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From: jmfbahciv on 21 Nov 2006 08:29 In article <4562FB7E.18D839BC(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote: >> >> > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> That >> >> >>forces all decisions to made by bureaucrats and non-medical personnel. >> >> > >> >> >No, it does nothing of the kind. The only thing that an insurance company >> >> >or even the NHS can decide is what to pay for. If I want to pay for >> >> >something out of my own pocket, my insurance company won't stop me. In >> >> >England, the NHS doesn't stop people from paying outside the system. The >> >> >big difference between the insurance and the NHS in this respect is that >> >> >the insurance company has to take about 20% off the top to pay for its >> >> >running costs. >> >> >> >> What percentage do you think the government has to take? It is a much >> >> larger organization and it has to soothe political feathers. The >> >> politics is the number one goal. >> > >> >There are no political feathers to be 'soothed'. >> >> Oh, botheration. Are you really certain you want me >> to believe that you are this blind to how politics works? >> Even I know what you wrote is 100% wrong. > >Politicians don't get involved in the routine matters of the NHS. There are no >'kickbacks' to be made either. People who are running for office never promise wage increases or more NHS services to get votes? > > >> >The NHS has broad support across >> >all the political parties in the UK. >> > >> >Why do you think this so ? >> >> Your economy is hampered by socialism. When things get really >> tough, who is going to get less service first? > >Tell me about this 'socialism' you say is hampering our economy. > >Let's have firm facts not vague allusions. You cannot accept facts. See above for an example of blinkers. /BAH
From: Eeyore on 21 Nov 2006 08:37 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >Politicians don't get involved in the everday routine matter of running the > >NHS. > > Unbelievable. You aren't even aware of their decisions. On the contrary. When political decisions *do* affect the NHS, as in a policy review, they're very widely discussed. The everyday running is left to local Trusts which are not political. Graham
From: jmfbahciv on 21 Nov 2006 08:32 In article <45623CB0.33BC855B(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> >> >Lately I've been eating soup for lunch. SWMBO buys the "pop-top" >> >soup cans. They seem to work pretty well for me. >> >> It was difficult to get the last drop of mushroom soup out of the >> can. With those pop tops, it is now impossible. > >Are these 'pop tops' the ones where the lids tears off ? Yes. My hands are so weak now that I use pliers. I haven't figured out how to create a focal point for leverage of the last bit. > > >> I don't throw away a milligram of food. > >You'd be lucky to avoid losing the very last milligram but the concept is sound. I >practice this too. Spatulas are wonderful utensils. > It makes for a less smelly refuse too. Keeps rats and bugs away and saves pennies. /BAH
From: Eeyore on 21 Nov 2006 08:38 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > >> Your economy is hampered by socialism. When things get really > >> tough, who is going to get less service first? > > > >Tell me about this 'socialism' you say is hampering our economy. > > > >Let's have firm facts not vague allusions. > > You cannot accept facts. See above for an example > of blinkers. You can't offer any facts. The fact is that your ideas are based in some weird poltical dogma. Graham
From: jmfbahciv on 21 Nov 2006 08:42
In article <MPG.1fcbb1e931ae5658989c19(a)news.individual.net>, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >In article <ejkcms$8qk_019(a)s922.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... >> In article <MPG.1fc685558e332ff8989ba4(a)news.individual.net>, >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> >In article <ejhvnl$8qk_019(a)s938.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... >> >> In article <MPG.1fc5b33466bcef3a989b8c(a)news.individual.net>, >> >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> >> >In article <455BBDAF.EC6FD0C2(a)hotmail.com>, >> >> >rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> krw wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Plus taxes, fees, Spanish-American war debt... >> >> >> >> >> >> What fees btw ? >> >> >> >> >> >> The war debt is a joke I presume ? >> >> > >> >> >Not at all! Though the tax was recently rescinded because it >> >> >became such a joke. >> >> > >> >> Is that the one that requires an IRS form for the 2006 income >> >> taxes to get your money back? >> > >> >Hadn't heard anything about that. >> >> If you have long distance bills since (I think) the date is in 2002, >> you can get a rebate of a tax that was levied. Not the local service >> but long distance service. If you want to take the easy way, you >> can opt for the assigned amount. I counted up all of my charges >> and I get a few dollars more back if I itemize. However, the IRS >> did not have the form I'm supposed use on-line when I looked for >> it. So I don't know yet if I'm asking for trouble by itemizing >> rather than asking for the default amount. > >No, I hadn't seen any word of a rebate. I thought it was just >dropped. Since when do politicians advertise feebies out of their cash pockets? :-) >> >> If you want me to, I'll get the info. Just poke me here. It >> was advertised on a blurb on Verizon's phone bill..oh...you don't >> have a phone...that's why you don't know about it. > >Likely. That's how you didn't hear of the rebate. The default amounts are based on number of people. IIRC, single is $30, double is $42. Something like that. I got out my paperwork. My specs were wrong. It's for long distance excise taxes billed from Feb 28, 2003 through Aug 1,2006. The IRS web site in September said that Form 8913 was going to be the magic incantation for the rebate. It did not exist when I looked. The default rebate probably will be a line item in the regular 1040x forms. However, it could all have changed since the last time I looked. My itemization is $40. IIRC, it was couple dollars more than the default for my tax bracket (single, not head of household). /BAH /BAH |