US Elections (& Politics) :)
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Important stuff.
Of course MAGA can't read and wouldn't understand it or care anyway, until it slaps them in the face (which it will).
It doesn't involve dropping bombs so they can puff out their chest and act tough . 'Murica!
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The people who sell you healthcare and the people who supposedly pay for it both want your bills to go up. That isn’t dysfunction. That’s the design
Hospitals wanting higher prices is obvious. The twist is the insurer. Under the 2009 health law, an insurer’s profit is capped as a slice of what it collects from you. When your profit is limited to a percentage of the premium, there’s only one way to grow it: collect a bigger premium. Higher healthcare prices are what justify higher premiums. So the company you’re counting on to fight the bill is quietly rooting for it to climb.
“They actually want the prices of healthcare to go up.”
“There is no incentive for them to see the prices of healthcare go down because that impacts their profit.”
CrowdHealth runs on a flat monthly fee, which means it only makes money by keeping you happy enough to stay. The whole machine is pointed the other direction.
The clearest proof of what the broken version costs isn’t a statistic.
It’s a man who was told to go home and die.
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You may have missed this news recently - the health insurance system in America is so broken, that the Trump administration is quietly rewriting the Affordable Care Act and buried deep in a monstrous 1,000+ page document is a ploy to let health insurance companies start lending money to patients to pay for their medical care.
That's right: if you get hit with a devastating diagnosis or an unexpected emergency, your "insurance" company won't just pay the bill... they'll offer you a loan instead. So you can go deeper into debt to the very same industry that's already failing you.
Let me say that again. You pay health insurance so that you'll be insured in a time of a health crisis. Already, health insurers are denying nearly 20% of claims and out of pocket expenses keep rising. So instead of them paying your bill, which is what you pay the insurance for, they'll now be incentivized to deny even more bills or raise out of pocket expenses in order to cash in on the interest they'll be collecting.
A third of American households are already drowning in medical debt — and now insurers get to pile on even more, with interest. While these companies rake in billions in profits, everyday people will be trapped paying back loans for the care they thought was "covered." This isn't fixing healthcare.
This is turning your health insurer into your loan shark — and making an already predatory, dysfunctional system even more financially crushing for ordinary Americans. Classic "you get sick, you go broke" American healthcare — now with extra debt servitude.................
Of course MAGA can't read and wouldn't understand it or care anyway, until it slaps them in the face (which it will).
It doesn't involve dropping bombs so they can puff out their chest and act tough . 'Murica!
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The people who sell you healthcare and the people who supposedly pay for it both want your bills to go up. That isn’t dysfunction. That’s the design
Hospitals wanting higher prices is obvious. The twist is the insurer. Under the 2009 health law, an insurer’s profit is capped as a slice of what it collects from you. When your profit is limited to a percentage of the premium, there’s only one way to grow it: collect a bigger premium. Higher healthcare prices are what justify higher premiums. So the company you’re counting on to fight the bill is quietly rooting for it to climb.
“They actually want the prices of healthcare to go up.”
“There is no incentive for them to see the prices of healthcare go down because that impacts their profit.”
CrowdHealth runs on a flat monthly fee, which means it only makes money by keeping you happy enough to stay. The whole machine is pointed the other direction.
The clearest proof of what the broken version costs isn’t a statistic.
It’s a man who was told to go home and die.
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You may have missed this news recently - the health insurance system in America is so broken, that the Trump administration is quietly rewriting the Affordable Care Act and buried deep in a monstrous 1,000+ page document is a ploy to let health insurance companies start lending money to patients to pay for their medical care.
That's right: if you get hit with a devastating diagnosis or an unexpected emergency, your "insurance" company won't just pay the bill... they'll offer you a loan instead. So you can go deeper into debt to the very same industry that's already failing you.
Let me say that again. You pay health insurance so that you'll be insured in a time of a health crisis. Already, health insurers are denying nearly 20% of claims and out of pocket expenses keep rising. So instead of them paying your bill, which is what you pay the insurance for, they'll now be incentivized to deny even more bills or raise out of pocket expenses in order to cash in on the interest they'll be collecting.
A third of American households are already drowning in medical debt — and now insurers get to pile on even more, with interest. While these companies rake in billions in profits, everyday people will be trapped paying back loans for the care they thought was "covered." This isn't fixing healthcare.
This is turning your health insurer into your loan shark — and making an already predatory, dysfunctional system even more financially crushing for ordinary Americans. Classic "you get sick, you go broke" American healthcare — now with extra debt servitude.................
The reason costs exploded is because the dems and their great leaders f-ed up the medical system while enriching the insurance companies and big pharma at the same time. The enhanced subsidies that hid the rising costs were put in place during the Biden administration and set at that time to expire in 2026. It was the dems that legislated the end of the subsidies. Why don't the dems get the blame for mandating an expiration date?
bigredfish
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See the Republican/TRUMP BBB legislation. They had a choice. But yes both are to blame
Now Trump and the Republicans want to allow the Insurance companies to "loan" you the money to pay your medical bills.
Remember just a few months ago when the lying piece of shit -in-Chief said he was going to send YOU the subsidies $$$?
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It's more than the insurance companies screwing the system up, the governments help too. The state of Oregon taxes healthcare providers and insurance premiums. Yes, while the state government says it's fighting to keep healthcare costs down, it's intentionally adding taxes to make them higher. The purpose is to get more money from the federal government because the costs are so high, with the state purposely driving them higher. The system I believe is flawed to the point that the only cure is to let it crumble and be rebuilt, without the destruction provided by obamacare and the blue state governments.
"States use provider taxes as part of a legalized money laundering apparatus to deliver large Medicaid payments, using almost entirely federal funds, to politically powerful hospital systems. The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) put meaningful restrictions on this money laundering apparatus, but some states—along with hospitals and highly compensated consultant groups—are exploring workarounds. One such workaround is a new scheme in Oregon."
Oregon's New Medicaid Financing Scheme: Combining Provider Taxes and IGTs to Maximize Federal Funds
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I think we agree the system is broken and BOTH Party's are to blame along with Insurers and big Hospital groups.
That said, I don;t need the President of the United States LYING to me monthly about it or what he's NOT going to do about it.
At some point you need based leadership, we have NONE
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In case you missed it...
And how many of you actually know whats in the deceivingly titled "SAVE America Act"
(Hint: They give bills nice names so the uneducated Cult will like it,... because they know they can't read)
And how many of you actually know whats in the deceivingly titled "SAVE America Act"
(Hint: They give bills nice names so the uneducated Cult will like it,... because they know they can't read)
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Speaking of that Bill...
It’s part of the administration’s effort to consolidate its lasting grip on power.
Trump knows that if he loses the congress that he will be outed for all of his crimes, fraud etc. He is most concerned about his crimes related to little girls and Epstein being made public
Anyone who thinks this is a good idea, should go back and read the Constitution (We know MAGA doesn't think that old piece of paper matters)
It’s part of the administration’s effort to consolidate its lasting grip on power.
Trump knows that if he loses the congress that he will be outed for all of his crimes, fraud etc. He is most concerned about his crimes related to little girls and Epstein being made public
Anyone who thinks this is a good idea, should go back and read the Constitution (We know MAGA doesn't think that old piece of paper matters)
Constitutional Basis
The U.S. Constitution grants states the primary authority to manage elections. Article I, Section 4, known as the Elections Clause, states that the "Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof," while allowing Congress to alter these regulations if necessary Cornell University. For presidential elections, Article II gives state legislatures the power to determine how electors are chosen, though Congress sets the date for choosing electors and the day they cast votes legalclarity.org. This framework ensures that states lead election administration while Congress can intervene to maintain uniformity or protect voting rights.State Responsibilities
States oversee nearly all aspects of elections, including:- Voter registration and residency requirements
- Voter ID laws and proof of citizenship rules
- Training election officials and managing polling places
- Certifying vote counts and maintaining election security
- Administering absentee and mail-in ballots
These responsibilities are often carried out at the county or municipal level, leveraging existing state election infrastructure to efficiently manage federal, state, and local elections HISTORY+1.
Federal Oversight and Limits
While states have broad authority, federal laws and constitutional amendments place limits on their power. For example:- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prevents racial discrimination in voting
- The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to offer voter registration at government agencies
- Constitutional amendments, such as the 14th, 15th, 19th, and 26th, protect against discrimination and set voting age requirements National Conference of State Legislatures
Congress can also pass laws to standardize certain aspects of elections, such as setting a uniform Election Day for federal offices legalclarity.org.
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Republicans are dirtier than Dems.
They just lie better and the Cult is by and large dumb enough to believe anything
They just lie better and the Cult is by and large dumb enough to believe anything
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DISGUSTING: Top journalist Maggie Haberman exposes a massive extortion scheme inside the White House.
She confirms Trump relentlessly harassed his own Commerce Secretary until he paid up.
He openly brags in the Oval Office about securing a 25 million dollar bribe!
The scale of self-dealing is absolutely staggering.
She confirms Trump relentlessly harassed his own Commerce Secretary until he paid up.
He openly brags in the Oval Office about securing a 25 million dollar bribe!
The scale of self-dealing is absolutely staggering.
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Our Closest Ally - I thought this was America?
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Today, we unanimously approved in the government a strategic move for the future of the Jewish people: a national plan to strengthen Jewish education in the Diaspora, with a scope of 200 million ILS.
Today, approximately 1.8 million Jewish children of school age live in the United States, but only a small portion of them study in Jewish educational institutions. We view the expansion of Jewish education as a strategic goal of utmost national importance, especially in light of the rise in antisemitism and the major challenges facing Jewish communities worldwide.
The plan will remove key barriers that prevent Jewish children from receiving quality Jewish education: tuition costs, geographical distance, lack of options for students with learning disabilities, and the need to bolster excellence in schools. Alongside this, we will develop innovative frameworks and digital tools that will make Jewish education accessible to broader audiences.
Antisemites seek to harm not only Jews, but also our identity, our heritage, and our connection to our land. Our response is security—but also education, roots, and Jewish pride.Together with the Minister of Diaspora Affairs
@AmichaiChikli and Jewish communities around the world, we will strengthen the next generation of the Jewish people and its deep connection to the State of Israel.This is our commitment to the future of the Jewish people.
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Today, we unanimously approved in the government a strategic move for the future of the Jewish people: a national plan to strengthen Jewish education in the Diaspora, with a scope of 200 million ILS.
Today, approximately 1.8 million Jewish children of school age live in the United States, but only a small portion of them study in Jewish educational institutions. We view the expansion of Jewish education as a strategic goal of utmost national importance, especially in light of the rise in antisemitism and the major challenges facing Jewish communities worldwide.
The plan will remove key barriers that prevent Jewish children from receiving quality Jewish education: tuition costs, geographical distance, lack of options for students with learning disabilities, and the need to bolster excellence in schools. Alongside this, we will develop innovative frameworks and digital tools that will make Jewish education accessible to broader audiences.
Antisemites seek to harm not only Jews, but also our identity, our heritage, and our connection to our land. Our response is security—but also education, roots, and Jewish pride.Together with the Minister of Diaspora Affairs
@AmichaiChikli and Jewish communities around the world, we will strengthen the next generation of the Jewish people and its deep connection to the State of Israel.This is our commitment to the future of the Jewish people.