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Random Chat / Re: Healthcare Reform?

« on: March 23, 2010, 09:16:57 PM »

EDIT: lol at the idea that letting people die/getting 5-figure health costs is just fine because government are just "public servants" so free health care is not a right

Wait when did I say letting people die/getting 5-figure health costs is alright?  "Free" health care cannot be a right because a right is a freedom of action; health care is a service that can be bought and traded, not an action that can be carried out by an individual by their own volition.  As I said, you could argue that the government may have a duty to provide such goods, commodities, and services, but they are not natural rights because they contradict what rights are.  

I don't think the government should run health care, or act as a public insurance company because they give themselves a de jure monopoly.  To say that the government wouldn't act as evil as an evil insurance company that would be granted a monopoly, and made it so people had to purchase from them or be fined, or would only exist to force competition, would be like saying that an evil insurance company who would be granted a monopoly, with the government making it so people had to purchase from them or be fined, and were exempt from taxes, regulations, ect, would turn out to be the greatest insurance company of all time who would never look out for their own self-interests.

And in regard to the government trying to force competition: it can't.  It can't force growth, competition, innovation, or anything that the free market system is great at.  Any such is artificial, akin to stapling a pair of bird's wings to a dog and claiming they've created a new species.

BUT in regard to your point, any person who is in need of medical services would ideally be taken care of by charity.  Ideally, charity hospitals and not for profit organizations would take care of these people; believe it or not, people's benevolence is more effective and of a higher quality than the "charity" of the government.

PS. The only thing wrong with the insurance companies is that they exist in a country whose economic system is not that of laissez-faire capitalism, but of crony capitalism.

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Random Chat / Re: Healthcare Reform?

« on: March 23, 2010, 03:37:37 PM »

The thing is, it's not about Obama wants.  It's about what the people want.  I hate to burst your little bubble, but they true purpose of our government, as it was designed, is/was to protect people against force and fraud, provide people with representation in government, and conduct Official Business.  The End.  The reason we call our elected representatives "public servants" is so that they can be servants of the public, not so they can make our decisions for us, especially ones that we don't want, no matter how amazingly great of an idea it is.  Nonetheless, even if HR 3200, Obama's original plan, was passed with no changes along the way, it would still be a monstrosity.  A gazillion pages worth of shoddy details, ect.

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." ~Benjamin Franklin
You know what Franklin did when asked about the possibility of government-run hospitals?  He opened up a charity hospital with his own wealth.

I mean, if you like Canada's health care system, great!  Live in Canada.  But we (majority of Americans) don't.

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Health care cannot be a right by any stretch whatsoever.  You could maybe argue that the government has a duty to provide health care, but it's not a right.  A right is a freedom of action, ie, speech, life, protection; they're not goods, commodities, or services.  For this reason, I strongly disagree with people who claim they have a right to health care.  And people like Nancy Pelosi, who claim the passage of the bill is the equivalent to the civil rights acts are despicable.

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Random Chat / Re: Healthcare Reform?

« on: March 22, 2010, 04:36:45 PM »

I was against the public option before it was removed in the Senate version because it could have allowed the government to have a monopoly of the health insurance industry; they could theoretically force competition, but like any company that would be granted a monopoly, it would look out for its own interests, meaning running any other company out of business.

The best type of reform, in my opinion, would be that which gave individuals more power and got rid of the government interference that plagues the system.

I also never understood why the bill had to be so god damn long.

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Gaming / Re: watcha playin'

« on: March 14, 2010, 03:45:32 PM »

So I just got FFXIII and a strategy guide.

Enjoy your install time and oh so slightly less visual detail, 360fags.

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Random Chat / Re: PRODUCING POSTS OF LAMENESS SINCE 2004

« on: March 09, 2010, 03:18:43 PM »

I'm still on the fence as to whether or not to buy FFXIII.

I heard that it's the worst FF game of all time and Japanese game stores were selling at $20 (as opposed to $100) because of how fucking awful it is and also that it's really boring and actually not hard at all.  Confirm/deny?

Mind that I enjoy the first 10 FF games; haven't played 12 or any of the spin-offs.

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Gaming / Re: the "game deals" thread

« on: March 03, 2010, 09:38:30 PM »

I have a local game store that takes in lots of rare/valuable games and sells them at usually low costs.

(not necessarily from that store)
Metroid (NES) - $9
Breath of Fire (SNES) - free after I bought some other games
Jet Force Gemini (N64) - $3
Mario Kart Double Dash!! (GCN) - $10
Wing Commander III (PS1) - $4
Final Fantasy IX BLACK LABEL (PS1) - $20
Final Fantasy X (PS2) - $5
inFAMOUS (PS3) - $25
Killzone 2 (PS3) - $25
[Prototype] (PS3) - $20
Alex Kidd in the Lost Stars (SMS) - $3
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (SAT) - $40
Magic Knight Rayearth (SAT) - $40
Myst (PC) - $2
Diablo Battle Chest (PC) - $10

I also go to thrift stores hoping I'll find a copy of Earthbound for a dollar, but they never have any video games at all.

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Random Chat / Re: PRODUCING POSTS OF LAMENESS SINCE 2004

« on: March 03, 2010, 09:17:12 PM »

Yeah, use the PS3 controller.  I use it and it's pretty great.

http://www.motioninjoy.com/download - you'll need to download this driver if you haven't already

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Computing / Re: The Tree

« on: February 22, 2010, 03:35:05 PM »

Zakamiro's gone.  Done for.  And he's not coming back.

*sniff*

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Gaming / Re: watcha playin'

« on: January 20, 2010, 03:44:37 PM »

YOU'RE WINNER





I wouldn't think Big Rigs would be something that the AVGN would review.  I mean, it's not even a retro game.  :(
Spoony could do a review of it, though.

Also, I just got a copy of Diablo 1/2/expansion packs, so I guess I'm playing those.

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Random Chat / Re: PRODUCING POSTS OF LAMENESS SINCE 2004

« on: January 08, 2010, 08:54:43 PM »

Just bought Veiwtiful Joe 2 from gamestop and the case was empty. Also they have no copies or Muramasa and apparently it's already rare and hard to find. Good times.

I know what you mean.  When Star Fox Assault came out, I bought it there, opened it up, and there was a SF Adventures disc in it.  Also, this one time I was playing the demo they have set up, and after like 10 minutes the cashier told me to "buy the game or leave."

There's another video game store near me, Play'n'Trade (it's a franchise) that sells retro games along with new ones, has six TVs with different consoles hooked up, and doesn't have shitty customer service.  It's pretty great.  Also, they have copies of Murasama.

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Random Chat / Re: christmas loot thread

« on: December 25, 2009, 08:18:26 PM »

- Eee PC
- foam racket/bat/golf club attachments for the wiimote
- like, $100 or something
- candy

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Gaming / Re: General Gaming Accomplishments

« on: December 23, 2009, 06:25:48 PM »

well, I used some continues, if that still counts.

東方 really isn't the hardest thing in the world!  It just seems like it.  Really, all you have to do is watch the bullets that are heading towards you, hold shift most of the time so that you see that little white square where Reimu/Marissa/Sakuya are vulnerable, and follow the bullet patterns.  Also, I found that I do 100x better when using a USB controller instead of the keyboard.

Some of the CAVE shooters are harder, especially 虫姫さま

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Gaming / Re: General Gaming Accomplishments

« on: December 22, 2009, 03:26:38 PM »

I beat Touhou: Perfect Cherry Blossom on lunatic mode

suck it

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Random Chat / Re: H1N1 Vaccine

« on: December 21, 2009, 03:31:00 PM »

I can't believe people would actually put this in their body!!!

I KNOW the government is filling these things with cancer, HIV, tracking devices, et cetera, and now you're all gonna die!

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Gaming / Re: "bad" games you love

« on: December 06, 2009, 12:25:03 PM »

Speaking of Castlevania,



seriously, this game rules.  Now, I understand why most people don't like it; it has flaws, but it's a great game.

also these:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (NES, Tengen)
Roadrunner's Death Valley Rally (SNES) - I hear people say how awful this game is, but I like it, probably because I grew up with it.