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38 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Cliffs notes:

Senate=DEI for small states

I’m going to start referring to the Wyoming Senators as DEI politicians.

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Posted
1 hour ago, hornmpa96 said:

So the new CR creates a legal avenue for Senators to sue the government and receive $500k if their phone records are subpoenaed without notice. It’s retroactive to the Jack Smith’s investigation.

Where did you get this from?

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Good news is this isn’t going to hurt Democrats next year. By my count Democrats are on target to win 56 senate seats, and may bag 59 if the Supreme Court overturns the VRA. Getting to that kind of high without making everybody want to strangle senate democrats would be ideal.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Zonahorn said:

Good news is this isn’t going to hurt Democrats next year. By my count Democrats are on target to win 56 senate seats, and may bag 59 if the Supreme Court overturns the VRA. Getting to that kind of high without making everybody want to strangle senate democrats would be ideal.

Dude.  The appropriate protocol is

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26 minutes ago, Zonahorn said:

Good news is this isn’t going to hurt Democrats next year. By my count Democrats are on target to win 56 senate seats, and may bag 59 if the Supreme Court overturns the VRA. Getting to that kind of high without making everybody want to strangle senate democrats would be ideal.

They let you have Internet access at the ahuasca  retreat?

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29 minutes ago, Zonahorn said:

Good news is this isn’t going to hurt Democrats next year. By my count Democrats are on target to win 56 senate seats, and may bag 59 if the Supreme Court overturns the VRA. Getting to that kind of high without making everybody want to strangle senate democrats would be ideal.

Jesus Christ, if you are going to get an 8 ball, at least be a bro and cut your boys a few lines.

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Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

You know this twerp is giggling inside. 

 

Yeah Mike, maybe if we don’t talk about it nobody will notice their legally required Health insurance got more expensive.

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2 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Yeah Mike, maybe if we don’t talk about it nobody will notice they’re legally required. Health insurance got more expensive.

The people who have to write the checks for those premiums every month - or go without healthcare - will definitely notice.  

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53 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Well....if she has any awareness of current events, likely the exact same thing.

Unless she's from Katy or Frisco or somesuch, in which case she's probably busy helping run the local "Moms for Liberty" chapter.

In between studying to become a real estate agent.  

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Just now, Chad Fuck said:

The people who have to write the checks for those premiums every month - or go without healthcare - will definitely notice.  

.....and blame Biden and the Dems.  Because the entire oligarch-driven propaganda information infrastructure will tell them so.

Imagine the stupidest thing imaginable.  And in this timeline, your imagination will = reality, 100% of the time.

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Posted
10 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

Hate to break this to you, but there isn’t an individual mandate anymore.

no wonder it is so expensive. Whose stupid idea was that?

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Posted
12 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

Hate to break this to you, but there isn’t an individual mandate anymore.

Oh right. People now have the freedom to be turned away for primary care. They’ll be thrilled about their prices going up.

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1 minute ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Oh right. People now have the freedom to be turned away for primary care. They’ll be thrilled about their prices going up.

It's okay.  We've just created a system where those people (1) wait till they get REALLY sick, and then show up at our local ER for treatment, (2) the ER can't turn them away (that seems like a pretty sane policy), but then (3) the government fucks the ER on getting any payment for those services that it required them to provide.  Bonus point: this accelerating doom spiral will kill rural hospitals first (already has killed quite a few), so the REAL benefit of all of this -- dead Americans -- will accrue most acutely in MAGA country.

Remember, when it comes to policy in this era, it's the suffering and dead Americans that tells you it's working.

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Posted
6 minutes ago, yoladu said:

no wonder it is so expensive. Whose stupid idea was that?

That was the Republicans.  Wait till you hear about the employer mandate shenanigans.  First time I ever heard of an employer mandate penalty being imposed was 2023 for 2022.  Turns out it was in error, an employee had refused company insurance then bought insurance on exchange.  The company was sent a fine for every employee they had.  Got the fine rescinded when they provided the signed coverage refusal.  No idea why the employee did what they did.

 

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1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Local Citizens United supporter denounces “Shit-Lib enablers”

I wonder what she’s doing these days. 

If you want to feel old, she's probably pushing 40 now.

Posted
1 minute ago, Red Five said:

If you want to feel old, she's probably pushing 40 now.

What I hear you saying is that she’s right in my wheelhouse. 

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50 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Jesus Christ, if you are going to get an 8 ball, at least be a bro and cut your boys a few lines.

 

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Dude.  The appropriate protocol is

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52 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

They let you have Internet access at the ahuasca  retreat?

Yes, Donald Trump and his party are that unpopular.

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37 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

It's okay.  We've just created a system where those people (1) wait till they get REALLY sick, and then show up at our local ER for treatment, (2) the ER can't turn them away (that seems like a pretty sane policy), but then (3) the government fucks the ER on getting any payment for those services that it required them to provide.  Bonus point: this accelerating doom spiral will kill rural hospitals first (already has killed quite a few), so the REAL benefit of all of this -- dead Americans -- will accrue most acutely in MAGA country.

Remember, when it comes to policy in this era, it's the suffering and dead Americans that tells you it's working.

And don't forget, Rs are working really hard to get your medical debt put back on your credit report.

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Posted
7 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

The continued existance of the filibuster continues the eroding of our legislative branch. It needs to go like Poland needed to dump the Liberum Veto. I am baffled why these old Senators think it does anything but completely paralyze a vital branch of our government.

Poland dumped the veto and a year and a half later got partitioned up. Not that the filibuster is good but just so we know the timeline. 

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1 hour ago, Zonahorn said:

Good news is this isn’t going to hurt Democrats next year. By my count Democrats are on target to win 56 senate seats, and may bag 59 if the Supreme Court overturns the VRA. Getting to that kind of high without making everybody want to strangle senate democrats would be ideal.

lol wut. Show your work

Posted
7 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

That vote is never going to happen.

Blurb from CNN.

Those senators are fucking idiots.

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Speaker Johnson doesn't guarantee vote on health care

House Speaker Mike Johnson would not guarantee a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies, saying the House would need “to find a consensus” on a proposal.

“We’re going to do in the House what we always do and that is a deliberative process. We’re going to have to find consensus on whatever, whatever the proposal is,” he told CNN Monday.

He said he would not guarantee a legislative outcome or timing.

“As you know, I do not guarantee the outcome of legislation or dates or deadlines or anything,” he added.

 

Posted
19 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

lol wut. Show your work

https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president
 

Trump has the worst approval numbers for a president this early in his term since we've been tracking approval, only rivaled by his first term. Taking that at face value would mean an environment of D+10 at least, and next year is going to be even worse. The kind of disaster that results in Democrats winning that many senate seats 

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The U.S. has the most costly healthcare system in the world. Private insurers employ vast numbers of people for marketing, billing, claims denial, and provider negotiations. Providers (hospitals, doctors) also have massive billing departments to deal with hundreds of different insurers, each with its own rules, codes, and forms. A single-payer system simplifies this enormously. There is one payer, one set of rules, one claims form. Estimates are that M4A could reduce administrative costs by $150-$500 billion annually. This savings alone could fund coverage for all the uninsured.

Galvani, A. P., Parpia, A. S., Foster, E. M., Singer, B. H., & Fitzpatrick, M. C. (2020). Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA. The Lancet, 395(10223), 524-533. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33019-3

Pollin, R., Heintz, J., Arno, P., Wicks-Lim, J., & Ash, M. (2018). Economic Analysis of Medicare for All. Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts Amherst.  https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1127-economic-analysis-of-medicare-for-all

Woolhandler, S., & Himmelstein, D. U. (2017). Single-Payer Reform: The Only Way to Fulfill the President's Pledge of More Coverage, Better Benefits, and Lower Costs. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(8), 587-588. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0302

As the sole payer for nearly 330 million people, the federal government would have monopsony power (sole purchasers) and could negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, hospital services, and medical equipment, similar to how the VA and current Medicare get lower prices than private insurers. This is the single biggest source of cost containment.

A huge amount of resources in the private insurance market is spent on "risk selection” (figuring out how to avoid sick people and attract healthy ones). This is economic waste that does not contribute to actual healthcare. By covering everyone in a single, national risk pool, this entire layer of inefficiency disappears. The system's goal shifts from profit and risk avoidance to health outcomes.

Coverage is tied to employment for most, creating "job lock" (people staying in a job for the insurance) and administrative churn as people switch plans when they change job. With a single payer system, coverage is lifelong, universal, and portable, regardless of employment status. This reduces administrative friction and improves continuity of care.

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4 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

If the Dems had held out for two more weeks of bad travel, and the repubs abolishing the filibuster, which they eventually would have done, then this would have been a victory. Instead it's just a waste of everyone's fucking time. 

The excrement was in full flight at a meteoric pace, set to make impact with the spinning fan blades during the Thanksgiving travel weekend.  The Dems have saved the Magas from an historic shit splattering.

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Just now, InkaUtexas said:

So gonna come down to Hemp and CBD? Cool. 

You know . . . dangerous drugs.

45 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

And don't forget, Rs are working really hard to get your medical debt put back on your credit report.

Maybe people should stop being so poor.

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28 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

The U.S. has the most costly healthcare system in the world. Private insurers employ vast numbers of people for marketing, billing, claims denial, and provider negotiations. Providers (hospitals, doctors) also have massive billing departments to deal with hundreds of different insurers, each with its own rules, codes, and forms. A single-payer system simplifies this enormously. There is one payer, one set of rules, one claims form. Estimates are that M4A could reduce administrative costs by $150-$500 billion annually. This savings alone could fund coverage for all the uninsured.

Galvani, A. P., Parpia, A. S., Foster, E. M., Singer, B. H., & Fitzpatrick, M. C. (2020). Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA. The Lancet, 395(10223), 524-533. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33019-3

Pollin, R., Heintz, J., Arno, P., Wicks-Lim, J., & Ash, M. (2018). Economic Analysis of Medicare for All. Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts Amherst.  https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1127-economic-analysis-of-medicare-for-all

Woolhandler, S., & Himmelstein, D. U. (2017). Single-Payer Reform: The Only Way to Fulfill the President's Pledge of More Coverage, Better Benefits, and Lower Costs. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(8), 587-588. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0302

As the sole payer for nearly 330 million people, the federal government would have monopsony power (sole purchasers) and could negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, hospital services, and medical equipment, similar to how the VA and current Medicare get lower prices than private insurers. This is the single biggest source of cost containment.

A huge amount of resources in the private insurance market is spent on "risk selection” (figuring out how to avoid sick people and attract healthy ones). This is economic waste that does not contribute to actual healthcare. By covering everyone in a single, national risk pool, this entire layer of inefficiency disappears. The system's goal shifts from profit and risk avoidance to health outcomes.

Coverage is tied to employment for most, creating "job lock" (people staying in a job for the insurance) and administrative churn as people switch plans when they change job. With a single payer system, coverage is lifelong, universal, and portable, regardless of employment status. This reduces administrative friction and improves continuity of care.

You should bump the healthcare policy thread. Seriously. 

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43 minutes ago, Zonahorn said:

https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president
 

Trump has the worst approval numbers for a president this early in his term since we've been tracking approval, only rivaled by his first term. Taking that at face value would mean an environment of D+10 at least, and next year is going to be even worse. The kind of disaster that results in Democrats winning that many senate seats 

Bruh. Don't do this to yourself again. Pretty sure you had most Arizona elections and their electoral points Sharpied in as a lock in 2024.

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Everything is about the grift. There is no honor amongst thieves. Doesn't matter the party. It is about the grift. Adjust accordingly. I have said it more times than I care. We are living in the wildest times. Folk actively cheering their downfall to own whatever boogeyman they are told exists. Folk outright robbing the working class and blaming brown people.

This started a long time ago but in the last 30 some odd years it has been clear the aggressive play. Protect wealth of the haves at all costs. 

It is untenable though at some point all of us, rich or poor, will be the poor. There is a class of careless evil that cares only about how much more they can squeeze out of the lemon. I hope yall are all prepared. We are headed for some fun shit. I am excited to see how many of the true believers can survive. I got my popcorn. 

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48 minutes ago, Zonahorn said:

https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president
 

Trump has the worst approval numbers for a president this early in his term since we've been tracking approval, only rivaled by his first term. Taking that at face value would mean an environment of D+10 at least, and next year is going to be even worse. The kind of disaster that results in Democrats winning that many senate seats 

This is not showing your work. Which states?

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Well they tabled it, so thanks a lot for taking away something that just needed a little regulation but apparently not enough people were ‘thinking of the children’.  Going to kill a huge industry 

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1 hour ago, Zonahorn said:

https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president
 

Trump has the worst approval numbers for a president this early in his term since we've been tracking approval, only rivaled by his first term. Taking that at face value would mean an environment of D+10 at least, and next year is going to be even worse. The kind of disaster that results in Democrats winning that many senate seats 


I’ll believe polling favoring democrats in the Trump era when Sydney Sweeney gives me the most epic and sloppiest of bj’s while I get to fondle her perfect tits….  

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3 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:


I’ll believe polling favoring democrats in the Trump era when Sydney Sweeney gives me the most epic and sloppiest of bj’s while I get to fondle her perfect tits….  

Didja miss 2018 and 2020?

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3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Didja miss 2018 and 2020?


I can’t remember 2018 bc I drink too much but I do know that 2020 showed a WAYyYyyy larger victory for Biden than his squeaker that came a week after the polls closed. 
Just sayin’.

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4 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:


I can’t remember 2018 bc I drink too much but I do know that 2020 showed a WAYyYyyy larger victory for Biden than his squeaker that came a week after the polls closed. 
Just sayin’.

Yeah, but they won. They'll win again. And then they'll lose again.

Rinse. Repeat.

Marginal voters are a fickle bunch. Right now they are none too pleased with the current regime.

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17 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Yeah, but they won. They'll win again.

Rinse. Repeat.

Marginal voters are a fickle bunch. Right now they are none too pleased with the current regime.


‘None too pleased’ gives an air of sophistication to a voting block that will likely wake up on a Tuesday in November and vote for the party that was in power during their last good BM or at least makes them feel like they’ve taken a good BM.

This is the average American voter that is supposedly what makes our country great. A bunch of people who feel entitled to prosperity but have done little to achieve it and who’d rather be lied to than to accept the true weight of democracy and the dignity of choice.

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The U.S. has the most costly healthcare system in the world. Private insurers employ vast numbers of people for marketing, billing, claims denial, and provider negotiations. Providers (hospitals, doctors) also have massive billing departments to deal with hundreds of different insurers, each with its own rules, codes, and forms. A single-payer system simplifies this enormously. There is one payer, one set of rules, one claims form. Estimates are that M4A could reduce administrative costs by $150-$500 billion annually. This savings alone could fund coverage for all the uninsured.
Galvani, A. P., Parpia, A. S., Foster, E. M., Singer, B. H., & Fitzpatrick, M. C. (2020). Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA. The Lancet, 395(10223), 524-533. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33019-3
Pollin, R., Heintz, J., Arno, P., Wicks-Lim, J., & Ash, M. (2018). Economic Analysis of Medicare for All. Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts Amherst.  https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1127-economic-analysis-of-medicare-for-all
Woolhandler, S., & Himmelstein, D. U. (2017). Single-Payer Reform: The Only Way to Fulfill the President's Pledge of More Coverage, Better Benefits, and Lower Costs. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(8), 587-588. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0302
As the sole payer for nearly 330 million people, the federal government would have monopsony power (sole purchasers) and could negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, hospital services, and medical equipment, similar to how the VA and current Medicare get lower prices than private insurers. This is the single biggest source of cost containment.

A huge amount of resources in the private insurance market is spent on "risk selection” (figuring out how to avoid sick people and attract healthy ones). This is economic waste that does not contribute to actual healthcare. By covering everyone in a single, national risk pool, this entire layer of inefficiency disappears. The system's goal shifts from profit and risk avoidance to health outcomes.

Coverage is tied to employment for most, creating "job lock" (people staying in a job for the insurance) and administrative churn as people switch plans when they change job. With a single payer system, coverage is lifelong, universal, and portable, regardless of employment status. This reduces administrative friction and improves continuity of care.

You sound like a woke commie.
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1 hour ago, aggie08 said:

Bruh. Don't do this to yourself again. Pretty sure you had most Arizona elections and their electoral points Sharpied in as a lock in 2024.

Yep. I so wanted to believe. 



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