Yeah, I don’t need to know the intricate details of a gun to know that plenary access to weapons by people who may be less than mentally stable is a recipe for disaster.

US corporations pay just below the OECD average of 25% (29% when the average is weighted). The top 500 corporations pay 19%, FAR below the OECD average.

You have to put money into the hands of consumers, and that means the poor and the middle class because they spend nearly 100% of what they earn.

Of course insurance companies can’t lower it to an amount that is truly absurd. But, based on numerous surgeries I’ve had, it’s not uncommon to see a $50,000 bill paid out to tune of about $10,000. That’s some pretty big leverage to get an 80% discount.

What you’re describing is a layer on top of the arbitrary charges that hospitals can just dream up.

It’s really not the hospitals, per se. The reason hospitals have to charge what they do is because of the number of people who don’t have health insurance and/or cannot afford the treatment.

Absolutely. Or Judge Roy Moore and his antics.

As nice as it is to dream about, it can definitely be used for evil.

Take your meds.

Did you know that words can have more than one meaning? I know this must be an earth shattering revelation, but it is true.

You say “most often” like you have any actual data to back up that assertion. Do you have any data? Because, I think you might be pulling that out of thin air.

You’re irony impaired, aren’t you? You go on a diatribe about condescending to people in a diatribe where your words are dripping with condescension.

Canada loves highly educated immigrants who can pay taxes, as do most European countries.

I have a Z Wave lock on my front door and getting another for my back door. These are, in my mind, infinitely more secure than traditional locks because they tell me the current status of the lock, they tell me when they are locked or unlocked and unless the Z Wave signal is intercepted (which means someone would have…

If you have the income, I agree, to some extent. I’m a tax attorney and my wife is a physician, we work between 10 and 14 hours per day. So, we’re forced to buy our downtime by hiring out services like lawn care, cleaning, plowing, etc.

Keep it up. Since my wife is a neurologist and I’m a tax attorney (who is very interested in politics), I try to educate people on the realities of the situation because both of us are affected by these changes (not so much from a financial standpoint, but from a professional one, in fact, the Republican plan only…

Holy shit, that was thorough! Great job.

You don’t participate in reality, do you? Single payer IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SYSTEM ON THE PLANET. Want proof? We spend at least two to three times as much on healthcare as any other nation and get worse results. Source.

It wouldn’t be federal, it’d be state law. I’m licensed in NY, so I can only speak for NY, but if I had to bet, I’d bet CA’s law is very similar as NY and CA tend to have a lot of similar laws in regard to corporations.

Well... that’s not true. You can be sued as a director. But, the issue is, is it a “business decision” and did you breach your fiduciary duty? The Board absolutely has a fiduciary duty to the company and shareholders. They are forbidden from engaging in self-dealing and profiting off deals to the detriment of the…