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After leaving office on January 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama discovered a leak under his sink, so he called Troy the Plumber to come out and fix it.Troy drove to President Obama's new house, which is located in a very exclusive, gated community near Chicago, where all the residents have a net income of way more than $250,000 per year. Troy arrived and took his tools into the house. He was led to the guest bathroom that contained the leaky pipe under the sink. Troy assessed the problem and told Obama that it was an easy repair & that will take less than 10 minutes. Obama asked Troy how much it would cost. Troy checked his rate chart and said, "$9,500". $9,500?!" Obama asked, stunned, "But you said it's an easy repair. Michelle will whip me if I pay a plumber that much!" "What?! Troy said, "Yes, but what I do is charge to those who make more than $250,000 per year a much higher amount so I can fix the plumbing of poorer people for free. This has always been my philosophy. As a matter of fact, I lobbied the Democrat Congress, who passed this philosophy into law. Now all plumbers must do business this way. It's known as the 'Affordable Plumbing Act of 2014'. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it." In spite of that, Obama told Troy there's no way he's paying that much for a small plumbing repair, so Troy left. Obama spent the next hour flipping through the phone book and calling for another plumber, but he found that all other plumbing businesses in the area had gone out of business. Not wanting to pay Troy's price, Obama does nothing and the leak goes un-repaired for several more days. A week later the leak is so bad Obama had to put a bucket under the sink. Michelle is not happy as she has Oprah and guests arriving the next morning. The bucket filled up quickly and had to be emptied every hour, and there was a risk the room will flood, so Obama called Troy and pleaded with him to return. Troy went back to Obama's house, looked at the leaky pipe, checked his new rate chart and said, "Let's see, this will now cost you $21,000." Obama quickly fired back, "What? A few days ago you told me it would cost $9,500!" Troy explained, "Well, because of the 'Affordable Plumbing Act,' a lot of wealthier people are learning how to maintain and take care of their own plumbing, so there are fewer payers in the plumbing exchanges. As a result, the price I have to charge wealthy people like you keeps rising. Not only that, but for some reason the demand for plumbing work by those who get it for free has skyrocketed! There's a long waiting list of those who need repairs, but the amount we get doesn't cover our costs, especially paperwork and record-keeping.This ,unfortunately, has put a lot of my fellow plumbers out of business, they're not being replaced, and nobody is going into the plumbing business because they know they can't make any money at it. I'm hurting too, all thanks to greedy rich people like you who won't pay their 'fair share'. On the other hand, why didn't you buy plumbing insurance last December? If you had bought plumbing insurance available under the 'Affordable Plumbing Act,' all this would have been covered by your policy." "You mean I wouldn't have to pay anything to have you fix my plumbing problem?" asks Obama. "Well, not exactly," replied Troy. "You would have had to buy the insurance before the deadline, which has passed now. And, because you're rich, you would have had to pay $34,000 in premiums, which would have given you a 'silver' plan, and then, since this would have been your first repair, you would have to pay up to the $21,000 deductible, and anything over that would have a $7,500 co-pay, and then there's the mandatory maintenance program, which is covered up to 17.5%, so there are some costs involved. Nothing is free." "WHAT?!" exclaimed Obama. "Why so much for a puny sink leak?!" With a bland look, Troy replied, "Well, paperwork, mostly, like I said. And the internal cost of the program itself. >p>You don't think a program of this complexity and scope can run itself, do you? Besides, there are millions of folks with lower incomes than you, even many in the 'middle class', who qualify for subsidies that people like you must support. That's why they call it the 'Affordable Plumbing Act'! Only people who don't make much money can afford it. If you want affordable plumbing, you'll have to give away most of what you have accumulated and cut your and Michelle's income by about 90%. Then you can qualify to GET your 'Fair Share' instead of GIVING it." "But who would pass a crazy act like the 'Affordable Plumbing Act'?!" exclaimed the exasperated Obama. After a sigh, Troy replied, "Congress ... because they didn't read it." This will help you understand Obamacare .... And here you have it, the 'Affordable Plumbing Act of 2014'.What a marvelous explanation this is, although somebody spent an awful lot of time thinking this one up!!!

LOL, you beat me to it TV, I was going to put this up, I guess I'll have to explain the 'Affordable Healthcare act' instead http://www.koach.com/forum/index.php?/topic/8186-affordable-plumbing-act/

LOL, I dunno why I just today looked back at this thread. That was taken back in 97 right after we got her, she's sitting on top of my old 15" CRT monitor, that's a 25' tape measure next to her, she was about 3 or 4 months old at that time.

After retiring, a former Gunnery Sergeant took a new job as a high school teacher. Just before the school year started, he injured his back. He was required to wear a light plaster cast around the upper part of his body. Fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt and wasn't noticeable when he wore his suit coat. On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in the school. The smart mouth punks, having already heard the new teacher was a former soldier, were leery of him and he knew they would be testing his discipline in the classroom. Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, the new teacher opened the window wide and sat down at his desk. With a strong breeze blowing, it made his tie flap. He picked up a stapler and stapled the tie to his chest. Dead silence. The rest of the year went smoothly.

He's probably actually thinking "OK Damnit, don't take all day, I need food"

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There I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to me, grabs my drink and gulps it down in one swig. "Well, whatcha gonna do about it?", he says, menacingly, as I burst into tears. So I say, "This is the worst day of my life, I'm a complete failure. I was late to a meeting and my boss fired me. When I got to the parking lot, I found my car had been stolen and I have no theft insurance. I left my wallet in the cab I took home, I found my wife in bed with another man, then my dog bit me." "So I came here to work up the courage to put an end to it all, I buy a drink, put a capsule in it and sit here watching the poison dissolve; then you show up and drink the whole thing! "But enough about me, how's your day going?" ​

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1. President Marco Rubio and Vice President Carly Fiorina are sworn into office. 2. In a rare event on inauguration day, Congress convenes for an emergency meeting to repeal the illegal and unconstitutional Socialist healthcare farce known as Obamacare. The new Director of Health and Social Services Dr. Ben Carson announces that an independent group of healthcare management professionals is hired to handle healthcare services for poor and low income people. They are also assigned the duty of eliminating Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Government’s costs for public healthcare are reduced by 90%. Healthcare insurance premiums for working Americans are reduced by 50%. The move saves billions of taxpayer paid dollars. Healthcare service in the U.S improves 100%. 3. Newly appointed department of Homeland Security Chief Donald Trump announces the immediate deployment of troops to the U.S. Mexico border to control illegal immigration and the immediate deportation of illegals with criminal records or links to terrorist groups. New bio-encrypted Social Security ID’s are required by every American citizen. Birthright is abolished. All immigration from countries that represent a threat to the safety of American citizens is terminated indefinitely. The move saves American taxpayers billions of dollars. Several prisons are closed. 4. Newly appointed Secretary of Business and Economic Development Ted Cruz eliminates more than half of the government agencies operating under the Obama administration saving taxpayers billions of dollars. Stocks rise 100%. 5. Newly appointed Director of Government Finance Rand Paul announces the abolition of the IRS and displays a copy of the new Federal Tax Return form. It consists of one page. The instructions consist of two pages. The Federal Reserve is audited. The move saves American Taxpayers billions of dollars and increases tax revenue. 6. Hillary Clinton is in jail, where she belongs. Her cell is directly across from Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who are serving time for ‘Hate Crimes”. She ******* at them constantly from behind the bars of her cell in what some might call cruel and unusual punishment. 7. Bernie Sanders is in the nuthouse, where he belongs. His room is directly across from Nancy Pelosi, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chris Matthews and Al Franken. They meet for tea every day at ten and discuss the success and benefits of Communism and Socialism throughout the world. They also wonder when the “Mothership” is going to pick them up and return them to their home planets. 8. Windows 12 is released. It is designed for humans, doesn’t try to satisfy the needs of every person on the planet, doesn’t require a degree in nuclear physics to operate and looks just like Windows 7 except it is easier to use. 9. Barack Obama flees the United States under cover of darkness and returns to his homeland of Kenya before his trial for treason begins. He deplanes on a remote jungle airstrip. It was reported that he was last seen wandering through the jungle singing “Hakuna Matata” with a chimp named Commie. 10. Oscar Meyer announces the introduction of a new cholesterol and fat free pepperoni that tastes just like regular pepperoni. 12. A committee is not established to determine what is causing global cooling. Billions of taxpayer dollars are saved. 14. Dead people are no longer allowed to vote in Chicago, a huge blow for the Democrat Party in the State of Illinois. And this my friends constitutes THE PERFECT DAY!!!

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Excellent point Nan and something I would agree with.

All good points, Nan, I absolutely agree that every round purchased should be accounted for, however how that could be done is a mystery to me. This is what I was hoping for, good ideas from thinking people, not just people who agree with my mindset. Truthfully speaking, I'm not 100% sure exactly what my mindset is on this topic at the present time. Than k you for your input.

Cletus is passing by Billy Bob's hay barn one day when, through a gap in the door, he sees Billy Bob doing a slow and sensual striptease in front of an old John Deere tractor. Buttocks clenched, he performs a slow pirouette, and gently slides off first the right strap of his overalls, followed by the left. He then hunches his shoulders forward and in a classic striptease move, lets his overalls fall down to his hips, revealing a torn and frayed plaid shirt. Then, grabbing both sides of his shirt, he rips it apart to reveal his stained T-shirt underneath. With a final flourish, he tears the T-shirt from his body, and hurls his baseball cap onto a pile of hay. Having seen enough, Cletus rushes in and says, "What the world're ya doing, Billy Bob?" "Good grief, Cletus, ya scared the bejeebers out of me," says an obviously embarrassed Billy Bob. "But me 'n the wife been havin trouble lately in the bedroom d'partment, and the therapist suggested I do something sexy to a tractor." (Don't make me come and s'plain this to you! Read the last line again, s-l-o-w-l-y.)

You make an excellent point, Smiley. Thank you for responding with a genuine thought.

I would settle this by making certain that anyone who applied for a background check have a recent Psychiatric evaluation before purchasing a gun or obtaining a permit. If they pass, then they would be allowed to carry a concealed weapon after attending a Gun Handler's course and successfully passing all requirements. The Gun Handler course should be taught by a federally Certified Officer and overseen by a State Licensed Law Enforcement Officer.