THE WASHINGTON POST: John Roberts’s Compromise of 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
WORDS.
"So the Supreme Court — defying many expectations — upheld the Affordable Care Act, a k a Obamacare. There will, no doubt, be many headlines declaring this a big victory for President Obama, which it is. But the real winners are ordinary Americans — people like you.
...In short, unless you belong to that tiny class of wealthy Americans who are insulated and isolated from the realities of most people’s lives, the winners from that Supreme Court decision are your friends, your relatives, the people you work with — and, very likely, you. For almost all of us stand to benefit from making America a kinder and more decent society.
...It’s not perfect, by a long shot — it is, after all, originally a Republican plan, devised long ago as a way to forestall the obvious alternative of extending Medicare to cover everyone. As a result, it’s an awkward hybrid of public and private insurance that isn’t the way anyone would have designed a system from scratch. And there will be a long struggle to make it better, just as there was for Social Security. (Bring back the public option!) But it’s still a big step toward a better — and by that I mean morally better — society..."
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Real Winners
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Yah Bruh?
FILE UNDER: For Your Consideration.
PASSION OF THE WEISS: The Chill Black Guys Perfect the Art of Being Pretty Chill Bros
PASSION OF THE WEISS: The Chill Black Guys Perfect the Art of Being Pretty Chill Bros
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Take Care.
Words.
"Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court may make possible something that has yet to happen: an honest and complete discussion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
...Maybe now, supporters of the ACA will find their voices and point to the 30 million people the law would help to buy health insurance, how much assistance it gives businesses, how it creates a more rational health insurance market, how it helps those 26 and under stay on their parents’ health plans, how it protects those with pre-existing conditions. “Obamacare” isn’t about President Obama. It’s about beginning to bring an end to the scandal of a very rich nation leaving so many of its citizens without basic health coverage. However the court rules, we need to remember why this whole fight started in the first place..."
THE WASHINGTON POST: Will we love the health-care law if it dies?
SEE ALSO:
Nuts & Bolts.
Health. CARE. First. AID.
Friday, June 22, 2012
*ahem*
"PARTY ROCK IS IN THE HOUSE 2NITE!"
Just you watch...
DEADSPIN: LeBron James: World Champion Cocksucker
Just you watch...
DEADSPIN: LeBron James: World Champion Cocksucker
Health. CARE. First. AID.
An Ongoing Discussion/Moment of Clarity.
THE WASHINGTON POST: Putting health care on the right track
EARLIER:
Nuts & Bolts.
THE WASHINGTON POST: Putting health care on the right track
EARLIER:
Nuts & Bolts.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Bones, Ribs, Coolers, and Beer.
As the days get long, and we see a rise in temperatures, how many bitches want to touch this n****a name Snoo- ah hem, I mean we should take the time to relax the mind, let the conscious be free, and indulge in the tunes best fit for chilling, dranking, and in the words of Magic Johnson, "having a good time..."
Ain't that right Onra?
Ain't that right Onra?
SHOWTIME.
"...There isn’t a dime’s distance between Obama and Romney in the polls. This election is close. But we still have nearly five months before votes are cast so I’m getting irritated because we’re being inundated with inanities. (I also abuse alliteration when I’m tired — so there.)
Pundits pick over every strategic or tactical machination — they break it down, comb through it and analyze it to no end. These maneuvers are always part of a war on something sacred: women, religion, the middle-class, job creators, logic, freedom.
Every political position heralds the end of times, or at least the end of America’s time, as if we are still the envy of all others, the ones who rise above and go beyond, the do-right country with the can-do attitude.
The truth is that we are a broken government, operating on borrowed money and borrowed time. We don’t have the vision or will or wherewithal to spend or save. So we float forward as the roar of the nearing falls grows louder. We battle over who should row the boat and in which direction, as the spray of crashing waters moistens our faces.
As a country, we are at a decision point.
Not only can we not do big things, we can’t do small ones either..."
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Campaigns and Crankiness
SHE'S NOT ME!
Words.
"...The real lesson from Europe is not that we should all tighten our belts and endure more pain but that we need to get the global economy moving. That means our Federal Reserve should pursue more expansive policies. And if congressional Republicans weren’t so determined to block nearly every initiative President Obama puts forward, they would agree to pump more money into state governments and into infrastructure spending to speed a decline in unemployment.
As for Europe, it has gotten a reprieve from Greece’s voters, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel should not see this as a mandate for continuing current policies. I understand why Merkel is reluctant to transfer German money to Greece, Spain and Italy. But her approach is no longer sustainable. The world needs growth, and it needs it fast."
THE WASHINGTON POST: E.J. Dionne: We’re not Greece
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Nuts & Bolts.
A Moment of Clarity.
Words.
"...So what does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act do apart from the individual mandate? Three big things.
First, private insurance companies will be required not to deny or revoke insurance because of preexisting conditions. They can still make good profits, but not by dumping sick people or avoiding people who might become sick. Second, Medicaid will be expanded to cover about 16 million additional low-income people, and generous tax credits will be provided to help businesses and middle-class Americans afford private health insurance plans. Third, the law requires each state to establish an exchange, or virtual marketplace, where people and businesses can comparison shop for health plans and find out which tax credits they can use to help pay for a plan of their choice.
These steps are the essence of the Affordable Care Act — and although we rarely hear about it, polling shows that 60% to 70% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor these core provisions.
What happens if the Supreme Court nixes the individual mandate? Politically, the law might actually be better off if the mandate is surgically removed. After a couple of weeks of doomsaying, the focus of public discussion will switch to the important provisions most Americans favor.
Ultimately, though, if the men and women in black robes rule out the mandate at the national level, then new tools must be found to make sure that people do not just wait until they get sick to obtain insurance. If we simply let people wait until they need coverage, health insurance will soon cover only the old and sick, and it will cost too much for everyone..."
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Getting past healthcare's individual mandate
Words.
"...So what does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act do apart from the individual mandate? Three big things.
First, private insurance companies will be required not to deny or revoke insurance because of preexisting conditions. They can still make good profits, but not by dumping sick people or avoiding people who might become sick. Second, Medicaid will be expanded to cover about 16 million additional low-income people, and generous tax credits will be provided to help businesses and middle-class Americans afford private health insurance plans. Third, the law requires each state to establish an exchange, or virtual marketplace, where people and businesses can comparison shop for health plans and find out which tax credits they can use to help pay for a plan of their choice.
These steps are the essence of the Affordable Care Act — and although we rarely hear about it, polling shows that 60% to 70% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor these core provisions.
What happens if the Supreme Court nixes the individual mandate? Politically, the law might actually be better off if the mandate is surgically removed. After a couple of weeks of doomsaying, the focus of public discussion will switch to the important provisions most Americans favor.
Ultimately, though, if the men and women in black robes rule out the mandate at the national level, then new tools must be found to make sure that people do not just wait until they get sick to obtain insurance. If we simply let people wait until they need coverage, health insurance will soon cover only the old and sick, and it will cost too much for everyone..."
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Getting past healthcare's individual mandate
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