Our healthcare system is in need of tweaking. The idea that is should be private-sector based is a sound one. However, there should be a government options available as well. I could spell out my whole plan and end up with nobody here able to refute it just like has happened for the past 4 years on TR/TF, but instead I'll just point you to Australia's plan, which is very, very, very similar to mine.

 

Yes. Demand elasticity. The measure how how 'economy based' a certain good or service is. So what you're saying here is that vehicle maintenance is fairly elastic, but vehicle repair is fairly inelastic?

Then tell me, if people were to neglect maintenance as you say, because you say its fairly elastic, would their cars break more often, resulting in more vehicle repairs, which you just stated is fairly inelastic?

 

exactly , either way you end up spending it it's just a matter of when. Like I said , when the economy is good , I spend days doing lots of easy work , making good money , when its bad I spend the same amount of time doing harder work that doesnt pay as well . i am and prefer to be a flat rate tech . Which means I get paid by the job. if I dont have a wrench in my hand I dont get paid. i dont get paid just for showing up , and the only reason I say easy work is because of the thousands of dollars worth of tools that I bought to make it easy . Not tools someone gave me , but tools I bought as needed. I know there is always that guy who has hundreds of thousands in tools that this uncle and that cousin and whoevers grandfather gave him , but does he know how to use them ? I make more money when the economy is good and far less when it is bad , thats all the proof I need

 

Fulie, apparently you aren't aware that the $80K that you "got back" is only worth a little over $50K and with the out of control spending with the ridiculous, pork packed stimulus plan, the health care debacle and cap and tax fiasco looming on the horizon, your economy based business will tank like you can't believe. And so will everything else.

I see you are drinking the "It's Bush's Fault" Kool Aide. Do a little digging and you will come up with names like Obama, Barney Frank, ACORN and the Democrat controlled Congres at the bottom of the financial and real estate mess, not Bush. You sound like a CNN repeater. You really need to get out more.

 

 

Sorry, StangIt, you still haven't reached the beginning, only the scapegoat. Go further back.

 

Humor me ...

 

I dont see how obama and acorn affected me in 06 - 07. if I remember correctly bush was president then. maybe I'm wrong.

 

Nixon?

Just kidding.

Who fucking started welfare?

I think that might be far enough back for sure!

 

Yes, Padewan, it is apparent that you, "don't see". And that is what is unfortunate. You are not alone in not seeing. That is why we are in the situation that we were in.

Helpful hint. Reread the article that StangItMan posted above, then google the Community Reinvestment Act and read those articles and watch the video's. With a little luck you will see what caused the subprime collapse and maybe, just maybe you will see a few names that you recognize. Better yet, take note of the names who were speaking out against the CRA and easy money and trying to warn us of the dangers. They were voted down...kind of like what you see going on now with the healt care reform and global warmi...oh, sorry, I forgot it's not global warming now, it's climate change. They can't make up their mind if we are going to freeze or burn to a crisp. They just know the weather is going to change. No shit.