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Since: 08-15-04
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Posted on 07-21-12 12:00 PM, in The "Dark Knight Rises" Massacre in Aurora, Colorado Link
Honestly, when the gun nuts pipe up after tragedies like this, I want to punch them in the face.

And that video is so true.
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Since: 08-15-04
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Posted on 07-21-12 12:37 PM, in #DIRTYLAUNDRY (Punisher fan film) Link
I loved that! It was so simple yet perfectly done.
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Posted on 07-22-12 09:18 AM, in Obama care considered unconstitutional is now a tax Link
Um... I am assuming that this is a dead thread now considering the actual ruling of the SCOTUS was that it was Constitutional?

Also, it seems that you've been getting some biased information that is not giving you the entire story. Since it seems that you've been getting your info from either Fox News or CNN (both of whom reported that the law was struck down), here are some actual facts about the Affordable Care Act and how it will actually work and affect you:

1. By 2022, the Congressional Budget Office estimates (pdf) the Affordable Care Act will have extended coverage to 33 million Americans who would otherwise be uninsured. Here’s the graph:



2. Families making less than 133 percent of the poverty line — that’s about $29,000 for a family of four — will be covered through Medicaid. Between 133 percent and 400 percent of the poverty line — $88,000 for a family of four – families will get tax credits on a sliding scale to help pay for private insurance.

3. For families making less than 400 percent of the poverty line, premiums are capped. So, between 150% and 200% of the poverty line, for instance, families won’t have to pay more than 6.3 percent of their income in premiums. Between 300 percent and 400 percent, they won’t have to pay more than 9.5 percent. This calculator from the Kaiser Family Foundation will let you see the subsidies and the caps for different families at different income levels.

4. When the individual mandate is fully phased-in, those who can afford coverage — which is defined as insurance costing less than 8 percent of their annual income — but choose to forgo it will have to pay either $695 or 2.5 percent of the annual income, whichever is greater.

5. Small businesses that have fewer than 10 employees, average wages beneath $25,000, and that provide insurance for their workers will get a 50 percent tax credit on their contribution. The tax credit reaches up to small businesses with up to 50 employees and average wages of $50,000, though it gets smaller as the business get bigger and richer. The credit lasts for two years, though many think Congress will be pressured to extend it, which would raise the long-term cost of the legislation.

6. Insurance companies are not allowed to discriminated based on preexisting conditions. They are allowed to discriminate based “on age (limited to 3 to 1 ratio), premium rating area, family composition, and tobacco use (limited to 1.5. to 1 ratio).”

7. Starting in 2018, the law imposes a 35 percent tax on employer-provided health plans that exceed $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for family coverage. The idea is a kind of roundabout second-best to capping the tax code’s (currently unlimited) deduction for employer-provided heath insurance. The policy idea is to give employers that much more reason to avoid expensive insurance policies and thus give insurers that much more reason to hold costs down.

8. The law requires insurers to spend between 80 and 85 percent of every premium dollar on medical care (as opposed to administration, advertising, etc). If insurers exceed this threshold, they have to rebate the excess to their customers. This policy is already in effect, and insurers are expected to rebate $1.1 billion this year.

9. The law is expected to spend a bit over $1 trillion in the next 10 years. The law’s spending cuts — many of which fall on Medicare — and tax increases are expected to either save or raise a bit more than that, which is why the Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will slightly reduce the deficit. (There’s been some confusion on this point lately, but no, the CBO has not changed its mind about this.) As time goes on, the savings are projected to grow more quickly than the spending, and CBO expects that the law will cut the deficit by around a trillion dollars in its second decade. Here’s its graph, which covers the period between 2012 and 2021:



10. In recent years, health-care costs have slowed dramatically. Much of this is likely due to the recession. Some of it may just be chance. But there’s also evidence that the law has accelerated changes in the way the medical system delivers care, as providers prepare for the law’s efforts to move from fee-for-service to quality-based payments.

11. The law’s long-term success at controlling costs will likely hinge on its efforts to change the way health care is delivered, most of which have gotten very little attention. They include everything from encouraging Accountable Care Organizations to spreading medical homes to penalizing hospitals with high rates of preventable infections to creating an independent board able to quickly implement new reforms through the Medicare system. A partial list of these efforts can be found in the article link.

Acknowledgements: This information comes from an article in the Washington Post written on 6/24/12 (Link to Article), which in turn drew its information from Kaiser Faimly Foundation's breakdown of the healthcare law.
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Since: 08-15-04
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Posted on 07-23-12 11:58 AM, in Fuck you Link
Condolences, Astrophel. I know you want out of that place.

So yeah... fuck you, stereotypes and sexism. I woke up this morning after getting almost NO sleep because of the heat and the stress I've been under. I felt really sick, like puking sick. So I called off work for my four hour shift... that I am working because of my stupid grad school schedule. I get ready tp post it on Facebook and pause because without fail, if a woman posts that she threw up, people ask if she is pregnant (because clearly that is the only reason that a woman can throw up)... so I state in my post, that it's caused by sleep deprivation and stress. First comment? "Preggers?"

Fuck humanity.
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Posted on 07-25-12 11:44 AM, in The "Dark Knight Rises" Massacre in Aurora, Colorado Link
I think it is awesome that he took the time to go visit the victims, go Christian Bale!

As for WBC... to borrow a phrase from Kevin Smith, "there is a special place in hell...."

And the shooter... who all agrees with me that he is obviously trying to fake insanity?
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Posted on 07-25-12 11:49 AM, in Last Movie You Saw? Thoughts? Link
So I saw The Dark Knight Rises in IMAX last night... it was pretty freaking awesome and a good overall closing of the trilogy. Though I will totally admit that they annoyed me because it leaves room for another one and they know it.

It had another added amusement for me though since part of it was filmed in Pittsburgh... and unlike watching a film in LA, people here are not used to their city being used in movies so the audience reaction was really amusing at times.

Spoiler:
Granted, it is really hard not to react when Gotham's football team was played by the Pittsburgh Steelers... very obviously I might add.
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Posted on 07-25-12 09:40 PM, in Kristen Stewart cheated on Robert Pattison Link
"It's none of your business...."

Says the crying girl making a YouTube video. Seriously, this is the new "Leave Brittany Alone" video.
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Posted on 07-25-12 10:49 PM, in Stitch's Happy Dance Link
I think the best part of this video is your smile... just a little bit creepy in a way.

... now if only my internet wouldn't make the video stop every two seconds.
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Posted on 07-25-12 10:54 PM, in Airplane pilots :D Link
I think it's funnier because of how times have changed.
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Posted on 07-27-12 07:31 AM, in OK, let's talk about those octuplets and their wacky mom, shall we? Link
Permanent duck face... the horror... the horror.

And seriously?! OctoLoan? I mean, I guess it's better than Playboy, but wow.
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Posted on 07-27-12 07:33 AM, in 18 Chinese Cops Save Woman from Drowning... Wait a minute... Link
Even in a tragic situation, China finds a way to make us laugh hysterically. Thanks, China.
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Posted on 07-27-12 07:37 AM, in The "Dark Knight Rises" Massacre in Aurora, Colorado Link
Oh he is crazy in some way, that much is obvious... but he was still cognizant of his own actions. I am saying he is trying to play it up to get the insanity defense, which he shouldn't get. Especially since the journal proves that he had planned it all out in advance.

And in case you didn't see the update on that story (don't know when the correction was made), but the initial report of it being there since the 12th was wrong. It was sent the Friday of the shooting and found on Monday... and mailrooms on campus are closed over the weekend.

That error in the initial report is what concerns me. The media seems almost eager to paint him as a madman.


(Last edited by Elara on 07-27-12 07:43 AM)
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Posted on 07-28-12 01:56 AM, in Last Movie You Saw? Thoughts? Link
Originally posted by X
That really was the Steelers? Haha...


Yep, that was them. The crowd was calling out the quarterback's name when it panned across him. Ben and I were curious to know if they knew Heinz Ward would be retired by the time the movie came out when they shot the scene.
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Posted on 07-28-12 01:59 AM, in The "Dark Knight Rises" Massacre in Aurora, Colorado Link
Dane Cook is a fucking moron normally... but wow... way too soon, man. Fucking douche.
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Posted on 07-28-12 02:01 AM, in Fuck you Link
"The opening ceremony in London is a giant Pagan ritual!!!!"

^Fuck those people
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Posted on 07-29-12 01:19 AM, in Fuck you Link
That is how I felt when I moved here... until they see you as a "local" they don't give two fucks about you.

The Chick-fil-a thing... I agree with the protests... but I think that they should have happened a long time ago. It took a major company calling them out on their shit for people to go "Oh, wow, they do what?" when it's been common knowledge for years.
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Posted on 07-30-12 12:39 AM, in Any online dating success stories? Link
I personally find OkCupid amusing. I joined it to save my quiz results primarily, but I have made one friend from it. My friend actually tried out e-Harmony and found a really awesome guy so they seem to be pretty good... she had to lie about her weight to make an account though, which is something I personally hate about that company... they apparently think chunky people don't deserve love.

*goes off to find Xeo on OKCupid*
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Posted on 07-30-12 02:32 AM, in Any online dating success stories? Link
I wouldn't say impossible, no.

I just remembered that another of my friends met someone on OKCupid (thanks to my convincing him to go there, go me) and they seem to be hitting if off well.

Rogue: the friend in question is a weird buddhist/christian/meh sorta person (Holly, if you remember her from Rockbottom)... but now I am curious so I will ask her about that.
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Posted on 08-01-12 09:07 PM, in Snoop Dogg now "Snoop Lion" Link
Um... I really don't think he can rebrand himself at this point. Plus, it sounds horribly stupid.
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