Politicians playing chicken... how will they ever avoid a crash?
Somehow this kerfuffle is not unnerving our markets, which continue to melt up.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/politics/democrats-afge-union-shutdown
Replies to: Politicians playing chicken... how will they ever avoid a crash?
Dems WANT the country to crash. It is their only path to power.They know the US will surge w Trump's
policies.
They are above all, selfish.
Dems are standing up for 30M+ Americans’ HC affordability…GOP won’t even stay in town to do their
job …I.e. negotiate a solution…pretty simple as to who’s at fault here.
Why does this number keep going up? Was 20 million a few weeks ago
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Here's more information highlighting the gravity of not increasing ACA Premium Tax Credits for low
and middle income individuals and small businesses...how would you like to see your HC costs double or triple?
Link: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/congress-failure-to-extend-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-will-greatly-increase-health-insurance-costs-for-small-business-people/
Why did Democrats pass ACA if it was too expensive? Why not permanent subsidies?
Because it wouldn't have passed if they told the truth about it at the time?
Read "America's Bitter Pill", by Steven Brill...in short, 'It's Complicated'...but the doubling of
membership since 2020 testifies to the fact that the ACA has met and addressed a major need in this country...one that the GOP has yet to an answer of their own to, after 15 years.
You could have just said, "I don't want to say."
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If you're motivated enough about the issue, you can educate yourself by reading a comprehensive
book on 'All things ACA'...but you're not.
Note that Americans pay 2X more per capita for HC than any other developed country on the planet, and the HC Industry pours more money into lobbying than any other...in short, 'It ain't easy' to cut costs...but at least Obama found a way to get tens of millions of previously uninsured Americans much needed HC...that's a good thing...that the Republican Party didn't consider a priority...and still doesn't.
btw, a large percentage of those who benefit from the ACA are in Red States...just ask MTG.
ACA marketplace membership has doubled to 24M since 2020 and some publications are
Projecting the increase in costs ahead to expected new members…are 2X or 3X increases to 24M good by you?
None of that is in the CR to fund the government.
The Dems have voted not to keep the government open, you can't negotiate if the government is closed.
Since you won't educate yourself, I'll do it for you (see link)...btw, it's the GOP who refuse to
schumer has joined the g.o.p.? who knew?
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It's the Schumer Shutdown!
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Josh... why didn't the Dems pass this extension when they were in power?
Could it be that it would have made inflation and the debt even worse?
And why include subsidies for those who don't need it AND for those who are here illegally?
It seems like the Dems missed their chances.
Gee...if MTG can figure this out, why can't you?
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Not a fan of MTG. I generally feel good when our views are out of sync.
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As MTG notes…2X or 3X increases in HC costs for her family and constituents will hurt them deeply…
…do you sympathize?
Sometimes the best way to kick a bad habit is to go cold turkey.
Health care costs like college tuitions just increase when the government starts paying them.
I'm ok with taking care of the truly need who are US citizens but that's it.
It was cruel to seduce all those poor foreigners here... and the Dems own this.
In the U.S., HC...and College Education...are being treated as "For Profit" enterprises, when most
every other developed nation treats them as Societal Necessities that benefit the entire country. Ireland, for example, makes colleges...and some trade school apprenticeships...free for those who qualify, and the HC system is government funded, so no one goes w/o HC...and they pay less than half of what we do. Here, we have many HC Corps, each with their own Marketing, G&A, etc. Overhead expenses which add no value to the services...just more cost.
Meanwhile, if we want our GDP to grow, we need enough workers...at all levels and in virtually all fields. Thanks to immigrants we continue to grow since our birth rate is low and people of our demographic are leaving the workforce. If those workers are to be productive, they...and their families need HC. For undocumented immigrants, their primary source of HC is the very expensive ER. Cutting to the chase, we need to pass an immigration bill, like the one in 2024 that Trump killed so that the Documentation vetting process is reduced from 6+ years to 6 months, or less, and the people we need can then get the HC (perhaps Obamacare) they. need.
Curly is in the mode of ask questions but don't want to find the answers out
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