What's the correct emoticon for eye's bugging out of your head?
I like o.O
Bunnies frighten me.
Anya ,'Help'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ailleann - Jan 23, 2007 7:55:11 am PST #5219 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Hayden - Jan 23, 2007 8:06:01 am PST #5220 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
ARGH! The board ate most of my post! What happened?
Jesse - Jan 23, 2007 8:09:05 am PST #5221 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It separated it into three posts...
Hayden - Jan 23, 2007 8:10:50 am PST #5222 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The message: too many businesses of all sizes aren't committed to providing insurance coverage regardless of cost. A tax increase would increase the number of uninsured people more than it would offset that number. Also, the hospitals dependent on the federal uncompensated care dollars that Bush is going to propose giving to states will simply reduce their charity care, meaning that uninsured people will have fewer places to turn for health care service.
Finally, federal poverty level for individuals in 2006 was $9600 and for a family of four was $20K. Either way, the $360/mo. number Cindy mentioned for up to 3x FPL sounds terrifying.
Hayden - Jan 23, 2007 8:11:41 am PST #5223 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
It separated it into three posts...
No, I mean my overlong follow-up. When I clicked Post, it came up truncated.
Jesse - Jan 23, 2007 8:14:10 am PST #5224 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
No, I mean my overlong follow-up. When I clicked Post, it came up truncated.
Oh, that's just weird, then.
bon bon - Jan 23, 2007 8:14:34 am PST #5225 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Increase taxes AND increase the cost of health care and insurance. Another win-win for the Bush White House!
Seriously, can't imagine what they are thinking. They know this won't pass a Democratic Congress. I'd think they have something EEEEvil up their collective sleeves but actually it seems like they're consistently winning the war against minimal political competence.
DavidS - Jan 23, 2007 8:16:35 am PST #5226 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'd think they have something EEEEvil up their collective sleeves but actually it seems like they're consistently winning the war against minimal political competence.
That's kind of where I am with the Bush administration now. Instead of a wary, "What diabolical plan is this? I can't parse it at all. It must be ingenious" - now I think, "Sweet Zombie Jesus! They're constipated with stupidity."
flea - Jan 23, 2007 8:31:10 am PST #5227 of 10001
information libertarian
I knew stupidity was constipating!
It sounds as though the construction workers are demolishing something large made of concrete directly below my desk. Which might in fact be the case. It is very loud and vibratey.
shrift - Jan 23, 2007 8:33:42 am PST #5228 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
You know what? Monday was not the most depressing day this year. Today is. In fact, the entire week is tainted just by standing next to Monday and Tuesday. The only silver lining I can see is that at least tomorrow's a new Daily Show so we don't have to wait an entire weekend for the mocking.