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Joe Lieberman's Anti-Public Option Rationale Keeps Shifting
Commented Nov 24, 2009 at 07:09:04 in Politics
“The words shifty and devious come to mind.”
dmsdzinr replied on Nov 24, 2009 at 07:13:48
“How about the word "weasel"”
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special
Commented Nov 24, 2009 at 07:02:08 in Media
“If it is too much information, why do people click on a title like
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special”
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special”
Dean: Dems 'In Deep Trouble' On Health Care, The Only Options Are A Bad Bill Or 2010 Losses
Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 16:08:39 in Politics
“HEALTH CARE COULD BE VERY EASY
The health insurance companies have been pimping off of health care professionals long enough. They need to be nationalized and their corporate mission changed to one of providing funds for health care instead of NOT providing health care. The CEOs and top management can keep their ill-gotten gains. They can even keep their jobs but their mission would no longer be to generate obscene profits for themselves at the expense of the patients. They should not be entitled to continue to exploit health care for their own greedy benefit. That is one entitlement that we can do without.”””””””
The health insurance companies have been pimping off of health care professionals long enough. They need to be nationalized and their corporate mission changed to one of providing funds for health care instead of NOT providing health care. The CEOs and top management can keep their ill-gotten gains. They can even keep their jobs but their mission would no longer be to generate obscene profits for themselves at the expense of the patients. They should not be entitled to continue to exploit health care for their own greedy benefit. That is one entitlement that we can do without.”””””””
Dean: Dems 'In Deep Trouble' On Health Care, The Only Options Are A Bad Bill Or 2010 Losses
Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 14:24:15 in Politics
“The health insurance companies have been pimping off of health care professionals long enough. They need to be nationalized and their corporate mission changed to one of providing funds for health care instead of NOT providing health care. The CEOs and top management can keep their ill-gotten gains. They can even keep their jobs but their mission would no longer be to generate obscene profits for themselves at the expense of the patients. They should not be entitled to continue to exploit health care for their own greedy benefit. That is one entitlement that we can do without.””””””
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special
Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 13:42:17 in Media
“Besides pulling off "The Miracle on the Hudson", Sully has Masters degrees in Industrial Psychology and Public Administation and a genius IQ. I suspect that he would be very capable in any number of roles in government.”
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special
Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 13:37:49 in Media
“Because Lauer asked a question which was answered? Too bad about your own sex life.”
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special
Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 13:33:47 in Media
“Lauer asked Sullenberger and his wife, Laurie, whether his sudden celebrity helped or hurt their relationship.
They were answering a question. Get a life Karen!”
They were answering a question. Get a life Karen!”
MDUB1969 replied on Nov 23, 2009 at 14:06:15
“I think this is a perfect example of when "less is more". I agree with Karen; a simple "yes" would have been sufficient.”
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Jokes About "Rock Star Sex" In Matt Lauer Special
Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 13:31:30 in Media
“Sully's fame was no fluke. It was the result of professional dedication and focus when flying airplanes for decades. If The Miracle on the Hudson has also spiffed up his love life, it proves that there is justice in this world after all. To anyone who has tried to diminish him all I can say is "Get a life!".”
Sherrod Brown: Obama Focused On Main Street, But Not All His Advisers Are
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 20:55:15 in Politics
“Photopharm....You don't need those courses in economics. If they were included, economists would prejudge arguments based on wrong influences.?????
That is quite a statement ! BTW I do have an MBA. (And an MD)”
That is quite a statement ! BTW I do have an MBA. (And an MD)”
Sherrod Brown: Obama Focused On Main Street, But Not All His Advisers Are
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 13:21:53 in Politics
“Lately, that function charged to financing production facilities has been gambling with our money and not doing any intellegent financing.”
Sherrod Brown: Obama Focused On Main Street, But Not All His Advisers Are
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 13:19:28 in Politics
“Mr. Photopharm. I would suggest that you imform yourself regarding the courses in any Economics PhD program and compare that to MBA or doctoral programs in business administration. Courses in production and operations management and marketing are conspicuous by their absence in the subject matter adressed in studies on the way to a PhD in economics. I REPEAT. What we need are jobs that produce and market goods and services that Americans and others will plunk down money for, so that their employers can pay salaries so that their employees can buy goods and services that other entrepreneurs have produced and so on. I think that the finance function has leveraged itself into a situation where it is the tail wagging the dog in business enterprise.”
Photofarm replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 17:26:42
“You don't need those courses in economics. If they were included, economists would prejudge arguments based on wrong influences.
I do have a Bachelors degree in Ag Economics btw.”
I do have a Bachelors degree in Ag Economics btw.”
Obama, China, and Wishful Thinking About American Jobs
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 13:08:16 in Politics
“There ia a big problem with economists trying to straighten out the economy. PhDs in economics know a lot about money, banking and finance but neither study nor deal with production and marketing directly. Wall Street is not the solution to our problems. It IS the problem. What we need are jobs that produce goods and services that Americans and others will plunk down money for, so that their employers can pay salaries so that their employees can buy goods and services that other entrepreneurs have produced and so on. I think that the finance function has leveraged itself into a situation where it is the tail wagging the dog in business enterprise.”
Sherrod Brown: Obama Focused On Main Street, But Not All His Advisers Are
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 13:04:55 in Politics
“To paraphrase Ronald Reagan the hero of the Right, Wall Street is not the answer to the problems. wall Street IS the problem.”
x27 replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 13:09:34
“Tear down this Wall...street Reagen”
austin4 replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 13:05:55
“Ragan, was Delusional”
31BlueDog replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 13:05:52
“Wall St has had enough help - time to focus on Main St.”
Sherrod Brown: Obama Focused On Main Street, But Not All His Advisers Are
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 13:01:58 in Politics
“The GW Bush administration tried to tie the economy to the "Haves" and the "Have Mores".
How long do you think it will be beore the USA resembes Saudi Arabia?”
How long do you think it will be beore the USA resembes Saudi Arabia?”
Sherrod Brown: Obama Focused On Main Street, But Not All His Advisers Are
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 12:58:54 in Politics
“there is a big problem with economists trying to straighten out the economy. PhDs in economics know a lot about money, banking and finance but neither study nor deal with production and marketing directly. Wall Street is not the solution to our problems. It IS the problem. What we need are jobs that produce goods and services that Americans and others will plunk down money for, so that their employers can pay salaries so that their employees can buy goods and services that other entrepreneurs have produced and so on. I think that the finance function has leveraged itself into a situation where it is the tail wagging the dog in business enterprise.”
Photofarm replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 13:08:16
“WRONG, not sure where in the world you got your information but it certainly is right. Economists try to predict a lot of things, but people that are free often make choices and decisions that are complex. They won't change driving habits at $3 a gal gas, but will at $3.50 a gal gas. But, if they perceive things are going to get worse economically for them, they may change there mind and start changing driving habits at $2.75 a gallon for gas.
The real problem is the Federal Government trying to push economy to spend money quicker by encouraging loans etc expanding credit, till people get over leveraged and things collapse around them.”
The real problem is the Federal Government trying to push economy to spend money quicker by encouraging loans etc expanding credit, till people get over leveraged and things collapse around them.”
Palmz replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 13:04:05
“Great. Let's get plain talking Sarah Palin in there. NOW
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MarcusT replied on Nov 22, 2009 at 13:00:40
“And who's going to FINANCE these new production facilities?”
Bill Clinton Blasts Olbermann For Politicizing Health Care Event, Refuses To Go
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 10:29:19 in Politics
“CO2 feeds plants That same free market that has put the US economy in the toilet, since Reagan said that the government is the enemy? Congress has it in its power to listen to what the lobbyists for the health care insurance companies and PACs tell them.”
Bill Clinton Blasts Olbermann For Politicizing Health Care Event, Refuses To Go
Commented Nov 21, 2009 at 17:26:30 in Politics
“The health insurance companies have been pimping off of health care professionals long enough. They need to be nationalized and their corporate mission changed to one of providing funds for health care instead of NOT providing health care. The CEOs and top management can keep their ill-gotten gains. They can even keep their jobs but their mission would no longer be to generate obscene profits for themselves at the expense of the patients. They should not be entitled to continue to exploit health care for their own greedy benefit. That is one entitlement that we can do without.”””””
CO2feedsPlants replied on Nov 21, 2009 at 17:30:23
“The congressduds have it in their power to remove the monopoly from the insurance industry. Look at all the choices I have in buying auto insurance. The govt prevents me from having those choices in health insurance. I dont need the govt competing with private insurers. I need free market choice between providers.”
Should Insurance Companies Pay For Preventive Care?
Commented Nov 21, 2009 at 10:41:38 in Living
“The health insurance companies have been pimping off of health care professionals long enough. They need to be nationalized and their corporate mission changed to one of providing funds for health care instead of NOT providing health care. The CEOs and top management can keep their ill-gotten gains. They can even keep their jobs but their mission would no longer be to generate obscene profits for themselves at the expense of the patients. They should not be entitled to continue to exploit health care for their own greedy benefit. That is one entitlement that we can do without.””””
The Republican Plan to Block Health Care Reform
Commented Nov 21, 2009 at 10:36:44 in Politics
“VA Hospitals at Philadelphia,PA , Wilminton,DE and Albany,NY have all been excellent in my opinion and compare well with hospitals that I have seen elsewhere. It is interesting that our experience has been so different. I wonder where you have been.”
Should Insurance Companies Pay For Preventive Care?
Commented Nov 21, 2009 at 07:37:01 in Living
“Insurance companies should no longer be paying for anything. They have been pimping off of doctors long enough . They should be nationalized.”
The Republican Plan to Block Health Care Reform
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 16:43:15 in Politics
“Health care insurance companies are not in the business of insuring people but insuring that the company will make obscene amounts of money by avoiding paying claims by whatever pretext possible, be it claiming rightly or wrongly pre-existing conditions, canceling policies after people have paid premiums in good faith and even limiting coverage to flagrantly incompetent physicians.”
The Ersatz Public Option
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 10:02:46 in Politics
“How much are CEOs of health care insurance companies entitled to be paid yearly ? For making health care in the USA twice per capita than anywhere else in the world? Aetna Ronald A. Williams: $23,045,834 Cigna H. Edward Hanway: $25,839,777 Coventry Dale B. Wolf : $14,869,823 Health Net Jay M. Gellert: $3,686,230 Humana Michael McCallister: $10,312,557 U.Health Grp Stephen J. Hemsley: $13,164,529 WellPoint Angela Braly (2007): $9,094,271 L. Glasscock (2006): $23,886,169 .. THIS IS OBSCENE: . THIS IS ONE ENTITLEMENT THAT WE COULD DO WITHOUT.”
The Ersatz Public Option
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 10:01:55 in Politics
“How about a country that is being run by lobbyists from the health care insurance companies, for example who feel that they are entitled to continue pimping off of doctors and nurses making per capita health care cost twice as much as any other country and poorer quality than 20 or 30 other industrialized nations, depending upon which study you look at.”
pjwrites replied on Nov 20, 2009 at 10:49:16
“One of my own complaints. Legislation shouldn't be decided by only those who can afford to buy laws. It's an affront to our Constitution.”
The Republican Plan to Block Health Care Reform
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 09:55:21 in Politics
“These goverment guys have been running the VA hospitals and the vets like them and running Medicare and seniors like myself like it. We have CEOs and top management getting obscenely rich by pimping off of heath care professionals like doctors an d nurses. How much are CEOs of health care insurance companies entitled to be paid yearly ? For making health care in the USA twice per capita than anywhere else in the world? Aetna Ronald A. Williams: $23,045,834 Cigna H. Edward Hanway: $25,839,777 Coventry Dale B. Wolf : $14,869,823 Health Net Jay M. Gellert: $3,686,230 Humana Michael McCallister: $10,312,557 U.Health Grp Stephen J. Hemsley: $13,164,529 WellPoint Angela Braly (2007): $9,094,271 L. Glasscock (2006): $23,886,169 .. THIS IS OBSCENE: . THIS IS ONE ENTITLEMENT THAT WE COULD DO WITHOUT.”
USAFVET76 replied on Nov 21, 2009 at 02:22:44
“What VA hospital have you been to? I have experience at them and they are miserable places. Dirty, unorganized, and the people that work there are the lowest performers and least hospitable (no pun intended) possible. Everytime I visit I get to wait and wait and wait for some doctor who finished last in his class to see me. And while waiting I get to hear the nurses and staff talk about their weekend activities in ebonics. Oh, yeah VA care is a real prize.”
JoeTheProgrammer replied on Nov 20, 2009 at 12:33:46
“The great majority of the compensation that you quote is in "theoretical" gains associated with stock option grants. These grants only pay off if the stock performs according to the rules of the grant. In some cases, stock values would have to double in order for a payoff to occur.
To simply state the numbers as the amount they are "paid yearly" is not accurate.
Having said that, I do think executive compensation should be reigned in. Stock holders should start voting down these huge stock grants and bonuses. Stock holders should take a more active role in this.”
To simply state the numbers as the amount they are "paid yearly" is not accurate.
Having said that, I do think executive compensation should be reigned in. Stock holders should start voting down these huge stock grants and bonuses. Stock holders should take a more active role in this.”
The Ersatz Public Option
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 09:46:29 in Politics
“The health insurance companies have been pimping off of health care professionals long enough. They need to be nationalized and their corporate mission changed to one of providing funds for health care instead of NOT providing health care. The CEOs and top management can keep their ill-gotten gains. They can even keep their jobs but their mission would no longer be to generate obscene profits for themselves at the expense of the patients. They should not be entitled to continue to exploit health care for their own greedy benefit. That is one entitlement that we can do without.”””
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