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US PoliEra 2019 |OT8| WHITE HOUSE ADMITS TO QUID PRO QUO WITH UKRAINE
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The other timeline is Hillary won and Bowie lives. It's the timeline where all our dreams came true and things don't suck horribly every single day.
I've seen clients and family members spiraling towards a complete breakdown before, and something about Trump today in particular is setting off my alarm bells something fierce. He still has a chance to get out of said spiral, but honestly it wouldn't surprise me if he continues to become even more unhinged than we've seen so far, and possibly even experiences a health event of some sort.
In any event, I don't think this wild ride is going to let up this week.
In any event, I don't think this wild ride is going to let up this week.
Wait, how fucking fancy does your house have to be to start with if you can spend a million RENOVATING it?
(Paging y2kev or shinra? Am I allowed to do this?)
(Paging y2kev or shinra? Am I allowed to do this?)
The hits keep on coming.
Awesome background. 😯
She's really getting under his skin.
And that "I'm praying for the president's health" comment is fire.
He really hates the idea of looking weak/vulnerable.
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Hahahaha! I made my post before updating the thread, and reading his tweet. It was obvious that Trump wasn't going to handle that comment. 🤣
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I was thinking of this. LOL
There's something seriously wrong with Trump's face lately.
Plastic and super puffy.
Pete Buttigeg and Amy Klobuchar got the highest net favorability increases, but it was a relatively small increase. Beto had a fairly significant decrease in favorability ratings. Everyone else remained pretty much the same.
Overall this debate seemed to mostly be a wash just based on this poll.
Sorry about this. As a dreaded Poor merely thinking the name of those above me in society causes my mind to immediately collapse.
That I know where this comes from makes me want to die.
Look at this shit. Look at it. Dude did it while he was literally dying from cancer and writing a musical simultaneously.
He's gotta get that $1,000,000 donation he gave Trump back somehow.
lol I quote it all the time and my friends are always like "?"
David Bowie and Prince saw the horror coming and peaced the fuck out. I don't blame them.
doesn't matter. Trump did it and now 57% of republicans think cut and running is a great idea.
It's probably variable in each case but would your costs actually skyrocket? Paying 100% of premiums would be a large part of your husband's compensation from the company. If the company was no longer on the hook for healthcare that would free up a lot of funds to go into wages (depending on how scrupulous the company is). It would all depend on where the percentages land but I would expect most people would probably be about even with it all. That said, I think Medicare for all who want it is probably the best current plan.
In both my former and current job when we receive our yearly reviews I have gotten a breakdown of my total compensation package; wages, healthcare, 401k contributions, etc. If they are suddenly off the hook for those costs I know exactly how much compensation that I am missing. I have zero idea how common of a practice this is but I suspect a fair amount of people would have some idea of what their employer is paying.
Did he really just repeat exactly what Nancy said to mock her? My God, these are some grade school level insults.
Bernie's M4A also has a payroll tax increase, so companies aren't going to be able/willing to pass 100% of the "savings" over to workers. My husband's work is very very good at how they treat folks. (We own a quarter of the company, and don't take no shit.) But, ya, back of envelope math, our costs would go up. Everyone would suffer because of profit sharing as well (which is extended to literally everyone.)
I think most folks would probably break even, as you said. However, it's not universally true, and in the interest of transparency we need to be realistic about that. Like I said, if folks want to switch to Medicare? I'm 100% for that, but I do think we should let people make that decision for themselves.
I would also pay money to avoid healthcare funding questions at the next cluster---erm debate.
Warren should just lie and say taxes will actually be lowered and if called out on it just double down and accuse the media of being biased. Who fucking cares just do what's necessary the stakes are too high.
Ive listened to every single one of his albums.
Amazing how close Blackstar got to being his best work
I think most people are going to naturally assume, or at least worry, that they're not getting any of that back. Like, there's a pretty fundamental tension between being so pessimistic about private health insurance that you want to blow the whole system up and expecting that market forces will promptly act to allow workers to capture the extra profit that appears when companies are no longer paying for health insurance. Either you just don't want to get rid of private insurance full stop or you worry that your employer will try to screw you out of the savings from going to single payer.
Personally it's my favorite album from Bowie. Dude went out on a high note.
Anecdotal, but I've had a few employers that did this FWIW.
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The "I will call you later" appearing at the end after a pause is Spaceballs-worthy, LOL!!!
Loving how these tweets are so pathetic and low-effort. He has nothing.
Are there missing words or a period in there? Can't understand what the hell it's trying to say.
Fake edit: Looks like a period was missing, looking at the article.
If M4A is dispensed via state exchanges or can be rejected by states a la Medicaid, it's toast. If people (who are currently paying additional in premiums to support ACA) have no understanding, control, or say in the timetable of "costs going down" reimbursement, it's toast. If people continue to vote down these initiatives while continuing to avoid participating in the medical system, it's toast. If people continue to be denied treatment or go bankrupt over medical costs despite public assistance and taxes feeding M4A, it's toast.
"Taxes will/won't go up for me" isn't an answer to any of this. "I want to do what's possible" isn't an answer either, because it doesn't consider that a newer solution is required to wrangle this 1/6th of the economy. Given that elected representatives would snatch public benefits from you while you sleep, 10-year timetables will get obliterated since we have two and four year election cycles. But at least timetables and $0.02 per every dollar over $50,000,000 are starting points for debate on structurally constructing and paying for this and other reforms.
"Taxes will/won't go up for me" isn't an answer to any of this. "I want to do what's possible" isn't an answer either, because it doesn't consider that a newer solution is required to wrangle this 1/6th of the economy. Given that elected representatives would snatch public benefits from you while you sleep, 10-year timetables will get obliterated since we have two and four year election cycles. But at least timetables and $0.02 per every dollar over $50,000,000 are starting points for debate on structurally constructing and paying for this and other reforms.
nothing beats Low for me, an absolute musical masterpiece. I can talk for like, twenty minutes about every single one of those songs
What happens if Trump comes under a grand jury investigation, and the grand jury judge issues subpoena demanding Trump's tax returns?
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