Joe Ferguson forever

really? the interest on the debt is killing us. The dollar is down. Social security and medicare will be insolvent in 7 years. a house is iout of reach for most 1st time buyers. So is the American dream. But we're winning? Hate to think what losing looks like.

I always told folks "if you're happy, you're winning" Are you happy?

you're void of compassion. Bully for you. Let's see how far it takes you.

Yes. desperation does that. have you ever heard cattle mourning their babies being taken away? kept me up at night. So we moved.

this is going to come down to the midterms. R's that don't vote for transparency are in serious jeopardy. They already have a medicaid bill that will screw their base. They better vote for the release of the files. A conundrum for sure.

yes. is everything transactional to you? Perhaps if we didn't giv4 them billions every year and didn't share info they wouldn't. but that ship has sailed, How bout we look out for the innocents and powerless? We could and should do more,

cynicism, while possibly indiicated, is a dark way. Yeah, the middle east is breaming 2with barbarians. We don't have to stay on the sidelines, much less, send Israel billions every year for weapons they use to exterminate Palestinians.

yeah, i prefer to think there are still decent people in the world. And there are.

maybe. i try to think of the palestinians humanity being more important to the Arabs. I don't think they'd starve them out for profit. then again, they dismembered Kishogy and trump did nothing. it's is all about the money. It's just how far someone will go into evil to get it. Do you believe ethnic cleansing has any place in a civilized society?

This is ethnic cleansing, pure and simple. Then they can turn the prime land into condos and hotels along with all the usual beach paradise strangeness. And they're starving people for it. so you agree. easier to type. the aggressor should fix it but in this case there are plenty of non Israeli source ready to aid the starving.

Initially, about 12k per year. went down after virginia severely capped award amounts and I didn't have any lost cases. I'm assuming that's like car insurances and no accidents.

but the ta on alcohol is the same for everyone. It doesn't depend on your income. Even for 3 buck chuck at Trader Joes.

Ha, Ha Ha. Vance tying himself in knots... https://www.mediaite.com/politics/jd-vance-i-have-no-idea-if-trumps-epstein-letter-exists-despite-trump-calling-it-fake/ I have no idea if the book exists–WSJ won’t show it to us. I have no idea if the letter exists–WSJ won’t show it to us. What I find absurd is the idea that Donald Trump was writing poems to Epstein, and I find it equally absurd that a major American paper would attack the President of the United States without revealing the basis for the attack. We all know what’s going to happen. They’re going to dribble little details out for days or weeks in an effort to assassinate the president’s character. They won’t show us this book or allow us to refute it until they’ve wrung every bit of fake news out of the story. And everyone will just move on from the fact that the WSJ is acting like a Democrat SuperPAC. It’s disgraceful, and it’s why the president sued. I guess he forgot about the press revealing watergate.

nope. It's a service I purchase on the free market. Is it fair that some people buy expensive wines or foods at Wegmans while some go to a food bank? Of course not but then you're talking full blown socialism. Most capitalist countries have national health care programs without affecting the free market in other areas. stop being ridiculous. The health care system is already tiered: those with Medicaid or no insurance and limited doctor choices. Those with commercial insurance and more choices. And those willing to pay for concierge services who have the most choice. Do you think everyone with commercial insurance should pay even more because they're getting more choice than Medicaid patients?

And this pleases you? A child trafficker going free? I thought you guys felt pedos should be out of circulation...

It is about "we". It is about fairly sharing costs. Whether I would miss it is irrelevant. These programs and their rules apply to everyone.

I already paid more in mandatory deductions in pay. I have no problem with that. In effect it's progressive taxation and yeah, it benefits low earners. Your argument is akin to saying people should pay more for investment income (capital gains) above social security income. In fact, trump just made the opposite true.

Wait. I haven't seen you complain about disproportionate tax breaks for the rich in the big bill. I'm already paying for Medicare and a supplement and paid into Medicare at the highest rate over my working life. Why should I pay even more to be able to choose a concierge doc?

If therein't anything there, why did justice spend tons of resources reviewing the files? https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-epstein-materials/

yes, cost shifting as I've repeatedly said. In medicare for all, there would still be cost shifting but eventually even a 30 yo is going to need expensive care. Some of this could be paid for by taxing vices more heavily: smoking, drinking. But everyone would still pay and likely less than they are now due to lower admin costs in medicare and no profit taking. Additionally, employers would save billions in premiums. Perhaps they could be taxed for that benefit. I pay $80per month for concierge, so about $1000 per year which gives me access to an outstanding doc, 24/7. In socialized medicine, eg UK, you can still go private pay to see the best or be seen or operated on sooner. Seems to work fine there.

not true. I had about 25% Medicaid pts and took uninsured (who actually paid pretty well). But it's a biz like any other. You need to cover overhead before you take anything home. generally, overhead is around 50%. I think most people do go into it to help people but not all. There are financial realities however, that can't be ignored. re concierge, I don't see how the govt can stop people from buying it out of their own pocket. Insurance is not involved. Additionally, all kinds of private endeavors like aesthetics clinics and testosterone/impotence clinics would have to close. There's a burgeoning industry for GLP 1's (weight loss drugs) that is entirely self pay. It's not only the wealthy that use this services.

It's astounding how maga's can put aside logic.

except that epstein was trafficking young girls to prominent men before 2005.

Nah, ours is original. Why do you hate women

Apparently, they’re harmful to both sides.