care to a degree that Americans won't accept, do not expect to get care any time of the day or night, limit pharmaceutical costs, and have higher taxes so physicians do not have ridiculous loans and have to catch up on retirement savings. But you would not be in favor of any of that. Your precious freedom to own whatever firearm you want without limit is more important to you than a child's life. Don't act like you think you are better than physicians, almost all of us who put our lives at risk over the last 2 years. You did the same? OMG...you like wearing your superman cape don't you, I wouldn't consider less than 1% chance of dying from a flu variant makes you superman. Millions of us went to work the last 2 years it was no big deal. Slap a mask on, wash your hands, stay away from each other. If you catch it stay the hell away from each other if you have other other issues you might be in for some bad shit. We are not guaranteed a tomorrow live life, make smart choices and deal with bad shit. Now take off your cape fold it up and save it for the democrat ass slapping conventions I happen to think he deserves to wear a cape. He dived in to help people when this whole thing happened. He didn't sit behind a keyboard spewing misinformation like others. He put his life and health on the line to help people whether he agreed with them or not. Even when the reason they were dying or sick was their own doing by choosing to believe that this virus was no worse than the flu or a cold. I for one am grateful for PMD and all the other doctors who did what he did. Shame on you.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 21, 2022 10:30:35 GMT -5
I am very immersed in the LGBTQ community because not all straight people hate them. I have never once seen anyone walk around with dildoes hanging from their heads. And why not expose young children to all types of people. My grandson went to pride with his mom, my daughter and her GF. He's 3 yo. Why not show children to love all people whether they are like you or not? Isn't that part of being a Christian? I was raised in a Christian family and I was taught to love all people. What happened to do unto others as you would have them do unto you? Do you really have that much hate in your heart? and what great parenting opportunities. How do you develop a relationship in which your child knows that they can talk with you about difficult topics other than having discussions on difficult topics? Agreed. T1 told me that she was scared coming out to me even though she knows IDGAF who people love. She knew nothing would change about our relationship and she was still terrified. Imagine being raised by someone who had that level of hatred for others and not being able to be your true self to the people who's sole responsibility it is in life is to love you.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 21, 2022 10:35:11 GMT -5
Then you need to be far more clear in your posts and not make broad absolutes. It is also an excuse for doing nothing. Just look at the issue with gun control. We can't rush into anything, we need to take our time, etc. All the while, the death toll continues. Sometimes you do need to just do something instead of throwing up your hands Hard core gun owners' solution to ending mass murder by firearms is thoughts and prayers. Tells me their god doesn't give a damn about us.
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Post by tallguy on Jun 21, 2022 11:58:27 GMT -5
It is also an excuse for doing nothing. Just look at the issue with gun control. We can't rush into anything, we need to take our time, etc. All the while, the death toll continues. Sometimes you do need to just do something instead of throwing up your hands Hard core gun owners' solution to ending mass murder by firearms is thoughts and prayers. Tells me their god doesn't give a damn about us. Yeah, if only their god was the one most people think of as God....
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Post by triciacus on Jun 21, 2022 13:46:52 GMT -5
You are the one who clearly doesn't care about others. Places where physicians make lower salaries also pay for medical school, jave affordable,college costs, lower or no malpractice costs and cases, limit care to a degree that Americans won't accept, do not expect to get care any time of the day or night, limit pharmaceutical costs, and have higher taxes so physicians do not have ridiculous loans and have to catch up on retirement savings. But you would not be in favor of any of that. Your precious freedom to own whatever firearm you want without limit is more important to you than a child's life. Don't act like you think you are better than physicians, almost all of us who put our lives at risk over the last 2 years. You did the same? OMG...you like wearing your superman cape don't you, I wouldn't consider less than 1% chance of dying from a flu variant makes you superman. Millions of us went to work the last 2 years it was no big deal. Slap a mask on, wash your hands, stay away from each other. If you catch it stay the hell away from each other if you have other other issues you might be in for some bad shit. We are not guaranteed a tomorrow live life, make smart choices and deal with bad shit. Now take off your cape fold it up and save it for the democrat ass slapping conventions Did all of the millions of us who have gone to work everyday for the past 2 years like it was "no big deal" have direct contact with people who suffered from Covid, and put our lives in danger every damn day, I would say hell no, I went to work everyday for the past 2 years but I sure didn't put my life on the line everyday, those who were on the front line have my respect and admiration for trying to protect us, so unless you were on the front line and in danger it was a big deal for them to go to work. I pray you never need the help of doctors who you have such disregard for.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 21, 2022 14:04:55 GMT -5
OMG...you like wearing your superman cape don't you, I wouldn't consider less than 1% chance of dying from a flu variant makes you superman. Millions of us went to work the last 2 years it was no big deal. Slap a mask on, wash your hands, stay away from each other. If you catch it stay the hell away from each other if you have other other issues you might be in for some bad shit. We are not guaranteed a tomorrow live life, make smart choices and deal with bad shit. Now take off your cape fold it up and save it for the democrat ass slapping conventions Did all of the millions of us who have gone to work everyday for the past 2 years like it was "no big deal" have direct contact with people who suffered from Covid, and put our lives in danger every damn day, I would say hell no, I went to work everyday for the past 2 years but I sure didn't put my life on the line everyday, those who were on the front line have my respect and admiration for trying to protect us, so unless you were on the front line and in danger it was a big deal for them to go to work. I pray you never need the help of doctors who you have such disregard for. I had to work on location and worked for a company that considered COVID a hoax. So I would also consider it a "big deal" to have worked in person for two years. I don't think people quite understand the mental stress that happens when you get a letter signed by the government that pretty much says it doesn't matter if the zombie apocalypse happens get your ass into work here is your teacher's note saying so. I am fortunate that I did not have to work in a field where I had to watch people literally die in droves while there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it. And now get to watch them die from their own stubborness and stupidity. I didn't have to watch the morgue fill up and then see the refridgerated trucks come in. I didn't have to face making triage decisions that we have never seen before. I didn't have to watch ICU beds fill up and have to deny them to other people. I can't imagine what it does to your psyche to listen to someone dying beg for a vaccine with their last breath knowing they wouldn't be taking their last breath if they had listened from the start. Suicide rates are already high among the medical profession. To dismiss what they have witnessed and been through because you think it is no big deal is just arrogant. You sound like the CEOs at my old company who got to sit at home for the entire pandemic collecting their giant paychecks and stock returns. Totally out of touch.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 21, 2022 14:19:13 GMT -5
I'll repeat I don't think kids should be exposed to it. I'm not projecting anything. I highly doubt anyone on this board is qualified to say it's good for a child to be subject to people walking around with dildos hanging off their head and shown they are submissive to another. I am very immersed in the LGBTQ community because not all straight people hate them. I have never once seen anyone walk around with dildoes hanging from their heads. And why not expose young children to all types of people. My grandson went to pride with his mom, my daughter and her GF. He's 3 yo. Why not show children to love all people whether they are like you or not? Isn't that part of being a Christian? I was raised in a Christian family and I was taught to love all people. What happened to do unto others as you would have them do unto you? Do you really have that much hate in your heart? I saw a very well done Santa merkin at Drag Queen Christmas. And so did Gwen. As far as I know there was no lasting damage. It's all about context too. We were at a drag queen show you are going to see some things. You're at a pride parade you are going to see some things. If you don't like it don't go easy peasy. A guy I don't know and did not invite showing up on my doorstep at 12 am with a dildo on his head. .. probably should call the cops. Guy walking around in the Old Market with a dildo on his head is either tweaking or performance art depending on what time of the day it is. Possibly both. Either way as long as he's not accosting me it's still none of my business.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Jun 21, 2022 14:27:15 GMT -5
I find someone open carrying a weapon far more problematic than I find someone with a dildo. It is unlikely that the person with the dildo will kill me.
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Post by triciacus on Jun 21, 2022 14:42:22 GMT -5
Did all of the millions of us who have gone to work everyday for the past 2 years like it was "no big deal" have direct contact with people who suffered from Covid, and put our lives in danger every damn day, I would say hell no, I went to work everyday for the past 2 years but I sure didn't put my life on the line everyday, those who were on the front line have my respect and admiration for trying to protect us, so unless you were on the front line and in danger it was a big deal for them to go to work. I pray you never need the help of doctors who you have such disregard for. I had to work on location and worked for a company that considered COVID a hoax. So I would also consider it a "big deal" to have worked in person for two years. I don't think people quite understand the mental stress that happens when you get a letter signed by the government that pretty much says it doesn't matter if the zombie apocalypse happens get your ass into work here is your teacher's note saying so. I am fortunate that I did not have to work in a field where I had to watch people literally die in droves while there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it. And now get to watch them die from their own stubborness and stupidity. I didn't have to watch the morgue fill up and then see the refridgerated trucks come in. I didn't have to face making triage decisions that we have never seen before. I didn't have to watch ICU beds fill up and have to deny them to other people. I can't imagine what it does to your psyche to listen to someone dying beg for a vaccine with their last breath knowing they wouldn't be taking their last breath if they had listened from the start. Suicide rates are already high among the medical profession. To dismiss what they have witnessed and been through because you think it is no big deal is just arrogant. You sound like the CEOs at my old company who got to sit at home for the entire pandemic collecting their giant paychecks and stock returns. Totally out of touch. I was not dismissing what they lived through, I was just trying to point out that she said that millions of people went to work for the past 2 years that it was no big deal, I was trying to say that it was a big deal to many who went to work and that they deserve respect for putting their lives at risk. I am sorry for not wording it better.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 21, 2022 15:03:34 GMT -5
I had to work on location and worked for a company that considered COVID a hoax. So I would also consider it a "big deal" to have worked in person for two years. I don't think people quite understand the mental stress that happens when you get a letter signed by the government that pretty much says it doesn't matter if the zombie apocalypse happens get your ass into work here is your teacher's note saying so. I am fortunate that I did not have to work in a field where I had to watch people literally die in droves while there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it. And now get to watch them die from their own stubborness and stupidity. I didn't have to watch the morgue fill up and then see the refridgerated trucks come in. I didn't have to face making triage decisions that we have never seen before. I didn't have to watch ICU beds fill up and have to deny them to other people. I can't imagine what it does to your psyche to listen to someone dying beg for a vaccine with their last breath knowing they wouldn't be taking their last breath if they had listened from the start. Suicide rates are already high among the medical profession. To dismiss what they have witnessed and been through because you think it is no big deal is just arrogant. You sound like the CEOs at my old company who got to sit at home for the entire pandemic collecting their giant paychecks and stock returns. Totally out of touch. I was not dismissing what they lived through, I was just trying to point out that she said that millions of people went to work for the past 2 years that it was no big deal, I was trying to say that it was a big deal to many who went to work and that they deserve respect for putting their lives at risk. I am sorry for not wording it better. Oh no my bad! I was agreeing with you and expanding on it.
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Post by triciacus on Jun 21, 2022 16:04:29 GMT -5
I was not dismissing what they lived through, I was just trying to point out that she said that millions of people went to work for the past 2 years that it was no big deal, I was trying to say that it was a big deal to many who went to work and that they deserve respect for putting their lives at risk. I am sorry for not wording it better. Oh no my bad! I was agreeing with you and expanding on it. Oh okay, thank you, I thought I didn't explain it well and that people would think that I was agreeing with her. Sorry for misunderstanding your post.
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Post by laterbloomer on Jun 21, 2022 16:45:33 GMT -5
I missed something and I've looked back and can'r figure it out...Who's running around with dildoes on their head? Are they related to those guys that hang balls off their trucks?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 21, 2022 16:51:30 GMT -5
I missed something and I've looked back and can'r figure it out...Who's running around with dildoes on their head? Are they related to those guys that hang balls off their trucks? Apparently that is what people do when they attend pride parades. That came from the picture of seeing a kid interact with a guy in a dog mask on a leash. That is something that will do lasting psychological damage to a child according to a poster. But constantly worrying about if today is the day they are going to get blown away in school and now being aware that there is a good chance "good guys with guns" are y not going to even attempt to save you and it doesn't matter because Jim Bob's right to own an AR-15 is more important than your life. .. that isn't psychologically damaging AT ALL. America is so fucking out of whack when it comes to what we get morally outraged over. Oh and I as the parent have no right or ability to decide if my kid seeing a dildo hat wearing dude is going to cause them damage. Which is funny because I thought conservatives were all about parental rights these days.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2022 18:23:52 GMT -5
That is a shockingly ridiculous viewpoint for an adult to hold. History is replete with stories of tremendous successes based on a series of failures, and indeed, most successes are built on a series of failures. There is a marvelous collection of quotes on the value of failure, from such an assorted cast of luminaries as Edison, Churchill, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Robert F. Kennedy, and uncounted others not-so-famous. I am not going to direct you to them because, quite frankly, you do not deserve them and are unlikely to be able to understand them if I did. To refer back to the specific example of health care in this country and the ACA in particular, it is most disingenuous to criticize as a colossal failure something that was hurt far worse by sabotage than by being lacking in its own merits or intentions. Most of its "failures" were due to political resistance from conservatives and the greed and self-interest of insurance companies. And as for conservatives bleating about the low approval ratings of the ACA, much of that was because a third of the country did not think it went far enough. They were right, it didn't. That was all that could get passed in Congress, and it helped tens of millions of people. Unfortunately, as most conservatives seem to believe, it helped the wrong people. It helped people who actually needed it. not deserving yup another democrat view....I should have been more specific Government is better off doing nothing than trying and failing. is that true? i mean this MOST sincerely. i understand your perspective. it is that of anarchists. i like anarchism. but the fact is that we have a government in the US. if we have a government, the government works for us. i expect them to do SOMETHING. doing nothing is really not ok. if they do something and fail, at least they are TRYING. sop, yeah, i guess i will close by saying that we can either get rid of the government and have a feudal society, or we can have a government, and expect them to at least TRY to do the right thing. which way will you have it, scgal?
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2022 18:28:23 GMT -5
Trying and failing is better than doing nothing. We learn from our failures. We learn nothing from doing nothing. On a personal level I couldn't agree more. There is too much to risk when the govt does it. The risk needs to be assessed carefully not rushed thru. They rushed the ACA thru because they knew they would get a ton of pushback from conservatives and rightfully so. To be penalized for not having healthcare is absurd and that is how they were going to get compliance. this is actually not true, as far as i remember. this is MY memory. please correct me if i am wrong: Obama and Democrats spent an ENTIRE YEAR trying to negotiate bipartisanship on the ACA. they didn't need to do that. they had the votes in January. they COULD HAVE just "forced it through" then, rather than debating it for 11 months. remember the town halls? i do. i attended one. my rep PROMISED that she would not vote for the ACA if it did not contain a Public Option. she broke that promise. so, they were not necessary, either. they accomplished nothing. so, yeah, i remember exactly the opposite of this. i wish he HAD rushed it through. the resulting legislation would have been better, imo. instead, he got all of the piling on by lobbyists and tons of unneeded an unproductive "compromise". the result was inferior legislation. another year or two or 20 would not have made it any better, imo.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2022 18:31:50 GMT -5
Trying and failing is better than doing nothing. We learn from our failures. We learn nothing from doing nothing. On a personal level I couldn't agree more. There is too much to risk when the govt does it. The risk needs to be assessed carefully not rushed thru. They rushed the ACA thru because they knew they would get a ton of pushback from conservatives and rightfully so. To be penalized for not having healthcare is absurd and that is how they were going to get compliance.you do realize that what Obama did is the opposite of penalizing, right? he REQUIRED that everyone get private insurance or pay a penalty. why? because the alternative has been (since Reagan made this happen) that EVERY PERSON WHO BUYS INSURANCE pays a penalty for those that don't have it. so, the two alternatives are these: the 80% pay for the 20% who are not insured (this is how the law was for 30 years) OR the 20% pay for themselves OR pay a penalty to cover those who are not insured. which is fairer? which more just? imo, the ACA is more fair than the system Reagan put in place. it is MORE in line with conservative values. unfortunately, it was not sold that way. but that is not my primary complaint about the ACA.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2022 18:39:35 GMT -5
You are the one who clearly doesn't care about others. Places where physicians make lower salaries also pay for medical school, jave affordable,college costs, lower or no malpractice costs and cases, limit care to a degree that Americans won't accept, do not expect to get care any time of the day or night, limit pharmaceutical costs, and have higher taxes so physicians do not have ridiculous loans and have to catch up on retirement savings. But you would not be in favor of any of that. Your precious freedom to own whatever firearm you want without limit is more important to you than a child's life. Don't act like you think you are better than physicians, almost all of us who put our lives at risk over the last 2 years. You did the same? OMG...you like wearing your superman cape don't you, I wouldn't consider less than 1% chance of dying from a flu variant makes you superman. the risk of dying from Covid is 10x that of the flu. it has been the 4th leading cause of death since 2020. but, candidly, i put anyone that exposes themselves to this risk in high regard: teachers, busdrivers, healthcare workers, hospice workers, police officers. they were ALL exposed to risk during the pandemic, and did their jobs. and they should be praised for it.
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Post by dannylion on Jun 21, 2022 18:45:16 GMT -5
I missed something and I've looked back and can'r figure it out...Who's running around with dildoes on their head? Are they related to those guys that hang balls off their trucks? Apparently that is what people do when they attend pride parades. That came from the picture of seeing a kid interact with a guy in a dog mask on a leash. That is something that will do lasting psychological damage to a child according to a poster. But constantly worrying about if today is the day they are going to get blown away in school and now being aware that there is a good chance "good guys with guns" are y not going to even attempt to save you and it doesn't matter because Jim Bob's right to own an AR-15 is more important than your life. .. that isn't psychologically damaging AT ALL. America is so fucking out of whack when it comes to what we get morally outraged over. Oh and I as the parent have no right or ability to decide if my kid seeing a dildo hat wearing dude is going to cause them damage. Which is funny because I thought conservatives were all about parental rights these days.Only if the exercise of "parental rights" can be weaponized to target harmless marginalized people and make their lives even more difficult. Also books. Books are bad and must be stamped out. They contain ideas and humor and make kids think and ask questions and encourage tolerance and kindness. We can't have that. It could lead to dancing.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Jun 21, 2022 18:46:59 GMT -5
OMG...you like wearing your superman cape don't you, I wouldn't consider less than 1% chance of dying from a flu variant makes you superman. the risk of dying from Covid is 10x that of the flu. it has been the 4th leading cause of death since 2020. but, candidly, i put anyone that exposes themselves to this risk in high regard: teachers, busdrivers, healthcare workers, hospice workers, police officers. they were ALL exposed to risk during the pandemic, and did their jobs. and they should be praised for it. Minor quibble. Third leading cause of death
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2022 18:49:55 GMT -5
wonderful post, dancing dan.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 21, 2022 18:52:32 GMT -5
the risk of dying from Covid is 10x that of the flu. it has been the 4th leading cause of death since 2020. but, candidly, i put anyone that exposes themselves to this risk in high regard: teachers, busdrivers, healthcare workers, hospice workers, police officers. they were ALL exposed to risk during the pandemic, and did their jobs. and they should be praised for it. Minor quibble. Third leading cause of death you're right. i was using the reported totals, not the estimated ones. conceded. it is third behind stroke.
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