OnlyPositiveFavourites

110998 pts ยท January 29, 2020


I hope my favourites are only lovely wonderful things. if something odd snuck in, pls let me know!

https://youtu.be/1afpDuTb-P0?si=FXs0FSJNMOIOKaHK Marques Brown does a good explanation.

6 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I gave my partner and asthma attack doing that. Never again.c

6 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah but Australia isn't a Dystopia. Our cops are, by and large, better educated, less racist (I said less not 'not'), less empowered and more respected.

7 months ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Fierd

7 months ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Bunny, the black and white poodle, and her human are connected with a research centre. The videos are incredibly legitimate and Bunny has communicated concepts like what she sees in her dreams etc. most of her time is spent talking about poop and the 'annoying' fellow dogs she lives with. I got my dog to press a 'treat' and 'outside' and 'water' button in <5 min training each, and she wasn't the smartest dog.

7 months ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

That's a stereotype? Not one I'd heard here, in Australia.

7 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Dude. I'm Aussie. I've written to my state and federal reps. There's nothing much else I can do.

7 months ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 2

This was explained that year...

7 months ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Your opossums are adorable as fuck, your country just did a smear campaign. They're like pugs: so ugly they become cute. Plus they're good for your environment and they're amazing mamas! Our possums have loud screaming matches and dig inside our houses and one of them has become a pest (but because native protected so we have to trap/release even when they get in our walls!)

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I don't get it.

7 months ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 12

I think us Aussies forget that the rest of the world has magpies that are different birds :)

7 months ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Hazel is brown/green or brown/amber. Not grey. And even if it was, these eyes don't have grey in them.

7 months ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 1

They didn't defend, you have to realise there are so many idiots online that maybe you didn't see the obvious button. Side note: I have fabulous reading comprehension; when someone says 'mobile' I think app, not mobile web page. There's a good maxim for you: "if in your day all you come across are assholes, you are the asshole, not them."

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The only badge I accept on a tesla product is one that says 'i bought it before I knew what an asshole he was and now I can't afford to replace it'

7 months ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Child, stop being rude to the commenters, they aren't the programmers or owners of the company. Throw your tantrum at those people, and if you can't, get offline and go touch grass.

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Unfortunately if the lean is on insuring agencies then the burdon of healthcare cost is still placed on the poor and unwell. Society only works via altruism.

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Even within Private Health, though I don't work there so can't tell you percentages) the Medicare portion is paid and then the private health insurance pays a portion on-top. The 'consumer' of private health pays something per 'episode' either an excess fee, a percent of incidental costs or other. Regardless, no Aussie citizen/permanent resident *ever* gets a bill for 100k in any hospital.

7 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ah coming back again because I didn't read your message entirely. *All* of public hospital care is free, from surgery, inpatient stay, birth, rehab, medication etc. *most* of GP/primary care consults are free (except that shifted recently and there's been a big kickback from the country and it'll likely go back to being entirely free). People can and often DO go to private GP's who don't bulk bill (make it free) and they pay out of pocket anything from 40-60%, but it's by choice. 1/2

7 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Also: Medicare not Medicaid.

7 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh my goodness!!!!! This is gasp worthy!

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I mean ... Even more of a reason for universal health care, wouldn't you agree? The level of preventative care your country could implement to improve the existing health and prevent further disease would make a huge impact. Googling your claim of healthier workforce: it's hard to compare at a glance as we don't do metrics like HALE, but it seems while, yeah, USA has more years of disease burdon than us, we both have (roughly) 60-70% labor force participation.

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No the info I got is from my own tax returns and public websites agree. The ambulance is per state but membership is as cheap as $53/year in my state, or if on a health or age pension or *medically necessary and decreed by the health service* then free (sources: my membership and I literally book transport as part of my hospital job and hospital foots the bill *so* often).
The 1%-1.5% starts at AUD$100k/year (top 15% of earners) income and is avoided by paying for private health insurance.

7 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I mean... Malawi is a country in Africa so yeah.... Title is redundant.

7 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

It's 2% here in Australia. Could definitely be more as the system is struggling a little. But that means every hospital stay is entirely free. Including medication dispensed at discharge. You mostly only pay for parking, which people find insulting. Heh

7 months ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Here in Aus it's 2%, I checked. We could very much do with it being more as public health is groaning under the weight of population growth. But yeah it's 2%

7 months ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Confirmation of that: here in Australia Medicare is 2% of your pre-tax income, equating to ~$20-$30/week. all hospital stays are free including medication. All cancer, stroke, heart attack care is free. Nb: people can opt to use the private system but do not need to.

7 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Well you did a great job!

7 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Beautiful! I've recently taken up painting minis too. I'm time poor so using slapchop and speedpaint, but doesn't look like you are. What paints are you using?

7 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

These people make laws about your bodies.

8 months ago | Likes 87 Dislikes 0

The right to your own body if a pregnancy becomes unviable.

8 months ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 5