Re: Interesting Podcast to Listen To: ObamaCare Invades Your Personal Life
The simple fact is that in most local jurisdictions the police will NOT require a genuinely poor person to show a fishing license, nor a genuinely poor hunter to obey the deer limit. Dependency on
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Rick b Cool
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
"A state issue, not a federal issue. One size does not fit all."
Sorry, I disagree. It is long past the time that we are an isolated conglomerate of states. It is useful to have s few states try
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Rick b Cool
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Re: The Inequality President
quote from: MARK SIMONE ‏@MarkSimoneNY
President Obama: "If I had a city, it would look like Detroit"
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weinerisnospitzer <no_reply@...>
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Handy Online Tool to Compare ETFs, Mutual Funds, etc.
https://advisors.vanguard.com/VGApp/iip/site/advisor/analysistools/productcomp?sf535257=1
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icarlosdanger <no_reply@...>
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Re: Can we use this forum to collectively help the group?
Sorry,
I am not aware of any law that required corporations to supply any benefits to their employees. In fact I would guess that IBM has reached the point where it is paying close to nothing for
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Rick b Cool
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Re: Interesting Podcast to Listen To: ObamaCare Invades Your Personal Life
1. There are some good arguments here, now lets add to them.
2. Why should a poor, disenfranchised person be required to have a fishing license which costs money they don't have and prevents
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Sue Runyon
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
No, you don't have to increase the penalty for everyone. They could increase the penalty for young people and not for older people without any problems.
In general, the federal age discrimination
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edward_berkline <no_reply@...>
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
I'm fully aware of the many shortcomings of President Obama. I don't need to "balance out my stand", as MY stand is an accurate one that has documented a few of the many ways in which the "both sides
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Sue Runyon
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
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test2btrue
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Re: Retirees, Pensioners: Save on Travel!
See also
http://www.giftcardgranny.com/blog/senior-discounts/
for 43 travel discounts for seniors.
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icarlosdanger <no_reply@...>
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
Or, they could increase the amount of the penalty to make it more attractive to just buy the insurance.
There are lots of simple tweaks that can be made to address any problems like this.
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edward_berkline <no_reply@...>
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Retirees, Pensioners: Save on Travel!
Consider Hotwire.com.
Have used them for 12 years, booked 24 hotel stays and saved $1833.00
Usually choose 3-stars and up.
Un-sold rooms?
I have really saved big $$ on same-day arrival, typically
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icarlosdanger <no_reply@...>
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Re: Can we use this forum to collectively help the group?
Yes, you should be worried about IBM taking away retiree health insurance. Sooner or later, the greed of the executives will overcome any reluctance they might have kill it.
Without the ACA, that
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edward_berkline <no_reply@...>
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Re: Can we use this forum to collectively help the group?
I am not sure which is a waste of time here. Discussions amongst our group based on not really knowing what IBM is going to do. OR badgering IBM to give us retirees information so that we can plan
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rspee7 <no_reply@...>
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
In case you hadn't noticed, under the ACA, health insurance is operated at the state level, not the federal level. Health insurance rates are set by the insurance companies in each state and will
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edward_berkline <no_reply@...>
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
Well, it a fact that until the fetus leaves the womb, it's a fetus.
But that isn't what you wrote. See, I can read, and I do it well, and you didn't simply say that it's a fetus until it leaves the
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Sue Runyon
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Re: Can we use this forum to collectively help the group?
I believe that IBM will provide no hint of what they may be planning to do until they announce it, so I think doing any of the things you suggest would just be a waste of time.
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Re: Can we use this forum to collectively help the group?
"You are mistaken that IBM would have to pay ANY fine if they dropped health insurance coverage for retirees. There is a fine *only* for not providing coverage for full-time employees."
Now I'me
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
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Re: Union Fears Destructive Consequences From Obamacare
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test2btrue
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