Can't you answer my questions before you start asking me other questions?Originally Posted by Methais
Saint by Day, Devil at Night
Can't you answer my questions before you start asking me other questions?
Last edited by Back; 03-30-2014 at 04:55 PM.
Is Back drunk again?
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I always drunk when I'm post. I fixed the typo.
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Let me make sure I got this right...I asked a question first, you responded with a question, I asked you to answer it again, you respond with a video, I call you out again, and then you demand I answer question first, as if I'm asking 39288 questions that you're trying so hard to answer but you just can't because I won't stop bombarding you with more questions.
Is that the angle you're going for?
But I'll play anyway, even though you still won't answer my question:
Do none of the 493849383 delays and changes to Obamacare via executive order come to mind, despite the fact that changing an existing law is supposed to be done through congress?How does Obama care less about the law and how does anyone caring less about the law mean everyone should care less about the law?
Now you can nitpick my answer all you want, but just make sure you answer this before you hit the post button:
Are you admitting that Obama couldn't care less about the law?
And no, I will not ask your questions. You can ask your own questions. Let me get you some hot chocolate and a fresh set of warm pajamas.
Last edited by Methais; 03-30-2014 at 05:45 PM.
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Not at all. Not sure how you can possibly construe that. First, we are talking about the people who make and enforce laws. The ACA is a new law with many provisions. Do you expect Congress and the President to pass a law then say "thats it! finished! done! no take backsies!"? Of course not. Some parts of it will need to be tweaked to make it work properly. Our system of laws is not concrete. Rather, it is fluid, and changing as we deem it need to be changed.
One good example is how homosexual anal sex was against the law in some places a long time ago. In this day and age people realized that was dumb and repealed it which I'm sure you were quite happy about.
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This is fucking Hilarious, since when you are asked a question you don't like, you just ask a question, deflect, or ignore it. (See my sig).
This space for sale.
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What Back is saying is... we should Repeal ACA.
other then that, he says a President can alter a law any way he sees fit as long as the original laws intent is not altered.
Can't wait for him to say that when a Republican does what he wants to ACA, or to another law.
This space for sale.
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Brilliant satire of the entire tragedy.
(Receptionist) Hello, Welcome to ObamaGolf. My name is Trina. How can I help you?
(Customer) Hello, I received an email from Golfsmith stating that my Pro V1 order has been canceled and I should go to your exchange to reorder it. I tried your web site, but it seems like it is not working. So I am calling the 800 number.
(Receptionist) Yes, I am sorry about the web site. It should be fixed by the end of 2014. But I can help you.
(Customer) Thanks, I ordered some Pro V1 balls.
(Receptionist) Sir, Pro V1's do not meet our minimum standards, I will be happy to provide you with a choice of Pinnacle, TopFlite, or Callaway Blue.
(Customer) But I have played Pro V1 for years.
(Receptionist) The government has determined that Pro V1s are no longer acceptable, so we have instructed Titleist to stop makiing them. TopFlites are better, sir, I am sure you will love them.
(Customer) But I like the Pro V1. Why are TopFlites better?
(Receptionist) That is all spelled out in the 2700 page "Affordable Golf Ball Act" passed by Congress.
(Customer) Well, how much are these TopFlites?
(Receptionist) It depends sir, do you want our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum package?
(Customer) What's the difference?
(Receptionist) 12, 24, 36 or 48 balls.
(Customer) The Silver package may be okay; how much is it?
(Receptionist) It depends, sir; what is your monthly income?
(Customer) What does that have to do with anything?
(Receptionist) I need that to determine your government Golf Ball subsidy; then I can determine how much your out-of-pocket cost will be. But if your income is below the poverty level, you might qualify for a subsidy. In that case, I can refer you to our BallAid department.
(Customer) BallAid?
(Receptionist) Yes, golf balls are a right, everyone has a right to golf balls. So, if you can't afford them, then the government will supply them free of charge.
(Customer) Who said they were a right?
(Receptionist) Congress passed it, the President signed it and the Supreme Court found it Constitutional.
(Customer) Whoa.....I don't remember seeing anything in the Constitution regarding golf balls as a right.
(Receptionist) There's no explicit mention of golf balls in the Constitution, but President Obama is a former constitutional scholar and he believes it would have been included if the Constitutional had not been drafted by a bunch of slave-owning white men. The Democrats in the Congress and the Supreme Court agree with the President that golf balls are now a right guaranteed by the Constitution.
(Customer) I don't believe this...
(Receptionist) It's the law of the land sir. Now, we anticipated most people would go for the Silver Package, so what is you monthly income sir?
(Customer) Forget it, I think I will forgo the balls this year.
(Receptionist) In that case, sir, I will still need your monthly income.
(Customer) Why?
(Receptionist) To determine what your 'non-participation' cost would be.
(Customer) WHAT? You can't charge me for NOT buying golf balls.
(Receptionist) It's the law of the land, sir, approved by the Supreme Court. It's $49.50 or 1% of your monthly income...
(Customer) (interrupting) This is ridiculous, I'll pay the $49.50.
(Receptionist) Sir, it is the $49.50 or 1% of your monthly income, whichever is greater.
(Customer) ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What a ripoff!
(Receptionist) Actually sir, it is a good deal. Next year it will be 2%.
(Customer) Look, I'm going to call my Congressman to find out what's going on here. This is ridiculous. I'm not going to pay it.
(Receptionist) Sorry to hear that sir, that's why I had the NSA track this call and obtain the make and model of the cell phone you are using.
(Customer) Why does the NSA need to know what kind of CELL PHONE I AM USING?
(Receptionist) So they get your GPS coordinates, sir (Door Bell rings followed immediately by a loud knock on the door)
(Receptionist) That would be the IRS, sir. Thanks for calling ObamaGolf, have a nice day.
Last edited by Atlanteax; 03-31-2014 at 10:08 AM.
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More good news on the health insurance front.
As the law's initial enrollment period closes, at least 9.5 million previously uninsured people have gained coverage. Some have done so through marketplaces created by the law, some through other private insurance and others through Medicaid, which has expanded under the law in about half the states.
The tally draws from a review of state and federal enrollment reports, surveys and interviews with insurance executives and government officials nationwide.
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Precise figures on national health coverage will not be available for months. But available data indicate:
• At least 6 million people have signed up for health coverage on the new marketplaces, about one-third of whom were previously uninsured.
• A February survey by consulting firm McKinsey & Co. found 27% of new enrollees were previously uninsured, but newer survey data from the nonprofit Rand Corp. and reports from marketplace officials in several states suggest that share increased in March.
• At least 4.5 million previously uninsured adults have signed up for state Medicaid programs, according to Rand's unpublished survey data, which were shared with The Times. That tracks with estimates from Avalere Health, a consulting firm that is closely following the law's implementation.
• An additional 3 million young adults have gained coverage in recent years through a provision of the law that enables dependent children to remain on their parents' health plans until they turn 26, according to national health insurance surveys from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• About 9 million people have bought health plans directly from insurers, instead of using the marketplaces, Rand found. The vast majority of these people were previously insured.
• Fewer than a million people who had health plans in 2013 are now uninsured because their plans were canceled for not meeting new standards set by the law, the Rand survey indicates.
Republican critics of the law have suggested that the cancellations last fall have led to a net reduction in coverage. That is not supported by survey data or insurance companies, many of which report they have retained the vast majority of their 2013 customers by renewing old policies, which is permitted in about half the states, or by moving customers to new plans. "We are talking about a very small fraction of the country" who lost coverage, said Katherine Carman, a Rand economist who is overseeing the survey.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...#ixzz2xYL9uvzR
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This is a fuckup.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's health care website has fallen out of service for nearly four hours on deadline day for new sign-ups.
Visitors to HealthCare.gov on Monday morning saw messages that the site was down for maintenance, apparently under stress from the number of users accessing the site.
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