divineirony:

Look at this fucking asshole of the day: http://nikosnature.tumblr.com/

What an vile scumbag.

He has an opinion.  I happen to think it’s a morally reprehensible opinion, and one not in the least supported by scientific evidence or the facts, but an opinion it is.

~ Steve

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religiousragings:

Damned commie socialist Obama giving money to useless people who are too dumb to pay for their own health care.  She should have died.

(Note: for those suffering from sarcasm deficiency syndrome, the above comment is meant to be ironic, and reflects the opposite of my actual views.  It unfortunately probably does, however, reflect the views of some on the extreme right).

I had to switch from freelancing as an independent IT contractor to a corporate job once I found out that my wife was pregnant. I was paying $700 per month for the COBRA healthcare plan from my previous employer which had a $3,000 deductible/person, and this would raise to $950 per month with the baby. Since the COBRA plan was about to expire, I would have to get coverage through Freelancers Union, which costs $1,085 per month (for a couple with a child) plus $1,500 deductible/person and 20% copayment. 

I couldn’t believe it the first time that I saw these numbers, so I went around asking people if there are any other options, and sure enough, there was none. I had never had to think about health care before I moved to the U.S. and now here I was switching from small business to corporate just so I can use the employment benefits.

The funny thing is that Obama’s plan doesn’t even come close to the public health care system in most other developed and even developing countries. Even under his plan, I would probably still have to pay all the money out of my pocket because I wouldn’t be eligible for Medicaid with my salary, which is much higher than the $15,985 Medicaid’s limit, yet not enough to pay $1,085 per month on top of rent, bills, food, and other expenses. So I don’t really understand what this whole controversy about “Obamacare” is about.

It’s a right wing rallying point.  It allows people who like to manipulate the masses to attach the word “Socialist” to Obama.  And, of course, “socialism” is only a small step away from a communist dictatorship.  Thus ANY kind of socialist leaning by the president allows people to compare Obama to the Communist Soviet Union, and say that he is probably a Stalinist who wants to kill millions of people.  It’s impossible to say where the logic actually stops in this way of thinking because at no point does logic actually begin.  And the most remarkable thing about it is that there are many people who actually BELIEVE this.  The Right Wing propaganda machine is incredibly effective.  And frightening.

“Obamacare” is very defective in many ways, but it’s a start, and it’s better than nothing.  And, given the congress that Obama has been dealing with, it is frankly amazing that he managed to get anything done at all.

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Damned commie socialist Obama giving money to useless people who are too dumb to pay for their own health care.  She should have died.

(Note: for those suffering from sarcasm deficiency syndrome, the above comment is meant to be ironic, and reflects the opposite of my actual views.  It unfortunately probably does, however, reflect the views of some on the extreme right).

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Universal Heathcare

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