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  • Northwestcoug
    Cocked and Loaded
    • May 2011
    • 17906

    #20446
    If he threatens the fed chair with a bullshit lawsuit, does he think the best and brightest will want the job when Powell is done?

    "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
    "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
    - SeattleUte

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    • dabrockster
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 10862

      #20447
      Originally posted by Maximus View Post

      Healthcare premiums were rising at the same rate before
      WRONG:

      “After the ACA’s major insurance market reforms took effect in 2014, average individual market premiums increased significantly from the pre-ACA period. According to a CMS data brief, average premiums in the individual market rose from about $242 in 2013 to roughly $589 in 2019 — a 143% increase during those early years of the ACA marketplaces.”





      “Other analyses indicate that in the first few years of the ACA (roughly 2013–2017), premiums in the individual market increased by roughly 80–105%, though estimates vary by methodology and plan type.”

      It’s that time of year when summer fades into fall and health policy wonks turn their attention to parsing insurer filings for the upcoming 2021 plan year. This week, the Trump Administration is touting three years of stable premiums, and based on a new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), it […]





      Impact of Expiring Subsidies:

      The expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits (expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic) would dramatically raise what many consumers pay:

      Without the enhanced subsidies, the average premium paid by subsidized enrollees is projected to more than double (114% increase) — rising from about $888 in 2025 to about $1,904 in 2026.


      Hopes for solving a major health insurance issue are fading in Washington. The Senate on Thursday rejected two bills that would have addressed expiring COVID-era subsidies.

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      • Northwestcoug
        Cocked and Loaded
        • May 2011
        • 17906

        #20448
        100 million, huh? I wonder what the non-white population of the US is...



        I do applaud DHS's online efforts to be as open with their bigotry as possible though.
        "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
        "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
        - SeattleUte

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        • frank ryan
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 12260

          #20449
          Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post
          100 million, huh? I wonder what the non-white population of the US is...



          I do applaud DHS's online efforts to be as open with their bigotry as possible though.
          Oh hey, that's not racist at all.

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          • Jeff Lebowski
            Corporate lackey for Jesus
            • Nov 2008
            • 69445

            #20450
            100 million?

            Lol, what a clown show.

            We are not a serious country anymore.
            "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
            "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
            "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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            • frank ryan
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2008
              • 12260

              #20451
              Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
              100 million?

              Lol, what a clown show.

              We are not a serious country anymore.
              We're not serious and we're fucking racist.

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              • falafel
                loves to talk on things
                • Mar 2009
                • 37851

                #20452
                Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post
                100 million, huh? I wonder what the non-white population of the US is...



                I do applaud DHS's online efforts to be as open with their bigotry as possible though.
                That looks like a tidal wave that is about to consume that 70s-era car.

                Not the American future I want.
                Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                Dig your own grave, and save!

                "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                • frank ryan
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 12260

                  #20453
                  It looks like we've attacked Venezuela

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                  • Pelado
                    Bald not naked
                    • Sep 2010
                    • 21083

                    #20454
                    Originally posted by frank ryan View Post
                    It looks like we've attacked Venezuela
                    Seriously? WTF?
                    "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
                    - Goatnapper'96

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                    • Northwestcoug
                      Cocked and Loaded
                      • May 2011
                      • 17906

                      #20455
                      Fear not. In the war vs peace ledger, Trump solved 8 (or is it 9?) ward, and started only one. The Nobel Prize committee should remember that.
                      "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                      "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                      - SeattleUte

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                      • Jeff Lebowski
                        Corporate lackey for Jesus
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 69445

                        #20456
                        Good news everyone, Mike Lee has weighed in and he says this action is okey-dokey from a constitutional point of view.
                        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                        "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                        "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                        • Northwestcoug
                          Cocked and Loaded
                          • May 2011
                          • 17906

                          #20457
                          It's about the oil.



                          And in case anyone still thought it was OK to let Trump spew his bullshit about the 2020 election because his policies are somehow better than whatever the democrats would have done, here he is on record saying the US election was as fraudulent as the Venezuelan one:



                          And of course no pushback. How does the GOP, let alone the nation, come back from this post-truth state when any consequential leader can lie with impunity and half the country yawns?
                          "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                          "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                          - SeattleUte

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                          • dabrockster
                            Senior Member
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 10862

                            #20458
                            What is going to happen now. Who is the VP? This seems like a major problem as a power-play will now take place and this could get worse. Why do this when Maduro was willing to negotiate.

                            I sure hope there is some sort of plan in place.

                            I am curious to hear what some of the military experts have to say about this. I also wonder if any side deals with Russia and Ukraine played a role in why Russia or China has just sat on their hands and given lip-service. But then again, we did that when Russia invade Ukraine years ago.


                            This and possibly getting involved in Iran is a alarming for sure.. Oh boy.

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                            • dabrockster
                              Senior Member
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 10862

                              #20459
                              Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post
                              Fear not. In the war vs peace ledger, Trump solved 8 (or is it 9?) ward, and started only one. The Nobel Prize committee should remember that.
                              Maria Machado (Who won it) has responded in support and that Venezuela is now free. I wonder how the committee feels about that.

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                              • Northwestcoug
                                Cocked and Loaded
                                • May 2011
                                • 17906

                                #20460
                                Originally posted by dabrockster View Post

                                Maria Machado (Who won it) has responded in support and that Venezuela is now free. I wonder how the committee feels about that.

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                                In case anyone thought that Trump had any concern about true democracy in Venezuela, he couldn't even give a perfunctory nod to Machado or pushing for free elections this morning:



                                Get ready for some nation building. We have such a great historical record.
                                "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                                "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                                - SeattleUte

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