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1 hour ago, OlDawg said:
Out of curiosity, when’s the last time you read the 10th Amendment?
What is the relevance? When’s the last time you read the Preamble? How does wrecking the CDC, for one, promote the general welfare?
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48 minutes ago, Reagan said:51 minutes ago, Reagan said:
Ummmmm….how many Republicans on the Supreme Court?
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14 hours ago, LumRaiderFan said:
When Obamacare kicked in I saw my healthcare cost increase significantly and when we had our yearly meeting it was without a doubt the cause.
Healthcare costs are absolutely affected by government.
Do you have a problem with DOGE trying to cut wasteful spending?
I don’t have a problem cutting wasteful spending. I have a problem with slash and burn. That’s DOGE.
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50 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:
Mexico needs us more than we need them. China needs us more than we need them......I can't think of one country we actively trade with that it would not crush their economy if we stopped trading.
The process will work, it will just take some time.
No, it won’t. China doesn’t need us more than we need them. They will form new alliances with the EU. They’ll grow their soybeans on all that land they are buying in Africa. You don’t win a war by beating yourself up.
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On 2/3/2025 at 4:45 PM, tvc184 said:
Chuck Schumer has really hit the nail on the head with these outrageous Trump Mexico tariffs!!
He is hitting below red belt!!!
How are we going to be able to watch the Super Bowl if they avocados and Corona beer goes up 25%?!?
I was going to make some guacamole for Super Bowl but now I’m gonna have to change my plans. I usually use about eight Haas avocados at about 89¢ each. It was going to cost $7.12 but now it would be $8.90!
The Corona long necks will go up 34¢ each. I was only going to drink about four, but that’ll bring me between the guacamole and beer to $3 more out of my pocket so I can happily watch the Super Bowl.
OUTRAGEOUS!
Just think if I did that every weekend, I would lose $12 a month…..
🤣🤣🤣
Multiply that by tens of millions (people). Your numbers represent an increase of around 20%. That’s a 20% inflation rate. All for a plan that will fail.
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11 hours ago, LumRaiderFan said:
It would be a great idea for DOGE to step in and advise on making this more efficient, if fact, they would be the perfect fit when I read that almost half of the $84 billion spent on MA participants is due to “coding intensity”.
I mean, what’s the down side?
Healthcare costs have nothing to do with the government. If anything, Medicare helps keep costs down by with their pricing schedules. DOGE can’t help much on this one. What is $84 billion against $3 trillion (total cost, public and private).
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20 hours ago, OlDawg said:
Off topic for stock market discussion. But, since I’ve happened to find an area where at least two posters with diametrically opposed views agree, I’ll go ahead & drop this right here.
Can we agree this may be a good area for the technical wizards with DOGE to investigate and advise? It doesn’t mean cutting benefits—as some are claiming.
Yes, I was somewhat surprised to get a heart from Reagan. We agree on the symptoms, but I’m pretty sure we won’t agree on the cure. Without lobbying reform and campaign finance reform, Big Pharma and the Insurance Industry will continue to pick our pockets. We do pay the most as a percentage of GDP for healthcare with inferior outcomes. I did extensive research on this using the CIA’s World Fact Book a few years back.
My career was in insurance. For all you youngsters out there approaching Medicare eligibility DO NOT buy an Advantage plan. Keep your Medicare rights. AARP’s plan with United Healthcare and Mutual of Omaha sell good Supplements. At least, United is good for now (that’s what I have).
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3 hours ago, OlDawg said:
Actually, it was United Health Care. Heavily weighted on the Dow & posted lower earnings & bad forecast for remainder of the year.
I actually don’t mind them losing money a bit. They are one of the major players in the rip-off of Medicare. All the Medicare Advantage sellers up charge the government (our tax $$$) for their policies, deny a lot of coverage, cover it up with health club membership bullcrap & such, then drop folks when they actually get really sick or elderly & dump them back on Medicare. Then, it’s almost impossible for people to get supplemental coverage & they’re left with OOP costs many can’t afford, and Medicare winds up paying for the really expensive medical treatment that might have been prevented if the Advantage plan had allowed treatment earlier.
(Always makes me furious just thinking about it.)
Beware Medicare Advantage plans. They ARE too good to be true.
You are 100% correct. All you really have to do is consider this: When open enrollment comes around, Advantage plans are advertised at least 10 times as much as Supplement plans. Why you think that is? Companies advertise the most for the plans that make THEM the most money.
With advantage plans, you sign your Medicare rights over to the insurance company, your premium withheld from Social Security goes to them, and they get to direct your care.
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1 hour ago, baddog said:
No one else has trouble understanding what I said. It’s Tech stocks that made it plunge. Wake up and smell the roses instead of holding hate so dear.
Hypocrite.
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1 hour ago, baddog said:
Let one of these scumbags harm a member of your family and you’d be screaming why Trump allowed him to stay here.
BTW, I wish this on no one, but people don’t understand till it hits home. Kinda like the mayor who was for defunding the police, she got robbed at gunpoint and changed her tune faster than a trans mass shooter disappears from the news.
Accused, not convicted. Source for “scumbags”, please.
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39 minutes ago, Reagan said:
Key word is “accused”. For now, the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Trump hates that hockey. Blur the lines, “floods the zone” with crap that keeps folks like you drooling for more.
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33 minutes ago, Reagan said:
If you are innocent, you don't make a deal! There's no doubt that they edited her interview before the election for a reason. But I think you knew that already.
Yes, innocents do make deals. Had Trump any sense he would have made a deal with E. Jean Carrol. You say Trump was innocent of housing discrimination. He made a deal. It’s called settling out of court, and I’ll bet dollars to donuts there was a disclaimer that CBS admits no wrongdoing. If they were guilty, why did Trump offer a settlement? Why didn’t he push for the max? He wanted fast cash.
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15 hours ago, mat said:
Judge for yourself
Are you serious? You consider that proof? FOX edits Trump. Everybody edits. The claim is ludicrous.
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3 hours ago, baddog said:
Stocks begin the day in the red. It’s not because of tariffs. You will have to do your own research.
What does that even mean? Whose fault is the recession going to be? Who will you blame when the layoffs begin? Who will you blame when manufacturers and retailers cite the tariffs and the uncertainty they bring as the reason for their decisions?
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15 hours ago, baddog said:
Editing for length is one thing. Changing the entire word salad response is criminal, especially during an election run. Don’t let hate rule your judgement.
There is no proof that happened.
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11 hours ago, Reagan said:
Heck, I thought the CBS edit of Harris' goofy interview was now common knowledge. 2 things: They did it to help her not look so stupid. Or, they did it to try to help her for the up coming election. Personally, I think it's both. To me, either one of these would be election interference. Critics, including Trump, alleged bias, with Trump filing a $10 billion lawsuit claiming election interference.
Ok. You cited three sources that are notorious for lies and sensationalism. Did you actually read the CNN article? If you did, I don’t think you would have included it. There is no proof they edited any differently than is done standard. CBS settled to get the Weasel off their back. A gutless move, but the move they chose.
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16 hours ago, baddog said:
Even free speech has limitations. To be in control of a nationwide media outlet and broadcast fake news to the American public is treasonous. Losing their FCC license should be the least of their problems.
The problem people have with the first amendment is that they think it allows them to do anything.Yeah, like trash our nation’s capitol. You are such a hypocrite, man.
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19 minutes ago, Reagan said:
That was intentional. So, yes -- that was election interference. Which is illegal!
Source? All interviews are edited. Where’s the proof it was done to hide incompetence? I think you’re just spreading Trump lies. And don’t link me to Breitbart. I want a legit link.
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19 minutes ago, Reagan said:
That was intentional. So, yes -- that was election interference. Which is illegal!
Source?
Stock Market Losses Under Trump
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That’s a matter of opinion. When’s the last time you read Article 1, Section 3, Clause 3? That broadens Federal authority considerably, and kind of wrecks your 10th amendment theory.