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Old 07-12-2012, 04:48 AM   #2971
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Yey. 10 out of 10
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Old 07-12-2012, 05:10 AM   #2972
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see? IF THE LIMEYS CAN DO IT WHY CAN'T FUCKIN' AMERICA
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Old 07-12-2012, 07:23 AM   #2973
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I got 10/10 too.

I be brilliant.
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Old 07-12-2012, 07:32 AM   #2974
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10 out of 10. I have to admit I only knew the answers to about half of them, but the way the test was written, the correct answers were obvious. This tests how well you test.
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:05 AM   #2975
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Most of what i know I only know from the Cellar. And the Daily Show, natch.
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Old 07-12-2012, 09:18 AM   #2976
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see? IF THE LIMEYS CAN DO IT WHY CAN'T FUCKIN' AMERICA
Because half of Americans don't want to know, or won't accept the truth/facts.
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Old 07-12-2012, 10:15 AM   #2977
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10 out of 10. I have to admit I only knew the answers to about half of them, but the way the test was written, the correct answers were obvious. This tests how well you test.
I don't agree glatt. Some of the "wrong" answers sounded a lot like the negative hype I hear from the naysayers. The frothing over death panels, for example. Clearly wrong, but there are folks who listen to such feeds might equally conclude that the answer is "obvious"; they'd be wrong, but they'd be confident.

Still, not a hard test, not a rigorous test. It reveals a lot about the free-floating bullshit out there.
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Old 07-12-2012, 10:17 AM   #2978
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10 out of 10. It's depressing how uniformed Americans in general are. If they are going to apply the various voter restriction laws, then I think they should add a test on current events to the list. 90% of would be voters would fail that one.
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Old 07-12-2012, 12:03 PM   #2979
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9/10 - I missed the one about whether the law would create gov't run insurance programs. But still better than 97% of Americans, according to them.

I am... the 3%.
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Old 07-12-2012, 01:21 PM   #2980
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I missed the first one because I knew NOT EVERYONE would be forced to get insurance PAY A FINE. The answer even said there will be exceptions....
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Old 07-12-2012, 02:49 PM   #2981
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yeah my problem with it is that the questions were just badly worded and not-strictly-accurate
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Old 07-12-2012, 06:33 PM   #2982
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I missed the first one because I knew NOT EVERYONE would be forced to get insurance PAY A FINE. The answer even said there will be exceptions....
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Will the health reform law require nearly all Americans to have health insurance starting in 2014 or else pay a fine?
Did they change the wording?
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Old 07-22-2012, 07:57 PM   #2983
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Saw this on FB. My original assumption was that it was more BS from Heritage, but then I saw the reference to the CBO...

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Old 07-22-2012, 08:10 PM   #2984
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Would you like to interpret this table for us...
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Old 07-22-2012, 10:07 PM   #2985
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Actually, I was kinda hoping for your help with that.
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