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Not everything but health and education are more expensive under private systems. As always, insurance companies need to make a profit for their shareholders so it stands to reason that they will overcharge and under deliver whenever they can get away with it. Our family health cover is around $450/month and we're with one of the better ones. I would much rather pay that in extra taxes and have the public health system improved than give it to overseas investors. The USA is a perfect example of the worst way to do health care.

A Mini Minor full of Queers is a BOX of SWEETS. The REAL McCoy is a Qantas Steward . Nev

You don't REALLY want the Government doing everything. It would be too Cumbersome and people tend to build empires/careers out of a Roundabout. Keep Corruption OUT of things. Shine Lights in dark places. Keep Em Honest. Follow the Money Trail. Nev

I'd Wondered where that One went. Anyhow? When they FLY a distress flag. huh? It's Nautical but nice. PS I'm also a BOAT person. but my wife would get seasick IF I swished the Bath. Nev

That's a bit like sex. I don't get it. Nev

It WOULD be FUNNY IF IT wasn't SO SERIOUS. Nev

LAWs are in Place until they are NOT. Trump and his cohorts are deranged as well as factually WRONG. His Royal Wackiness is drunk on POWER and Lust for Revenge. HE's FCKnUBLeeVABL. ie You couldn't WRITE this stuff. Nev

Frank Musset's 1945 UL Harley outfit had 340 thousand MILES on it when I bought it from him and had been used with a GIANT Commercial sidebox to carry two Bikes at a time. I was Good mates with Frank and he was a VELOCETTE Works rider before WW2. I put a DUSTING DUPLEX chair on it and MY wife rode it for years. It was 3 speed with reverse Gear. Frank Later sold British ( Meriden) Triumph and JAWA speedway bikes at his shop in Sydney road. I sold the Bike to a Mate who still rides it regularly. Nev

Gotta love a government when it bans bans!

Funny thing, USA hasn't declared war. But they have declared a NOTAM for all of Venuzuela, & nearby sea. Watch out for unexploded ordinances?

While we are procrastinating over the net zero question, the US House of Representatives has just passed a law that bans future presidents from banning hydraulic fracturing in order to guarantee America's energy supply. DRILL BABY, DRILL! https://defdeal.com/banned-republican-controlled-u-s-house-of-representatives-passes-bill/

Cynical bastards. Cashing in on the obvious gullibility of the Maga crowd. Is anyone manufacturing gold toilet bowls? You could make money from both sides with those. For the Maga crowd, his picture on the outside... for normal people, his picture on the inside with his mouth open.

How do yachties know whether flying is dangerous?

It's getting a bit beyond being a gameshow.... Fox has started running ads for the Donald Trump-themed handguns. However, the president won’t be able to buy one of the “Living Legend DT47” guns, given that he is a convicted felon. “In honor of Donald Trump’s amazing comeback election victory to become our 47th president, Bond Arms is introducing an impressive new handgun—the Living Legend DT47,” the 30-second commercial said, which journalist Aaron Rupar shared in a post on X.

Trump took to social media to denounce the video on Thursday, sharing a series of posts that accused the Democrats of seditious behavior and suggested different forms of punishment. In one, he said they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL”; in another, he described their actions as “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Trump also re-posted an anonymous user’s message that read, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !!” (Huffington Post) Definition:- " Aiding and Abetting Murder If you intentionally help, encourage, or assist in the killing, you can be charged as a principal—meaning: ➤ Same charge as the killer First-degree murder (if premeditated) Second-degree murder (if not premeditated) Penalties often include life imprisonment."

"Flying is not dangerous, as long as you remember its dangerous" PS: I got that from a yachting forum, but I really identified with the concept.

I am not crossing the line about that.

For the CBT here, it is an 8am start - 2 hours in the classroom covreing the road laws, bike basics, riding basics, and safety. Then it is as long as you need on site until the instructor and student are both comfortable on the bike and confident that the road will be OK. Then a minimum of two hours on the road. There is no pass or fail per se. You either get the certificate or you don't. If you don't, it is not recorded as a fail. You keep going as and when until you do (or give up trying). Here is a not very well organised syllabus from the guvmint: https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=element+&manual[]=%2Fguidance%2Fcompulsory-basic-training-cbt-syllabus-and-guidance-notes

Hold that thought. I am having a disagreement with my fund at the moment. I will withhold comment until it is resolved.

Fully taxpayer funded health and education would be the sign of a civilized country.

Yes, times have changed. My bike learner's permit cost (I think) $15, filled out a form - address, name, DOB. Off you go. Three months later, if you survived, you return to the office, an assessor watches you ride away and return. Licence granted. For all motorcycles. Life was simpler then. Darwin's theory of evolution worked. We lived or died based upon our fast learning from mistakes, and luck. Some of us made our own luck with the aid of common sense.

You have a sick mind.

Hard to find out.... besides, it is increasing so fast that any value you could find would be immediately out of date

Well, no. It always costs somebody. In your case, it cost the taxpayers. Don't get me wrong, I believe we should get rid of health insurance companies and make all medical care into a universal government funded health care programme.