The Goat Pen

crashcourse wrote:
until we curb costs on those in the population who do nothing but sap up resources in their last 6 months of life pursuing high cost medical care that really has little effect on the overall outcome--that's what the drives up the costs.

Professor Tiger wrote:

whenever a liberal makes a snide remark about science or religion to a conservative, its good to remind them they have no concept whatsoever of basic economic principles.

So true. Very few Democrat politicians have ever had a private sector job in their entire lives. The free market is a concept that is as alien and disturbing to them as God.

Professor Tiger wrote:Two weeks from now, Trump's approval ratings will remain the same: 40% nationwide, 80%-ish among Republicans, Trump will still be President, and the Junior-Russsian adoption lawyer meeting thing will be just another...

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Recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News polling gives the president a 40% job-approval rating among all voters, while 55% disapprove. In counties Mr. Trump won last year, however, voters still back him by 50% to 46%. Similar results come from a Washington Post/ABC News survey released Sunday, which found that the president’s approval rating had slid to 36% from 42% in April, while his disapproval rating had climbed five points to 58%. Yet among Republican voters over the same period, Mr. Trump’s favorability has barely budged and remains above 80%.


Moreover, these polling results reflect voter sentiment since news broke that Donald Trump Jr. met during the campaign with a Russian lawyer who claimed to have dirt on Hillary Clinton —the latest development in the Kremlin “collusion” narrative that has saturated cable news for months. According to the Post/ABC poll, 41% of all voters believe that the Trump campaign helped Russia try to influence the election, but that belief is shared by fewer than 1 in 10 Republican voters. The average Trump supporter’s concern about Russia roughly matches his concern about the president’s unreleased tax returns or witching-hour tweets.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presid ... 1500419237

So sayeth the career government employee living off of two government pensions...

Prof: hello!

I also understand that the trickle down bullshit espoused by the right is limited and in its current form has resulted in massive costs incurred by the lower and middle classes

the Junior-Russian adoption lawyer meeting

Professor Tiger wrote:Please note that I said Democrat "politicians" have never held a private sector job in their lives, not all Democrats. The latter are where all the donations come from.

So sayeth the career government employee living off of two government pensions...

Prof: hello!

My previous private sector jobs included a Baskin-Robins dipper, newspaper deliverer, swimming pool cleaner, lawn mower, marble bathroom fixture maker, and church pastor.

bluetick wrote:Parole Could be in Jeopardy After OJ Simpson Caught Masturbating in Cell - Lawnewz.com

No matter what, OJ gets off.

Professor Tiger wrote:Cletus, you are displaying the typical liberal disgust for honest work and those who perform it. Those jobs got me through high school, college and seminary. There were zero government subsidies. I guess I could have done the liberal thing and just gone on welfare and made myself a victim and demand reparations from somebody.

Democrats used to champion people who did such work. And now your post is a perfect example why those people now hate Democrats who feel just like you do: arrogant, elitist and condescending. You and your ilk are why they voted for Trump.

Cletus wrote:

Professor Tiger wrote:Cletus, you are displaying the typical liberal disgust for honest work and those who perform it. Those jobs got me through high school, college and seminary. There were zero government subsidies. I guess I could have done the liberal thing and just gone on welfare and made myself a victim and demand reparations from somebody.

Democrats used to champion people who did such work. And now your post is a perfect example why those people now hate Democrats who feel just like you do: arrogant, elitist and condescending. You and your ilk are why they voted for Trump.

No subsidy? Your church paid taxes? Organized religion is just a massive welfare program.

According to the IRS Publication 557, in the Organization Reference Chart section, the following is an exact list of 501(c) organization types and their corresponding descriptions.[1][a]

501(c)(1) – Corporations Organized Under Act of Congress (including Federal Credit Unions)
501(c)(2) – Title-holding Corporation for Exempt Organization[3]
501(c)(3) – Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Testing for Public Safety, to Foster National or International Amateur Sports Competition, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals Organizations
501(c)(4) – Civic Leagues, Social Welfare Organizations, and Local Associations of Employees
501(c)(5) – Labor, Agricultural and Horticultural Organizations
501(c)(6) – Business Leagues, Chambers of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, etc.
501(c)(7) – Social and Recreational Clubs
501(c)(8) – Fraternal Beneficiary Societies and Associations
501(c)(9) – Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations
501(c)(10) – Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations
501(c)(11) – Teachers' Retirement Fund Associations
501(c)(12) – Benevolent Life Insurance Associations, Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Companies, Mutual or Cooperative Telephone Companies, etc.
501(c)(13) – Cemetery Companies
501(c)(14) – State-Chartered Credit Unions, Mutual Reserve Funds
501(c)(15) – Mutual Insurance Companies or Associations
501(c)(16) – Cooperative Organizations to Finance Crop Operations
501(c)(17) – Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trusts
501(c)(18) – Employee Funded Pension Trust (created before June 25, 1959)
501(c)(19) – Post or Organization of Past or Present Members of the Armed Forces
501(c)(20) – Group Legal Services Plan Organizations
501(c)(21) – Black Lung Benefit Trusts
501(c)(22) – Withdrawal Liability Payment Fund
501(c)(23) – Veterans Organization[c]
501(c)(24) – Section 4049 ERISA Trusts[d]
501(c)(25) – Title Holding Corporations or Trusts with Multiple Parents
501(c)(26) – State-Sponsored Organization Providing Health Coverage for High-Risk Individuals
501(c)(27) – State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Organization
501(c)(28) – National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust
501(c)(29) – Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers[e]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization

bluetick wrote:It’s not against the rules to masturbate, but it could be considered a disciplinary violation if it was viewed to be sexual harassment. For instance, if someone did masturbate in his cell, and it was believed that it was intentionally done in front of a female officer, that could be an issue.

O.J.’s parole hearing will take place Thursday at 1:00 pm ET/10:00 PT, and will be streaming live on the LawNewz Network.


From the story, OJ was caught rubbing one out by a female corrections officer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... arole.html