airdvr 210 #76 April 21, 2017 QuotePresident Obama on Thursday proposed a new round of tax credits and a government-run insurance plan for his healthcare reform program, fixes he said would correct jumps in some insurance premiums and the lackluster recruitment of young, healthy people. I see where the confusion lies. You think a "new round of tax credits" is a solution. Kinda like throwing a suitcase off the Titanic.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #77 April 21, 2017 airdvrQuotePresident Obama on Thursday proposed a new round of tax credits and a government-run insurance plan for his healthcare reform program, fixes he said would correct jumps in some insurance premiums and the lackluster recruitment of young, healthy people. I see where the confusion lies. You think a "new round of tax credits" is a solution. Kinda like throwing a suitcase off the Titanic. Public Approval of Health Care Law PPP (D) For/Favor 47, Against/Oppose 31 For/Favor +16 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/ So the latest poll suggests 16% more Americans approve the status quo ACA vr changing the law. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #78 April 25, 2017 Phil1111 Public Approval of Health Care Law PPP (D) For/Favor 47, Against/Oppose 31 For/Favor +16 From WaPo comes further evidence that Trump is working against the will of the people: ============= Public pans Republicans’ latest approach to replacing Affordable Care Act By Amy Goldstein and Scott Clement April 25 at 7:00 AM No, Obamacare is not in a 'death spiral' — at least for now Health-care experts say the Affordable Care Act is stable, but President Trump and congressional Republicans could push it over the cliff into a "death spiral." In strategy and substance, the American public disagrees with the course that President Trump and congressional Republicans are pursuing to replace the Affordable Care Act with conservative policies, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Large majorities oppose the ideas at the heart of the most recent GOP negotiations to forge a plan that could pass in the House. These would allow states to choose whether to keep the ACA’s insurance protection for people with preexisting medical problems and its guarantee of specific health benefits. Public sentiment is particularly lopsided in favor of an aspect of the current health-care law that blocks insurers from charging more or denying coverage to customers with medical conditions. Roughly 8 in 10 Democrats, 7 in 10 independents and even a slight majority of Republicans say that should continue to be a national mandate, rather than an option for states to retain or drop. ============ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #79 April 25, 2017 Hi Bill, Quotecongressional Republicans I'm starting to see more & more newspaper commentaries and editorials going after many of the congressional Republicans for their blatant support of this idiot in the Oval Office's policies. IMO that is a major turnaround for these newspapers. I do not have a specific cite; just my personal reading of various newspapers these last few weeks. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #80 April 25, 2017 Looks like Trump's attempts to sabotage the ACA might cost us $31 billion over ten years. Are all you Trump supporters ready to open up your wallets to pay for the sabotage? From the Kaiser foundation: ================================================= Federal Government Could See Net Increase of $2.3 Billion in Costs in 2018 if ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Eliminated On Average, Premiums for Silver Plans Would Need to Rise 19% to Offset Lack of Funding for Cost-Sharing Reductions, Triggering Tax Credit Increases Apr 25, 2017 Ceasing payments for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction program could save $10 billion, but cost an additional $12.3 billion in premium tax credits – an estimated net increase of $2.3 billion, or 23 percent, in federal spending on marketplace subsidies – in 2018, if insurers continue to participate in ACA marketplaces, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The cost-sharing subsidies, established to reduce out-of-pocket costs for ACA marketplace enrollees with lower incomes, are being challenged in a lawsuit from the U.S. House. With the lawsuit temporarily suspended, the Trump Administration and Congress are in a position to determine whether to continue the payments, which go to insurers to reimburse their costs for providing the cost-sharing reductions. The Foundation’s new analysis examines potential financial implications if the government stops cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers. Without the payments, the analysis finds, the average ACA marketplace premium for silver plans would need to rise by 19 percent in 2018 for insurers to offset the lack of funding. Estimated premium changes vary for the 38 states that used healthcare.gov in 2016, ranging from 9 percent in North Dakota to 27 percent in Mississippi. Changes to silver plan premiums in ACA marketplaces would affect how much the government owes to eligible enrollees in tax credits. Meant to reduce monthly insurance costs for people with lower incomes (from 100% to 400% of the poverty level), ACA premium tax credits are tied to the premium for the second-lowest cost silver plan in each geographic area. According to the analysis, the government would owe an estimated additional $12.3 billion in tax credits in 2018, if cost-sharing reduction payments end and if insurers choose to continue offering plans in ACA marketplaces. The government would save $10 billion from stopping the payments, resulting in a net increase in federal costs of $2.3 billion. Extrapolating to the 10-year budget window (2018-2027) using the Congressional Budget Office’s projections for cost-sharing reduction payments, the net increase in federal costs would be $31 billion. ========================== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #81 April 28, 2017 RIP Trumpcare 3.0 - which means another 100-day failure for Trump. From WaPo: ======================= House will not vote on Affordable Care Act rewrite By Kelsey Snell and Paul Kane April 27 at 11:07 PM Despite pressure from the White House, House GOP leaders determined Thursday night that they didn’t have the votes to pass a rewrite of the Affordable Care Act and would not seek to put their proposal on the floor on Friday. A late push to act on health care had threatened the bipartisan deal to keep the government open for one week while lawmakers crafted a longer-term spending deal. Now, members are likely to approve the short-term spending bill when it comes to the floor and keep the government open past midnight on Friday. The failure of Republicans to unite behind the new health-care measure was a blow to White House officials, who were eager to see a vote ahead of President Trump’s 100-day mark. Congressional leaders were more focused this week on securing a spending agreement, according to multiple people involved in the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to talk publicly. It was also evidence of just how divided Republicans are about how to overhaul Obamacare, despite seven years of GOP promises to repeal and replace the 2010 law. Conservatives and moderates have repeatedly clashed over the contours of such a revamp, most sharply over bringing down insurance premiums in exchange for limiting the kind of coverage that is required to be offered. As many as 15 or so House Republicans have publicly said they will not support the latest GOP proposal. . . The White House tried to jump-start talks on health care after House Republicans failed to pass a previous attempt at an ACA rewrite at the end of March. ==================== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #82 April 28, 2017 Looking forward to reading rushmc's spin on the 100days failures.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 318 #83 April 28, 2017 kallend Looking forward to reading rushmc's spin on the 100days failures. I saw on HLN this morning that the WH put out a list of the president's accomplishments during this period. It contains a lot of creative definitions! They also played a recording of him from early 2016 criticizing then-POTUS over the use of the executive order, saying that no, you're supposed to work together with the other elected politicians to find a deal. Yeah, I know this has been played before, but the part I love about that particular quote is that he wraps it up by saying the former president would rather just sign an EO so he could go golfing. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #84 April 28, 2017 Hi Bill, QuoteRIP Trumpcare 3.0 Can it get any worse for this dufus? One one hand, I'm glad that ObamaCare is going strong ( I think most Americans agree with me ). One the other hand, there are moments ( fleeting at best ) when I sort of feel sorry for Trump; he just cannot get anything done. Life can be cruel and mean, Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #85 April 28, 2017 JerryBaumchen One the other hand, there are moments ( fleeting at best ) when I sort of feel sorry for Trump; he just cannot get anything done. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and yet screws over contractors at every opportunity; Feel sorry for him? I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.His inability to get anything done is limiting the damage he can do to the country right now."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #86 April 29, 2017 Hi Robert, Quote Feel sorry for him? Well, I did say: ( fleeting at best ) And probably when I've been having a few too many. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #87 May 1, 2017 Trump walks away from CBS interview after some nonsensical babbling... No border wall No funding for his "deportation force" No cuts to sanctuary cities No cuts to Planned Parenthood No cuts to Obamacare subsidies No Muslim ban Duterte becoming best friends due to Trump Tower PI deal and/or planning for Sessions' new drug war ISIS WAS the biggest threat to the USA according to Trump, but he's now looking for war with NK and telling us THEY are the biggest threat to the US? Cheap Chinese fireworks are more deadly IMO I've never seen "winning" like this in my life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #88 May 1, 2017 President Trump thinks Andrew Jackson would have prevented the Civil War http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-thinks-andrew-jackson-prevented-civil-war-article-1.3122527 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJh6QoOig4 Quite the rocket surgeon there. http://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #89 May 1, 2017 Not only no border wall - but a budget that states specifically no money is to be used for a wall. The republicans are running from Trump as fast as they can. They know midterm elections are coming up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #90 May 1, 2017 >President Trump thinks Andrew Jackson would have prevented the Civil War I'll never understand why George Washington let it happen . . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #91 May 1, 2017 billvon Not only no border wall - but a budget that states specifically no money is to be used for a wall. The republicans are running from Trump as fast as they can. They know midterm elections are coming up. No money will be allocated for Trump’s pet project of a border wall with Mexico after he bowed to Democratic resistance to the plan. However, the deal will allocate an additional $1.5bn for border security, which one congressional aide described as “the most robust border security increase in roughly a decade”, and there was no language in the bill preventing Mexico from paying for the wall if it so desired. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/01/congress-agrees-1-trillion-budget-deal-but-no-money-for-border-wall"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #92 May 1, 2017 I was surprised to see him NOT blame Obama. This time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #93 May 1, 2017 billvon >President Trump thinks Andrew Jackson would have prevented the Civil War I'll never understand why George Washington let it happen . . . . Wait a minute... He isn't blaming Obama for it? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #94 May 1, 2017 normiss No border wall No funding for his "deportation force" No cuts to sanctuary cities No cuts to Planned Parenthood No cuts to Obamacare subsidies No Muslim ban Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Trump's turning out to be quite the 'liberal' president. His inability to handle a reporter who's pressing him on an issue is comical. Pretty much ANY politician would be able to do better. I wonder what his negotiations with Putin would be like?... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #95 May 1, 2017 yoink... I wonder what his negotiations with Putin would be like?... Most likely: "Vse chto pozhelayete, Mr Putin." (Google translation of "Whatever you want")"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #96 May 1, 2017 Phil1111President Trump thinks Andrew Jackson would have prevented the Civil War What I want to know is why Andrew Jackson didn't prevent the Bowling Green Massacre.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #97 May 1, 2017 Fox co-president Bill Shine ousted in latest fallout from sexual harassment scandal Another day, another major ouster at Fox News. Two of Gabriel Sherman’s sources claim that Fox News co-president Bill Shine was relieved of his duties as of Monday morning. https://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/fox-co-president-bill-shine-ousted-in-latest-fallout-from-sexual-harassment-scandal-report/ trump will have to send another bouquet of flowers over to his friends at Fox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #98 May 1, 2017 Twitter is alive with discussion regarding Hannity telling he met with his legal staff yesterday and that it looks like he's up next. So much funny in this entire ordeal. What will the right wingers do now? Think for themselves? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #99 May 1, 2017 QuoteWhat will the right wingers do now? Think for themselves? We're already seen what they'll do: blame the "liberal" Murdoch kids and gravitate toward Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, and Michael Savage. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #100 May 1, 2017 normissTwitter is alive with discussion regarding Hannity telling he met with his legal staff yesterday and that it looks like he's up next. http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/hannity-looking-to-bail-on-fox-as-early-as-this-week-after-exit-of-fox-news-shine-report/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
