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    interesting take, cruelty, is the point of it all:

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...-point/572104/
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    https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/01/opi...eality-driver/

    Manzanar all over again.

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    Build the wall.

    Make America great again.


    This is your doing.
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    "Every extra bit of warming matters, especially since warming of 1.5?C or higher increases the risk associated with long-lasting or irreversible changes, such as the loss of some ecosystems," said Hans-Otto P?rtner, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group II.

    Limiting global warming would also give people and ecosystems more room to adapt and remain below relevant risk thresholds, added P?rtner. The report also examines pathways available to limit warming to 1.5?C, what it would take to achieve them and what the consequences could be. "The good news is that some of the kinds of actions that would be needed to limit global warming to 1.5?C are already underway around the world, but they would need to accelerate," said Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Co-Chair of Working Group I.

    The report finds that limiting global warming to 1.5?C would require "rapid and far-reaching" transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching 'net zero' around 2050. This means that any remaining emissions would need to be balanced by removing CO2 from the air.

    "Limiting warming to 1.5?C is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics but doing so would require unprecedented changes," said Jim Skea, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III.
    http://www.ipcc.ch/news_and_events/p..._P48_spm.shtml

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    Quote Originally Posted by PBSteve View Post
    https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/01/opi...eality-driver/

    Manzanar all over again.



    This is your doing.
    i mean i would have said 3 or 4 years ago that we'd never have concentration camps in the USA, but no, in 2018 we have children in concentration camps in the USA.

    its a stunning indication of just how fragile western values truly are.
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  6. #936
    Quote Originally Posted by cockerpunk View Post
    the rise in healthcare costs has been lower under the ACA than before, dramatically. so if you think this is bad, then try without the ACA. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/hea...nstitute-study

    the simple solution to actually lowering medical costs is single payer. but you know, thats "communism" here in the states. if the blue wave happens we might get medicare for all, but even that is a compromise stop gap. and republicans will cry bloody murder like they did last time.
    Imagine if they nationalized policy plans and put it under the regulation of a federal agency compared to state regulators to expand the insurance pools. Then you would really see cost savings. State lines is one of the reasons holding the ACA back

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    Quote Originally Posted by d0cwho View Post
    Imagine if they nationalized policy plans and put it under the regulation of a federal agency compared to state regulators to expand the insurance pools. Then you would really see cost savings. State lines is one of the reasons holding the ACA back
    totally agree, the larger the pool, the larger the leverage to lower costs. it literally works everywhere. and with better outcomes, for cheaper. its no contest. there isn't a policy debate based on facts to be had here. it just works.

    and like canada, and western europe, if you want to buy supplemental private insurance, or go and get private operated care ... you can.

    its a no-brainer.

    but a social safety net is communism now. crazy how fringe right this country has gone.
    Last edited by cockerpunk; 10-12-2018 at 03:59 PM.
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  8. #938
    the outright theft of the boomer generation from there own children will be complete when they end social security. of course they won't do this for about another 10 years, but you can see it happening right now. milk there own children for 20 years, and then cancel the program for the very folks that paid for there retirement. there selfishness literally knows no bounds.
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    This is a real gem.

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    "Most transparent in history". Literally pulling the wool over his supporters' eyes. Although at this point it's pretty clear that's how they want it.

    https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/...VuSaMkkpXKFMKM
    Ever so many citizens of this republic think they ought to believe that the Universe is a monarchy, and therefore they are always at odds with the republic. -Alan Watts

    I work for the company building the Paragon

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