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nighthawk1954
reply to post by smurfy
Excuse me sir I am in the health insurance business and I sit down with people all day long about them losing their doctors . and hospitals. I have done this f0r 22 years, My friend people are scared,
So if you know more than me in this state...... Please enlighten me. I could use the help... not to make money...but to help people!
charles1952
reply to post by nighthawk1954
Dear nighthawk1954,
Hey! Listen up! You are important!
Got that?
Work yourself into a stroke or something, then who will you help?
Get really tired and make a mistake, who will that help?
You have a noble mission, helping people. But you've got to take care of yourself to accomplish that mission
Better recheck your priorities.
With respect (and admiration for your work),
Charles1952
charles1952
reply to post by nighthawk1954
Dear nighthawk1954,
Hey! Listen up! You are important!
Got that?
Work yourself into a stroke or something, then who will you help?
Get really tired and make a mistake, who will that help?
You have a noble mission, helping people. But you've got to take care of yourself to accomplish that mission
Better recheck your priorities.
With respect (and admiration for your work),
Charles1952
Wrabbit2000
OP, it is utterly amazing, isn't it? The United States Government has, among it's employees, the very best programmers, designers and coders in the world. Bar None. Period. Full stop.
That's not bragging. It's not even all that GOOD a thing. It's a statement of fact as agencies like the NSA GET the very best by fair or foul...hook or crook. Whatever it takes. They've burned and turned more than one major hacker with the "Give us a few or give 20 in prison, your choice" offer. They get the best.
So when it comes time for the United States to redesign what, even in 2009 was being called 1/5th of our economy for sheer scale as well as life and death for us ALL at some point in each our lives (no one is immortal), what do they do? They hire outside contractors who bill fortunes, blow millions of B.S., as we're now learning in media, and give a defective product.
Let's start over... The United States Government has, among it's employees, the very best programmers, designers and coders in the world. Bar None. Period. Full stop.
WHERE WERE THEY?! They could have had this, given it's importance and 20% estimate of our economy for a national security hook...built BY the very best. Not simply built by the lowest bidder.
This wasn't a contract for an outhouse or warehouse. This was a contract to directly shape and form a LARGE % of what will redefine 1/5th of our national structure. This shouldn't have gone out to private sector goobers.
The spymasters could have cut some of their whiz kids loose for a few weeks, and I'll bet it could have been done in SHOCKINGLY short time....to serve the nation in a different way.
neo96
Nukes won the war. The 'allies' helped, but make no mistake Fat man and Little Boy got the job done.
neo96
All things being what they are ?
I'd rather not have the current regime from mordor drop 2 nukes on me and my kind just so they can pat themselves on the back for a 'job well done'.
Nukes won the war. The 'allies' helped, but make no mistake Fat man and Little Boy got the job done.
Although it is a fitting comparison to what is currently happening.
The US Government and nukes are the same thing.
Both weapons of mass destruction.