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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160994)	10/19/2013 10:18:26 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo TideGlider Respond to of 224750

after 3 weeks only 250k in a country with 350 MILLION people, you are pathetic ken, your god is a failure

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160994)	10/19/2013 10:18:38 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo TideGlider Respond to of 224750

gonna be the most transparent admin ever. UNREAL: Sebelius Refuses To Go Before House Hearing On Obamacare Meltdown… 8 wz

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160994)	10/19/2013 11:29:19 AM
From: locogringo	4 Recommendations Recommended By Honey_Bee joefromspringfield John TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

(since you are still pimping and lying about the numbers there must be trouble in obamaland) With Obamacare, We Need to Separate Out the Medicaid Numbers In Oregon, that 56,000 number you’re hearing today is all Medicaid. Their online exchange doesn’t even work yet. The state bulked up its Medicaid rolls by targeting food stamp recipients. So great, those folks have some kind of insurance (whether or not a doctor will see them), but it tells us nothing about the private health insurance exchanges — the middle class version of Obamacare — or how they’re going to fare. Something similar is happening in many other states as well.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160994)	10/19/2013 11:37:28 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224750

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160994)	10/20/2013 8:20:43 PM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 224750

The youth of America are tasting Obamacare and they simply can't stomach it.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (160994)	10/20/2013 8:39:26 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 224750

In 23 Advanced Economies: U.S. Adults Rank 21st in Math Skills October 18, 2013 By Terence P. Jeffrey cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Friday released the initial results of an international survey of adult skills in literacy and mathematics, revealing that Americans rank 21st in “numeracy” and are tied for 15th in literacy among adults in 23 advanced economies. American adults also scored below the average in both numeracy and literacy for all respondents in all 23 advanced economies. Japan and Finland ranked first and second in both categories and Italy and Spain took the bottom two spots in both. The international survey--the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)--was developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The data from Russia was not included in the initial results, the NCES said, "because they were released too late for publication." “Numeracy” was defined by the survey as “the ability to access, use, interpret, and communicate mathematical information and ideas, to engage in and manage mathematical demands of a range of situations in adult life.” “Literacy” was defined as “understanding, evaluating, using and engaging with written text to participate in society to achieve one’s goals and to develop one’s knowledge and potential.” The survey tested a sample of approximately 5,000 Americans ages 16 to 65, using a test that was scored on a scale of 0-500. In numeracy, American adults achieved an average score of 253 out of 500, nosing out Italian adults who averaged 247 and Spanish adults who averaged 246. Japanese adults led the field in numeracy, averaging 288 out of 500. They were followed by the Fins, who averaged 282; and the Belgians and the Dutch, who both averaged 280. In literacy, American adults achieved an average of 270 out of 500. That put Americans well ahead of Italy and Spain, whose adults scored 250 and 252, respectively, but far behind Japan and Finland, whose adults scored 296 and 288 respectively. The NCES report said that among the American survey sample there were 112 people who were unable to complete even the survey’s initial background questionnaire “because of a literacy-related barrier: either the inability to communicate in English or Spanish (the two languages in which the background questionnaire was administered) or a mental disability.” - See more at: cnsnews.com How 23 Advanced Economies Ranked in Numeracy: 1. Japan............................288 2. Finland..........................282 3. Flanders-Belgium........280 3. Netherlands..................280 5. Sweden........................279 6. Norway..........................278 6. Denmark.......................278 8. Slovak Republic...........276 8. Czech Republic...........276 10. Austria........................275 11. Estonia........................273 12. Germany.....................272 International average..269 13. Australia.....................268 14. Canada......................265 14, Cyprus......................265 16. Republic of Korea...263 17. United Kingdom.......262 18. Poland......................260 19. Ireland.......................256 20. France.......................254 21. United States..........253 22. Italy............................247 23. Spain.........................246 How 23 Advanced Economies Ranked in Literacy: 1. Japan...........................296 2. Finland.........................288 3. Netherlands.................284 4. Australia.......................280 5. Sweden........................279 6. Norway..........................278 7. Estonia..........................276 8. Flanders-Belgium.........275 9. Czech Republic............274 9. Slovak Republic............274 11. Canada........................273 International average....273 12. Republic of Korea......273 13. United Kingdom.........272 14. Denmark.....................271 15. Germany.....................270 15. United States...........270 17. Austria........................269 17. Cyprus........................269 19. Poland........................267 19. Ireland.........................267 21. France.........................262 22. Spain...........................252 23. Italy..............................250 In the numeracy rankings the difference in the average scores of the adults in Ireland, France and the United States were not statistically significant. In the literacy rankings the difference in the average scores of the adults in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, the United States, Austria and Cyprus were not statistically significant. - See more at: cnsnews.com