From Pookie's Toons.
So true.
Posted on 01/05/2014 7:57:20 AM PST by Kaslin
“They didn’t and now 40, 60, 75 watt incandescent bulbs are being replaced with LED bulbs that are 10X more expensive, or fluorescent bulbs that are more expensive.”
A friend has several rental homes. When people leave now, they take all of the light bulbs.
It was put out to bring single payer. It might work.
spanish american phone tax...
But your point is still spot on.
Prohibition was repealed because it turned out that people did not like it. Since it was imposed by Constitutional Amendment, the bar to get rid of it was really, really high. It went away.
People like Social Security, they like Medicaid, and they even like the income tax. Our convoluted tax code is a product of endless accommodation for various interest groups who believe that they have won tax concessions at the expense of others. They like that. Moreover, Democrats have turned the tax code into an income redistribution scheme that benefits their constituents at the expense of their political enemies. Democrats love the income tax.
The Democrat Party thought that people would also love Obamacare and it would bring them perpetual political power. That’s why they passed something that not a single Republican supported (not true for Social Security, Medicare, or the income tax) and something that was not supported by the American people. They thought that we would learn to love it. They were wrong.
The high water mark of public approval for Obamacare has passed. People don’t like it. The law as it currently exists is going away. The Democrats are going to offer to fix it with a single payer system and the Republicans are going to argue for a return to something on the order of antibellum health care. The fight has just begun.
The Democrat-Socialists go on and on about the need for environmental sustainability ... but ignore the reality of economic sustainability. Just one more of the inumerable intellectual lies of the Left.
Those f****rs were smart!
Obama and the socialist Democrats view politics as a "zero sum" game. If they win, they believe the other side must lose. They want to punish those who disagree with them.
In business, negotiators seek "win-win" solutions that benefit all parties. There was a time in America when politicians also sought win-win solutions. Obama, Reid and Pelosi want to win and in so doing inflict damage on the other side. The Democrats zero sum game is why Washington is so polarized.
fubocare cannot succeed because of one simple fact...
yes i mean fact....
roberts ruling will never allow it to succeed..
for those who call me and roberts a traitor, jus a simple thing to do...
READ THE RULING....
but alas, no...
it is far easier to listen to rush “i am the light” limbaugh than to actually read and make your own decision...
hint, rush is a gop pundit, he just hides it better than most...
There are several other glaring flaws in ACA.
- extensive premium subsidies mean nothing when deductibles are 4-6k for low income people. Providers will not waive deductibles or send out bills to low income patients for elective procedures and visits; payment will be required in full at the time of service. So, in order to afford the treatment, low income/ high deductible patients will probably stop paying premiums to get some treatment. And qualifying for Medicaid would take some time to show that your annual income meets the requirement.
-the HHS wants to force providers to meet specific demands such as EMR and outcomes analyses. Apparently, this dictate would apply to commercial plans in 2015. This will force many small clinics and providers to fold because of compliance costs.
-lower Medicare reimbursement. This applies mostly to small clinics and providers. These independents will eventually go one of 3 ways: retire early, concierge/self pay, work at a large hospital group. In each case, productivity will be lower, and this will create a shortage of providers for the pool of insured patients.
A lot of people are going to pay out of pocket or else go to the ER; bankruptcy to follow.
Insurance pricing is pure math. Under the ACA, it’s the art of delusion.
“If you don’t believe that give me examples of anything the government passed as law that was later repealed.”
You are of course right. But the hard fact of the matter is, that the downside economics of all of these “laws” is that they will all fail without repeal. Worldwide, there isn’t enough economic activity to cover the costs of “freebies” that the world’s governments now “offer” their “citizens.” “Greece for Everyone” is looming on the horizon. So yes, the laws won’t be repealed, they will all fail along with the world economy. And it is coming a lot faster than anyone would like.
From Pookie's Toons.
So true.
I have the same problem and tenants complain they can't dim the lights anymore. My solution is to only put in 1 bulb in each fixture and to remind tenants that voting for Rats has consequences.
It was never meant to work. Obama hi’self admitted such.
Wow! Excellent post!!
The purpose of insurance markets is to “price” risk, not ‘pool’ it.
That is something Rats don’t get.
That is, by far, one of the finest posts I've ever read on Free Republic. Please consider posting it as a vanity.
Neither was I ;^)
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