nobody in iceland is really sufferin' that bad over the collapse because of their strong social safety nets
hmmm..where does the funding for those social services come from?
not really thinking this through
and it clearly is impacting people since slowter is becoming more popular again
Iceland is currently relying on "$2.1 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to stay afloat after its three biggest banks collapsed having racked up debt more than 10 times the size of the economy. "
So yeah, those safety nets may be falling apart at some point
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Iceland is currently relying on "$2.1 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to stay afloat after its three biggest banks collapsed having racked up debt more than 10 times the size of the economy. "
So yeah, those safety nets may be falling apart at some point
silly dru, socialism solves all ills
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edited October 2009
coulda given her a tongue bath
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President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.
CBS' Mark Knoller — an unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related — wrote on his Twitter feed that, "Today - Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will announce this afternoon that he plans to push ahead with a public option vote – most likely one that includes an opt-out provision for states – even though he's currently short several votes for passage, according to people close to the situation.
The Nevada Democrat has 3:15 p.m. press conference to discuss details.
Reid, who spoke with virtually every member of his 60-member caucus this weekend, currently has between 56 and 57 votes for a proposal to create a national insurance plan but allow states to opt out of it, according to Democratic aides.
A public option with a "trigger" – supported by the White House and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) – has between 58 and 59 backers. It could be floated as an alternative if the opt-out measure fails to obtain the 60 votes needed for cloture, sources said.
Reid worked most of the weekend, convening several meetings with his leadership – and wrangling over the details with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
"guys this is a moral issue no country can neglect the healthcare of its people
(states can opt out btw)"
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PiptheFairFrequently not in boats.Registered Userregular
edited October 2009
new 3/5ths comprimise
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All the states that opt out will have the sickest of the sick people shipped to them, and then we'll institute draconian border security. The Utopian States of America will finally become a reality.
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extra hour of sleep 8-)
(basically I'm untangling a horrible global issue at work related to DST)
hitting hot metal with hammers
humboldts can grow to 7 feet in length
if they needed to use my phone they should have knocked on the door! the window is no place to enter a house through
problem solved, gimma dat nobel
lol so funny
well the obvious answer is that the scariest option is lots of gigantic aggressive squid, but that'd be cheating
hitting hot metal with hammers
hmmm..where does the funding for those social services come from?
not really thinking this through
and it clearly is impacting people since slowter is becoming more popular again
lol 9/11
NOW
I dig some bjork
One time back in the early 90s I was at the limelight and she leaned over me to do a line of something.
Not gonna lie, she could have used a shower.
silly dru, socialism solves all ills
alert the press
I fear this was partly my fault
except it just started out with a contract hypo
:oops:
Iceland is actually quite temperate for its latitude.
Greenland is the one that's mostly covered in ice.
welp
(states can opt out btw)"
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Johnson, he isn't.
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
it's a good thing my healthcare is through a hospital system and not too onerous