cap nerds...Barwins salary jumps to 6.4 M

[Diggle]

Barwin hit his full escalator worth $900,000, so his base salary for 2015 will rise from $5.5 M to $6.4 M

[Maniac]

Pay him. Worth more than Maclin.

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

Pay him. Worth more than Maclin.

Uhhhh, I dont think they have a choice there Captain Obvious.

[Irish George]

really???

they could cut him. Nah...they'd never do that with a star player

[Maniac]

Uhhhh, I dont think they have a choice there.

Why don't they have a choice? Are they required by Obamacare to keep him?

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

Why don't they have a choice? Are they required by Obamacare to keep him?

Ahhhh, did I hurt your feelings? And Obamacare still sucks by the way.

[Maniac]

You're a great example of why it rarely pays to drop out in sixth grade. But I guess somebody had to make the fries in Shamokin.

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

You're a great example of why it rarely pays to drop out in sixth grade. But I guess somebody had to make the fries in Shamokin.

You are so right there Big guy. But I chose to flip burgers instead. Can you write a letter of recommendation that they raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour? I assume you are probably a big proponent of that too right?

[TerpEagle]

You are so right there Big guy. But I chose to flip burgers instead. Can you write a letter of recommendation that they raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour? I assume you are probably a big proponent of that too right?

Can you explain why Obamacare and the idea of an increased minimum wage suck?

If possible, include cost analyses that discuss benefits and drawbacks of the price of preventative care vs. sick care. (There are studies that will argue both sides of this coin.)

Also, include analyses of the effect of public health on worker productivity, job retention, unemployment, etc.

Furthermore, include a discussion as to the benefits and drawbacks of increasing the wages of the working and middle class. Discussions of increased spending power vs. higher baseline pay for employees as it relates to economic growth would be key argument either way. Economic vs. wage growth comparisons and argument for or against the disparity would be key.

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

Can you explain why Obamacare and the idea of an increased minimum wage suck?

No, because I don't need to read 4 paragraphs of mindless statistics that you will respond with. But I will ask you one question regarding Obamacare.


Tell me who the F%*& is going to pay for that abortion of a plan?

[Kelly Pat]

To get back to cap hits what about cary Williams 8 m this year. Cut him and it's 1 M but then the Eagles are lookin for three defensive backs instead of two.

[TerpEagle]

No, because I don't need to read 4 paragraphs of mindless statistics that you will respond with. But I will ask you one question regarding Obamacare.


Tell me who the F%*& is going to pay for that abortion of a plan?

What do you mean pay for the plan? You mean pay for health insurance? Likely the people that have been paying for health insurance will continue to pay.

But why is it an abortion of a plan? You're vehemently against it. Give some reasons. Make a case. Same thing for increased wages. What's wrong with increased wages? Maybe you have a really strong argument, but one would never know because you don't make it.

[Overbrook]

He does have a valid argument ........

What do you mean pay for the plan? You mean pay for health insurance? Likely the people that have been paying for health insurance will continue to pay.

But why is it an abortion of a plan? You're vehemently against it. Give some reasons. Make a case. Same thing for increased wages. What's wrong with increased wages? Maybe you have a really strong argument, but one would never know because you don't make it.

Which is........"I am a fucking dickhead"

[Joegrane]

Could you explain to me how Obama's plan will do anything to affect costs? Isn't that the real problem with our healthcare system?

Insurance is a big part of the "healthcare" system.

Doctors know what the insurance company will pay for. they won't waste time prescribing something that the Ins co won't pay for, even if the doc thinks it would be useful.

For example, "A large health insurance company is offering oncologists $350/month per patient as a reward to channel treatment towards the insurance company’s recommended regimen.”
http://www.lef.org//Magazine/2014/10...dicine/Page-01

Then there is the politicization of medicine. Democrats will want to add requirements that favor their supporters, like contraceptives and abortifacients. Republicans might prefer requirements that favor Big Pharma.

Remember the "meat" of Obamacare was not really written by Congress. Since only Democrats voted for it, they left it to the President's people to come up with the details. Recall the famously insane quote by the Speaker, "But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it"
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/qu...los411981.html

One of Obamacare's architects says it was passed thanks to 'lack of transparency' and 'stupidity of the American voter'
http://www.naturalnews.com/047619_Ob...an_voters.html

You can see that factors beyond true health care decisions will be involved now that we have this political health system.

There are other factors.

Mainstream medicine is not the only medical philosophy. I think a semi-natural, Functional Medicine approach is a much more effective type of medicine for most medical problems. Functional medicine doctors (FM docs) are more like medical detectives. They look for underlying causes rather than just quickly medicate symptoms with medications.

For example, Instead of using a flu vaccine that does not work well and that still usually contains mercury as a preservative, these doctors will encourage people to build up their immune system or use other more natural alternatives for relatively minor health problems.

Instead of relying heavily on chemotherapy which is known to cause secondary cancers, a semi-natural approach would also include support for the ways the body kills the many cancer cells we all have every day. For example

Big corporate interests can influence politicians and therefore what gets covered by insurance regardless of how truly effective the treatments are or what alternatives are available.

However an FM doc can't investigate with a ten minute visit so it won't be covered by insurance! People who use FM doctors are more likely to want a health insurance policy with a very high deductible or health savings plan since they are not likely to use much primary care. They want the coverage for an auto accident, not the politically motivated "services".

In my case I was once on three medications. After switching to a FM doc's treatments I no longer need them according to the doctor. One of my problems was a bone density problem in my mid 40's. I broke my leg without any contact while just playing badminton with little nieces! I turned, lunged and it snapped like a piece of chalk. An endocrinologist who is a former med school prof and has two Best of Philly awards ran a long list of tests and said medicine does not know why I don't rebuild bone normally. He gave me little hope of recovery. After 1.5 years of supplements plus his expensive medication, the bone density of my back actually worsened slightly.

However with the help of FM docs we discovered that by growing up in a family with a renovation construction business I had a lead and cadmium problem. After 1.5 yrs of heavy metal detox--Cutler protocol--the bone density of my back improved 8% to borderline normal.

Other symptoms improved too. My history of somewhat abnormal kidney (eGFR) numbers normalized and continue to trend in a healthier direction. One doctor once suggested that I needed a psych med for my intense, competitive personality. Now I'm so chilled out that I sometimes get criticized for it.
http://igglephans.com/iggboard/showp...69&postcount=7

Of course not a penny of my treatments were covered by insurance yet those treatments will save the system tens of thousands of dollars over the course of my life, one with a much brighter future.

[Kelly Pat]

Why don't we crowd fund our own insurance! While we're at it lawyers!