MooPig Brinkmanship Department :: "What me Party?"

Happy Ste Patrick's Day, Ya'll 
Martial Mixed Articles by Pat Darnell  |  Mar 17, 2015  |  Bryan TX

Will the Ghosted spirit of Saint Patrick should raise him up from his deep sleep, and animate him that he blew his whistle to gather all the broods of vipers to be slewed by hymn in perfect balance with nature? Ah, ye can only wish. If'n Ste Pat could eradicate all the gossip that there is a two party system in the US by slewing their ranks, and shew there is an indentured slavery system to which justice must be served; Hear ye, hear ye, button up your over coats, for the cold chill of ineptitude covers the young buds with frost. Faeries dance about the tall hats of government imbeciles, and broadens their noses. What me Party? [what_me_ party.com does not come up on Google, ha ha!]

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Neither Major Party Cracks 40% Favorability in Latest Poll: "Bottom Line For some time, numerous Gallup trends have been showing Americans largely displeased with government's performance and leadership. Through it all, at least one political party was reviewed well, but now -- perhaps because of the constant brinkmanship going on between Obama and the Republican Congress, but maybe for other reasons -- both parties are floundering."
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CONCLUSION
And here we have yet another day that as a retail flurry in eating and drinking opportunity dawns on March 17, 2015. GALLUP polls tends their lines to find out that nobody likes any of the politicians in the USA. Over 60% of the citizenry thinks unfavorably of the Democrats and the Republicans. We only say: "We told ya' so."


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http://www.gallup.com/poll/181985/neither-major-party-cracks-favorability-latest-poll.aspx
https://twitter.com/MADmagazine
http://www.madmagazine.com/blog/2015/03/17/mads-tips-on-how-to-better-enjoy-the-st-patricks-day-parade-2015-edition
http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
http://www.st-patricks-day.com/
whatmeparty.com   ... this web page does not exist

How many people have signed up for health insurance in VA? Who knows? « Watchdog.org

"Many families who are uninsured are middle-class."
Tangled arguments by Pat Darnell | Oct 19, 2013 | BryanTX

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The ACA -- aka OBAMACARE -- is a 900 page document. Do you think anyone has read it? How many pages are in the Bible... around 1900 pages? So, if you are uninsured for medical expenses, you should read the ACA, eh? If you are a sinner maybe you should read the Bible.

If one reads 100 pages a day, about 100 minutes or so, that is 9 days to read the ACA document. Chances are that one will not fully understand the document on his or her first read through.

How many people have signed up for health insurance in VA? Who knows? « Watchdog.org: "Numbers on Obamacare enrollment have been scarce — partly because of the slew of technical problems with healthcare.gov. Robert Gibbs, former press secretary to President Obama, said in a recent interview with MSNBC the first two weeks of open enrollment were “bungled badly” and “excruciatingly embarrassing for the White House and for the Department of Health and Human Services.” Industry analyst Bob Laszewski surveyed health plans last week, reporting that no more than 5,000 individuals and families have signed up for health insurance through healthcare.gov."

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From an article in 2001 we see the building argument for government regulation of healthcare and phasing out of Free Ridership:

" ... Although it is common to think of the uninsured as having low-incomes, many families who lack insurance are solidly middle class ... . And the largest increase in the number of uninsured in recent years has occurred among higher-income families:

• About one in seven uninsured persons lives in a family with an income between $50,000 and $75,000, and almost one in six earns more than $75,000.
• Further, between 1993 and 1999, the number of uninsured increased by 53 percent in households earning between $50,000 to $75,000 and by 85 percent among households earning $75,000 or more.
• By contrast, in households earning less than $50,000 the number of uninsured decreased approximately 5 percent.

More information about middle-class families who are voluntarily uninsured emerged from a recent California survey of the uninsured with incomes of more than 200 percent of poverty:2

• Forty percent owned their own homes and more than half owned a personal computer.
• Twenty percent worked for an employer that offered health benefits, but half of them (10 percent of the total) declined coverage for which they were eligible.
• However, this group was not opposed to insurance in general, as 90 percent had purchased auto, home or life insurance in the past.
• About 43 percent felt that health insurance was not a good value for the money, and rising insurance premiums will only increase this number. (Monday, April 30, 2001
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SUMMARY
Before ACA/ObamaCare I couldn't afford medical expenses. I spent many years in my youth without medical coverage. With kids of my own now, I pay a stiff monthly premium to Blue Cross/ Blue Shield for coverage that has a hefty copay setup. I am being nickel'd and dime'd to death.

Now, after ACA/ObamaCare I still cannot afford hefty medical expenses. Some of my "old age" pills I need would take all my income every month. So without the wonky healthcare insurance, I have through work, we exist above poverty level, and can visit a family doctor, when we find a competent one.

CONCLUSION
Health Care in the USA is dodgy.



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http://watchdog.org/111247/how-many-people-have-signed-up-for-health-insurance-in-va-who-knows/
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st242?pg=3

MooPig Tech Solutions :: "Household Management Solutions"

Clever Mind Hacks for the Initiated 
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Oct 12, 2013   |  Bryan TX

When in the field doing things, you can experience ambivalence and start having mixed feelings about how to do a task. Much of fieldwork is making decisions about following the plans that might just be minimum specification, or to veer off the plans to improve the product.

It helps to have common sense, and know how for everyday decisions you make on everyday management situations. Sometimes you have to push the limits of safety to get the job done.

So at MooPig Brinkmanship Department we searched for some "Life Hacks" that offer some quantitative easing for the household and beyond. We found this:


99 Life Hacks That Could Make Your Life Easier:

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http://sarcasticcharm.com/99-life-hacks-that-could-make-your-life-easier