Archive for August, 2009
STORY OF THE DAY: The Latest on that One Health Care Bill Thing
Thursday, August 20th, 2009There were a bunch of articles brought to our attention today. We’ll briefly touch on each.
ZOMG!1!! The IRS will know about our health insurance status! Some blogger gets his panties in a bunch over the fact that the IRS will need information on our health insurance status to determine tax cuts/hikes.
Whole Foods can pretty much [...]
Public reading of the “Health Reform Bill”
Thursday, August 13th, 2009From the Facebook event (must have a Facebook account to access link):
What: Members of Urinal Gum will be reading the 1018-page America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (AAHCA) of 2009, also known as the “Health Reform Bill.”
When: Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 starting at 10AM and going as late as is necessary. Come show [...]
SPECIAL REPORT: The Conservative Menace
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Militant conservatism is weighing heavily upon us these days. Lately, it is manifesting itself in the push against health reform. Specifically, it is taking form in the coordinated dissemination of false information regarding the bill and the shouting at town hall meetings, effectively blocking the spread of real, honest facts. Here is what is going [...]
STORY OF THE DAY: GBTW! The recession is finally over for good!
Friday, August 7th, 2009Link
The unemployment numbers for July were lower than June by one tenth of a percentage point at 9.4%. Although it is too early to make any predictions, this is a good indication that we’re heading in the right direction. Unemployment numbers usually lag behind the rest of the economy, so the mere fact that job [...]