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Actually, I agree with CTB. A LOT of these new hires are seasonal workers, with retail businesses getting ready for the holiday season...which means exactly what? That most of them are part-time; and that most of them WON'T be in the job force by January 15. Not to mention: The shifting of...

CTB: The article missed a very, very important key factor: WHY did the job growth exceed expectations? I know; do you?

I wonder if Nancy Pelosi is happy? I wonder if Obama is angry with Pelosi? Pelosi said we had to pass the bill in order to know what's in the bill; Obama made statements that we now find out weren't supported by the bill. Let's assume that this huge honkin' piece of legislation was drafted...

What was described in the initial reports was not "bullying" as we know it; it was more "hazing" and "extortion." Hey, the military has a "tradition" of new promotees paying for promotion parties. I was in the midst of a transition between bases when notified that I'd been promoted; and that...

"Discriminatory"? Discriminating against who? Democrats? Seems to me, *any* 90-year-old with an expired driver's license is going to be denied the opportunity, regardless of their race, sexual orientation, etc. So where's the discrimination?

Two things come to mind: 1) Was this thing intentionally set up to fail? 2) What does Nancy Pelosi think, now that we're seeing what's in the bill?

So you know this person?

Shouldn't that question be directed to the Nobel Peace Prize winner sitting in the White House?

AGREED. And to put my final statement another way: the only "winners" in this whole mess are the insurance industry and those who profit from it.

Not sure if you meant that to be sarcastic...but I'm not optimistic that any increase implemented by the insurance industry will be "temporary."

Seems like there was something about DeLay in this thread somewhere....

Well ... here's the problem: Insurance companies already identified their rates for 2014. As they're now saying, to delay the individual mandate--or worse, cancel the ACA--they'll all have to re-figure the rates and submit to the regulatory agencies; for which they're predicting a 15-20%...

Poor Zaac. He's so intent on his personal agenda, that he apparently doesn't realize how he keeps missing the timber in his own eye as he calls out fellow Christians. See, Zaac's pre-supposition is that churches are turning away pregnant women; therefore, the women have no choice but to...

Yes; and it's already started in Vermont.

Good clarification; I mixed the two in my response to CTB. ----- Anyone else remember when "hacks" drove yellow cars?

The real question is: is this the norm? Are we seeing only a few people here and there who's premiums are rising? Where are the people who are getting lower rates, or even no cost? I ask because we all know how the media will latch onto bad news and sensationalize it. I also ask because I...

In the midst of the healthcare.gov problems, this has taken a back seat: Vermont is designing nation’s first universal health-care system

CTB - there are major problems with the three stories you posted links to. First, it's apparent none of them are written by people who know anything about web sites. Second, none of them reference any technical experts; they only offer their own opinions on things. For example, the first story...

Funny how whenever FTW is provided facts that are contrary to what he/she has heard from the liberal party line, he/she disappears...

If I recall correctly, Paul held the coats of those who stoned Stephen; but he considered himself a persecutor and murderer. If simply holding the garments makes him an accomplice in murder, then how much more so someone who promotes legislation allowing the continued murder of unborn humans...