Tag: Politics
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A brief history of why your healthcare and health insurance is unaffordable
The United States has experienced a relentless rise in health care and insurance costs over the past several decades. One explanation is that two major policy changes, Medicare and the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) system, are at the heart of the problem. Both programs fundamentally changed the structure of American medicine by inserting bureaucratic and…
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If your ACA health insurance premiums increase the Democrats will be completely responsible
Why are the Democrats responsible? Because they tried to create another entitlement program. The increased subsidies lured people into the system with the promise of cheap insurance. It’s only “cheap” because it’s mostly paid for by fellow taxpayers. This was the foot in the door the Democrats saw to finally get to Universal Healthcare in…
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Why Charlie Kirk’s Assassination is different
Charlie Kirk’s assassination was an inflection point. Our society stands at a precipice, and we don’t know whether we’ll fall or turn toward a better direction. Charlie Kirk was a big fish in a small pond, well-known to those who paid attention to politics but not to the average American. In the battle over politics…
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New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago will have the trifecta of stupid
LA’s Karen Bass and Chicago’s Brandon Johnson might possibly be the dumbest mayors in the entire country. But strap in, folks, because it looks like New York might outdo them both when it comes to peak stupid. Enter Zohran Mamdani. He’s 33 years old and is a firm believer in socialism. After reading some articles…
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I guess no new wars is off the table
Trump campaigned on no new wars. Yet, with Israel’s attack on Iran and Trump effectively saying the United States gave the green light obliterates his campaign promise of no new wars. Trump was supposed to be the guy that gets us out of these quagmires. From November 2024. This was just 24 hours ago. This…
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Don’t blame Trump for expanding his power. Blame Congress and us.
I’m very bored by all the noise about Trump’s over steps. What the fuck did people expect? The public, fueled by media (legacy and new), seems to love being pulled in one direction or the other and give their blind faith to the guy in power that is from their tribe. Trump isn’t to blame…