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Posts Made By: david elosser

October 29, 2009 09:48 PM Forum: Politics

Another Study: Lack of Insurance&Death

Posted By david elosser
How can this possibly be? We have Medicare, we have Medicaid, we have United Way and other charitable organizations, we have confiscatory taxes on all tobacco products, WE HAVE SCHIP FOR CRISSAKES!

David E

October 29, 2009 11:40 PM Forum: Politics

Your tax dollars at work for rich retirees in Fl

Posted By david elosser
And why not! grin

Be sure to mouse-over the golf man when he finishes.
Hilarious!
David E

October 30, 2009 03:36 PM Forum: Politics

President Obama-Nobel-Peace-Prize-Winner...

Posted By david elosser
In this follow-up story:
"U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Friday with Pakistani anger over U.S. aerial drone attacks in tribal areas along the Afghan border...

Another asked Clinton how she would define terrorism. "Is it the killing of [civilian] people in drone attacks?" she asked. That woman then asked if Clinton considers drone attacks and bombings like the one that killed more than 100 civilians in the city of Peshawar earlier this week to both be acts of terrorism.

"No, I do not," Clinton replied."

"Your presence in the region is not good for peace," he said, referring to the U.S. military, "because it gives rise to frustration and irritation among the people of this region."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33548966/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia

David E

October 31, 2009 11:03 AM Forum: Politics

Yet Another Study

Posted By david elosser
Rod Kaufman said:

"The proportion of US adults in late middle age AT RISK FROM being uninsured over a ten year period was 2 to 3 times higher than the cross sectional estimates."
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/165/7/770?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext
Do you feel lucky...

This study is quite dated. At lot has changed since 2000. Insurance companies and doctors are more aggressive about preventive care for example. There are more "budget" clinics available to the public than in the '90's. I can get a basic check-ups at most any drug store now for very little or no money. Charitable clinics offer periodic free health screenings, including rather expensive ones like mammograms. New programs like SCHIP are now available for children of poor families, and COBRA has been strengthened so that people like me who have lost their jobs can continue their same health insurance. The list goes on and on.

If I continue to stay healthy I'll feel lucky. If I stop providing health care for me and my wife, in spite of being unemployed, I'll feel irresponsible.

David E

October 31, 2009 07:04 PM Forum: Politics

Costume

Posted By david elosser
Okay, let me get this straight. He doesn't have to release any of these names, but volunatarily releases the names of people like Jeremiah Wright, Michael Moore, and William Ayers and then tells us they are not who we think they are?

David E

November 1, 2009 12:08 AM Forum: Politics

This is NOT the religion forum. PERIOD.

Posted By david elosser
Jack Day said:

It's bad enough having to moderate Politics. OK. :C

If in my opinion a post crosses the line it will be deleted. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Thank you.

THANK GOD!


Ooops! 8O

David E

November 1, 2009 11:22 AM Forum: Politics

Failure

Posted By david elosser
Looks like Mahmoud Abbas is next in line for the Nobel Peace Prize. 8O

David E

November 3, 2009 10:52 AM Forum: Politics

THEY got in the bill?

Posted By david elosser
I like the idea. smile

First, according to the article it's already officially sanctioned by the Federal Government:
"The Internal Revenue Service allows the cost of the prayer sessions to be counted among itemized medical expenses for income tax purposes -- one of the only religious treatments explicitly identified as deductible by the IRS. Some federal medical insurance programs, including those for military families, also reimburse for prayer treatment." So you're paying for it now anyway.

Second, it's very cost effective. Instead of spending $1600 on an elective abortion, spend $20 on prayer for the good health of the mother and baby, as well as ministerial councelling. A win-win situation as I see it.

David E

November 5, 2009 12:49 AM Forum: Politics

Involuntary loans to California

Posted By david elosser
James C Chandler Jr said:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_california_taxes

Wazzup with that?

"Starting Monday, employers in the cash-strapped state are required to withhold 10 percent more in state income taxes to help ease the budget problems. It's part of a plan to artificially inflate state revenue by $1.7 billion through next June."

Will California repay the taxpayer's involuntary loans with IOU's again? California is missing the boat not calling these things State Savings Bonds, mandatory savings bonds which cannot be cashed in for 30 years. Heck, make it 100 years!

I saw that. I love Liberals. As long as they are running someone else's state. wink

David E

November 5, 2009 10:49 AM Forum: Politics

Cars

Posted By david elosser
Jim Babcock said:
...We are speaking with our money...

You're not the only one. While Obama Motors companies are being torn limb from limb, Ford posted a very health PROFIT! Why make a purchase this large from a company with a cloudy future? Yeah, I'd buy Ford too.

David E

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