Re: Trump Thread
A quick summation of the CBO's report on TrumpCare:
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...insured-236016
Too bad if you're poor...
I would anticipate a lot of pushback from people up for midterm elections.
The Republican fog machine wails that the report does not take into account the "measures yet to come" which will make it all better.
Possibly true but the CBO evaluates policy enacted, not hypothetical policies that may or may not exist.
Last edited by HopAlongBunny; 03-14-2017 at 04:51.
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Re: Trump Thread
The GOP malfed this one up. They all ran against Obamacare, but assumed Hillary would win and they would not have to DO anything because few changes if any would pass by a margin that was veto-proof.Originally Posted by HopAlongBunny
So they DID nada to get ready for their big policy change effort. Now they are playing catch up and looking a little foolish.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
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Re: Trump Thread
So can we talk about how the Trump administration fired a bunch of federal employees and didn't replace them?
In a few months they will be all like "the EPA doesn't even work" when the one guy left in the office is killed when the lone printer has a malfunction
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
Re: Trump Thread
Bit of an Andrew Jackson moment going on. Trump is going to see his patrons in jobs and not holdovers who bear little loyalty for him. Plus, he wants to downsize some of those departments anyway.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: Trump Thread
Genralissmo Bannon will see to it none of those positions are filled. LOL at some, it's all.
Also Steve King is going whole hog nativist. I'm watching that very closely
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
Re: Trump Thread
A nice reminder that while criticizing Dear Leader, it is unproductive to dehumanize those who voted for him:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...-trump-voters/
Ja-mata TosaInu
Re: Trump Thread
More of a time to pause and reflect whether votes for all is such a great idea. One Trump voter was swayed by the "argument" he would make healthcare "better", and is now dismayed to find that the current plan the GOP has would (for her at least) make it significantly more expensive.
Policies are complicated and often there are risks as well as downsides to any course of action. But since everything has to be rendered down to the quickest, simplest, most positive sound-bite we end up everybody saying how they will make everything great.
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
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