ChiSox_Sonix Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 03:44 PM) Or this... LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:42 PM) QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) Or this... Those are things that either no one else wants to do (deliver the mail), or should do (soldiers, or again, delivering the mail), for reasons of national security. You think health insurers are bad, they are nothing compared to the likes of Blackwater/Xe, in terms of how horribly they abuse the public trust. These things are not in the same universe as health insurers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:42 PM) Um, sure, OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) Or this... Maybe we could have more military companies running around, that is a great idea! Its not like the military and health care have anything in common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 13 fellow Dems just gave Reid the finger on budget gimmickry. Is that a word? fits the subject. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Maybe we could have more military companies running around, that is a great idea! Its not like the military and health care have anything in common. Elaborate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 03:57 PM) Those are things that either no one else wants to do (deliver the mail) UPS and FedEx say hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:32 PM) UPS and FedEx say hi. Says hi Yoda does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 04:32 PM) UPS and FedEx say hi. Packages, not day to day mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 03:09 PM) Elaborate... not gonna lie, if i thought i can start a massive military organization in the US i would. i would have nukes and everything else i needed. but the lousy FEDS won't let me. they have a monopoly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 04:45 PM) not gonna lie, if i thought i can start a massive military organization in the US i would. i would have nukes and everything else i needed. but the lousy FEDS won't let me. they have a monopoly! No Nukes!! How dare they. I guess thats just life in Maoist America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 04:49 PM) No Nukes!! How dare they. I guess thats just life in Maoist America. nukes were the center piece to my private sector army business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 05:41 PM) Packages, not day to day mail. They'll send day to day mail too. They just won't do it below cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Rape: a pre-existing condition. also: Your baby is too fat or too small for health insurance. Edited October 22, 2009 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 07:25 AM) Rape: a pre-existing condition. also: Your baby is too fat or too small for health insurance. Some of these rejections are just grotesquely, morally wrong. This is where Congress SHOULD step in, at almost no cost to taxpayers, and write a law specifically just addressing pre-existing conditions and insurance rejections for such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Pre-existing conditions is one of those things pretty much every sane person agrees on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 04:32 PM) UPS and FedEx say hi. This comparison is totally not the same. I have seen you use it over and over, and frankly, it's a leap that's illogical. And I do have some experiences in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (kapkomet @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 10:34 AM) This comparison is totally not the same. I have seen you use it over and over, and frankly, it's a leap that's illogical. And I do have some experiences in this area. All three deliver mail. They all have different business models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 10:52 AM) All three deliver mail. They all have different business models. No one viably competes with the USPS, for many reasons. But if some private company wanted to give it a shot, then, great. Just not going to happen, though. And as far as I am concerned, the USPS' business model is nonsensical, but I've described that here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 12:04 PM) No one viably competes with the USPS, for many reasons. But if some private company wanted to give it a shot, then, great. Just not going to happen, though. And as far as I am concerned, the USPS' business model is nonsensical, but I've described that here before. Because, it should be pointed out, that mail communications should be considered a service provided by a functioning government and not a business model, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 11:06 AM) Because, it should be pointed out, that mail communications should be considered a service provided by a functioning government and not a business model, IMHO. Oh I agree with that. Its also why I do not think the USPS should be in the business of competing with UPS and FedEx in the areas where they do viable business - the USPS should not have to spend gobs of money on marketing and advertising, which ultimately leads to them running profits, then pouring profits into growing the agency, then losing money and going to the tax till to pick up the slack. It makes no sense for them to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The follow up argument is going to be: health insurance for its citizens should be considered a service provided by a functioning government and not a business model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 11:46 AM) The follow up argument is going to be: health insurance for its citizens should be considered a service provided by a functioning government and not a business model I think that sentence should only apply to situations where private business is not realistically possible (delivering the regular mail), or where national security is concerned (military). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 And the follow up argument to that would be: look at what private insurance companies give us. Its not realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 12:30 PM) And the follow up argument to that would be: look at what private insurance companies give us. Its not realistic. I feel like I'm arguing with someone holding up one of those picture face masks, and the mask is of Balta, but you are the one holding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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