No no no no nonononono

Come on. Not this one. Not now.

Sure. And if you tell the workers that, and they have options to walk away if they want for another safer job, maybe it’s ok? It’s still vile to place a price on a worker instead of just doing the right thing, but if they know the risk maybe? 100% certain no one informed the workers though so yeah, it’s still awful,…

I think that the reason people find this indefensible is that the workers are having this decision made for them, in order that shareholders get a better ROI. The costs are borne by working-class individuals, the benefits accrue to rentiers. You’re right, we make these decisions all the time and it’s unavoidable -…

Heh, I don’t know. Even in recent interviews the showrunner was saying how he doesn’t think superheroes work on TV, and how Gotham succeeded because it was a “grounded” show.

Confession time: I have seen only one full episode of Friends in my life, and that was a month ago. I didn’t feel like I missed much.

I’m not going to pretend like there’s One Simple Question with a dichotomous answer that distinguishes science fiction from fantasy since genre boundaries are not discrete, they’re muddy. But when people are attempting to separate SF from F, one of the questions they ask is

I was in that gap, but I actually justgot really good coverage from BCBS for $120 / month (and I’m a smoker.) I haven’t been to a doctor in years, but I plan on going on the reg now. $5 for a check-up / physical, free preventative care works for me. Too bad it doesn’t include dental and vision.

There’s the Medicaid expansion for those below 138% (as I recall, could be off) of the poverty line and generous subsidies for those above that level. The marketplaces are specifically designed for workers who don’t get employer provided insurance, so maybe ease up on the “maker vs taker” high horse.

You are so wrong.

But using your car insurance analogy, if you didn’t choose to pay for health insurance, then you wouldn’t be allowed to go to a hospital, right? If you had cash in hand then sure, but very few have that kind of bankroll. Hospitals cannot turn away the uninsured and they eat the cost of your care, passing it along to…

It is called mutualized costs.
The same as
1. Your car insurance
2. Your home insurance
3. The split of the theft into all retail prices.
4. Being Human (even a lot of animals care for their elders and weak ones) unlike you from your selfish comment.
5. your internet is Mutualized too, if you live in a city, it costs a lot…

Getting rear ended by a distracted driver or getting hit by a truck knows no age. These same young and healthy people would be complaining of having to undergo bankruptcy and getting their credit destroyed when they have to pay 100k for a week’s stay at the hospital.

No need to apologize for speaking your mind. My heart goes out to you and your husband.  

Help me understand. He issued an order for his workers. This wasn’t some executive order that overreached to include private citizens. If this is actually illegal, than I’d imagine the very concept of executive orders is illegal.

soaked in liquid nitrogen.

Here’s a template:

The Trump transition team released a statement that completely dismisses the intelligence. It reads, “These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The election ended a long time ago in one of the biggest Electoral College victories in history. It’s now time to move on and ‘Make…

Did you read the article? Or did you just glance at the headline and look at the pictures?

I’d put it a lot earlier than that. Nominees for the Best Alternative Album include Radiohead, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.