JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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adaydream
I'm just repeating what you folks have said, but if this warning wasn't put out and something had happened, the same people who are bitching would have bitched if they hadn't and it came to fruition. < :-)
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adaydream
I started smoking cigarettes when I was 7 years old. It took me 34 years to stop that habit. I quit on 3/20/93 at 1600. I still want another cigarette damn near every day.
I understand having trouble stopping. They say that it takes numerous times trying before you ever break the habit. I can attest to that.
Take your shots at Obama. Enjoy yourself. < :-)
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adaydream
Democratic Plan covers 30 Million.
Republican Plan covers 3 Million. 1/10 of the Democratic Plan.
A difference of 27 Million. The republicans are willing to not cover 27 million and allow them to fend for themselves.
http://www.emaxhealth.com/72/21571.html
Even based on these low figures, the republicans are willing to let 16,200 to 19,800 people die from illnesses instead of covering the difference between their 3 million plan and the democrats 30 million plan.
Reconciliation won't pass the whole bill, but it'll make substantive changes to the way things are done now. < :-)
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adaydream
TheQuestion
I'd prefer a flat tax of 18% and NO deduction.
But neither one of us is going to get our wish because the rich have come up with so many tax breaks, places to hide money and avoid taxes that they are paying a lower rate of taxes then you or I. And still looking for more tax breaks. Then there are those who whine about tax breaks only lasting 1 year.
I'm still looking forward for reconciliation to pass this bill. < :-)
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adaydream
Translation: We took the money and run and we don't give a crap about paying it back, but we're in debt and it's the democrats fault.
Translation: I'll call myself an Independent this week, but I'm a republican in wolf's clothing just like Lieberman.
Trying to fix what the republicans screwed up. You think that just because we changed presidents, the $6Trillion that bush went through magically found its way back into the treasury. NOT
But after bush and the republicans pushed through the massive tax breaks for the rich (without paying for it with reconciliation) and starting 2 wars (without paying for them) and a Rx Drug plan (that was never paid for again by reconciliation) it's not fiscally responsible to screw the poor for services they need, because everything was given away or spent on the rich and wars.
I hope this bill is pushed through by reconciliation. < :-)
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adaydream
Wolfpack, apparently you haven't read my posts. I've advocated higher taxes for a long time. We got the bush tax breaks and bush's wars to pay for. I've never heard a single republican advocate raising taxes to pay what we're indebted for.
Republicans want tax breaks after tax breaks and they don't want to repay the debt that we have. You republicans work under the cheney deficit reasoning ("Deficits don't matter") until it's the democrats running the country. Then it's our fault.
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/10/02/cheney-deficit-debt/
Republicans are a bunch of hypocrites. < :-)
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adaydream
Wolfpack, you're complaining about a bill passed by both democrats and REPUBLICANS? It's a reduction in taxes, even for a year. You whine about that? And it continuing the COBRA health insurance program.
Oh yeah, let the people who use COBRA just die. Let's not help get jobs for people. Let's all be republicans. < :-)
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adaydream
TheQuestion
We already have this ant the system is being run by doctors, insurance companies, hospitals, drug makers, medical device companies and others in the medical fields.
It's not the users (patients) who are pushing the costs up the way we've seen them. < :-)
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adaydream
sf2k, I've been talking about raising taxes for a long time. You can't fix the country's economy with tax breaks for the rich.
We are eventually going to have to raise taxes to pay for the war, stimulus and health care. The republicans plan is to have the poor folks just die off. Even Wolfpack has said that we need to allow the poor and old to die. < :-)
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adaydream
Translation: Let's have more and more poor people die off.
Translation: Death Panels. Are you deserving to live a long life or are you just fodder for the cemetery?
Thanks Wolfpack. I appreciate your insight on the health care issue. < :-)
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adaydream
I understand a tsunami is headed for Half Moon Bay, CA. My daughter and son-n-law are stationed there. I don't think it's going to be too strong, but who knows.
This is wild, all these earthquakes in the last year. < :-)
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adaydream
skipthesong, I'm going to do you a great favor. I'm not going to supply you with any of your answers. You need to do a little reading. You need to look up what will be available in the bill.
Maybe you need to go find links or a channel replaying the broadcast. Then you'll get an idea of what went on fopr yourself and not just my slant. < :-)
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adaydream
You're complain how I mention insurance companies. I could care less if you make money off the bill. Your profits don't effect any of us posting here.
There's also controls on insurance companies raising rates. I guess you are okay with California companies raising their premiums 39%. Sounds okay with you?
Why are you complaining? You're going to make money. You complain about paying a little more, but you are giddy about the profits you'll reap. < :-)
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adaydream
skipthesong, the portion of the bill that would provide health care insurance for those who can't afford it. The health care portion that would make it easier to get the medicines that they need. The portion that would help small businesses obtain insurance for their employees. The portion of the bill that would allow those who can't afford a single policy can join with others like that in a co-op. There are many portions of the bill that would help. < :-)
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adaydream
If you'd watched the broadcast you'd have heard McCain spouting the same old crap he campaigned on. Running his mouth with his same campaign talking points.
But since you didn't watch it, you didn't understand the lead up or the slap. Just you're commenting about something out of context. < :-)
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adaydream
I just watched a clip on the local news and they were covering a "Free Clinic". It handles 14,000 patients a year and turns away 300-400 every week. Some of them haven't seen doctors for over a year, haven't had needed medicines and those who need further care, they're out of luck because the clinic operates on donations and some government funds.
Their patients and turn aways have increased by 20% over last year. But that's okay listening to the republicans yesterday. Their plan will cover 3 Million more people over 10 years. They sure are looking after the American people.
Pass this bill through. < :-)
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adaydream
No, it was sweet. Obama was responding to a republican comment, sure wasn't a suggestion, and in mid-response Obama looked right at McCain and said, "We're not campaigning anymore. The election's over,"
I must admit that McCain was pretty good with his response; McCain said, "Yes, I'm reminded of that every day."
It was one of those memorial Obama moments. < :-)
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adaydream
Wolfpack, it passed. < :-)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022402258.html?wprss=rss_business
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adaydream
I thought that this was supposed to have happened some 2 or 3 years ago. It took all that time to make this happen? Sounds like the US Congress. < :-)
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adaydream
RomeoRamenII, I guess you'll understand what I felt like when the bush $4Trillion tax cuts were pushed through. < :-)
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