Ppaca
 

Allow me to start by saying that once the political posturing is over in the congress, it will be funded.

That said, does anyone have a clue as what is actually happening?

I was at my accountants on the 9/23 concerning a letter they sent me postmarked 9/18, concerning a notification I was not required to give to my employees.

According to them, I would be wise to give them the notification regardless, as no one knew what was happening. They also told me that the criteria had already changed on the letter they sent me...five days old, and two days were on a weekend.

Also according to them, they were in limbo, they didn't know what to tell anyone, because things were changing by the day.

Then I went to see my insurance agent, and while telling him this story, and he admitted that he was even more befuddled than they were.

My query is, has anyone actually signed on to PPACA, or made provisions to switch from private insurance to the pool? Or even have enough information to make an intelligent decision?

Chas

I'll be giving it a cold hard look in the next few months. The requirement to make the leap doesn't kick in until Jan. 1st, as far as I know.

"They fly through the air with the greatest of ease, those daring young men on the flying trapeze!"

Dave

Here's a couple of links specific to your area, Chas. I don't know if they'll help.

http://insurance.mo.gov/Contribute%2...letin10-05.pdf

http://insurance.mo.gov/Contribute%2...ts/Nov8PPT.pdf

That's back in 2010.

Besides, I can't, or possibly won't, decipher that shit. I'd fuck it up.

That's why I hire really smart guys to do it for me. And they're standing around with dumb looks on their faces.

Chas

If you are in California you can call 800 300 1506 for information.
Or visit the website by googling 'covered California'.

I'm more of a tightrope walker.

Wish those goddamn politicians would quit making me do it.

Chas

Do you believe 'em?

Chas

All I know is what my employer tells me. And, so far, it doesn't appear to be anything to get all twisted up about. But, then, I'm viewing the circus from a different perspective.

Hell yes, our Governor does not answer to either party or any special interest. That is why he got elected. :)



OTOH in Missouri,

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013...ment-missouri/

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/ima...ilies/lmao.gif



Carl

This is fun, you Missouri guys get the deal of the century but your elected Republicans won't let you. :p

http://www.missourinet.com/2013/09/2...jected-amount/


Good grief, no wonder you hate your Government.


Carl

I would fire off an email here. http://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=home

I'm pretty much flying under the radar myself. What bums me out is the uncertainty.

So far, it doesn't matter too much to me, other than I'm already wasting time to accomplish nothing.

Switching gears, what happened to you?

You used to be a SS man with Vandersteens. Now you're into fire bottles with horns.

What gives?

Chas

Confusion fosters fear and "uncertainty", Carl.

So, is it really all that surprising that in some states where Obamacare is loathe to the "leadership", that the fog of confusion would be deliberately perpetuated?

I pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. I always figured he was a coward, hiding behind a booming voice.;)

Dave

Well, if you believe that crock of shit, no wonder you love the government.

I'll listen to people I pay money to do the translation. So far, they don't know.

Chas

Sorry, Mo.gov is about the lamest state government website I've looked at. Not trying to be a wiseacre but maybe you need a better insurance agent?

You do have a sense of humor, don't you?

Chas

I like to explore old things and stay abreast of 50 year old technology.:p

Actually, I have always weaved back and forth between tubes and SS. The first rig I had was a tube console, bought for $5 from a church rummage sale. At one point I had two bridged Adcom 555s pushing 400 wpc, driven by a tube preamp.

Come to think of it, that was the most spectacular system I ever had. Massive, three dimensional soundstage....................:D

Dave

What are you talking about?

Chas

I suppose I should spring for a good tubed pre, but it seems like every time I change one thing, I wind up changing a bunch of things.

I should probably just spend the $70 to get the plate amp repaired in my 10" Dayton MKIII sub. With the Hornshoppes and the Fostex super tweets, I loved it. The Klipsch Quartets I'm using are pretty good, and do a lot of things well, but they just don't have that "sweet" spot.

If only the damned plate amp would last for more than a year.

I also have the problem that I prewired my house for stereo components in my office and the speakers in the living room. And there is no easy way to change things around.

Chas

I dunno, just a garden variety, granola crunching, liberal asshole trying to start shit, I guess.

Here's what a real state government website looks like http://www.ca.gov/

One click takes you here. http://www.coveredca.com/

Incompetence also fosters uncertainty.

So, once again, does anyone actually know what is going on?

And concerning my insurance agent, in a previous life, he was Deputy Secretary of State of Missouri. And we were mean little kids together.

He's still dialed in, and he knows as much as anyone. And he won't bullshit me. We go back too far.

Chas

Why do conservatives have such a hard time with change?

Maybe they started out as McDonalds cashiers... :rolleyes:

Better hold onto that $70...never know what 10/01/2013 will bring ;)

Seriously though, ditch the subs and the others. Get a pair of speakers that goes down under 30Hz to 20khz or more, get something to power them and a great pre and just be done with it :)

a_hahahahahahahahaha

I made no comment directly regarding your insurance agent. I could not possibly know anything about him beyond what you told me.

Dave

Conservatism, by definition, is a resistance to abrupt, dramatic change.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservatism

Dave

I have a dedicated power line running to a four plug outlet in the room I added on in 2006. All of the outlets in that room are grounded. The rest of the house, having been built in 1957, is two prong. Kind puts the kibosh on running modern gear anywhere but in the new addition.

All bullshit aside, here you go Chas. This is the best info that I've been able to find specific to Missouri.

http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/bystate/mo.html

https://www.healthcare.gov/small-businesses/

In your state, hell no. Nor do I care. Missouri is your problem. Here, it seems to be relatively quiet. My employer shares info as they obtain it, and as I said, so far it appears to be nothing to shit myself over.

So, what I'm gonna do about Obamacare is.................nothing.

Dave

The Republicans in the state government are probably deliberately keeping people ignorant. It helps them control the narrative.

Dave

Sorry, that was for Bob.

Chas

Yeah, 70 bucks is some serious dough.

My Klipsch pretty much do that, and while very close to the HS's in sound, they just don't have the "wow" factor.

Chas

My Cornwalls had pretty decent bass with tubes, but the highs were enough to make my ears bleed. I think they may have actually sounded better when I blew the T-35's. I like the HF of the Model 15's much better. They don't go as low as 19's, but they have the same 802-8g HF driver. I really like the balance of my Monitor Audio Silver 9i's with the older McIntosh SS stuff though.

I've looked at those sites, and they're too generic for me. To start with, they ask what is your income. I'm assuming that would be taxable income after deductions, but they don't specify this. And from there on, a lot of the choices given don't seem to apply to even me.

Kind of reminds me of the assembly instructions to a Chinese swing set.

My point is, this is going into effect in five days. And this is some damned important legislation...it affects not only a person's pocket book, but their health as well.

And nobody really knows shit from beans about it.

Don't get me wrong. It's the law, and I'm willing to give it a fair shake...even though I think it's a shitty law and isn't being applied fairly.

I don't mind making a decision, just don't show up with thousands of dollars laying on the table and say do it now. And by the way, the rules may change tomorrow.

That kind of shit pisses me off, and for good reason.

Chas

That's pretty much what I'm doing.........nothing.

And my employees are doing the same thing. Although after I gave them their paperwork, they DID cuss a little before they threw it in the dumpster.

They don't have insurance, and they don't want insurance. They go to the doctor way more than I do, somebody always picks up the tab.

And you know who that somebody is.

Funny thing is, they don't have insurance and will go to the doctor for most anything....while I DO have insurance and sit here medicating myself with whiskey and Fish Mox.

Go figure.

Of course, if you want to sue me, you won't have to stand in line. And this turnip has a fair supply of blood.

Chas

Interesting, here in Ca. whether it is county, public or whatever, if you go and do not pay you still get billed. If you do not then pay, they send it to a collection agency to harass you and trash your credit rating before they write it off.:)


Carl

Oh, okay. We good.:)

Dave

That's what I never liked about Klipsch......well, the old line, anyhow. Those damned icepick tweeters. I've seen people replace them with domes. A bit less efficient that way, but you're not an aural stabbing victim when the music stops.

The Altec horns are nice. I had a set of A7s once with the 511 horns and 902 Tangerines. Very nice. Even the 808-8a was nice and smooth, albeit a tad too rolled off on top for my taste.

Now, I run the Selenium 220ti blowing though PE waveguides. A lot of resonance, so I dampened the backside of the horns with that thick conduit putty...about 2lbs on each horn. Even then, there was a looooong break I period on the drivers.
After about 100 hours.........they sound very nice.

Dave