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[Krizonar]

"Anybody in that range, between those eligible for Medicaid and those up to 400 percent above the poverty level – what they pay for coverage will not be based on cost of coverage but their incomes."

[Bella]

What did I tell you Bells?  What did I tell you?  Have faith!

Sorry, I'm just so disillusioned that it shocks me whenever the government does something good for its citizens. ;^;

+1 for the image, B. x)

Isn't it awesome? ^^

As i said in Food topic, that is long time we not see. Did I miss something?

So much stuff, I don't even know where to start. ;-;

You have to lurk moar! ;u;

[Nichi]

So, I'm in a bit of a predicament here.

You see, the original plan was that I was going to meet up with my parents at the resort tomorrow and stay over until Saturday; when they check out and head home (Mom's family will have cleared out by tomorrow, so I'd have a comfortable bed this time around). However, in checking the newspaper, there's a garage sale that advertizes a lot of computer stuff, even specifically mentioning "old computer games", and it's closer to my house than to where that resort is. So, I'm stuck trying to decide; go through with the original plan, or tell the parents I'm going to take a pass on that for what is pretty much a gamble over the sale actually having anything I want?

Any thoughts?

[Chocofreak13]

dude, you go to the resort every year, right? i'd go for the sale, cause it's like when we went to animadness, you don't know till you try and you'll probably regret it if you don't.

@bella: funny thing is, i'm in the same boat of opinions as you on this, since the last president to actually give a shit about the poor was kennedy. and we all saw how he ended up. however, that pic sort of sums up my thoughts on obama (though i wish he had more of a set on him), and frankly, it passing comes as a shock. tbh i didn't even know it did till i logged on the net, cause the news report my dad was watching had confusing wording that made it sound like it failed.
as for the supreme court, i imagine i'd get along with the democrats. the republicans, eh......

@kriz: was that a jab at the healthcare thing? cause if so, you and i will have a problem. this bill is likely going to help my family quite a bit, since neither of my parents have insurance, nor does my sister, and if it weren't for my school, i wouldn't either. >:[

@raffaele: i second what bells said. LURK MOAR.

today was a good day, guys. we never got to go strawberry picking, which is slightly aggervating as the season is almost over (2 days left at the place we went to), but me and mum are going to go early saturday morning, so it's all good.
other than that, we bopped around today, hitting up manchester where after we ran an errand for colleen we went to the mall, and found out that the anime store my friend dan told me about a couple weeks ago is actually another Harrison's Comics and Collectibles, which is the comic store me and pent went to in Salem, MA! their selection was AMAZING, and i freaked out at the first thing i picked up (a yuri, for god's sake!!!! so rare!!!), which kind of set the tone for the rest of the stay there. i scraped my knees after a moment of drama (i saw a vincent figurine. the drama was nessacary. -w-), but otherwise had a great viewing there. their plushie selection is pretty good (i saw a plushie from an OBSCURE series i have, i was shocked to see it even existed), their discount section is nothing to sniff at (found mel's next birthday present in there, and no i'm not being cheap, it just matches what i got her last year), and their manga section is top notch (lots of old and rare titles; gonna go back for the volumes of video girl ai i saw). overall, i'm squeeing over it still. ^^

also, i saw a 1948 Plymouth. it was olive green with a leather interior and a modern stereo system. the price tag was fair considering it was about 90% restored (little rust, little corrosion, one or two faceplates missing), but overall i squeed at that too. ^^

[Nichi]

That's what my sister was saying. So, tomorrow I might head up to that resort for the afternoon, and come home at night...if I even go up there at all; as I first have to wait to hear from mom about what the plans are for tomorrow

Also, nice on the Plymouth :3

[Red-Machine]

Modern stereo system=instant walk away.

[Nichi]

Well, it depends on how it's done. If they cut up the original dashboard, I'd lean more "no", but if they went with a Hidden Audio system (The original radio is left for decoration, while a modern radio is setup in the trunk with the controls hidden in the glovebox), I'd lean more "yes"

[Chocofreak13]

the faceplate was digital. tbh, i'm not complaining since the rest of the car was original and near-immaculate. it only had 34k miles on it, too. >>;

[Pitkin]

@bella: funny thing is, i'm in the same boat of opinions as you on this, since the last president to actually give a shit about the poor was kennedy.

Jimmy Carter has quite good notes in my papers, according to what I've read.

[Chocofreak13]

yeah, you're right, jimmy carter was good about that, too. but i'm pretty sure he almost got impeached. i know he wasn't super-popular. :\

EDIT:
my brother gave me a video i know bella will like. happy tau day. :3

[Krizonar]

@kriz: was that a jab at the healthcare thing?

Some of the bill is good, some of the bill is stupid.

All bills are like that I guess, or else they'd all be insta-passed.

[Chocofreak13]

good to hear you say that, since this health care bill is one of the major things being done to help the poor. the local hospital offers temp insurance, so my parents occasionally get that, but otherwise everything's out of pocket. before last month my sister hadn't gone to the eye doctor in several years. my mum hasn't been in even longer (i'm thinking 7+). i'm overdue for an appointment with mine, actually..... >>;

[Krizonar]

Not just the poor, it helps us too, my mom has cancer and now they can't just cancel her or say she is over limit. I also get to stay on her healthcare for many more years instead of having to get my own.

Some of the bill is good, like I said.

[Pitkin]

yeah, you're right, jimmy carter was good about that, too. but i'm pretty sure he almost got impeached. i know he wasn't super-popular. :\

Indeed he wasn't popular, but I think he suffered hugely from a sort-of messiah syndrome: he was elected in the middle of a terrible economic situation, and the voters had completely overblown expectations for his presidency. When the crisis didn't end as if cut with a knife, the voters quickly interpreted it as his inability to end the crisis instead of admitting that even Jesse of Nazareth couldn't have brought a miracle big enough. One could draw big similarities between Carter and Obama, in fact, when it comes to situations they found themselves in.

[Cockleshell]

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