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To: Heywood40 who wrote (990170)	12/25/2016 1:53:32 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By dave rose Respond to of 1569293

No, it isn't. That penalty is specifically for not buying health insurance whether you wanted it or needed it, or not. Most of the people who buy that insurance are neither freeloaders nor are they better off for having insurance. It gets back to his original point: If people love it so damned much why do you have to fine them to get them to take it? Everyone agrees it is lousy insurance. And the people who have gotten it mostly didn't want it or need it, in their judgment. And something like 80% have at least part of it paid for them by taxpayers. It just sucks all to hell and back.

To: Heywood40 who wrote (990170)	12/25/2016 11:08:59 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1569293

Obama’s Halloween Scare: Temperamentally Unfit President Threatened War with Russia 8 strategic-culture On Halloween, Obama activated the White House's «Red Phone» – which is not a phone but a Washington to Moscow «hot line» communications link that was originally a teletype connection, then a fax, and, finally, email – that provides a direct line to the Russian President in the Kremlin - and informed the Russian president that if alleged Russian hacking of computers tied to the U.S. election did not stop, the United States would respond with «armed conflict» against Russia.