Answer the question with a question

[JB400]

Has anyone ever asked Eeyor?

[Fred]

wasn't he pinned together in the first place?

[JB400]

Wasn't he sown together being a stuffed animal?

[Fred]

Yes but wouldn't he be pinned before sewing?

[polywideblock]

so sewing isn't enough, you have to hold him down first ?

[Fred]

or at the very least into place, right?


         have you never done any dressmaking?

[polywideblock]

use super glue to fix hem on jeans 

[JB400]

Are you planning on removing the pins?  He might have arthritis if you don't.

[polywideblock]

is he a voodoo doll ?

[JB400]

Are you a witch doctor?

[polywideblock]

which doctor is a witch doctor ? 

[JB400]

Does he take Obamacare?

[polywideblock]

I know i'm going to regret this but what is Obamacare ?

[JB400]

It is Obama's healthcare plan that is taking the US healthcare system, and scrapping it.  It then limits how much money a doctor can charge for services.  It also forces everyone to have  predetermined health insurance plans that has to be purchased by everyone or face a tax.  A person can choose which plan they have based on budget, or they can go to medicaid if they don't make enough money.  People that don't make enough to buy insurance, or make too much to qualify for medicaid, can get a subsidy (tax break) from the government to buy insurance.  Businesses that have more than 50 employees must also supply health insurance to all full time employees or face a tax.  A full time employee is one that works 30 hours a week or more.
It also dictates what medicine the government will pay for.  They want you to take the cheaper generic drugs that don't work, instead of the name brand medicine that does work, but cost a little more.

There's a bunch of other taxes and what not that are being imposed.  This deal was passed by only one political party and just thrown together.  The other party had no say in it and didn't vote on it.  No one read it until it was signed into law.  Obama won't compromise on any part of it.  It is currently falling apart.  Quite a few people are losing their jobs.  Millions are losing health insurance because their current plan doesn't meet the new laws.

Only positive that I see is it does not discriminate.  People with illnesses get the same rates as a heathy individual of the same age.

This is supposed to make sure that everyone has health insurance.  But, not everyone can afford it.  Premiums have now risen.   Deductibles have risen more.  Not very many people are happy.

[JB400]

Does it sound like a good deal to you?

[polywideblock]

we have similar,  have private health insurance and get a tax break.  but even a millionaire can walk into public hospital an get treatment  of course that is abusing the system but it happens .sound familiar ?

[JB400]

I'm sure it happens here too.  Can we just go back to the way things were in 2009?

[moparsr2fast]

Actually, can we go back more like 20 years ago, while retaining current knowledge of everything?

[burnout.dawg]

Wouldn't 40 years ago when our cars were new be better?

[JB400]

May I take the money I have now, with me?  I'd be able to buy one brand new

[polywideblock]

why settle for a plain old charger ? i'd  go to 71-2  when they couldn't give away the Daytona's /super birds and take one of each  might even have a new r/t too. wouldn't you love to be able to walk in and tick ALL the boxes ?

[JB400]

Why can't we do that now on the cars we love?

[Fred]

could it be because the money we have now is enough only if we go back 40 years?

[polywideblock]

if you went back then with the money we have now,   don't you think  they would think you was some sort of shady character ?  what was the average wage $2-3000 a year ?

[Fred]

if you went back then with the money we have now,   don't you think  they would think you was some sort of shady character ?  what was the average wage $2-3000 a year ?

How did we ever make ends meet?    Do you know, our very first home cost a whopping $24,000.