Posts by MeanMrMustard

Did you hear the applause during the GOP debates when any candidate mentioned repealing "Obama-care"?
Yeah. Remember when their war cry was Repeal and Replace. Now it's just Repeal. If they really wanted to foster that entrepreneurial spirit, they'd make sure that individuals could buy health insurance on their own---instead of being tethered to a corporation. I know quite a few people that gave up their businesses simply because they needed health insurance for their families.
I really think they believe that health care should be reserved for those that can afford it. Nothing else fits the narrative. They just really don't care.
The biggest obstacle for many Americans that have the talent to start a business is health care. My brother get's million dollar contracts---but could barely get health insurance. Something is terribly wrong with this system, but to say so is to be a socialist or to wage class warfare. If we want healthcare options, we really have to hope none of them take the White House. They like that Americans are indentured servants to big corporations---who want to keep all the talent to themselves.
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NewChapter, something about this must be a bit off. I have worked for a small company (6 employees total) for the last seven years. When I first started the gross (not net) income of the company was around a million dollars. Today it is about three million. Yet, the company has always provided top-notch health insurance. In the past the company paid the majority of the premium, but the employees kicked in a good amount too. If your brother is getting million dollar contracts (plural), why can't he find good group health insurance?

This year we tried something new. We went on a high deductible plan. The premium is quite low. To offset the high deductible ($3000), each employee gets an HSA account that we can contribute to pre-tax. Even after the contribution, my total expense went down! BUT that's not all - The company's contribution to the premium dropped a lot too, so it was decided that the company would prime the HSA account with $3000 for each employee. My exposure for health care is LITERALLY $0. No copays. I get a debit card to use at the drug store, and I can get direct deposits from the HSA prior to paying any doctor.

MeanMrMustard

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Inequality like this is unsustainable

by slimboyfat in

not to mention immoral.. .

the 100 wealthiest americans have as much as the bottom 50%?.

many of the bottom 50% own guns in america don't they?

MeanMrMustard

Sorry for the blank post, got bit by IE9. Just as a side note, the video posted on the OP says its the top 400 people, not 100. This is at time index 1:19.

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Inequality like this is unsustainable

by slimboyfat in

not to mention immoral.. .

the 100 wealthiest americans have as much as the bottom 50%?.

many of the bottom 50% own guns in america don't they?

MeanMrMustard

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Circuit Leasing selling on JW.ORG ????

by yknot in

so i was poking around jw.org a lil recently...... noticed this advertisement was still present in the 'privileged' section (ie you gotta have login access).

this was posted on jw.org a little over a year ago (as shown in pic) but since it is still viewable......figured it is fair-game for jwn fodder.

thoughts?????.

MeanMrMustard

The image is broken?

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Are we stupid or what ? / GOD doesn`t have to destroy 99% of the human race to rid the earth of wickedness to rid the world of wickedness

by smiddy in

we are talking about the god of the christian bible right wether he be called jehovah,yahweh,lord,the eternal,or whatever ,hang on make that the god of the jews,as well as the god of islam,because they are all interconnected aren`t they ?anyway to get back to topic,god is all powerfull,all knowing,the creator who through his will all things were created..full stop..if it/he /she manifested itself today in the present world situation,religously,politically,nationalistically,he wouldnt have to slaughter people by the millions,all he would have to do is nullify the armanents all nations have,say to them,with the moneys saved spend it on helping your brothers in the world to provide food clothing and shelter for those in need ,disband national boundaries,emphasising we are all one human race,that we need to care for one another,and that is our obligation to each other.

come clean on which religion if any should be worthy of our attention.

if he is god almighty he has the power to enforce his will,only individuals who are obstinate would need to die out in due time.. their is no need for mass slaughter on the scale as depicted in revelation and elsewhere in the bible,.

MeanMrMustard

@NewChapter:

You wrote:

Free Will: Bait for the trap. Yesssssss, come get your free willl---come---come----little one. It's sitting here, free for the taking. *SNAP*
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Wouldn't you need free will first to be able to freely go for the free-will bait? :)

MeanMrMustard

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Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Religious Organizations

by dreamgolfer in

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/12/my-take-huge-win-for-religious-liberty-at-the-supreme-court/.

reading this makes me understand why the churches , especially wbts will be so happy over this.. think about it, no servant can now sue for discrimination against the organization, insulation at the highest degree,.

oh boy,.

MeanMrMustard

@Lady Lee: Intersting. What prevents churches from offering short term and long term disability insurance? Or group health insurance for that matter?

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Governing Body ALMOST declares themselves "God's anointed"

by cedars in

i'm just going through the latest april 15th watchtower, and in particular the study article entitled "betrayal - an ominous sign of the times".. predictably, the article has a lot to say about the perils of being disloyal to god and his organization.. it gives examples of three wicked individuals:.

coniving delilahtreacherous absalomtraitorous judas iscariotthen notice the summary paragraph (pages 9 and 10):.

what have we learned from these warning examples?

MeanMrMustard

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How much longer will 1914 be preached??

by OneDayillBeFree in

jw
friends

was in the city today and saw an old factory with the year of its beginning painted on the wall saying "since 1914", and thought "thats a long time ago".. i believe the teaching of 1914 will slowly fade away and be forgotten in about 10-15years, give or take... it's seriously starting to lose its touch.. millions now living will never buy it.... but since it's a hardcore doctrine of jdubbies and the watchtower used to pinpoint the coming of jesus(invisible), the start of the famous "last days", the 144,000 and part of the reason the govering body have their power, they will have to find a damn good explanation and another alternative.

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or it could just remain unchanged.... .

MeanMrMustard

1914 will not be preached for very much longer... the end is nigh, after all.

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How come "Johhny the Bethelite" has not been exposed?

by hotspur in

i can't believe johnny the bethelite has not been uncovered.

unless, of course, he doesn't exist!

hoping not to give koolaidman any more exposure here but.... .

MeanMrMustard

@hotspur - a PM would cut into his profit margin...