This Modern World: Middle-man besieged!

[meegbear]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/25/1257283/-Middle-man-besieged

[DetlefK]

1. I thought, vaccum tubes are only used anymore in hi-fi sound-systems nowadays...

But on the other hand, the computer still uses magnetic tape to record data.

[FredStembottom]

5. That's the idea....

"Middle care" is so archaic and complicated that it's like having a computer full of vacuum tubes.
Analogy.

[whathehell]

2. Hilarious! n/t

[el_bryanto]

3. Depressingly funny

because it is pretty accurate -as crappy as Obamacare, we are stuck with it.

Bryant

[Demo_Chris]

4. Tom missed the mark this time. nt

[bvar22]

6. Hey. I posted the same thing yesterday,

..in a thread which wanted to know why some Democrats aren't ABSOLUTELY THRILLED with the ACA.
Almost word for word.

More Americans will have "insurance".

So the ACA WILL help a lot of people.
It is not bad...for a Republican "Market Based Solution" that subsidizes another useless Industry with Billions of taxpayer dollars that do NOT go toward Health Care.
I can understand why moderate Republicans and Reagan Democrats are very happy with this "Uniquely American Solution".


I agree with Bill Moyer's analysis of the ACA.

"Republicans have now lost three successive elections to control the Senate and they’ve lost the last two presidential elections. Nonetheless, they fought tooth and nail to kill President Obama’s health care initiative. They lost that fight, but with the corporate wing of Democrats, they managed to bend it toward private interests.

So we should be clear on this, Obamacare, as it’s known, is deeply flawed. Big subsidies to the health insurance industry. A bonanza for lobbyists. No public option. And as The New York Times reported this week, “Millions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law.” Largely because states controlled by Republicans refuse to expand Medicaid.

http://billmoyers.com/segment/bill-moyers-essay-shutdown-showdown/

The worst consequence of this "Uniquely American Solution" is that it has postponed the opportunity for REAL reform for another generation.

DURec....for great minds.

[LWolf]

7. Nails it, as usual. nt