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Merck and Cisco have both shown profits for 1st and 2nd quarter.
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"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Problem is Sony, who i work for did this already themselves, what they don't tell the public is they really lay off about 50% of there employee's and then hire college gradutes entry level employee's with shit benefits to replace anybody with senority. So to the public it doens't look that bad, but it is.
HSBC made a profit last year, this is Greed.
utc last qtr 19.8 billion
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/busin ... 4econ.html
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
you won't see me or anybody I know moving to Poland or China to follow the out sourcing of American Job's...by American company's.
Godfather.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/hsbc-layoffs-hiring_n_915952.html
Positive spin: they're shifting their business strategy focus from established, low growth markets to emerging, high growth potential markets. Can't really blame them for that.
Negative spin: they're outsourcing their internal operational processes to cheaper labor sources with less regulation and red tape.
I report, you decide.
Ed's note: holy shit I just linked huffpo. Did a pig just fly by my office window?
Huh? You think that works?
Companies will pay what they want to in taxes and will make the rest up in sales prices.
I don't favor taxing them any more. The last place I want money to go to is the government.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
The company I work for is doing the same thing and making full time almost non existing. Most of he benefits are only given to full time employees. This company is one of Forbes top 100 companies to work for.
BTW, part of this (not all, but it certainly didn't help) is caused by the mandated benefits by Obamacare. I'm sure it sounded like a good idea, but b/c only clueless people were involved, it had the exact expected (but unintended) consequence. They need to get out from under it now before the bill takes full effect.
Unfortunately, a small amount of coverage is better than mandating more coverage. Of course, the unions and McDonald's got exemptions. And thus, the goose with the golden egg (employer based health coverage) has begun to be slaughtered (as opposed to the Bush era Medicare Rx bill which paid employers 2/3rds of the total cost if they improved coverage to a certain level - that gets criticized as helping businesses - and, yes, it does, but it also achieved greater coverage for employer sponsored Medicare plans and fixed the gov't cost at 2/3rds what it would cost if those members had to be covered through fee for service Medicare). Good job, Hope and Change!
oh yeah....they use socialism, or non-predatory capitalism...what was i thinking?
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Italy, Spain and Greece disagree with this statement
i was referring to any one of the following:
Germany
Britain
France
The Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
Sweden
Finland
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Probably cuts on the F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter and F-35 Joint Forces Strike Fighters Programs where Lockheed-Martin is the prime contractor.
F-22 is the replacement for the F-15 to maintain Air Superiority and its production has pretty much been shutdown by now. Current inventory is around 200.
F-35 is the one plane fits all program to supply the U.S. Air Force with a fighter, the Navy version that can perform carrier landings for fleet defense and a Marine Vertical Take-off and landing for close air support of ground forces.
The initial order was for 2,400 or so copies with an initial delivery date of 2015.
Hail, Hail!!!
So, go live there! No. Just kidding. That's too simple. As is your comments.
There are so many variables that cause, good/bad economies. We had the same set up in the '80s and we were just fine. This recession will end (as soon as Jimmy Carter is out of office), and the allusion to not having Universal Healthcare causing the great ills will go by the wayside much like Al Gore's Inconvenient Storytelling.
The fact is - the whole uninsured thing is pure fallacy. We did have universal health coverage. The only difference is its called indigent care. Certainly not ideal. But, folks are insured by the very definition of the word. ER's cannot turn away folks for financial reasons. Thus, others are paying for the care they receive (the def'n of insurance). But, it's a catch 22 - we can regulate the hell out of the health care industry and force certain coverages that folks simply can't afford, or we can go with European Universal Coverage and need to find another country that doesn't have it to go get our care when we are told to stand in line to get necessary tests and surgery.
Meanwhile, folks without health care coverage and no money are spending their last dime going to PJ20 when they could be paying for their own preventive visits (I realize that statement will not make me very popular around here). There's more than just our current structure that's messed up.
actually most people going to pj20 have to have jobs, most likely with benefits. tickets aren't $50 or anything..
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Well, I'm just taking folks at their word. A few have mentioned no job and forgoing certain things to go. Maybe, their using hyperbole. I have no idea. And tickets are only about $60 for the lawn. Driving, camping. You could do it fairly cheaply. But, as you've indicated - not cheaper than saving for a well visit.
But, yes. I would also guess that MOST do have that stuff. But, I'd almost guarantee a FEW are doing as I've indicated. Regardless - that's just 1 example.
So the ER doesn't send uninsured people a bill? Don't be too sure about that. I got a bill from the ER when I had insurance, but the ER was "out of network". It was out of the network, but in the same town I worked and lived in---awesome!!!
Here's an idea...
How about we set up something called, 'Free Clinics' where people can go and get basic health care exams, thus, freeing up the overcrowded and expensive Emergency rooms.
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Of course, then we'd have to make them bomb proof from those anti-abortion nutcases who think everyone who visits them are there for abortions. We'd probably have to post a military checkpoint... and have close air support available... and under the watchful eye of unmanned drones, 24/7...
These Free Clinics would only coust about 4.2 billion per year.
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or we can attempt to educate those anti-abortion nutcases that not everyone who goes to the clinic is there for an abortion... including the males.
Hail, Hail!!!
The problem with capitalism is technology is replacing people. I see it in my work place. I get paid to come up with ways to make the company more efficient. We research new advancements in equipment that will require less human labor.
i am seeing it now in my grocery store. there are just as many self checkout lanes and regular ones, therefore making human labor less necessary.
there are speed cameras and red light cameras that snap a photo of you and next thing you know a ticket shows up in the mail.
technology, while great, is making human workers obsolete in certain situations.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Americans need a passport and where to find it on a map first.
I am not saying there is not a problem with the health care system. Yes, folks get ER bills. Then they generally work with the patient financial services to determine payments. The facility will definitely push to get full payment (don't do that even if you can afford it - if you think jewlery is marked up, forget about it. Hospitals are charging about 10 x's the going rate - you can negotiate). If you truly show you cannot afford (and I don't meant can't afford this minute), they will write of the charges to indigent care. Now, their definition of being able to pay and yours is probably 2 different things. They don't consider concerts a necessity, so you don't get to write that off. They will also set up payment plans, etc.
There is no such thing as an out of network ER. Your health plan is responsible in some form or another for all emergent care. If it is a Managed Care (HMO/POS) plan, they are responsible for full payment (and you only your copay). If you are in an indemnity plan (or PPO), they have to pay up to the in network value (then you are responsible for the rest). If you are in the latter, you may have higher deductible and coinsurance for being out of network, but that's the insurance you bought (perhaps chosen by your employer). If you want better coverage, pay for it. Do not let the Facility bully you. Know your rights. Check with your insurance carrier. Facilities will bully you and use you as leverage to get more than they rightfully deserve.
Just because a particular bill is not covered does not mean you don't have some form of insurance (even indigent care). You have homeowners insurance (I hope) - if you burn your own house down it's not covered. That doesn't mean you weren't uninsured. It means you didn't follow the terms of your insurance policy.
Those improvements also remove ergonomic issues.
France's unemployment rate is almost 10%...reported as 9.5% in May 2011.