crosseyed: Would the UK be considered a single payer system?

crosseyed: How does it differ? Here we have insurance networks or exchanges and if doctors or facilities are in those exchanges and insured person can go to those people. If one's "old" doctor isn't in the new exchange, then you can't see that doctor for care. And one problem is that those buying into the exchanges are signing up for medicare and are therefore draining from the system. There are not enough young people paying into the system. So far I have insurance through my work but I'm told that could change in the future. Still, my rates are up by over a thousand dollars a year. A friend who has his family on his plan has seen an increase of over 300 dollars per month. That's not uncommon.

crosseyed: we'll I can't say I fully understand the system. It does worry me the the government here is in charge of health insurance. In the US the law only benefited a small number of the uninsured. There were other ways outside of obamacare. Even with Obamacare, millions will still be uninsured. And it's anything but affordable. Most have experienced rate increases and millions were dropped from existing policies. Perhaps laws and new regs were needed but a complete overhaul here in the US is a mistake. Obama could not be respected now if he were able to run again. People are increasingly unhappy with the consequences of this intrusive law.

ketchuplover: . I was bored.

Papa Zoom:

Is yelling at yourself a perk of a black rook membership?
(see the 5th post previous to this one)

rod03801: He likes to play softball. He needs to be impeached. He's lawless. Ignores laws he doesn't like and creates them without the Congress.

I'm no huge fan of the Republican leaders either. The old farts need to retire. We so need term limits.

Papa Zoom: Obama never admits his mistakes. It's to be expected. I haven't seen it yet. I wish the chicken would be interviewed by Hannity.

It's like blaming the cat when you're the one that farted!

Did anyone see Bill O'Reilly's interview with the Prez? Bill was great, asked perfect questions, and President Obama was all about excuses. It's never his fault. He looked like a total fool. Own up! He even blamed Fox News! Sure. It's their fault that the IRS targeted conservatives and the Justice department ran guns into Mexico and that the State Department lied about Bengazi and that Obama lied about Obama-Care. And on and on and on.

Own it Mr. Prez.

Papa Zoom: Hey, it's the politics board, not sports!

Go Hawks. Go and Gone!

Or as Mark Levine calls them, MSLSD:

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/01/110741-andrea-mitchell-interrupted-congresswoman-breaking-news-tells-everything-need-know-cnn/

While interviewing a congresswoman on the NSA, the station interrupted that interview for BREAKING NEWS about (cue drum roll) Justin Bieber.

ketchuplover: great. Bombs will follow.

Peace talks are in session

ketchuplover:

Ich Bin Ein Ukrainian!

wtf?

set a new world record for most singers of a national anthem. Ich Bin Ein Ukrainian!

Divide the country based on the ratio of those pro EU to those pro Russia (those who are voting age and willing to vote will decide the proportion) Obviously the EU folks will occupy the western percentage.

ketchuplover:

Nelson Mandela

ketchuplover: health care costs are up all over the place. I"m paying much more

ketchuplover:

Apparently the USA spent $8233 per person in 2010.

figured out the cost of health care per person and proceeded from there. As it is now I'd guarantee no cost hikes for a decade..

rod03801: they said they did make progress on the site this weekend

Artful Dodger:

It's December and Obamacare is still collapsing!

gogul:

Artful Dodger: technically, this is a prayer AGAINST Obama.

planet earth a weapon free zone. You're welcome.

11 September
Always remember

Remembering......

forever!

ketchuplover: Flint?

The Col: He was indeed!! lololol

ketchuplover: Wasn't he in The Smiths?

in comes???

ketchuplover: You want the Vice President in control??

I thought that was not a good thing. Gore ... Palin ... no no no no. No one wanted them in power I gather.

Artful Dodger: Noooo from the moon. That's why we are going to Mars first.

Or am I being just a tad sarcastic over this "go to Mars" reality show that's going to start ... soon.

Artful Dodger:

An extended coughpermanentcough stay in Africa is fine with me.

(V): Aren't lizards from mars? http://digitaljournal.com/article/351083

Can we send all the Lizards to Mars??

ketchuplover:

Artful Dodger:
AMEN!

My prayer for Obama: "Dear Lord, please bless and keep Obama.........far away from us!!!!!"

Let's presume a member of the chinese intelligence would have informed the general public about undreamed details of the whole dimension of digital snoopery and hacking activities of the chinese intelligence. This whistleblower would have fled from china in search of asylum. How fast a private jet of the CIA would be underway, the man celebrated as a hero of freedom witnessing in front of congressman and woman?

Artful Dodger: And a new one hit this weekend. That the family of Stephen Lawrence were targeted by a Met police smear campaign so they might go away and not end up (as they did) revealing how institutionally racist the Met police force was through their campaign for justice.

18 years to convict the killers, just because Stephen and his family were black.