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TDS: The 11/3 Project
3/11... the day we all will remember.
How dare you use your elitist, liberal, European, Fascist, Nazi, Communist date format on our great American website!
If you get the joke in this, it probably means you are old
Congressman Alan Grayson Lists Number Of Dead Per District
My brother lives in a rural area, is a self-employed small business owner, and cannot afford health insurance. A few years ago, he had a cyst in his throat that required surgery, otherwise he would suffocate and die within a day. The local hospital did not have the facilities to do the surgery so he had to be taken to the city. 100-mile ambulance ride was > $10,000. (the helicopter ride would have been triple that, so he opted for ambulance). The surgery (not that complicated, probably took the actual surgeon 15 minutes, 2 hour total with setup/prep by the techs in the OR) was > $70,000. You can buy a house for that.
So, with some bad luck, you can get sick and get yourself into a lot of debt, or you can choose the republican plan - TO DIE QUICKLY.
If he had health insurance, he could have gone earlier (at the point where it wasn't an emergency situation), or if not preventable with earlier treatment, at least the insurance would cover most of that $80k of expense.
And people also seem to think that "the public option" would be free - it wouldn't. you still have to pay for it. It's simply cheaper than private insurance for the same coverage. I don't think it would ever be as efficient as a single-payer system (such as in Canada), but it would help millions of people financially.
Honeestly, I don't think congress is doing enough. Just put in the public option, but don't make it mandatory to have health insurance, and all the naysayers (people like QM and WP) will have the FREEDOM to choose the plan they want. If they want to spend $500/month instead of $100, that's entirely up to them. Or they can spend $0, cross their fingers, and if there is a major problem go to the ER and get in debt.
(I just hope I never see a 1-800-SAFE-BODY commercial, starring Justin Case.)
Johnny Depp Gives The Best Advice
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Shitty player won't play for me
Sex addict: "It was exhausting!"
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/11/04/hln.behar.sex.addiction.cnn
She also talks a little more about it here:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/11/05/joy.sex.addict.cnn
Rep. Todd Akin fails the pledge of allegiance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute
China's take on the push up bra means inflatable boobies
Family Guy: ♫Ding, fries are done♪
here it includes also the scene with brian talking about gwen stefani
Middle School Wide Receiver checks in at 7'4"
and here: http://www.videosift.com/video/Shaquille-O-Neal-Brendan-Adams-7-4-feet-tall-12-yrs-old
Everything is everything
Don't Be A Jerk To Horses
World whistling champion whistles All Aboard!
Awesome way to eat a chicken wing: de-bone it first!
>> ^sme4r:
Yeah, I get harassed by people who suck the shit out of their chicken wings. According to them, I never "Get all the meat." It's disgusting. He was so proud that he eats the cartilage, fuckin' gross.
You think cartilage is disgusting? WTF is wrong with you?
Cartilage is made from collagen, which is found in the very meat you're eating. And guess what gelatin is made from? You might as well call everything from gummy bears, yogurt, to cream cheese disgusting.
Such a prissy attitude; You're like a 5 year old.
Lol, embarassing overreaction.
American Version Of Soccer Looks More Like Hockey
But yeah, she did cross the line, thank you Captain Obvious reporter.
Turns out that violent ponytail yank got her suspended indefinitely.