OlDawg

Not sure how much Texas will be affected by Medicaid & ACA cuts at this time. Texas wasn’t one of the 40 states that expanded coverage & took the Fed bribe money for Medicaid expansion. So, the hit will be a lot less than other states. The ACA looks like it will roll back the extra money for premiums that were added during COVID unless addressed before end of year in a separate measure. So, costs will go up by a decent amount. Also, the original requirement of income verification every year is coming back. (This was the original requirement anyway. You had to prequalify for a plan every year.) The sign up period has also been shortened. For ACA coverage, my recommendation is to use a broker. A good broker won’t charge you anything as they’re paid by the insurance companies via a ‘headhunter’ type fee. We’ve always used TXInsurance.com LLC. Husband & wife team. Been around a long time & provide a great service. They handle everything for you. No cost and you never even have to fight with Healthcare.gov. They do it all.

A financial explanation about the debt from someone knowledgeable. I’m for moving what can be moved to the State level after means testing to make sure it’s even necessary. That’s the way it’s supposed to work. It’s going to be a little painful because many have gotten used to big Fed socialism. A better job could have been done with cuts. But, you hear all the screaming at even what was done in this Bill. [Hidden Content]

Yes. DEI hire based on youth. Or, do you just see DEI through your personal racial lens?

They're thinking R3D1 with 7 of the Top 17? Wow. Going to be a tough row to hoe.

If we’re all access, where do you find the digital magazine? I’ve looked & can’t seem to find it.

Trying to decide if that’s a xxxx, reformed skinhead, or a not yet grown conehead…

No matter a person’s stance on abortion, I think it’s an interesting dichotomy that the Party that wants American women to have the right to abort an American baby right up until birth is the same Party that’s fighting so hard to let illegal immigrant mothers who have children on U.S. soil have the right for them to be born, live, and be American citizens. Seems ironic to me.

CBO has a credibility problem. They haven’t even been close in so long, they’re pretty irrelevant. DOGE ‘em. Save some money.

I'm leaning more and more to the fact that--as people begin to understand the real idiocy of universal birthright citizenship for people in the country illegally as class actions are attempted to be defined--more may understand this wasn't the true intent of the 14th or the Nationality code. SCOTUS may have given us a bigger clue than initially thought. A court would basically have to say their ruling is a pardon for breaking another law. Almost a chicken and egg scenario. Break the law, then get rewarded by the court system that's supposed to uphold the law? Are immigration laws any less important than the 14th? To me, anyone who says, “Because it’s in the Constitution” is just being intellectually lazy. Or, they really do have an agenda to change the electorate. (Of course, I dealt more with contract law than this other stuff. So, no expert by any means.)

Class actions require a few extra steps. Yes, can get same results. But, it will be interesting to see a court certify harm to a group of ‘future anchor babies’ since their parents are breaking the law. Create a law for those breaking the law by entering the country illegally? I could see the court easily certifying a class action for those here now. Especially, one of the judges that already ruled the EO unconstitutional. Future? Not quite sure that will fly. Will definitely take some twisting. How would the court define and certify harm to anyone from anywhere at any time in the future who happens to have a baby while on U.S. soil? Would seem overly broad for a certified class action. This question will be at SCOTUS again this fall as Bondi said. Meanwhile, it will stop at a judgement from an appeals court since SCOTUS doesn’t return until October. My thoughts.

Oh, the fear mongering for all the anchor babies over this ruling has been outstanding! 😂🤣 If you don’t get twisted in knots over that issue, apparently the entire public education system in this country is going to fail because parents can opt out of forced teaching their kindergartners about transsexuals and gay marriage in the public school system. Heaven help us all… Anyone for a little R.E.M. ‘End of the World’? [Hidden Content]

I think I’ll Pelosi this one.

A spokesperson for the Trump administration also told ProPublica that the "notion that this single office is responsible for preventing terrorism is not only incorrect, it's ignorant.” [Hidden Content] Yep. The ignorant thinking part sounds about right…

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When this decision is finally addressed it will be 6-2. Justice Jackson will have to excuse herself as she can’t even define what a woman is… Citizenship would be way out of her (it?) league.

OUCH! We will not dwell on JUSTICE JACKSON's argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries' worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself. We observe only this: JUSTICE JACKSON decries an imperial Executive while embracing an imperial Judiciary. Justice Barrett in Majority Opinion [Hidden Content]

Maybe less now after SCOTUS ruling this morning. While people—including me—think about birthright citizenship implications, it also just rendered void the ruling that stopped the Administration from not funding sanctuary cities. That was a nationwide injunction. There were a lot of cases effected by this ruling.

Strange behavior for a country that says they won… [Hidden Content]

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I’m heading out for Goobers & popcorn in a little bit.

Overshadowed by SCOTUS ruling now.

Trump will hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. EST today about the case.

SCOTUS has made a ruling about this case. No more lower court universal injunctions. It has a bearing on birthright citizenship as it only applies to those who brought the suit. It doesn’t block Trump’s EO about negating birthright citizenship. This is HUGE! Sounds like a class action lawsuit will have to be pursued. Very difficult. Makes it ‘seem’ SCOTUS is going back to the original intent of the 14th which applied to former slaves.

One of the comments I read about this issue. Thought it was very appropriate. “Sad what the party of Roosevelt, Truman and JFK has sunk to. Remember "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." Now its ask not what I can do for my country. Ask what my country can give me free.” Welcome to the New Democratic Party. They’re reaping what they’ve sown.

Yes. Chinese owned company bought the appliance division right before we bought our new fridge when our old Sears (Whirlpool) bit the dust after 25+ years. Didn’t know it at the time. They kept it pretty quiet & didn’t find out until I needed to use warranty. Still good to have jobs return. But, this one’s not earth shattering. Sounds like they’re just moving back in. Headquarters & manufacturing were always in Kentucky. [Hidden Content] Did hear U.S. & China formalized trade deal yesterday. That’s 👍