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Auntie Mae's ComboFan Board / Re: Construction Update Master Thread
« on: Today at 10:51:54 PM »
I bet the owner of Hunam's lives in that house.
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Auntie Mae's ComboFan Board / Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
« on: Today at 10:14:44 PM »
If you were in Atlanta, would you (a) be out having a good time or (b) be bitching about it on goEMAW?
Me: a
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: "Obamacare"
« on: Today at 09:55:34 PM »
1. Of course premiums went up in the last 20 years. Healthcare costs went up in the last 20 years. Insurance companies view themselves as mere middlemen between the consumer and the service providers. If the cost for the service goes up, the cost of the premium goes up. They are in the unique position of determining their profits because, in short, they know how to project how many people are going to get sick. But their profits are neither high or low relative to the healthcare insustry. They target the middle. That's where they are. It's by design. It's so they don't get in trouble.
2. I don't know how healthcare providers could increase their profits by charging higher rates to people who can't afford insurance in the first place. They don't get any payment at all in many of those cases. They get a tax write off.
3. Preventive care is a pretty small part of the complex issue of rising healthcare costs. The amount of coverage added for new preventive services under typical health plans in the past 15 years is negligible compared to how much overall healthcare costs have increased in that time.
4. Price shopping really has nothing to do with anything. Rising healthcare costs, again, is a complex issue. Costs increased a crap ton for all healthcare providers for many reasons. They all had to respond by charging more. The bigger issue on the consumer end of things is that they could often go to the doctor as much as they wanted with little to no costs to themselves. They didn't have to think about the bill. Their employers who were paying it did. And that's why dedutibles are now increasingly being applied to covered services. It's to force people to think about whether or not they really need to go to the doctor because they have a cough.
2. I don't know how healthcare providers could increase their profits by charging higher rates to people who can't afford insurance in the first place. They don't get any payment at all in many of those cases. They get a tax write off.
3. Preventive care is a pretty small part of the complex issue of rising healthcare costs. The amount of coverage added for new preventive services under typical health plans in the past 15 years is negligible compared to how much overall healthcare costs have increased in that time.
4. Price shopping really has nothing to do with anything. Rising healthcare costs, again, is a complex issue. Costs increased a crap ton for all healthcare providers for many reasons. They all had to respond by charging more. The bigger issue on the consumer end of things is that they could often go to the doctor as much as they wanted with little to no costs to themselves. They didn't have to think about the bill. Their employers who were paying it did. And that's why dedutibles are now increasingly being applied to covered services. It's to force people to think about whether or not they really need to go to the doctor because they have a cough.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: "Obamacare"
« on: Today at 04:41:44 PM »
Man, what in the eff are you guys talking about? It's like this stuff is coming from outer space.
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Kstate cat football: There is Nothing Better on the Earth / Re: Special Teams Thoughts/Concerns
« on: Today at 09:42:07 AM »
Burners for days.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 11:01:20 PM »
David Roth ?@david_j_roth 8m
Club promoters in v-neck t-shirts and tumid thrice-married divorce attorneys and DJ Khaled: ENJOY IT.
Club promoters in v-neck t-shirts and tumid thrice-married divorce attorneys and DJ Khaled: ENJOY IT.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 10:58:16 PM »
Looking forward to game 2.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 10:51:23 PM »
Incredible.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 10:46:50 PM »
OMG. LMAO.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 10:42:37 PM »
Indiana is bigger and stronger, that's for sure.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 10:19:42 PM »
Boom
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Kstate cat football: There is Nothing Better on the Earth / Re: RANK THE SEC VS THE BIG 12 2013 TEAMS!!!!
« on: May 22, 2013, 08:41:46 PM »
No thanks.
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Auntie Mae's ComboFan Board / Re: Atlanta
« on: May 22, 2013, 05:52:37 PM »
Jesus Christ. You people are from Kansas. There's nothing there. Literally. Nothing.
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Auntie Mae's ComboFan Board / Re: travel thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 05:03:44 PM »If you're a little more adventurous and want to experience some vintage Florida family fun in the sun, check this place out:
Hating the Heat and now this sentence. chum is on a white midwesterner roll, ha.
Everyone hates the Heat.
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I am proud to be a KState basketball fan and I don't care what anyone else tells me / Re: Brad Korn...
« on: May 22, 2013, 04:42:10 PM »
Fanning, have you done anything stupid lately? Entertain us!
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Auntie Mae's ComboFan Board / Re: travel thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 04:29:30 PM »Looking for suggestions or recommendations for a family trip to the gulf coast of Florida. Places to stay? Keys/Beaches to visit? Flying out of MCI, projected length of stay 4-5 nights, sometime in mid-August (hurricane season; we like to live on the edge). Likely flying into Tampa (or another nearby airport), as I have some relatives in Clearwater.
Best bet for family entertainment is the beach. Stay on the beach. You can go out whenever you want, like at sunset, with no hassle. Clearwater Beach is the major destination, but I prefer smaller, less high-risey, more low key places like Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach. There's an amazing private Dali museum in St. Pete. Tarpon Springs is a little Greek sponge fishing village with little shops and Greek food. You could go to Busch Gardens if you want a typical theme park experience. If you're a little more adventurous and want to experience some vintage Florida family fun in the sun, check this place out: http://www.weekiwachee.com/.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 11:38:42 AM »
GO A ROD! GO JETER! I LOVE THE YANKEES!
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 22, 2013, 09:14:03 AM »
Things I look forward to:
Rooting for Indiana to beat Miami. I think IND won 2 of 3 in the regular season. They're good. Chicago is complete dogshit right now and Miami still struggled with them at times.
Rooting for James, Wade, or Bosh to get seriously injured. Always and forever.
Rooting for SA to beat Miami. Could legit happen.
Rooting for Indiana to beat Miami. I think IND won 2 of 3 in the regular season. They're good. Chicago is complete dogshit right now and Miami still struggled with them at times.
Rooting for James, Wade, or Bosh to get seriously injured. Always and forever.
Rooting for SA to beat Miami. Could legit happen.
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BOOZECATS (and other sports we don't care about unless we are winning) / Re: NBA Playoffs Thread
« on: May 21, 2013, 09:08:12 PM »
I guess if there's a team that can beat Miami, it's San Antonio?
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Kstate cat football: There is Nothing Better on the Earth / Re: Holiday Bowl
« on: May 18, 2013, 09:28:45 PM »
Go to San Diego if you love Green Day. And Memphis if you prefer the Sex Pistols.
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Auntie Mae's ComboFan Board / Re: turntable.fm
« on: May 17, 2013, 10:23:15 PM »
WE'RE BANGING OUR HEADS TO METAL
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I am proud to be a KState basketball fan and I don't care what anyone else tells me / Re: What does Burn It Down mean to you?
« on: May 17, 2013, 12:20:03 PM »
It means a funner goEMAW.com.
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I am proud to be a KState basketball fan and I don't care what anyone else tells me / Re: Who's ready for a breakout season in 2013-14?
« on: May 17, 2013, 12:00:22 AM »
This is Bruce's rebuilding year. He's excused for having a down year.