Edited by AChartist, 04 May 2014 - 08:07 AM.
Off and trudging forward...
#11
Posted 04 May 2014 - 08:05 AM
"marxism-lennonism-communism always fails and never worked, because I know
some of them, and they don't work" M.Jordan
#12
Posted 04 May 2014 - 09:05 AM
"marxism-lennonism-communism always fails and never worked, because I know
some of them, and they don't work" M.Jordan
#13
Posted 04 May 2014 - 11:38 AM
What was "The Long March"?
The Long March (October 1933-October 1935) was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army.
http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Long_March
Yes, the Long March was a series of maneuvers to avoid destruction by the enemy in order to emerge victorious in the end. I'm pleased to see you particularly got its appropriateness as a metaphor for the President's maneuvers on behalf the Affordable Care Act since it became law.
P.S. As for the Obamacare deniers who have risen up to rant against the Business Insider's report of the simple facts of Obamacare signups, state by state, what's the ruckus? Those are just stats.
The boldfaced paragraph is interesting only because that last-minute flip may be the first glimmer of a basic in human nature -- the fear of being left behind. If that's true, that basic, even if it takes years, may eventually take its toll on every obstructionist who stands in the way of the long march of improvements the law needs to fully service the American peoples' right, now being entrenched, to healthcare at a level comparable to the universality, quality and cost of the leading healthcare plans in the rest of the developed world.
"If you've heard this story before, don't stop me because I'd like to hear it again," Groucho Marx (on market history?).
“I've learned in options trading simple is best and the obvious is often the most elusive to recognize.”
"The god of trading rewards persistence, experience and discipline, and absolutely nothing else."
#14
Posted 04 May 2014 - 12:35 PM
Edited by AChartist, 04 May 2014 - 12:43 PM.
"marxism-lennonism-communism always fails and never worked, because I know
some of them, and they don't work" M.Jordan
#15
Posted 04 May 2014 - 01:07 PM
if you sold that reburbed house,... would that help keep the obamacare subsidies?
No. I've depreciated it for 20+ years so that would be "recaptured" and capital gains would be part of my adjusted gross income which would cut into my welfare "tax credits".
I may sell my current home tax free and move into the rental.
I could refi the rental, get foreclosed on and then move into subsidized housing.
I gotta get more free stuff.
Now I want my EBT card, $221 cash, $179 in food for each person (while the kids eat free at school), lights, gas, even day care paid to your friend who splits the money with you, then you can work for cash or sell some "stuff" on the street if you want to really live large.
I WANT MY EBT
CUBA! Here we come!
Edited by Rogerdodger, 04 May 2014 - 01:20 PM.
BIGGEST SCIENCE SCANDAL EVER...Official records systematically 'adjusted'.
#16
Posted 04 May 2014 - 06:47 PM
It's all "legal" fiction, make the best out of it.
I always thought when I was stupid, I would just work and the rest would take care of itself, I should
have spent a lifetime reading more statute and figuring out the fiction, and working less.
I saw that it was 65k for single mother to start beating welfare, but how much
do you need to beat welfare by, work 40 hour week to beat welfare by $1k a year?
I dont know what it is for single male but I would think I would need to beat welfare
by a good margin to labor 40 hours.
if you sold that reburbed house,... would that help keep the obamacare subsidies?
No. I've depreciated it for 20+ years so that would be "recaptured" and capital gains would be part of my adjusted gross income which would cut into my welfare "tax credits".
I may sell my current home tax free and move into the rental.
I could refi the rental, get foreclosed on and then move into subsidized housing.
I gotta get more free stuff.
Now I want my EBT card, $221 cash, $179 in food for each person (while the kids eat free at school), lights, gas, even day care paid to your friend who splits the money with you, then you can work for cash or sell some "stuff" on the street if you want to really live large.
I WANT MY EBT
CUBA! Here we come!
"marxism-lennonism-communism always fails and never worked, because I know
some of them, and they don't work" M.Jordan
#17
Posted 04 May 2014 - 06:52 PM
Remind me not to vote for any of them...
I was thinking about going back to work for $15 an hr as a walmart greeter or a strip club doorman..
I guess I might have to move to Washington to do that.
http://www.reuters.c...E9AQ03D20131127
My new VA medical plan won't dump me if I make more than 15K like my medicaid plan will. I'll just have to dump the medicaid plan...
Had a busy day replacing the brake pads and rotors on one of my cars, and put in the 100,000 mile iridium spark plugs. I'm good to go another 10 yrs now....lol
#18
Posted 04 May 2014 - 07:13 PM
Speaking of minimum wage, I called my new car dealer for a price on replacing a timing belt. He said it's a 3 hr job and will cost a mind blowing $329. That's $100 an hr.I can't believe the super corporate republicans voted down Obama's $10.10 min wage.
Remind me not to vote for any of them...
I was thinking about going back to work for $15 an hr as a walmart greeter or a strip club doorman..
I guess I might have to move to Washington to do that.
http://www.reuters.c...E9AQ03D20131127
My new VA medical plan won't dump me if I make more than 15K like my medicaid plan will. I'll just have to dump the medicaid plan...
Had a busy day replacing the brake pads and rotors on one of my cars, and put in the 100,000 mile iridium spark plugs. I'm good to go another 10 yrs now....lol
New car dealers seem to be doing alright charging such fees. Minimum wage at $7..lol
I told him thank you, and ordered a $30 belt and dusted off my tools for the next project.
#19
Posted 04 May 2014 - 07:20 PM
Edited by AChartist, 04 May 2014 - 07:20 PM.
"marxism-lennonism-communism always fails and never worked, because I know
some of them, and they don't work" M.Jordan
#20
Posted 04 May 2014 - 10:43 PM
Obama's $10.10 min wage
$10.10 is not a living wage.
Why not make it $15?
$25 and maybe you could survive with overtime.
$50 would make for a better life.
Add full benefits and a guy sweeping the back room would do OK.
But a poor person's drive-thru Combo Meal would also cost $50.
An arbitrary government wage control always hurts senior citizens on fixed income as well as entry level employees, not to mention the poor who will have to pay more for everything.
Only 4.3% of workers make minimum wage! LINK
Just like the old apprentice program, f they are dependable and do good work they will quickly advance, often finding better jobs once they show a good work history.
The unemployment rate for America’s youth has grown since March and is currently at 15.5%.
In March the overall unemployment rate for 18-29 year-old’s was 10.9 percent.
The effective (U-6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year old African-Americans is 23.3%
Raising the minimum wage will not benefit them, but rather hurt them.
But it will increase tax revenue from the ever-shrinking labor force.
LINK
Edited by Rogerdodger, 04 May 2014 - 10:55 PM.
BIGGEST SCIENCE SCANDAL EVER...Official records systematically 'adjusted'.