Sunday, 18 April 2010

Holy Mistake! Congress Wipes Out Congressional Health Care Insurance

Legislate in haste, repent at leisure. Looks like Congress is having one of those "Holy  S---!" moments; it appears they have royally mucked up their own health insurance - for all 535 members of Congress and untold congressional employees. In a hurry, they forgot to get it right and wrote it all wrong; now it's the law...

Now  Congress is in the same boat  they built for the rest of America, without a clue what the new health care reform will mean to them.  The beauty of their delimma  is pure poetic justice to some -they have written law requiring that they move into a system that doesn't yet exist.'

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Digital Economy Act: This Means War

'With the rushed passage into law of the Digital Economy Act this month, the fight over copyright enters a new phase. Previous to this, most copyfighters operated under the rubric that a negotiated peace was possible between the thrashing entertainment giants and civil society.

But now that the BPI and its mates have won themselves the finest law that money can buy – a law that establishes an unprecedented realm of web censorship in Britain, a law that provides for the disconnection of entire families from the net on the say-so of an entertainment giant, a law that shuts down free Wi-Fi hotspots and makes it harder than ever to conduct your normal business on the grounds that you might be damaging theirs – the game has changed.'

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Hospital Overcharges

'To say I am outraged is putting it mildly.. What portion of the bill do I question. All of it. $38,210.91 for a four day stay is slightly excessive to say the least.. First you have her down for three and one half days of oxygen at $1200 dollars a day. She claims she was on oxygen for only two days. You have her down for 110 doses of medication over a four day period ranging from $219.10 a dose to $144.49 a dose to $61.50 a dose to $41.02 a dose to $36.25 a dose all in all 110 doses of medication in four days.'

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The 'New Man' of British Politics is Just Another 'Spooky' 'Old Man' in Disguise

(They don't want a hung Parliament by any chance, do they?)

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Europeans Won’t Be Amused by Alleged Goldman Scam

'Europeans won’t be amused by the alleged Goldman Sachs scam. ABN Amro, and therefore ultimately Royal Bank of Scotland, ended up losing $841 million in the allegedly fraudulent collateralised debt obligation investment concocted by the investment bank. Meanwhile, IKB, the bust German bank, lost nearly $150 million.

These European banks were some of the biggest financial mugs in the last years of the credit bubble. But the allegations levelled by the Securities and Exchange Commission don’t concern the folly of the buyers and insurers of subprime mortgage investments. Goldman is accused of misleading investors. The UK and German states, which bailed the banks out, will be livid if the case is proved. Goldman denies the charges.'

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10 Facts All Americans Must Know Now

'1. The United States individual (personal) income taxes go directly to the Bank of England, City of London, which is wholly owned and controlled by the family Rothschild.

2. The United States Federal Reserve Bank is NOT a U.S. government institution.

3. The Federal Reserve is a PRIVATE bank, which is wholly owned and controlled by the family Rothschild.'

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Europe Air Travel Chaos Enters Fourth Day

'Millions of air travelers are stranded across Europe as airspace restrictions remain in place due to a cloud of ash released from the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland. This unprecedented shut down of air travel is estimated to be costing the airlines 200 million dollars a day, reported a Press TV correspondent on Sunday.

Several countries including Britain, Ireland, Belgium, and Germany have completely shut down their air space. Britain further extended a ban on most flights until at least 1800 GMT Sunday.'

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