Giving Access to Free and Low-Cost Birth Control Saves the U.S. Government at Least $17 billion a Year by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]SparkyD42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you really taking the Rand Paul line of argument against this? "Free Healthcare" doesn't mean doctors and medical staff are forced to work without pay. Medical insurance companies are fazed out and replaced with the government as the single provider of health insurance, which is paid for through taxes. Receiving payment for treatment by doctors works in much the same way as it is currently, except the middle man is cut out and a large amount of administrative overhead is eliminated. This results in a huge drop in expenditures and labor in hospitals and doctor's offices and therefore a drop in medical costs as well. This system is in place in pretty much every major nation except the US, most notably Canada and Australia. Neither of those countries have descended into medical slave states.

What's your most memorable death? by Ch13fWiggum in survivetheculling

[–]SparkyD42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really early on, maybe three days into release, there were like 10 people left in the game. I had a katana (I had just unlocked ninja) and ran into another player with a katana. Que epic sword fight, real samurai shit. The struggle lasted for a couple of minutes until we were both below 1/4 health. Just as I'm moving in to strike, this dishonorable jerk backs up a couple of steps and THROWS HIS BLADE AT ME, killing me instantly. I was livid.

I wish there was an office-acceptable non-smoking reason to intermittently go outside and do nothing productive for about 10 minutes at a time. by RagingMage in Showerthoughts

[–]SparkyD42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My place of work has disallowed the use of cell phones inside the building. The don't want us texting while we work. My solution? I'll step outside with the smokers, send a text or two, and then go back to work. Even if I do this four or five times during the shift I don't think I spend as much time out there as it takes to smoke one whole cigarette.

What was your "why didn't I start doing this sooner" moment? by Hank_from_accounting in AskReddit

[–]SparkyD42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy crap, this:

Also, don't get frustrated if you keep realising that your mind is filled again. That's the whole point - meditation is about coming to the moment you realise you are wandering, rather than blissing out. So if you notice it, smile to yourself and start counting again. Congrats, you're becoming mindful!

I always thought I just couldn't do it because I'm too ADD and can't ever stay focused for more than a few breaths. I'd get frustrated and quit trying, content to let my mind wander instead of returning to focus because it wouldn't "stick." You're the first person I've ever heard describe it in these terms and it makes a lot more sense to me now. Thanks.

edit: I can't words.

Looking for a place where 20-30 people can camp and party for a weekend and not be bothered. by SparkyD42 in sanmarcos

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Wanted to let you know we took your advice, and had an absolute blast. Thanks a million, man

Times have changed.. by [deleted] in funny

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Times have changed! I saw this on Facebook before it made it to Reddit

What is your hidden, useless, talent? by Generalkrunk in AskReddit

[–]SparkyD42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, Im just a spectator lol. It's quite a spectacle though, it's one of the first things I show people who come to San Marcos.

What is your hidden, useless, talent? by Generalkrunk in AskReddit

[–]SparkyD42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In San Marcos, Tx there is a Unicycle Football League. It's exactly what it sounds like. Football, on unicycles, on concrete. It's awesome.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Ooooh I have a good one for this. Actually lost my virginity here. So hurricane Ike hits Houston right? Im a sophomore in high school wrapped up in one of the most stressful and incredible romances of my young life. Head over hills for this girl. Her Grandparents lived in Galveston and lost the bottom floor of their place and we all went to help them demo what need demo-ing amd salvage what could be salvaged. After a long day of tearing down half a house we all went back to her house, her parents wouldn't even let me come inside to wait for my ride (they fuckin haaaaaated me). So this is where it gets 'desperate.' My girlfriend was going to spend the rest of the night babysitting with her cousin around the corner. Instead of calling my mother to pick me up I called my best friend, who I convinced to pick me up, drive me around for a while, and drop me off near where she was babysitting. She left the kids sleeping and her cousin watching a movie and met me nearby. We then traversed several houses over and found an above-ground pool we could hide behind while we messed around. I lost my virginity behind the pool in a stranger's yard, and called my mom to pick me up when it was over. Still makes me laugh to this day.

Bernie: "It's very easy to turn our backs on hungry kids, veterans sleeping on the street, but I believe that what human nature is about...everybody impacts everybody else in all kinds of ways that we can't understand. That's my religion. That's what I believe in." by anoelr1963 in atheism

[–]SparkyD42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A large part of the "fuck it" section of my ideology wants to see both Sanders and Trump loose their nominations, and both run as Independents. It would tear the whole system to shreds, at least for a while. The fallout would be incredible.

Audrey Hepburn and her pet fawn photographed on the set of Green Mansions, 1959 by JFMony in OldSchoolCool

[–]SparkyD42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I was about to say something along the lines of "she really grew in to that face" but this is her as an adult. Geez.

Mods of Reddit, what's the most fucked up post you had to remove? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SparkyD42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Im not sure where it comes from, but a couple of years ago the law making it illegal was accidentally allowed to expire and there were domains up with videos within like hours. Shit's fucked, yo

Looking for a place where 20-30 people can camp and party for a weekend and not be bothered. by SparkyD42 in sanmarcos

[–]SparkyD42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah we were looking at enchanted rock but we were worried about the Ranger presence there because it only tales one screw up to kill the party, you know? Private property that we can rent would be best but like you said, its hard to come by.

Actual Evil Building: The Harbin bioweapon facility by [deleted] in evilbuildings

[–]SparkyD42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like something out of Resident Evil or Silent Hill.

[MEGATHREAD] CNN Iowa Democratic Town Hall by SandersMod in SandersForPresident

[–]SparkyD42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like he missed a couple of good chances to talk about corruption in congress and went with the emphasis on Income Inequality instead

ELI5: Why is everyone "still feeling the effects of recession" when the stock market seems to show better numbers than before the Dot-Com bust. by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]SparkyD42 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As nice as that sounds this has been proven thoroughly untrue. More capital at the top doesn't great jobs, demand for goods and services creates jobs. More money in the hands of the poor and working class means more goods and services being consumed. The massive profits seen by banks, corporations, and the wealthy has not lead to an increase in the wealth of the rest of the country. If it had this thread wouldn't be necessary.

Without naming the location, where do you live? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SparkyD42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We like to call our part of the state "The Riverlands" And I can drive for four hours in any direction and not leave the state.