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Re: Slate: "The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does." - Greg - 05-05-2011
It always looked sarcastic to me.
Re: Slate: "The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does." - Gutenberg - 05-05-2011
When I was growing up, my father and family were covered by Army medicine, which was not great, but was free. Think no-frills HMO. Then Ronald Reagan came along, declared the contract the US had always honored with its underpaid military an "entitlement program" and "welfare," and changed it to a voucher system except for the service member him- or herself, who can use military facilities. Now soldiers, sailors and airmen are still underpaid but have the privilege of paying through the nose for Tricare at private hospitals. Raw deal.
Re: Slate: "The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does." - Dennis S - 05-05-2011
kj wrote:
[quote=Dennis S]
[quote=swampy]
It doesn't matter what i say here, I always seem to somehow get called out.
To say that because I may be comfortable in my current "Medicare" state and have no concern for the fate of the younger generations smacks of some preconceived judgmental opinion you have if me, rgG. I am not heartless. Geeez.
Preconceived? Maybe she read this and it stuck with her:
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?2,768051,768610#msg-768610
Dennis: It shouldn't really matter to you, since you already have guaranteed social health insurance for life.
swampy: Assumptions and presumptions, Dennis. You don't have a clue what I care about.
Dennis: I know you don't care about almost 50 million people and their families.
swampy: You're right, Dennis. I don't give a flying fark.
You think you might be interpreting her answer just a little too literally there Dennis? kj.
I'm just stating what she wrote.
Re: Slate: "The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does." - kj - 05-05-2011
Dennis S wrote:
[quote=kj]
[quote=Dennis S]
[quote=swampy]
It doesn't matter what i say here, I always seem to somehow get called out.
To say that because I may be comfortable in my current "Medicare" state and have no concern for the fate of the younger generations smacks of some preconceived judgmental opinion you have if me, rgG. I am not heartless. Geeez.
Preconceived? Maybe she read this and it stuck with her:
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?2,768051,768610#msg-768610
Dennis: It shouldn't really matter to you, since you already have guaranteed social health insurance for life.
swampy: Assumptions and presumptions, Dennis. You don't have a clue what I care about.
Dennis: I know you don't care about almost 50 million people and their families.
swampy: You're right, Dennis. I don't give a flying fark.
You think you might be interpreting her answer just a little too literally there Dennis? kj.
I'm just stating what she wrote.
...as an example of her heartlessness. Come on, be honest. kj.
Re: Slate: "The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does." - Greg - 05-05-2011
Dennis was condescending; Swampy was appropriately sarcastic.
I'm going to play Civ 5, now.
Re: Slate: "The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does." - JoeH - 05-06-2011
mick e wrote:
Apparently, Dakota has not been mocked enough today.
I thought it was impossible to mock Dakota enough.