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Congresswoman Duckworth lighting up that dude claiming to be a veteran is one of my fav government hearing moments.

Government does these things because they're seen as valuable to continuing society/culture or government itself if you're cynical. That's why there's tax breaks for kids, marriage and other things deemed "good" by the legislature.

Good video of Kimi's first lap. Got my heart rate up. Hope it doesn't get taken down - https://streamable.com/o2513i

So if that's the same way his constituencies wanted him to vote at that time...still "pushing his religious values?" Please note, I'm not talking about now. I really hate this looking back, 10, 20, 100 years to denigrate what people believed/did that was the norm at the time. As someone else said, a lot has changed for the better. I have friends and family members that can now enjoy family life similar to mine. However, I am waiting for the "LGBTQA+ community" to start coming after Churches for denying them the access to use the facilities. The lawsuits will start at some point and while protections are currently present...they may fall in the future as more and more citizens find less value in existential belief.

Almost same. Been w/ USAA for...14 years, maybe 18. Called up a few places State Farm was the best and giving it a shot. I will say I've had 0 issues with USAA, and their comms were always excellent. But I'm saving almost $100 a month with full coverage.

Have you watched the doc series on F1? Has a good breakdown of the "sponser" issues when it came to Perez and...Sainz? Or was it Ocon? I can't remember.

That dude was the most frustrating driver for me. Albon coming in #2. Haas is out right? Seen rumors they're selling.

Can't believe this one hasn't been on here. There's some NSFW pics too that the account replied to:

I will say at this time both Foxnews and CNN have healthcare as the number 1 topic from the debate.

I'll get the recap from John Oliver so I can avoid bias. 🤣

Very much agreed. With his current presentation a lot of nations/people just roll their eyes at "Crazy Uncle Donny" when he deviates (and he always deviates) from the fact we carry the western world on our back. Someone on here mentioned innovation not happening elsewhere like in the US. I can't say this is the case for my field (Cyber/IT). There are tons of new innovations coming out of other countries because the barriers to entry are extremely low. There's so much talent out there the H1B visa situation is something I used to watch more closely. Where those barrier to entry are high (manufacturing of equip) those companies (ex. CISCO) are picking up tons of foreigners.

This is legit the question I was going to ask. Is it good training...seems so from your statement.

Is it harder for you on here because there's no "Share" button like on Facebook/Twitter for your echo chamber bullshit to spread? Story isn't even on https://www.drudgereport.com/ for coverage right now.

Thanks to DosXX and JazzDude, those are really interesting ideas and along the lines of what I was thinking. There are real, tangible things we can do within out current system before we blow it all away. That being said, a lot of the cost for care comes as early detection and follow-up weren't done as a part of routine care...because of a lack of insurance. Said the same thing about a lot of programs by the government (ex. Social Security, Workers comp, etc.) yet here we are. It's amazing to me we're one of the few Western nations that has this debate, and the fall back is, "It costs money, my freedom is being taken." I lived in a lot of places during my active years all of them Western (except for a horrible stint in Korea) and I asked a lot of people about their health care, because like I said...family issues, and none of them bitched about it. Canadians, Australians, UK'ers, Germans. Anecdotal, I know. (From that group Ozzies partied the hardest...by far.) I read all your comments Guardian, a lot of it seems to boil down to, "I got mine, don't get sick, stop being poor." I guess we'll keep helping each other with medical costs via GoFundMe.

This is one of the reasons I ask this question here. I'm the only member of my current family generation that did the military thing. My Dad retired, got that Tricare, but emphatically urged us not to join. Watching my brothers struggle through the financial crisis, and then medical issues really opened my eyes up to what it was costing for healthcare. Then I married into a family w/Hemophilia. From having eyes being open, to getting lemon juice squeezed in them. There are competing opinions on here, but they're usually thought provoking enough and good conversation to make me think about what I want vs. what I think is right outside my little sphere. Thanks Dudes and Dudettes.

I actually have a policy question. What is the Republican answer for Health Care? ACA's been out for years, best I've heard is more HSA/FSA and "let states deal with it." Those don't help with people that really need healthcare, though they do appeal to my political leanings. I've had family members born with chronic medical conditions I've mentioned before, bankrupting their families. FSA/HSA ain't gonna help with that. Best I can find for Donny is - https://www.promiseskept.com/achievement/overview/healthcare/ which doesn't tell me anything about future plans, and his campaign site lacks anything on it. Funny the "Shop" link is the biggest up top. Best I can find for Joey - https://joebiden.com/healthcare/, plus there's a ton of "plan" links (didn't find Green Deal...also didn't look hard) for what they want.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html ...."story"

Come on man...stop quibbling about this shit. He is simply dishonest, says what he thinks will work in the moment or not and goes back on his word. Both politically and in business. Because one is in the "free market/private industry" doesn't make it better or worse than someone who's been in "public service" their whole life. So, I know for one thing when I had to deal with Boxer AND Feinstein as my Senators digging into how they got so rich (and their families...Mr. Boxer in particular) was there's no insider trading for them. So they can hear about a deal, or know how legislation is going to go. I think this has since been changed because of those shit-ass republicans who took the classified briefs and started selling stock before the public getting in trouble. This COULD explain it, but there's obviously more nefarious ways "Uncle Joe" coulda made his money. But lets not act like Trump hasn't done the exact same thing for his family, example #1 - The Trump Foundation. Also, personal opinion only, but to think that there's more leverage on Joe than there is on Donny...I'm hard pressed to believe that. So...no, you can't. This isn't fucking Twitter, stop being a shit-post crusader, lol.

It's why I cash checks...so yes!

This must be like when you guys call-out someone for overstating bullshit about flying. I'll paraphrase - "Kubernetes is cool, it'll auto-magically build, kill and rebuild applications and infrastructure that are 'more secure.'"

You gonna keep just posting videos or actually address some of the criticisms of the ongoing story?

"totally not run over with bullshit."

About a week I think? No martial relations for at least that long.

Wait...like #2 didn't work and he tried again for #3, or did ya boy just like sharp objects and needles near his nuts? Hopeful - I had 1. Tricare did not cover, cost about $8K in 2013, was not successful. Just talk to your PCM so they can put it in the record, and find an off-base urology clinic that you trust and tell them you're a cash patient. It's almost never covered by insurance. I don't know if you got clipped in the USAF, but I had to sign...3 waivers?...and my wife (at the time) had to approve as well. We then spent another $30K+ trying in-vitro, also not successful. I feel like fertility issues need to get brought up more, and it was the reason I was so fucking pissed off at the DoD authorizing hormones for mentally ill people to "switch genders" but not for normal people trying to have kids.