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That's a lot of fancy talky words and nice ideas, but the reality looks more like this: Make sure you all vote for these idiots this fall...

^some states, yes. Others aren't even in the dark ages yet. www.norml.org check out oklahoma for example. 2 years to life for cultivation or sale of less than 25 lbs....

^wtf are you talking about, NoD. America doesn't have natural resources that we exploit and sell? Russia, Zambia, the Congo etc. are also very good at selling their natural resources... Better banking regulation would be a good starting point if you're going to make comparisons. Canada has 5...

The Pentagon has been trying to keep a lid on this, so there hasn't been a lot of publicity around this and afghanistan is a bit of yawn for most people these days. The kicker about this story is that the only reason these psychopaths got caught was an inquiry into alleged -yes, you guessed...

This is for US only....the marginal tax rate for the top income bracket. Where is obama taking us as far as taxes go? As far as I can tell, all he is suggesting is that tax rates for the top bracket return to pre-bush era rates in order to reduce the deficit. Specifically, a 3% increase on...

I don't know where you get your facts, ganja girl, but you're misinformed... The FDA does not take cost into account when it makes these recommendations, it's against the law. This was the case before the healthcare bill and remains that way today. The review of avastin (this is only for...

The current tax rate for the top bracket is relatively low, historically speaking. I'm pretty sure there was no exodus of the wealthy prior to the 1980s.... And we're talking about going back to levels we had during the 1990s for the top bracket. It's a raise from 36 to 39%...and this is...

-I buy my own insurance individually, but through an exchange my state has set up, so I get a relatively good rate for an individual policy. It's an hmo network type plan where I can only go to certain providers. No complaints though really. Currently, I work as a freelance translator and have a...

Not kidding. It's a good article....if you actually bother to read it, instead of dismissing it based on the author's nationality. Do you only read articles about north korea written by north koreans, as well? Also, the economist is a magazine, not a blog. You're welcome. Anything substantive...

Good summary. A-

Good article...

I like this conversation because you're both knowledgeable about the subject and civil, so thanks for that... Here's my point. Your colleague decided to go without medical coverage. She got sick and required treatment. As a result, she received treatment on compassionate grounds from funds that...

How would that have worked out for you if you had gotten seriously ill or injured during that time...? I'm glad to hear that it all worked out for you, but for a lot of americans it hasn't. They got sick, couldn't pay their bills and end up losing everything they had worked for. It's hard to...

I'm a bit puzzled by what you're saying, honestly... You're example is a pretty good case study of why there needs to be universal coverage. I don't know how her doctor "worked the system", but if there was no insurance coverage from BC, the money must have come from somewhere else. Medicare...

Something tells me that you aren't among the people whose taxes will go up under the administration's plan, which means that he's not actually talking to you...sorry. Do you also think the other billionaires without a worry in the world who are complaining about a 3% tax hike should shut up...

Steny hoyer is a dude... Also, I agree with him. If he really was more interested in promoting the issue rather than himself, he shouldn't have testified 'in character' in my opinion. If he had presented serious testimony, we might be talking about migrant farm workers' rights rather than...

That would be fine if your "choice" not to get health insurance coverage wouldn't mean that the rest of us end up picking up the tab if you go to the emergency room and can't pay the bills. ERs are required by law to provide you with emergency services regardless of your insurance status, so...

Haha, union assholes at their finest. They should have their local host AA meetings. I'd be pissed though if someone followed me during my lunchbreak and filmed me getting high. Just saying...

Whoa. This is confusing.... You're saying it would be 'wrong' to give back the money...? Say you're running for public office, would you accept campaign contributions from neo-nazis? Communists? Satanists? NAMBLA? Would returning those contributions also be a lemming thing to do? I don't...

Or just do this: from wired magazine...