whoknew---'s Comments (2141)

“I don't think so----

Removal of pre-existing conditions doesn't amount to a hill of beans without some kind of mandate on premiums and actuarial value. This bill won't help MEDICAL BANKRUPTCIES.””

“Sorry to hear of your troubles and the loss of your husband...

I remember house payments were usually tied to an insurance plan that payed off the loan if something happened to the owners, is that not how mortgages are set up now?”

“Since you put your situation on the table I've got to ask one question---

Why don't you get a green card and get that local medical? What's standing in your way?”

“Their diet is better than ours....

most of them are thinner than us at least the ones who have a more traditional French diet...”

“Hallyday was scheduled to be in LA prior to his medical problems....

Also it's commonplace for back surgeries to go wrong even in the states or wherever....

heck people marked the arm or leg or whatever with a pen to make sure the surgeon worked on the right appendage here in the states so I wouldn't call our medical care exactly perfect....”

“Wow...that was just beautiful

Merry Christmas Everybody!”

“Thanks will check it out----”

“Brian, I hope the best for your situation, don't you ever give up.

A lot of kind folks here will take the time just hear other folks troubles and maybe sometimes we're here just for all of us together good or bad times.

All I can tell you is that when bad things happen I usually start with plan "a" and if plan "a" doesn't work then there's plan "b" and if that doesn't work I just go until something happens. I have learned to be pretty creative because I grew up really poor and even though I doing a little better than that now I don't take anything for granted.

Don't worry about presents, just worry about having the best time with your kids, they grow up faster than a blink of an eye...

Merry Christmas Brian

p.s. can't give you anything but how about being fanned for being so brave and laying it out like you did.”

“This month, haven't checked it out?”

“Remember last summer and the town hall meetings?...

Geesh, what a zoo....

memories...”

“Maybe your perception is different but I see it as devolution of a principal.”

“Completely love the book and the movie....”

“I believe there are other countries that have a pretty good deal too---

Israel has Universal Health Care, I believe Israel's health care is called, "Uniform Benefits Package" and is available to ALL CITIZENS.

But Senator Joe Lieberman thinks that US citizens don't deserve the same kind of consideration.

Health Care Reform? What A JOKE..”””

“Okay, did you hear President elect Obama indicate very clearly he didn't believe in mandates.

QUOTE: reference to mandates---

"Like Forcing The Homeless To Buy Houses"

http://www.veniceforchange.com/2009/12/video-obama-on-individual-mandates-like.html”

“True that.

This is what I understand----

Also "removal of pre-existing conditions" doesn't amount to a hill of beans without some kind of mandate on premiums and actuarial value. This bill won't help MEDICAL BANKRUPTCIES.”

“Oh my....that is so bold.....

you go girl....

ROFL”

“Also, how do you come to the conclusion that the government would not pay out on a any bank CDS when Government sponsored Freddie & Fannie were using leverage approximately 100 to 1, even with the so-called stricter lending standards and government support?”

“That's assuming the government will say "you should of modified your loans".

I'd like to see an example of that scenario.”

“That is so true and completely horrible.

It's illegal here but completely okay for corporations to engage in this activity offshore.”

“Repost---

This is the probable reason why banks don't like loan modifications:

A Mortgage is more than likely traded as a "Securitized Pool" CDS (credit default swap) which is unregulated & potentially insured for way over the loan amount you signed up for.

A DEFAULT delivers a PAYOUT on the CDS , a mortgage loan modification WILL NOT.

A useful analogy is think of getting a loan that is attached to a really big BOMB.

That BOMB has a TRIGGER that will go off if you don't make your payments. When that bomb explodes it showers the persons you owe with so much MORE MONEY then what your LOAN is actually WORTH.

A LOAN MODIFICATION, on the other hand, diffuses that TRIGGER.

A loan which has been traded as a "Securitized Pool" is a NO LOSE scenario for the lender. If the bomb doesn't go off, they make money from the interest you are paying. But, if you default on the loan they make even more money.

So it would in the best interests persons who you owe to DEFAULT on this LOAN and definitely not get a LOAN MODIFICATION, wouldn't it?”

“So you're okay with the following----

My grandmother was a child laborer in the textile factories in the early 1900's in Massachusetts.

Children lost fingers and lost their lives routinely doing those jobs.

Children in this country were forced into terrible and dangerous work conditions.”

“By all means light it, that will make the latte more palatable....

ROFL----”

“But think of all the jobs that would be lost if there is no more political theater---

At least its entertaining to the great unwashed----”

“So all the folks on the commune are unanimous on that one?

funny---”

“Well, the stock market certainly has a good feeling about it.”