Not much information Mo..ya know as far as WHAT..they are saying, how much details.. I personally don't think it's too young for some knowledge. They hear the TV, they hear adults talk..maybe even see some behaviors in their families.
Geez, with all this new stuff coming up about schools, shots..I'm really grateful I don't have little ones any more.

Where is this happening?

My child's school had the DARE program in 5th grade, btw.

poor right wingers...they're so bitter a white man's not in office and they're now the minority. i say let them have their fun. 90 percent of the stuff they post is drivel.

OK. I will go jump . But don't feel guilty cause you send me to .What bridge I should jump from ? Just to make sure I wont come back

No, I think the competition would cut their rates way down. The only way health insurance companies are forced to compete in the US is in the federal insurance plan. The legislation allows them to have virtual monopolies in every state.

I hear what you are saying. But 85% of people are happy with their insurance...let's leave them alone.

15% need insurance. Everyone in that group should be helped out in some way. Allow charities to help buy them health insurance and the government cover any who aren't covered by the charities.

Make it so that women don't have to have insurance that covers testicular cancer or viagra. The government currently decides what insurance companies have to cover and then everyone gets thrown in together. So I'm paying more so that some people can get mammograms, viagra, birth control pills, etc that I will never use!

Imagine personalized insurance, with everyone being covered by their own plan, like car or house insurance. Bundle with your wife or kids to reduce rates! Cover only the conditions you could be effected by. It would be happy happy joy joy time for everyone.

Yeah, Insurance Company's would make less money due to competition, but that's how the cookie crumbles. At least they wouldn't be forced out of business, increasing our already skyrocketing unemployment.

I agree. It does seem obama bashing is the topic at least 70 percent of the time. This is a political and current news thread but Id love to see some of the other politicians highlighted. I understand that this is a place for people to vent though, because , as you said,, those who support Obama arent going to change their minds over opinions on an internet forum anymore than those who oppose him are.

I still support him. Im still glad to have voted for him. Can we talk about outrageous politicians who take a high moral ground about others but than have affairs themselves, or hit up on young men?....

Guyssssssssssss,he is the nr.1 famous person in the world . Sure people talk about him in any ways . Somebody have to be blamed for our unhappiness's right? That's we are called ''humans''

What would cost a normal insurance company $3,000 would cost the U.S. government over $20,000. The problem is in the huge size of the buearus appointed to do every little job. Everyone needs to get paid. And if you have connections, you can charge a little extra for a product because Uncle Sam is willing to pay, and has seemingly bottomless pockets.

Now, the inefficiency has gotten so bad, that these programs are shortchanging the hospitals.

In my hospital for instance, we LOSE money every time we take on a medicare patient. Not only is the government 5 years behind in their payments (they owe my hospital $40-some-odd million dollars), but even if they made their payments it wouldn't be enough to covern the cost of the care provided to the patients. So, as a result, the hospitals need to charge someone else a bit more to make up the difference.

Thats where this mess started hitting private insurance. The cost of routine visits became too expensive for the average person to afford regularly, so they jacked up their premiums, and offered to pay the difference. Bottom line is, the insurance workers need to get paid. Which means they need to take in a great deal more money than they give out.

Now you have increased regulations on hospitals that put more financial strain on them, requiring more staff. Now they are downsizing. Pushing old employees away as fast as they can, making them want to quit because they can't afford their wages anymore.

So, now we, the customers, are paying for all the bueaucrats that put strain on the hospitals, we are paying for all the employees in the private insurance industry, and are paying billing companies and their employees, and we are paying the hospital staff of doctors, nurses, therapists, nutritionists, assistents ect. To top it all off everyone needs benefits, so we are paying for them too. There is no wonder, to me, why healthcare is so expensive.

Eliminate buearacracy, and the red tape to go with it. Insurance should only be used for serious cases that would break a person's bank account. We would all pay $35 a visit and be seen much quicker.

That would be a good start i think...

Pimp dem cows. That would make the vegans real happy.
They won't back-sass ya' and I wonder if they are cheaper to maintain than a regular hooker.

Great idea . Let's forget about it .How about Michele short pants ?

Yes PEOPLE ! How about giving Obama, the President a brake ?Let's talk about Michele Obama for God shake .

I'm starting a vodka for Russian Models exchange program...

But, Hussein is so easy. Especially when his teleprompter goes down.
Seriosly, I am an American and I see him not doing what needs to be done to secure our borders and do all that needs doing to get Americans and Legal Immigrants back to work.
It's your perogative to not believe these things aren't important.

I'd might be lookin at the girls' father as the baby's daddy.