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You seem to have a lot of free time so start by reading the Congressional Budget Office report that was released this past Decemeber. As far as anger...aren't you the one with a large supply of baseball bats?? Just asking...........

I'll set the under/over at 3 weeks before your stupid a** is tossed again. You aren't fooling anyone. You are a total JA under any moniker.

You do make some very good points and some others I don't agree with but this isn't the place to really hash those out. But to ignorantly come here and paint with a broad brush that the "poor" pay a higher % of their income in taxes vs. the "rich" in this country is not factual in any way shape or form. One can cherry pick a state or use examples of sales tax, but the bottom line is one can not spin it to make the higher % of income paid in total taxes argument work for this country's population as a whole.

If you are talking about chicagolandsmokey the watchmaker...I agree.

Exactly.

Back on topic...anyone wonder why there is a rise in NPs and PAs practicing in the major helathcare systems? Let's say 58 yr. old Aunt Sally falls on the ice and winds up with a hip issue. Her insurance is NDBCBS. I'll give you possible scenarios within the same healthcare system...i.e Altru (not even going to go into the ER scenario): 1) She is seen in a clinic with a PA or NP...possibly in a Walk-In or Urgent Care setting 2) She gets in to see her PCP or internist 3) She is able to get into an ortho clinic to see a specilaist. In all 3 scenarios let's say all 3 providers bill the same CPT code for that encounter. In each scenario NDBCBS will pay the same amount for the visit or claim regardless of which provider she were to see. The system, in this example Altru but you could pick one, makes more money on the visit provided by the NP or PA, then the PCP then the specialist. Why? Again it goes back to the negotiated CF per RVU paid out to each provider. That's why systems try to push patients to primary care providers in a clincal setting, especially PAs or NPs, as their profit margin per encounter is greater.

Whoa...whoa...whoa Mr. Way-Too-Smart Guy. Don't be bring that garabge here again!!

North Star beat Beulah in the last game at the buzzer. 3 of the 4 games decided by 2 points and one went to OT.

That argument that a higher % of total income is paid out in taxes by lower income households is BS. "Leftie propaganda"...right smokey?? I will say this again...the lower 20% of household incomes in this country pay roughly 16% of their overall income/dollars earned in federal, state and local taxes. This 20% is also in the bucket that pays a NEGATIVE 9% of the total income tax in this country. You understand the negative part?? Common sense for most people would have been to change their rhetoric and ramble when trying to reenter a message/opinion board and website under a different moniker... especially after getting the boot multiple times!! If you want to get tossed again from this site...I'll dance with you.

#1 Rugby beat New Town in OT

That week had temps in the high 50s to low 60s. Great crowds and weather.

Believe that is correct.

Yes...with 3 headband on!

Linton beats Cavalier by 2. I was able to watch the 4th quarter. Easily the worst stretch of BB I have seen played in a "B". Horrible BB. Cavalier missed 7 or 8 shots from 4' or less in the quarter and Linton missed 5 or 6 FTs to ice it...then toss in TO after TO. BRUTAL!! The less crappy team pulled it out. So to recap: Linton>>Cavalier>>Grafton>>good share of Class A teams!

He is my cousin...and I'm a few years older. Lon's dad, Ron, is still in record books playing at New Town and NDSU.

In depth sideline reporting from the "B" by Wilbur's dad...no wait report was from my dad...Oak Grove was up 20 but Flasher fought back and had a look from 3 to win it at the end. Oak Grove wins game one by 2.

Region 4...correct. I played shortly after they transitioned away from the peach baskets!

That all depended on if I was in foul trouble in any given game..........

My dad just texted me a picture...pretty empty there right now. Remember playing in the 1st game of the "B" in Minot...believe there was just short of 9K at tip off.

On a side note the Park Christian boys play the only undefeated boy's BB team left in all of MN, Battle Lake, tomorrow at Concordia with a chance to advance to their 1st ever state tournament. GO FALCONS!!!

Winners today: Grovers, Tornados, Eagles in an upset, Miners. New Town will keep it close and sneak it out or they will get blown out.

You make some great and valid point in all of this.

Getting back to the RVU and CF this is why you have primary care providers, pediatricians and family practice docs as examples, seeing patients every 10-15 minutes. More RVU volume to offset the much lower CF as compared to their subspecialty/surgeon counterparts whose CF is at a much higher dollar amount per RVU.

OK smokey the watchmaker...I'll bite. Factoring in all federal, state and local taxes the bottom 20% of household incomes pay on average of 16% of their overall income in taxes. Furthermore the top 40% of income earners pay 106% of ALL income taxes and the bottom 40%...negative 9%. Meaning they are getting money back in a refund or "subsidy" at a rate higher than what they put in. Again this has nothing to do with this thread but welcome back...under your 5th moniker. No one on this site has used "Bush I" other than you.

Been in on some of those conversation albeit probably not at nearly high a level as you but I agree with your take above.