US Elections (& Politics) :)
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bigredfish
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Huh, whooda thunk...
Your coverage is going down and your costs are going up.
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Your coverage is going down and your costs are going up.
Free Link to NYT Article
bigredfish
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As the end result of the Iran War becomes more and more cemented as an inevitably catastrophic American defeat, the world needs to prepare itself for a Trump that is far more dangerous than he has ever been.
This isn’t “just an oopsies” here for Trump. We’re talking about the petrodollar being at risk. We’re talking about Gulf countries having ZERO trust in American defenses. We’re talking about single-handedly causing a global recession. Trashing our allies all throughout. Making new enemies along the way.
But those harsh realities are secondary to Trump. At the end of the day, it’s his LEGACY that matters the most to him. He doesn’t “care” about a recession as much as he “cares” how it affects his legacy.
The problem facing Trump now though is he has ENTIRELY lost control of this war. Not even just lost control, but he has handed TOTAL control over to Iran.
The status quo of maintaining the dueling blockades? Obviously and clearly favors Iran. What? You think Trump signed that embarrassing MOU because we were “winning” the economic warfare battle?
If Iran wants to escalate as they have by striking at Jordan and Egypt? They can. And they can hit them. They can hit anyone. And Trump can’t do a damn thing about it.
President Trump is a man that cares foremost about IMAGE. He cares about people viewing him as strong. As historically consequential. As a WINNER.
But now, he is faced with a situation where he is doomed to be a loser in the grandest of ways. Catastrophic damage to the global economy as a result of HIM. A severe diminishing of the United States hegemony as a result of HIM. A strengthening of Iran because of HIM.
The dangerous reality the world is now facing is that the current POTUS, a President so singlemindedly focused on himself, is also a person that is notoriously erratic. Unhinged. Emotional. Shortsighted.
The dangerous reality facing the world is that Donald Trump may turn to completely insane, dangerous, and abhorrent options to try to save HIMSELF, the rest of the world be damned.
This isn’t “just an oopsies” here for Trump. We’re talking about the petrodollar being at risk. We’re talking about Gulf countries having ZERO trust in American defenses. We’re talking about single-handedly causing a global recession. Trashing our allies all throughout. Making new enemies along the way.
But those harsh realities are secondary to Trump. At the end of the day, it’s his LEGACY that matters the most to him. He doesn’t “care” about a recession as much as he “cares” how it affects his legacy.
The problem facing Trump now though is he has ENTIRELY lost control of this war. Not even just lost control, but he has handed TOTAL control over to Iran.
The status quo of maintaining the dueling blockades? Obviously and clearly favors Iran. What? You think Trump signed that embarrassing MOU because we were “winning” the economic warfare battle?
If Iran wants to escalate as they have by striking at Jordan and Egypt? They can. And they can hit them. They can hit anyone. And Trump can’t do a damn thing about it.
President Trump is a man that cares foremost about IMAGE. He cares about people viewing him as strong. As historically consequential. As a WINNER.
But now, he is faced with a situation where he is doomed to be a loser in the grandest of ways. Catastrophic damage to the global economy as a result of HIM. A severe diminishing of the United States hegemony as a result of HIM. A strengthening of Iran because of HIM.
The dangerous reality the world is now facing is that the current POTUS, a President so singlemindedly focused on himself, is also a person that is notoriously erratic. Unhinged. Emotional. Shortsighted.
The dangerous reality facing the world is that Donald Trump may turn to completely insane, dangerous, and abhorrent options to try to save HIMSELF, the rest of the world be damned.
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Still waiting for the "plan trusters" to tell me how letting Fauci off scot-free and achieving ZERO indictments of the COVID criminals is all part of the "5D chess plan" that will eventually see 50,000 treasonous criminals sent to Gitmo while the American people magically get their country back and Trump unleashes a new golden age with a quantum financial system that rains free money out of the heavens and makes everybody instantly rich.
How long should I continue waiting?
How long should I continue waiting?
bigredfish
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Only fucking idiots think throwing more money at big pharma, unneeded administrators, and insurance companies will make things better. It's like having a roof leak: Do you fix the leak, or keep adding bigger and bigger tarps until the whole thing fails and takes out everything under it.
The only fix is to make politicians receive the exact same care as the rest of us. Also, charge on a income/assets scale. You have 10 million in net worth, assets, etc.. regardless if it's your personal income/assets or your companies, then you pay more.
It's never going to get better. Politicians don't want it to get better. Look at republicans right now, own Congress and they can't pass anything. Of course Democrats do the same thing.
The system is broken. There is pretty much ZERO way to fix it.
As much as I hate to say it, Democrats need to win Congress back this fall just to stop what is going on.
It's never going to get better. Politicians don't want it to get better. Look at republicans right now, own Congress and they can't pass anything. Of course Democrats do the same thing.
The system is broken. There is pretty much ZERO way to fix it.
As much as I hate to say it, Democrats need to win Congress back this fall just to stop what is going on.
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Who pays for these Magical fixes?
What IS the magical fix?
Degrading benefits to Americans isn’t the answer. Not as long as we have endless money to piss away like Trump and the Republicans are.
Why is nobody in the Cult complaining about $1.5 Trillion Defense spending or $600 Billion ballrooms?
ACA is fixed with a small percentage of that.
If one reads one finds as subsidies are pulled insurance either A) increases prices on Americans, B) removes coverage for Americans.
But crickets on other spending …
Hypocrites
What IS the magical fix?
Degrading benefits to Americans isn’t the answer. Not as long as we have endless money to piss away like Trump and the Republicans are.
Why is nobody in the Cult complaining about $1.5 Trillion Defense spending or $600 Billion ballrooms?
ACA is fixed with a small percentage of that.
If one reads one finds as subsidies are pulled insurance either A) increases prices on Americans, B) removes coverage for Americans.
But crickets on other spending …
Hypocrites
bigredfish
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Let’s look at all the other industries who get government subsidies shall we?
This will be fun
This will be fun