Presidential Address

[kentonio]

It worries me that you post on a bodybuilding forum under the name 'Filthadelphia'..

Is that a reference to your BO by any chance?

[Kidlicious]

I think McDonalds has trouble finding workers. An increase in the minimum wage might help them.

[Nikolai]

Americans thinking the semi-conservative/center president Obama to be a socialist... It's just... I dunno, laughable?

[Kidlicious]

What semi-conservative thing has he done?

[Nikolai]

His politics are pretty much the same as conservative parties' politics in Europe, with the odd liberal idea tossed in.

[Kidlicious]

His politics are pretty much the same as conservative parties' politics in Europe, with the odd liberal idea tossed in.

You know he's lying when his lips move. What semi- conservative thing has he DONE.

[kentonio]

You mean apart from build an entire healthcare act that mostly involves giving the insurance companies more customers?

[Kidlicious]

You mean apart from build an entire healthcare act that mostly involves giving the insurance companies more customers?

You know a different way?

[Al B. Sure!]

His politics are pretty much the same as conservative parties' politics in Europe, with the odd liberal idea tossed in.

The Americans would be conservative in Europe meme is short-sighted.

We have greater freedom of speech here
We are more open to immigration
We have less restrictions on abortion, particularly late-term abortions
We have separation of church and state

[kentonio]

You know a different way?

Obviously being an Englishman who was brought up under a universal healthcare system that manages to be both cheaper and more efficient than the US insurance company based system, yes I might have a few ideas..

[kentonio]

The Americans would be conservative in Europe meme is short-sighted.

You are insane. The Democratic party would be to the right of our conservatives by a comfortable margin.

We have greater freedom of speech here

Not as much as you like to think. Freedom of speech is also not a liberal/conservative issue.

We are more open to immigration

Hows that border fence going?

We have less restrictions on abortion, particularly late-term abortions

You have considerably more restrictions on non late term abortions than we do.

We have separation of church and state

Religion is far, far, far more predominant in the US than in any of the major European countries. Despite your constitution, religion pervades your countries political process in ways that would be utterly unthinkable over here.

[Kidlicious]

Obviously being an Englishman who was brought up under a universal healthcare system that manages to be both cheaper and more efficient than the US insurance company based system, yes I might have a few ideas..

So you have a monopolistic system. How do you measure efficiency?

[kentonio]

So you have a monopolistic system. How do you measure efficiency?

Being that it's a healthcare system, very easily. Things like money spent vs the recovery rates and overall health of the people in the country is generally a good place to start.

[Nikolai]

Should be obvious...

[dannubis]

So you have a monopolistic system. How do you measure efficiency?

By being better than you in every conceivable way ?