Reply With Quote
Sorry bro. I saw Krugman and bailed.
https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/20...xtra-contempt/
Paul Krugman - New York Times Blog
Pure Class Warfare, With Extra Contempt
JUNE 23, 2017 3:24 AM June 23, 2017 3:24 am 736
The Senate version of Trumpcare – the Better Care Reconciliation Act – is out. The substance is terrible: tens of millions of people will experience financial distress if this passes, and tens if not hundreds of thousands will die premature deaths, all for the sake of tax cuts for a handful of wealthy people. What’s even more amazing is that Republicans are making almost no effort to justify this massive upward redistribution of income. They’re doing it because they can, because they believe that the tribalism of their voters is strong enough that they will continue to support politicians who are ruining their lives.
In this sense – and in only this sense – what we’re seeing now is a departure from previous Republican practice.
In the past, laws that would take from the poor and working class while giving to the rich came with excuses. Tax cuts, their sponsors declared, would unleash market dynamism and make everyone more prosperous. Deregulation would increase efficiency and lower prices. It was all voodoo; the promises never came true. But at least there was some pretense of working for the common good.
Now we have none of this. This bill does nothing to reduce health care costs. It does nothing to improve the functioning of health insurance markets – in fact, it will send them into death spirals by reducing subsidies and eliminating the individual mandate. There is nothing at all in the bill that will make health care more affordable for those currently having trouble paying for it. And it will gradually squeeze Medicaid, eventually destroying any possibility of insurance for millions.
Who benefits? It’s all about the tax cuts, almost half of which will go to people with incomes over $1 million, the great bulk to people with incomes over 200K.
So, is this bill good for you? Yes, if you meet the following criteria:
1.Your income is more than $200,000 a year
2.You have a job that comes with good health insurance
3.You can’t imagine any cir stances under which you lose that job or income
4.You don’t have any family members or friends who don’t meet those criteria
5.You have zero empathy for anyone else
The set of people who can check all these boxes is not a winning political coalition. But Republican leaders believe that their voters are tribal enough, sufficiently walled off from information, that they’ll ignore the attack on their lives and keep voting R – indeed, that as they lose health care, get hit with crushing out-of-pocket bills, see their friends and neighbors face ruin, they’ll blame it on Democrats.
I wish I were sure that this belief was false.
Sorry bro. I saw Krugman and bailed.
yeah hes no timcast
Short version: All but the rich will die if this passes but voters are to stupid to know they should vote for Dems.
Republicans should allow Obamacare to die it's natural death, imho.
It's not going to die on it's own. It's the law and will remain so until changed. Republicans can either govern or they can't.
I always wondered why Romney ran on repealing the ACA and slashing Medicare. He probably would have gotten elected if he did the bait and switch on healthcare like Trump.
So far, in what is supposed to be a honeymoon period for the Republican president with both houses of Congress in the same camp...
Its a huge no. they can't.
Possibly because they really don't believe in governing. The free market, a swamp infested with brand new vermin will save us all. Really, what's governing all about?
Don't tell us what we can and cannot do...
But, but, ... look at the stock market, America is working and winning so much now.
We have never won on a scale like this.
They're going to pass this garbage.
Poll: Trump approval rating rebounds
http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...ating-rebounds
48%
#winning
Sure...
Winning is whatever you make it to be.
In the world of a liar.
I was hoping to elicit a more angry rant.
Your angry rants are usually pretty funny.
And add to that
Trump president, not Clinton.
It was so interesting on the night of.
Now, I really believe.
Its easy.
Steaming I am...
Your angry rants are usually pretty funny.
Sleep well.
And remember that 95% of the comedy is raising the hackles of Hillary fantoys. Not Trump disgust.
Last edited by pgardn; 06-24-2017 at 12:23 AM.
keep latching your wagon to the trump train, it's a good look for you #proud
You're stupid
is this going to be your standard response when youre made to feel shame about the position youve chosen?
fine with me, keep it coming. this is who you are now.
I'm just mimicking you
"You're Stupid" seems like a weak response to me but you seem to think it's an awesome comeback and since you're always right I thought I would follow your lead.
"2.You have a job that comes with good health insurance"
not totally true. The Repug taxcut bill places annual and lifetime payout limits on employees' group plans. (aka, more profits for insurers)
So don't get real and/or long-term sick or injured, because your employer's insurance gonna bail.
harvard is an outlier, cherry picked by a Trash fellator
"Trump’s 48 percent approval rating in the survey is considerably better than in other polls.
Trump is deep underwater in the RealClearPolitics poll average, at 40.6 approve and 54.1 disapprove."
And several polls have and have had Trash below 40%
I bet the abused, deceived, conned, duped, ignorant, screwed-repeatedly-and-forever Repug tribe will support Trash as "witch hunted" out of office no matter how solid and widespread the evidence is.
Last edited by boutons_deux; 06-24-2017 at 07:21 AM.
Price can kill ACA without Congress and let Ms die natural deaths
thats telling em
Is he wrong about GOP voter tribalism? You and DarrinS seemed to hate Trump back when it looked like he couldn't beat Clinton and now you're two of the biggest Trump semen shielders on the forum since he did win.
The conservative wing on this board is a bit weak on ideas.
Credit to Thread.
W or L
Leave it at that.
Stay in the shallow end.
What ever happened to the conservative merits of:
-work hard
-rugged individual responsibility for oneself
-overcome a tough situation with savvy resorcefullness
-taking care of yourself through persistent , stubborn accomplishment allows one to become a contributing member of a great nation...
-the power of realistic goals and expectations
-make something instead of taking something
-The importance of Leading and risk taking in building a stable society
teach a Fckn man to fish?
Now we got:
-The art of the sale (how to take money from stupid poor people)
-How to make dire situations appear to be a W (no thinking allowed)
-The importance of lying and deceit
-The world around you is poisoned (how to dig a hole and survive)
-Survival (how to die old, bitter and alone in a hole)
-Quality time (how to bring back black lung for the hopeless)
Last edited by pgardn; 06-24-2017 at 08:52 AM.
Everyone wants the W
No analysis required.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
