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friendlyatheist: stfuconservatives: pilosopogyno: This man,...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:17:12 +1000

stfuconservatives:

pilosopogyno:

This man, James Verone, robbed a bank for one dollar. Why only one dollar? Because he knew that in prison he could get the medical care he could not afford with his part time salary as a convenience store clerk. He was approved for food stamps, but they did little to help his finances. Between his back problems, carpel tunnel, and arthritis, he simply couldn’t handle the pain any longer.

On June 9th, he sent a letter to his local paper, the Gaston Gazette, that stated: “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me. this robbery is being committed by me for one dollar. I am of sound mind but not so much sound body.”

He then took a cab to the RBC Bank, and handed the teller a note asking for one dollar and medical attention. He quietly took a seat in the lobby and waited for police to arrive.

Since Verone only stole one dollar, he was only charged with larceny. His bail, which he doesn’t plan to pay is set at $2,000, reduced from the normal $100,000. He’s scheduled to see a doctor this Friday, and hopes to get foot surgery, back surgery and to have a protrusion on his check treated.

To me, this is the perfect example of how disturbingly corrupt and unjust our health care system has become under HMO’s. For this man, or any person for that matter, feels that he needs to be imprisoned just to see a doctor, is ridiculous.

This is exactly what I hate about America. Why is it that you can buy an entire house with money you don’t have, but still can’t apply for health care if you don’t meet the requirements? That’s messed up.

This is what sick people in America are resorting to. But BEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, right guys?

Wow. So sad.

"Never chase anyone. A person who appreciates you will walk with you."

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:24:43 +1000

“Never chase anyone. A person who appreciates you will walk with you.”

- Unknown (via expiry)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 21:24:37 +1000

daniel-s-kim: “My work is not about ‘form follows function,’...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:54 +1000

daniel-s-kim:

“My work is not about ‘form follows function,’ but ‘form follows beauty’ or, even better, ‘form follows feminine.”

Task Light inspired by Oscar Niemeyer
- constructed entirely with cardboard

cosascool: Maricor Maricar

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:49 +1000

cosascool:

Maricor Maricar

badp0p: Nike Free Inneva Woven - Grey / Camelthe return of the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:39 +1000

badp0p:

Nike Free Inneva Woven - Grey / Camel
the return of the white midsole!

larameeee: FOA - azadi cineplex - tehran, iran - 1996

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:36 +1000

larameeee:

FOA - azadi cineplex - tehran, iran - 1996

beben-eleben: There once was a young boy with a very bad...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:24 +1000

beben-eleben:

There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy’s father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.

On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad!

Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased.

It wasn’t long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn’t lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn’t wait to tell his father.

Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.

Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.

“You have done very well, my son,” he smiled, “but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.”

The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak.

“When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you’re sorry, the wounds will still be there.”

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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:22 +1000

sooothe: Green Day (by UnprobableView (off now, will be back...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:07 +1000

sooothe:

Green Day (by UnprobableView (off now, will be back soon))

nevver: — Alain de Botton

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:02 +1000

nevver:

— Alain de Botton

J.W. Anderson, fall/winter 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:48 +1000

J.W. Anderson, fall/winter 2013

“VIOLENT AND STILL” Frozen roses #5

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:35 +1000

“VIOLENT AND STILL”

Frozen roses #5

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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:28 +1000

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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:52 +1000

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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:16 +1000

insane track

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:06:56 +1000

insane track

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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:04:58 +1000

wryer: White Roses, Vincent Van Gogh (1890)

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:04:21 +1000

wryer:

White Roses, Vincent Van Gogh (1890)

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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:03:35 +1000