Marshall Brain's Manna:

http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm

Definitely worth reading.

A safer way might be something like the Snow Dragon.

http://www.snowdragonmelters.com/

I hear it is being used somewhere around here.

Uh, yeah. I don't even know why I replied. You obviously know everything. Maybe you should run the country! Not. Read up on the history of socialism and get back to me. Socialism has killed more people than any other idea in the history of human civilization.

When you assume... Both parties are statist pieces of crap who care about nothing but maintaining and increasing their power. Just for different reasons. One is slightly less crappy than the other but that is basically splitting hairs.

We have been on a slow road to socialism for at least the last 100 years. Obama has kicked it in to high gear. Read the damn Constitution and Declaration of Independence and get back to me...

If you don't think this is socialism you better take a good look at what is going on in this country. We have been on a slow road to socialism for at least the last 100 years. Obama has kicked it in to high gear. Read the damn Constitution and Declaration of Independence and get back to me...

Yup, 'change'. F'ing idiots voted for 'change'. Um, change to what??? They would have been better off voting for Mickey Mouse. Would have made more sense given the average voter's level of knowledge about history, politics and the Constitution of the United States. Well, here you have it, your 'change'. Change to socialism. Happy now?

No problem.

What you brush off as impossible has happened before and will happen again.

Our current government serves no purpose other than to increase it's own power at this point. If you believe otherwise, then good luck to you when they come knocking on your door.

Sorry to burst your bubble but I can't be pigeon holed that easily. I never read WND. I used to listed to Hannity when I had Sirius in my vehicle. I disagreed with him a lot. He is too right wing for me. He does make some valid points sometimes though.

As I mentioned in another post, the actual damages may not be that much. Thing is though that doctors order more tests than may really be necessary to cover their asses out of fear. Those extra tests add up, probably to quite a lot.

The AMA may only represent 25% of doctors once they are practicing (which says something to me) but 100% of medical degree programs at schools are AMA certified. The number of schools offering AMA certified degree programs has DECREASED over the years, not increased. Having less doctors available who had to go through more costly schooling to get their degree certainly can't reduce the cost of health care.

My vote is one that certainly can't be bought. Sometimes I am tempted to not vote in protest but then people like you remind me that if I don't, you still will...

You really think there is that much of a separation between government and big business? They work together to further each other's agendas. Maybe there wouldn't be a financial collapse every five years if the government would stop meddling in the economy.

Oh wait, that would take away some of the government's power so they won't do that. It would also eliminate the sweetheart deals, tariffs, etc. that government hands to big business. Well now, we certainly can't have that!

The actual damages awarded may or may not amount to that much. It is a fact that doctors often order many more tests than may really be required to cover their asses though and that definitely adds up, probably to quite a lot.

Links? Why bother, I'm sure there aren't any. I've read over and over again exactly the opposite of what you are claiming. I could dig up links for you but I'm too busy making money and paying ridiculously taxes to pay for the health care for you and all the other socialist bums on this site.

I don't think anybody said they are ALL frivolous. Some certainly are. I don't think anyone including yourself would argue that doctors should have to pay the outrageously high malpractice insurance rates that they do now. Those high rates most certainly can not be caused by only (or even mostly) valid lawsuits.

Since the insurance industry is the most regulated of all in America, maybe the regulators should take some responsibility for the mess...

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