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Do you want the bill to pass?

Poll ended at Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:24 am

Yes, I do!
114
42%
Kind of...
29
11%
Neutral
19
7%
No, not really
18
7%
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
91
34%
 
Total votes : 271

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Postby Ashmoria » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:24 pm

Slytheronia wrote:I don't Understand why everyone thinks that free healthcare to the poor is a bad thing. My family is Very poor, and my mother doesn't have health insurance, and she will probably never be able to afford it. This could help a lot of people.

i dont understand it either. there is no benefit to letting people suffer unnecessarily.
whatever

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Postby Avenio » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:25 pm

Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care


No, they're not. Unless Lindsay Lohan doesn't have healthcare already, which is highly, highly unlikely.

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Postby Redwulf » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:26 pm

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Postby SaintB » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:26 pm

Ashmoria wrote:
Slytheronia wrote:I don't Understand why everyone thinks that free healthcare to the poor is a bad thing. My family is Very poor, and my mother doesn't have health insurance, and she will probably never be able to afford it. This could help a lot of people.

i dont understand it either. there is no benefit to letting people suffer unnecessarily.

Sure there is... an extra $5-6 in your pocket is worth the suffering of thousands.
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Postby Panzerjaeger » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:26 pm

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Postby Farnhamia » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:26 pm

Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care

*sigh* And they would pay for yours, too, honey, if that was how the bill works. It isn't, so need not have any worries on that account.
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Postby Yenke-Bin » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:26 pm

Slytheronia wrote:I don't Understand why everyone thinks that free healthcare to the poor is a bad thing. My family is Very poor, and my mother doesn't have health insurance, and she will probably never be able to afford it. This could help a lot of people.



If you cannot afford it then you obviously are not working hard enough. Get two or three more jobs, you lazy bum.


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Postby Ashmoria » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:26 pm

Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care

uh

yay?

how do you figure?
whatever

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Postby Lydeana » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:27 pm

Avenio wrote:
Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care


No, they're not. Unless Lindsay Lohan doesn't have healthcare already, which is highly, highly unlikely.


Doesn't matter Lohan's 23 so she's back on her parents plan, unless her parents can pay for it, which why bother if we have that option?

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Postby Caninope » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:27 pm

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Postby Lydeana » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:27 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care

*sigh* And they would pay for yours, too, honey, if that was how the bill works. It isn't, so need not have any worries on that account.

I don't want them to pay for mine! let me die I'm asshole I don't care.

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Postby Cannot think of a name » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:27 pm

I like angry bowtie man checking his blackberry they had on there for a bit.
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Postby Ashmoria » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:28 pm

Lydeana wrote:
Avenio wrote:
Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care


No, they're not. Unless Lindsay Lohan doesn't have healthcare already, which is highly, highly unlikely.


Doesn't matter Lohan's 23 so she's back on her parents plan, unless her parents can pay for it, which why bother if we have that option?

then its being paid for by her parents.

not that that is likely.
whatever

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Postby Farnhamia » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:28 pm

Lydeana wrote:
Avenio wrote:
Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care


No, they're not. Unless Lindsay Lohan doesn't have healthcare already, which is highly, highly unlikely.


Doesn't matter Lohan's 23 so she's back on her parents plan, unless her parents can pay for it, which why bother if we have that option?

And it doesn't mean that everyone under 26 goes on their parents' paln, only that if you are under 26 and you are covered, you can stay on. Or not, if you get a job and get your own coverage.
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Postby Avenio » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:28 pm

Lydeana wrote:
Avenio wrote:
Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care


No, they're not. Unless Lindsay Lohan doesn't have healthcare already, which is highly, highly unlikely.


Doesn't matter Lohan's 23 so she's back on her parents plan, unless her parents can pay for it, which why bother if we have that option?


That's not how it works. The bill states that she has the option to remain under her parent's plan. And besides, she makes enough money that both her and her parents have nothing to worry about.

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Postby Rolling squid » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:28 pm

Avenio wrote:
Lydeana wrote:Note- The American People are now paying for Lindsay Lohan's Health-care


No, they're not. Unless Lindsay Lohan doesn't have healthcare already, which is highly, highly unlikely.


If Lindsay Lohan can't pay for health insurance, we're in more trouble than we think.
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Postby United Dependencies » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:30 pm

A partisan victory that will divide America. But a victory nonetheless *bust out non-alchoholic clebretory drinks
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CNN says someone yelled "Baby killer!" at Stupak. I missed that.
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Postby San Guillermo » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:30 pm

And..........the House has passed HCR with the reconciliation package. Finally. Now it's the Senate's turn, once again.
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Postby Panzerjaeger » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:31 pm

And a win.
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Postby Rolling squid » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:31 pm

And the second bit passes. All in all, a good day for this country.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:31 pm

And there's the reconciliation...see if that goes anywhere.
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Postby Farnhamia » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:31 pm

Rolling squid wrote:And the second bit passes. All in all, a good day for this country.

:clap:
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Postby DrunkenDove » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:31 pm

Three for three. Finally an end to NSG healthcare debates, which was of course the real accomplishment tonight. :p
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Postby Caninope » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:31 pm

Rolling squid wrote:And the second bit passes. All in all, a good day for this country.


I think it's bad.
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