The claim that the House bill would amount to "government-run health care" suffered a blow last week, when the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the so-called "public plan" in the revised bill wouldn't offer much in the way of competition to private insurers.
The Republican plan tries to address that by requiring that the pool "must limit the pool premiums to no more than 150 percent of the average premium for applicable standard risk rates in that state." In other words, it might cost people with pre-existing conditions 50 percent mo …
I found this to be a little interesting part of history I didn't know: Aoki is a documentary film chronicling the life of Richard Aoki (1938-2009), a third-generation Japanese American who became one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party.
Just found our Politifact has a dircet link to newsvine!! Yeah
Funniest Daily show rip in a minute.
Over the last month I have been curious about the growing racial divide in our country. I wanted to see what the opinions are on race relations from both sides. So I wrote an article asking people which race they perceived to be the most racist race.
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This has been an interesting year in race relations. I want to pose that: 1) since there is no such thing as being "a little racist" and 2) since there is no behavior that only one race is capable of
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Actually for some, I think this question shoots to the heart of one of the problems in our political climate.
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Palin on the impact of the USA's policy on global economy:
Limbaugh said: "I think the guy's wrong. I think not only it was racism, it was justifiable racism. I mean, that's the lesson we're being taught here today. Kid shouldn't have been on the bus anyway. We need segregated buses — it was invading space and stuff.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee unveiled a summary of his long-awaited health care reform bill Wednesday, setting the stage for a legislative showdown on President Obama's top domestic priority.
It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance to those who don't. And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government." – President Barack Obama
Excerpts from an actual thread:
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PolitiFact.com rated Obama's assertion: "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." As half true.
to make the sensational claim that Emanuel says health care should not be extended to the disabled is a gross distortion of his position, lifted out of context from an academic paper in which he poses philosophical ideas but doesn't necessary endorse them.
The prospect that healthcare will become rationed under government sponsored healthcare reform is a lightening rod topic in this storm called healthcare reform.
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So is this playing the race card?
When Congress and the White House began talking about a health care overhaul, the industries that profit from the $2.5 trillion system were understandably nervous. But as the legislation takes shape, it appears much of the anxiety was misplaced.
This article is in response to "Natural Rights pt1&2" by Gumwars. Check it out
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This was what one voter this morining when while interviewed by when interviewed by NPR this morning:
Ok, I thought I wasnt going to jump on the bandwagon following this story, but some of the things in this article I took exception with. What are your takes
I have finally hit 100 friends, I have purposefully not posted pictures of myself trying to maintain some anonymity when I post. But I figure for those with whom I interact with regularly there would be some imagined visage that accompanies our exchanges.
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This article is In response to John Russel's Article Should Whites be Responsible for Minority Mediocrity
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The Obama administration has gotten a coalition of health care groups to agree to voluntarily cut increases in projected health care costs.
Illegal are costing us too much money in health care? T/F per Factcheck:
This is a satire.
In contrast to the statement that all of the things that happened to this child are not the main discussions or thoughts in the black communityt; perhaps they should be, as they are all true not only in the black communities but in the white, brown, red, yellow and everywhere.
As a Briton on Newsvine, the first uncomfortable thing I noticed when I joined two years ago was the way people are labelled immediately with political monikers. Personally, I have never joined a political party.
The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. More Articles
I am a black man who, since 1993, has been a regular listener of the Rush Limbaugh radio program. I must caution black America. Be afraid, be very afraid of this powerful white man.
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hey whats up 4real? first thanks for accepting my friend request. second, i just wanted to stop by and tell you that like/enjoy the tone of your writings and was wondering if you could check out one of my articles and tell me what you think.
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hello for real. I just wanted to comment on one of your previous articles I found this observation interesting and wanted to add a point about how ignorance drives allegiance to both and education is like a 100% effective deterrent
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