Humodour

You're right, it's a load of crap. It's absolutely ridiculous that Americans didn't get universal healthcare. But no matter how you paint it, this bill is many leagues above what America had before. It insures tens of millions more Americans and criminalises the worst of the dodgy practices that were being purveyed by America's horribly unethical insurance companies.

R.I.P. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/03/25/231...ested?art_pos=1

Yeah guys, I just officially scored with a gamer chick. She's coming around tonight for... action! :D aries101: Hahaha what a load of bull****. This is completely legal in Denmark.

And companies like Valve are there to rape them all over with a wildly successful monopoly if they try.

Sorry Tigranes, but 'not being offended' is not a right!

I look forward to meeting XKCD agents.

Worst book in the history of the written word.

Right, so have we finally established that the only people opposed to universal healthcare in America are those like Gfted who are happy to see others suffer as long as they pay less taxes?

Why the feck would they get minimum wage?!

They might be the same person. Illuminator's post do have a trace of the same facetiousness about them.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-a...3-1225843996056 Pretty cool. No doubt military uses will come first, but still, I can dig a 2 or 3 hour flight from Sydney to London (you'd be lucky to do it in 24 hours with current flights). EDIT: I'm curious as to what a scramjet plane would look like. Would it be a plane that flew up from departure via rockets into LEO and then dived to its destination at Mach 6 or so via scramjet? Haha, visiting space to get to your destination on Earth.

See what I do is find a hot gamer chick and play next to her. So much sexier.

I don't think Mexico has government health care. There is an option. Nope, sorry. Mexico has universal healthcare (although a different system). When we say America is the only Western country without universal healthcare, we aren't exaggerating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_i...h_care_delivery It does sound like a good idea... Actually, America has the most poorly mismanaged and wasteful military out of the countries which comprise 90% of the world's defence spending, monetarily speaking. I guess I have to mention that Australia has the second worst military economic management of those top 90% of countries. A massive cost-analysis and waste cutback plan is now in the works here in response to the study, but I'm not sure how America responded to it.

Oh. I see. Pardon me for ever doubting you.

I, um. Um, I, well... I'm going to New Zealand instead sorry. It'll save me a couple of thousands dollars (I'm estimating about $3,000 or $4,000, mostly airfare, but also things in New Zealand are cheaper) and I can stay in New Zealand for as long as I like. Maybe next year! If I book flight tickets many months in advance they could end up being like half the price I think. Sorry guys.

OK Asol, I grant you that paper/site is a load of sensationalistic crap (but hey, what else do you expect from Mr. Murdoch?)

Ah, I see, you think Im Republican and therefore object for that reason. Thats not the case, I hate stupid ideas no matter who generates them. And fyi, 100% of the Republicas voted against this bill. 100% of the Republicans voted against the bill because a) it was healthcare (not because of spending - they're quite happy to spend BIG, in fact history indicates more so than Democrats), b) it was a Democrat bill. As far as I know that's how the opposition works in every single democratic government: They vote against whatever the government wants, and they vote as a bloc on any issue they deem fundamental. Correction: Every single democratic country with a 2 party government. But let's not get into the problems with America's political system in this thread.

Its like you and Killian share a brain or something. For the thousanth time, nobody withers and dies due to lack of healthcare. It is illegal to refuse healthcare to anyone who shows up at any public hospital in the country. What people want to avoid is the bill for those services. "Pay for resources I consumed!?!? F-that! Someone else should pay it for me! IM ENTITLED!" Oh, sorry, so if you have MONEY you won't wither and die under your scheme. Sorry, my mistake. Wait, no, that's pretty much what we agreed on earlier, Gfted.

Ah, I see, you think Im Republican and therefore object for that reason. Thats not the case, I hate stupid ideas no matter who generates them. And fyi, 100% of the Republicas voted against this bill. 100% of the Republicans voted against the bill because a) it was healthcare (not because of spending - they're quite happy to spend BIG, in fact history indicates more so than Democrats), b) it was a Democrat bill. Whatever, thats their problem, not mine. OK, what would you do for all the people not currently covered by insurance because they're too poor? EDIT: Sorry, I misread. You don't want to do anything for the poor. You're happy for them to wither and die as long as you don't get taxed more. My bad.

BTW I own this game (haven't played) but I've been less than enthralled by some of the highly-rated games (including adventure) I've purchased on Steam so far. Examples: Goo, Machinarium. I purchased Machinarium and Ben There, Dan That thinking "Oh, The Longest Journey was an adventure, adventure games must be awesome"...

Sorry, I meant apart from Volo, since it may lift his spirits and lead to some sort of replosion. Volourn's head a splode

The only valid argument to come out of the Republican side during this whole schamoozle. The problem is the Republicans are 50% to blame. WHAT TO DO. The poor should wither and die. YAY USA! Also, you spelt privilege incorrectly.

Th Illuminator often posts links to spoof and satires sites to back up his arguments. The problem is, rather than being a comedian or troll, I think he actually just reads the first paragraph or sentence of these sites, thinks "yeeeeah ****ing Americans, ****ing out to kill us Islams, jihad!!!" and posts the link. The thread he made about the NASA moon landing being faked and linking to a conspiracy site which was semi-convincing at first then devolved into pictures of hilariously photoshopped aliens springs to mind.

What he said and stuff.