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Humanist_Activist

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66. OK, then explain to me how being concerned with rising costs of health care...

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 12:28 PM

Feb 2014

and the obscene profit margins and markups of all aspect of health care system is irrational?

Can you explain this, or just admit you used the word woo in a context it quite literally makes no sense in.

http://www.skepdic.com/woowoo.html

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No it isn't, learn the meaning of the word "woo" before you post further, Humanist_Activist Feb 2014 #61

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Ha, Ha, Ha fascisthunter Feb 2014 #65

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Preditory capitalizm at its best. Sick greedy asshole sociopaths! L0oniX Feb 2014 #63

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