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by CrosstimbersOkie
Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:10 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 17-Feb-14 World View -- Egypt's terrorism escalates
Replies: 13
Views: 15084

Re: 17-Feb-14 World View -- Egypt's terrorism escalates

As this article and the X'ers actions reflect: under this criminal administration no one is safe. When so surrounded by corruption, the corruption becomes pervasive, and permeates all facets of life. There is no law, there is no protection, there is only a hollow empty rotting shell; there is only ...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:18 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14769197

Re: Financial topics

The insurance companies - and large employers with large historic employee health care costs - appear to be the winners in all this. They had three years to prepare. They are still fee enterprise entities and they are free to take advantage - or make mistakes - when change is imposed. But both the ...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:12 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14769197

Re: Financial topics

Generational divide on the Obamacare issue is striking. Generation X Democrats, like those in the White House, have gone into attack and outright lies mode on this one. Generation Xers are attacking those who have their insurance canceled, and complain about it to the press, as a moronic minority o...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:07 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14769197

Re: Financial topics

Obamacare was designed to deliver both affordable premiums and reduced costs, and as implemented it will do both if properly implemented as intended. Obamacare does provide cost savings to employers and insurance companies by permitting massive annual deductibles for Bronze level plans - this shift...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:30 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14769197

Re: Financial topics

Obamacare was designed to deliver both affordable premiums and reduced costs, and as implemented it will do both if properly implemented as intended. Obamacare does provide cost savings to employers and insurance companies by permitting massive annual deductibles for Bronze level plans - this shift...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:15 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14769197

Re: Financial topics

http://www.donttaxmycreditunion.org/ The problem is this stuff today. Example: Had dinner with Mom last night. She's 82 years old and slowly dying of skin cancer and congestive heart failure. She was feeling fine last night. After dinner she asked me to look at something. She shoves a Chase Bank (J...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:19 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 21-Apr-13 World View -- Bloggers confuse 'Chechnya' 'Czech'
Replies: 3
Views: 5763

Re: 21-Apr-13 World View -- Bloggers confuse 'Chechnya' 'Cze

That, or a British style 'death panel,' wherein once an old Boomer achieves a certain age they simply don't receive health care anymore.

But hey, it's free. So no one should have any cause for complaint.
by CrosstimbersOkie
Sun Apr 21, 2013 3:31 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 21-Apr-13 World View -- Bloggers confuse 'Chechnya' 'Czech'
Replies: 3
Views: 5763

Re: 21-Apr-13 World View -- Bloggers confuse 'Chechnya' 'Cze

Hepatitis C: The hidden epidemic for the Boomer generation Among the ways that the deadly Hepatitis C virus spreads are using dirty drug needles, or by sharing the straws used to snort cocaine. The virus may do nothing for years after infection, and then attack the liver, causing life-threatening l...
by CrosstimbersOkie
Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:30 am
Forum: Politics, Culture, Music and the Media
Topic: WikiLeaks Fallout
Replies: 14
Views: 12709

Re: WikiLeaks Fallout

A+ for courtesy Marc. You deserve the recognition. I appreciate it.
by CrosstimbersOkie
Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:48 am
Forum: Generational Theory
Topic: Generation-X culture vs Boomer culture
Replies: 346
Views: 163099

Re: Generation-X culture vs Boomer culture

John, I really believe that much of what you've experienced in the workplace is regional & cultural as much as it is generational. I've experienced much of the same myself while working in the Midwest among Midwesterners and transplanted Northerners--Yankees. I always felt that it was cultural. Peop...