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Deal with it.

im beginning to get a little concerned for my well being now

We'll get you to come out of your shell

That would buy a lot of hookers and blow.

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Between the picture with me in it, and the one above.... Obviously we've found the common denominator.

Speaking of, W(here)TF has Sambusa been?

IIRC, Mj was next.

Don't forget Rushie.

Gary Jules ftmfw

Ive lived with my girl for year and a half now and she never says a word about how I spend my money. She says my money is my money. I guess insulting her constantly and making her feel worthless has helped me gain the power.

F*(k bitches -- get sammiches.

The moment innocent man was left with catastrophic brain damage after being tackled by sheriff's deputy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5qlg-EDFCE

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1348678/Innocent-man-catastrophic-brain-damage-sheriffs-deputy-tackle.html#ixzz1Bi1aVB6H

Welp, this thread means your defense of plausible deniability just went out the window.

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Cheap, plus it's already setup to go nothing but straight, and if 9.90s are legit, will go quicker than a 'busa in the 1/4 mile with your avg. joe-schmo piloting it.

No doubt that happens, but this isn't a "he said, she said" case... it's pretty cut and dry -- or wet in this case.

I would surmise that the mall probably has lawyers on retainer at all times... so they're already paid to file what little paperwork is necessary to pwn this numbskull.

The entire suit is civil... there's no criminal case here as far as I'm aware. So, everything about this case is "fat check" only. And there's only so many civil charges that can be filed, and the majority of them, you as the complaintant have to show damages were incurred and what they were so the courts can "make you whole" again.

Plus the whole 'punative' thing, but that's another can o' worms that I don't have enough legal experience or research to know the ins-and-outs of, though that's usually discretionary per the judge.

Decided that selling HUGE ASS RED FLAGS wasn't a sustainable business, eh?

She'll win damages. She can't really do much about falling in' date=' but the security team dropped the ball by letting the footage reach public eyes.[/quote']

I'm having trouble figuring out what the actual "damages" are? Embarrassment? She was in a public place when it happened, so the fact that the footage was public is moot

Falling in a fountain is embarrassing, but not as embarrassing as farting in public

http://www.courant.com/community/bristol/hc-bristol-fatal-stabbing-0119-20110118,0,3311130.story

Moar power to you. Glad your business 'handshake' model is working out for you, that's pretty much a lost business model because of society now -- which is a shame. I just hope you dont' find yourself in a position where someone takes advantage of that model.

I'm not scared of a lot of things, but I guess I have succumbed to the phobia that people are self-interested and would take advantage of me if I didn't protect myself from that exposure. YMMV, obviously.

Maybe it's my musk? They smell a tinge of liberal and just assume I want to give handouts? I need some conservo-cologne.

Personally? No, I don't judge a book by it's cover... because I didn't grow up that way. I live well below my means and don't dress or act the part of "keeping up with the Joneses" mainly because I could give two sh*ts about how someone else wants to live THEIR life (unless they start complaining about something that's totally within their sphere of influence) -- I'm just saying that many people do judge others which is why we live in a culture where that 'illusion of wealth' exists. The fact you even alluded to that shows how out-of-control Americans are.

And I'm sure your doctor WOULD rather have a check, but if I was in his position, my trust issues would say "Cash or credit card" -- because it's worth the 2-3% that VISA/Mastercard charges for me not to have to hassle with deadbeats. Like "bad credit" insurance. I guess your doctor is more trusting than I am of people, maybe he hasn't been burned a lot? Or, maybe in his position, there's some revenge or 'personal justice' he can enact in order to deter that behavior? I dunno. I don't talk to doctors -- Like I said, I don't even go to the one that I already pay for.

Do you pay your plumber before he fixes your toilet? Do you pay your mechanic before he fixes your car? Don't be a twat.

I dunno I do all of that myself... but besides that point, mechanical things are different than organic things. That's why I can't use my engineering degree to qualify as a surgeon. Not an equivalent comparison. Additionally -- usually, someone can judge your ability to pay by the car you drive or the home you live in or the clothes you wear. Right, wrong or indifferent, that's how the world works. And you're just swapping the hassle of dealing with insurance, with the hassle of people with bad credit histories.

We have Medicaid/Medicare for the poor. Why not just improve that? Oh' date=' that's right.. our government keeps taking money from those programs to "balance the budget" and look good. [/quote']

But that's "socialized medicine" as is the entire VA system....

Yes' date=' Capitalism is profit based, but you can't tell me that companies don't alter their practices when consumers stop buying their products. I know that my doctor charges me less than he charges a customer with insurance. My last office visit was $24. Is this the norm? Probably not, but why can't it be? If I, with my wee-little conservative pea brain, can do it.. why can't the rest of them? I'm just not in the lot of "it's the doctors"... because it's not. If doctors didn't have insurance companies to inflate their salaries, they'd be driving Acura instead of Mercedes... like the rest of us. (or maybe a Subaru??)[/quote']

I guess I'm missing the takeaway here -- so you have an office visit for $24, but someone will insurance he charges more? What's that have to do with the supply/demand situation? My office visits are free and I still don't go to the doctor. I don't understand what point you're trying to make? Insurance is bad? All doctors should handle patients on a case-by-case basis hoping they'll pay? Do you pay your $24 before your visit or after? If I don't know you or your financial situation from Adam, why would I even treat you if I don't know if you can pay?

Is it oppressive when jbot roflcopters his penis in your face?

I really want to get into this because it's going to be a slow day, but I don't know if I have the energy for it. I'll give it a shot.

Capitalism is based on profit motive, the drivers for the profit motive in this instance are the doctors (for a salary), hospitals (save for the "non-profits") and the insurance companies. Not only that, but it's not a true market when prices are hidden from the consumer -- how much does an appendectomy cost? Do you know? How many hospitals and doctors have you quoted? What if you used insurance or just paid cash? All this data is "hidden" from the consumer -- so there is no true "free market" it's a regional oligopoly, or if you want to use a more sinister term - a cartel.

But sure, maybe consumers have SOME culpability, but it's usually the consumers who have no consequence for their use of the system. A lot of middle class Americans have copays or HSAs (like you and me) -- there are financial consequences to visit a doctor (though a lot of the copays aren't a real deterrent). The problem consumers are the uber-rich and the poor (Medicaid, etc) who has highly subsidized care. We can't stop the rich since any rules we put on them we're putting on ourselves since so many of us aspire to be rich, and one of these days we'll all get there, I'm sure . So, we're left with the poor. How do we deter them from overburdening the system? We should quit subsidizing care and just let them suffer I suppose? I dunno -- how do you want to handle that?

I thought this was about your atheist friend and not you? You couldn't see how that would rile some feathers for the anti-organized religion amoung us?

Yeah.. cost is a big problem' date=' but you can't scream at the insurance company or the doctors for that. What is driving the cost? [b']Consumers drive the cost. What are we doing wrong that we need to fix?

I don't agree with this as it pertains to the healthcare field, excluding any torts, which are a minimal part of the total cost drivers.

People don't go to the doctor because they WANT to - at least the majority of people I know, but then again I don't really hangout with a bunch of drama queen hypocondriacs.

LoL.. I have an atheist friend that always says the christians are oppressing her. I just chuckle and ask her how that is even possible.

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