Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
13th March 2021, 11:02 AM
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Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
13th March 2021, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 570
Views: 96,843
It was a defining day for me, for sure. And if...
It was a defining day for me, for sure. And if I'd picked another chat room, the whole trajectory of my life over the last 20 years would have been completely different. I'm not a believer, but it's...
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Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
13th March 2021, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 570
Views: 96,843
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
26th January 2020, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 748
Views: 138,300
I'm not sure where that dude's going; there's...
I'm not sure where that dude's going; there's nothing up that way except possibly more Sasquatches. And that's gotta be around 4,000 feet elevation, so the air's a bit thin, but that guy's just...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
26th January 2020, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 748
Views: 138,300
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Forum: USA Politics
15th August 2019, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 7,481
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
20th March 2019, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 5,140
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
13th March 2019, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 3,798
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
9th March 2019, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 3,370
Views: 153,802
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
29th September 2018, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 3,843
Views: 432,191
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
5th September 2017, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 3,843
Views: 432,191
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Bitcoin is...
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Bitcoin is essentially obsolete. It's a highly speculative investment, yes, and seems to be the cryptocurrency of choice for hackers and drug dealers, but...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
25th May 2017, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 3,843
Views: 432,191
OK, so Bitcoin has hit $2,290. Assuming 15...
OK, so Bitcoin has hit $2,290. Assuming 15 million Bitcoins have been mined, that makes the Bitcoin "market cap" something around $34 billion. Who's going to pay up when one of the early adopters...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
25th May 2017, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
No, there wouldn't be anything like that. We...
No, there wouldn't be anything like that. We considered having something like the current Medicare Advantage plan (which is basically a Medicare HMO, with a gatekeeper and referrals and such), but...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
25th May 2017, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
19th May 2017, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
Thank you all, again, for the input.
This...
Thank you all, again, for the input.
This would be a mandatory plan; you could not opt out. And yes, the single payor would set reimbursement rates, and the free-standing facilities would not be...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
19th May 2017, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
Probably not so much on x-rays, as that's a...
Probably not so much on x-rays, as that's a mature tech, but I could see, say, MRI and CAT scan providers grouping up to save money on overhead and equipment if reimbursements are reduced. And as you...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
19th May 2017, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
While I don't disagree that hospital billing...
While I don't disagree that hospital billing practices are ridiculously and unnecessarily complex (believe me, I know; dealing with this sort of thing is my day job), I feel I must point out that...
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Forum: USA Politics
19th May 2017, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 8,509
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Forum: USA Politics
19th May 2017, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 11,642
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
19th May 2017, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
Fair questions. We want to cover everything in...
Fair questions. We want to cover everything in the interest of completeness; we intend this to be a true single-payor system, where people don't have to pay at all for medical services (beyond their...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
18th May 2017, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
18th May 2017, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
Thank you all for your feedback.
You...
Thank you all for your feedback.
You could be right about simply taking the money from general revenues. The current Medicare deduction is 1.45% for employees and employers, and raises about...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
17th May 2017, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
17th May 2017, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
A fair point. Health care represented about 18...
A fair point. Health care represented about 18 percent of GDP last year, so about $3.2 trillion. However, "health care" is an extremely broad umbrella. One of the largest items under the "health...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
17th May 2017, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
17th May 2017, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: USA Politics
16th May 2017, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 2,424
Views: 301,420
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
16th May 2017, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
16th May 2017, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
We're contemplating plan premiums in the...
We're contemplating plan premiums in the neighborhood of the Medicare Part B plus D premium (around $170 per month per person, with a family cap). Physician fees would be based on the current...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
16th May 2017, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
16th May 2017, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
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Forum: USA Politics
16th May 2017, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 2,424
Views: 301,420
I'm having a hard time seeing how this isn't...
I'm having a hard time seeing how this isn't obstruction of justice. And I'm pretty sure that obstruction of justice is impeachable. Whether Congress has the stones to stand up and say "No more",...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
16th May 2017, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 16,477
Single-Payor Healthcare in the US: A Proposal
Hello, all. My friend Terry and I have been working on a proposed single-payor health insurance plan. This plan is designed to cover all Americans, from cradle to grave, soup to nuts, whatever you...
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Forum: USA Politics
25th March 2017, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 3,577
Views: 414,610
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Forum: USA Politics
27th December 2016, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 17,785
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd December 2016, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 366
Views: 53,306
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd November 2016, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,066
There's no way Medicare ever goes to a voucher...
There's no way Medicare ever goes to a voucher program. As marplots said, there's a reason it's called the third rail of American politics, and that reason can be summed up in one word; AARP. The...
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Forum: USA Politics
9th November 2016, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 3,940
Views: 391,361
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
8th November 2016, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 3,843
Views: 432,191
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd November 2016, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,287
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
28th October 2016, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,117
I went outside on the hottest day ever recorded...
I went outside on the hottest day ever recorded in Connecticut (108 degrees with about 60% humidity). It was like that blast of hot air you get upon opening your car door after it's been sitting in...
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Forum: USA Politics
26th October 2016, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 15,908
It's a long shot, yes, but not completely...
It's a long shot, yes, but not completely unrealistic. I think Clinton has a chance in Texas; with the Latino vote breaking hard to Clinton and Trump's general unfitness, I think it's possible that...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd October 2016, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 2,664
Views: 390,166
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Forum: USA Politics
14th October 2016, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 3,145
Views: 406,674
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Forum: USA Politics
8th October 2016, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 645
Views: 45,072
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Forum: USA Politics
7th October 2016, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 3,145
Views: 406,674
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Forum: USA Politics
5th October 2016, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 177
Views: 17,621
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Forum: USA Politics
4th October 2016, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 3,588
Views: 306,458
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd October 2016, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 44,085
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd October 2016, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 438
Views: 34,184
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