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From: VAXman- on 5 Apr 2010 18:31 In article <slrnhrkkb9.sr2.gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com>, "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com> writes: >VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: >> Closing down gov't offices because the vast majority of people celebrate >> a given holiday is not forcing those who do not to observe it. It's just >> a day off. Schools in the proNJ are closed more for Jewish holidays (the >> first month of September is almost like summer recess) and I don't see a >> huge outcry that it's forcing people to don yamakas. There's a very small >> minority in the schools here with Lakewood right next door. > >Philadelphia closed their schools down for the Jewish high holidays in the >late 1960's or early 1970's because enough of both the staff and pool >of substitute teachers were Jewish and they could not get enough people >to cover the classes, even with managment filling in. > >The demographics of the area have changed and recently they dropped it. But it didn't force Judaiism upon those who had the day off. That was my point. If the gov't said people could have the day off on Christmas only if they celebrated it in some way, that would violate the 1st. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG http://www.quirkfactory.com/popart/asskey/eqn2.png Yeah. You know, it occurs to me that the best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people. -- Billy Ray Valentine
From: Ed H. on 5 Apr 2010 19:14 In article <michelle-951B7C.18250004042010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <C7DEAFED.5807A%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > > Yes, I LOVE the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the > > > Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. > > > They are a great investment in America's future--its people. > > > > > > Davoud > > > > Amen! > > I think that it didn't go far enough; there's neither a single payer nor a > public option, and we desperately need one of them, preferably single payer. That's where I come down on the issue. I just think it's the fairest way to provide health care to everyone. How a country treats its people speaks volumes about that country. Opponents like to cite the disapproval in poll numbers, but they don't mention that people are opposed for different reasons, this being one of them. But I do support the passage of something as a start. It seems like the intelligent and reasonable thing to do in reforming health care would be to consider how pretty much every other modern democracy provides coverage to all their people for a hell of a lot less money than we spend. -- Ed H.
From: JF Mezei on 5 Apr 2010 19:29 Warren Oates wrote: > Technically, yeah, because the banks aren't allowed to be shut for 4 > days. But union agreements include it for lots of people. Banks are allowed to shut for 4 days in a row, but this takes government approval. There have been a few such cases in the last 2 decades.
From: gl4317 on 5 Apr 2010 22:53 In article <ZvOdnXLjC7gHSiTWnZ2dnUVZ_tWnnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In article <hpbeja$qtc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > Kurt Ullman wrote: > > > In article <040420101838493424%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> G. > > >> > > >>> Medicare, > > >> Yes! > > >> > > > Bankrupt, you have to get expensive supplemental insurance to cover > > > the holes. Whats not to like. > > > > What holes? I'm not challenging, as I am sure there're things uncovered, > > but honestly wondering if I should be concerned for myself. > > From the Medicare website: > A Medigap policy is health insurance sold by private insurance companies > to fill the �gaps� in Original Medicare Plan coverage. You can bet there's no Medigap policy that covers being an "Incurable Machead". -- -Glennl Please note this e-mail address is a pit of spam, and most e-mail sent to this address are simply lost in the vast mess.
From: Nick Naym on 6 Apr 2010 01:50
In article 050420101814202388%fake(a)notreal.net, Ed H. at fake(a)notreal.net wrote on 4/5/10 7:14 PM: > In article <michelle-951B7C.18250004042010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > >> In article <C7DEAFED.5807A%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, >> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: >> >>>> Yes, I LOVE the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the >>>> Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. >>>> They are a great investment in America's future--its people. >>>> >>>> Davoud >>> >>> Amen! >> >> I think that it didn't go far enough; there's neither a single payer nor a >> public option, and we desperately need one of them, preferably single payer. > > That's where I come down on the issue. I just think it's the fairest > way to provide health care to everyone. How a country treats its people > speaks volumes about that country. Opponents like to cite the > disapproval in poll numbers, but they don't mention that people are > opposed for different reasons, this being one of them. But I do support > the passage of something as a start. > > It seems like the intelligent and reasonable thing to do in reforming > health care would be to consider how pretty much every other modern > democracy provides coverage to all their people for a hell of a lot > less money than we spend. I pay taxes for basic services -- police, fire, public transportation, and public health and related services. Healthcare is, by any reasonable definition, a pretty basic service. Except to the wingnuts (who all seem to live in the US). -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3) |