Essentially watching season 1 then watching the last season will explain everything you need to know.

I agreed with Obama in not mandating insurance. I didn't think it should be done then and don't think it should be done now. Forcing people to buy these policies is a remarkable intrusion of government into our lives. Some random thoughts:



1. Regarding gaming the system: The fine is so minimal that I'll wait to get sick anyway. Nothing is going to change. There isn't a hospital in the land that is going to refuse me treatment today and there won't be a hospital that will refuse me treatment in five years.

2. Due to the coming financial impact on the bottom line, some pretty big name businesses are gearing up to shrink their employee roster. So much for creating jobs.

3. Your link is broken.

4. I just became Amish.>> ^NetRunner:

A couple points.
Obama was against the individual mandate for the reasons he said here -- he doesn't see why you should fine or go after people who can't afford insurance.
So, the bill he signed into law has an exemption from the fine for people who can't afford insurance, though subsidies make it pretty much impossible for insurance to be unaffordable to the poor.
Why did Obama flip-flop on the mandate? Because it's good policy. Ezra Klein explains pretty much everything you need to know about the individual mandate here, namely what it is, how it works, and why it's a necessary part of reform.
The short version: The way health insurance works (whether it's for-profit or not) is if you have a large pool of healthy people paying into the system to fund the medical costs for the few people who do get sick. If you make insurance companies accept people with preexisting conditions without a mandate, then people will be free to game the system and sign up for insurance only when they get sick. If there are no healthy people paying into the pool, then the premiums will be so high that paying out of pocket might be cheaper.
Sorry, I'm overthinking it. Obama's position on a specific implementation detail on health care is different now than it was two or three years ago. Clearly we should impeach him for being a big fat liar and a traitor to the American people.
Time to water the tree of liberty with the blood of people who change their minds in response to persuasive arguments from experts...

A couple points.

Obama was against the individual mandate for the reasons he said here -- he doesn't see why you should fine or go after people who can't afford insurance.

So, the bill he signed into law has an exemption from the fine for people who can't afford insurance, though subsidies make it pretty much impossible for insurance to be unaffordable to the poor.

Why did Obama flip-flop on the mandate? Because it's good policy. Ezra Klein explains pretty much everything you need to know about the individual mandate here, namely what it is, how it works, and why it's a necessary part of reform.

The short version: The way health insurance works (whether it's for-profit or not) is if you have a large pool of healthy people paying into the system to fund the medical costs for the few people who do get sick. If you make insurance companies accept people with preexisting conditions without a mandate, then people will be free to game the system and sign up for insurance only when they get sick. If there are no healthy people paying into the pool, then the premiums will be so high that paying out of pocket might be cheaper.

Sorry, I'm overthinking it. Obama's position on a specific implementation detail on health care is different now than it was two or three years ago. Clearly we should impeach him for being a big fat liar and a traitor to the American people.

Time to water the tree of liberty with the blood of people who change their minds in response to persuasive arguments from experts...

>> ^mgittle:
Yes it is, and it claims to be "everything you need to know about the decade." Apparently you don't need to know anything that didn't directly involve Americans or people in countries we invaded.


Its pretty subjective to claim you know what Americans need to know about the decade any better than the editors of Newsweek.

Yes it is, and it claims to be "everything you need to know about the decade." Apparently you don't need to know anything that didn't directly involve Americans or people in countries we invaded.

The Original "Classic" Star Trek is superior.

Small budget kept stories lean and hungry. Better, more honest writing, without the PC horsesh;t that taints every other series.

Hot chicks in miniskirts; Roddenberry often beamed them in directly from the Playboy Mansion.

(Original) Khan will teach you everything you need to know about seducing women. More so than Kirk.

Mr. Spock is one of the greatest characters ever created in any medium. Who doesn't like Spock? To not love Spock is illogical.

TOS introduced the mirror universe. Which means somewhere all of you are conservatives and I'm an enraged hippie. With a pointy beard. (shudder)

LONG LIVE THE TERRAN AMERICAN EMPIRE. ha ha ha haaaaa!

Supreme court decisions are meaningless. Law is meaningless. Presidential edicts are meaningless.

Everything you need to know on abortion is this: Human rights derive from human consciousness; unborn children don't have it; abortion is 100% morally neutral; those who oppose the human right to authority over ones own body and life are criminals; all pro-lifers should be executed. If you want to torture them a bit first, that's totally fine too.

I live about 1 mile from a active fault thought to have 8.0 potential.

This photo from the 2002 earthquake shows everything you need to know about earthquakes.... imagine the energy involved in splitting the land and moving it this way:
http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/images/dfeq_images/Rich_view_to_south.jpg

>> ^StukaFox:
Everything you need to know about religion can be found at this location:
Intersection of Liberty St & Church St
New York, NY
10006



I see what you did there.

Everything you need to know about religion can be found at this location:

Intersection of Liberty St & Church St
New York, NY
10006

"Fuck Y'all I'm From Texas" -- everything you need to know about American gun ownership.

No problem, ID. Welcome to the sift, and GREAT first post.
Self linking means that you had anything to do with the video - Either you shot it, are in it, profit from it, wrote a script for it, or even just host it on your YouTube account. It would be a pity to have to drop the * banhammer on you! If you haven't read it, you need to check out the FAQ. It will let you know everything you need to know.
As far as the self linking, it's not, because his account doesn't hold the videos.

First time I saw this film, I didn't like it. Now it's one of my favorites. This opening scene says everything you need to know about the main characters and the "fontanella babyhead fuck" line still gets me chuckling.

Thank you for telling me this was Sarah Silverman... I had no idea!

Bubbles!! what.. you're calling him downsyndromey.. horrible.

Here's everything you need to know about Bubs, http://youtube.com/watch?v=dqthfRYiF8Q Now fuck off before I sick the Green Bastard on ya.