How Petty is this little man...?

[Sistrin]

What are your thoughts on the topic of this thread?

Metaphorically it is a child in the corner screaming.

 

[TLK Valentine]

I take it you're not an insurer. But what if you in your profession were forced by the government to render whatever services you render, and to do it at whatever cost they tell you to do it, even if it means taking losses all the way toward being out of business? Would that benefit anyone in the long run?

Ask literally any other industrialized nation in the civilized world.

 

[Allandavid]

Are you saying there is something wrong with the English in the post you replied to, and if so, what?

Or are you now making accusations out of thin air that apply to nothing?

I was commenting on your criticism of someone else’s use of English....your behaviour in wanting to criticise something for which there was no error was at the centre of my comment..................sigh...

 

[LostMarbels]

Anything with the name ‘Obama’ attached...right?

Sorry, but this is too funny to not point out the rubb.

Happy Birthday??

 

[Allandavid]

Sorry, but this is too funny to not point out the rubb.

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Happy Birthday??

Ummmmm....someone hasn’t been paying attention for 7 pages....have they?

 

[LostMarbels]

Ummmmm....someone hasn’t been paying attention for 7 pages....have they?

Nah, it was just a random post. But I had fun thanks...

 

[LostMarbels]

Or maybe you didn't get I was pointing out Trump announced this on her Birthday.

 

[Allandavid]

Or maybe you didn't get I was pointing out Trump announced this on her Birthday.

UMMMMMMM....! You’ll find that in the OP...!

Sigh...

 

[Allandavid]

I know, I know.....like your hero, you don’t read unless there are pictures....

 

[LostMarbels]

I know, I know.....like your hero, you don’t read unless there are pictures....

And only if they're the velvety kind that glow in blacklight.

 

[LostMarbels]

UMMMMMMM....! You’ll find that in the OP...!

Sigh...

Didn't read it. Assumed assumption of proposed argument:

'Trump bad'.

Maybe I could have shortened that a bit for brevity, but I wanted to adequately represent the full breadth and scope of what I assume the presented argument might be.

Look on the bright side. Maybe you can impeach him for it.

 

[Allandavid]

Didn't read it.

Surprise, surprise....!

What is the point...?

 

[Kentonio]

So how can health insurers stay in business while charging reasonable rates? They can't. It makes no economic sense.

By having their obscenely vast profits just become obscenely huge instead?

 

[Desk trauma]

Conservatives cheering on kids who refuse to eat their vegetables, strange bed fellows indeed.

 

[wing2000]

Didn't read it. Assumed assumption of proposed argument:

'Trump bad'.

Maybe I could have shortened that a bit for brevity, but I wanted to adequately represent the full breadth and scope of what I assume the presented argument might be.

Look on the bright side. Maybe you can impeach him for it.

Thank you for reminding us of what an accomplished woman looks like....even if it is off topic

...it is disappointing that her efforts to encourage the nation's school children to eat healthier is viewed as a bad thing in some quarters.

 

[Fantine]

Accept the gift Jesus Christ has given you (eternal life) and you will blessed as well!

Accepting Jesus Christ has never meant being complacent with the evil in this world--or not trying to make it a better place. Jesus doesn't want his followers to wear "kick me" signs on their posteriors. He wanted us to do unto others as to ourselves.
But this is a multi-billion person planet. "Doing unto seven billion others" is impossible individually. We should do individual good, but we must also advocate for the common good by supporting leaders, governments, and organizations that do so.

 

[The_Barmecide]

We're required to be born again if we want to spend eternity in Heaven with God rather than suffering in Hell. As for the economic side of it, it's still true that when insurance companies are required to insure people regardless of their status, everyone's rates rise dramatically. Think about it from an insurer's point of view. If you were an insurer, you take people who are healthy and live healthy lives. You're betting that the person is going to stay that way for a long time in order to make it profitable to insure them. It also means you can be competitive by keeping their rates low.

Oh I totally get that which is why we can't really "reform" the Insurance based medical care system. Risk pools either require a mandate or we have to accept cost controls. That's why we need Single Payer.

Insurance companies and profit-motive in healthcare are the least humane means of taking care of our citizens.

It makes no economic sense.

Which is why most economists say that healthcare is NOT a "normal market good".

 

[whatbogsends]

Didn't read it. Assumed assumption of proposed argument:

'Trump bad'.

Maybe I could have shortened that a bit for brevity, but I wanted to adequately represent the full breadth and scope of what I assume the presented argument might be.

Look on the bright side. Maybe you can impeach him for it.

Thanks for confirming that you don't actually read what you respond to. It's been apparent for a while, but good to hear it straight from the horses mouth.

 

[Kenny'sID]

I was commenting on your criticism of someone else’s use of English....your behaviour in wanting to criticise something for which there was no error was at the centre of my comment..................sigh...

I'd imagine anyone would have been hard pressed to see your comment as discernible.

 

[The_Barmecide]

I'd imagine anyone would have been hard pressed to see your comment as discernible.

I wouldn't have had much trouble. And I'm an American. Albeit one who bothered to pay attention when watching Monty Python in my youth.