achillea
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Obama OK'd over 100,000 bombs dropped in the Middle East. So much for the peace prize, in his case it should be the pieces of people prize.
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Wow, surprised to see so many Trump supporters over here, I thought most of us here were intelligent. Obama's definitely not the perfect president, but considering Trump's cabinet choices and the fact that he's already trying to repeal the affordable care act, (which affects poor people the most, including me), the only logical reason I would see in supporting him is if you're rich, because he wants lower taxes for the rich. He's also a TV talk show host who thinks like one and is a pathetic joke, New Yorkers hate him and that's his home turf, that should tell you a lot about him. The way he carries himself also tells me a lot about the kind of guy he is.
We're gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay for it? LOL! What is he thinking? As if Mexico would ever agree to paying for that, way too expensive, not to mention, Mexico is our neighbor, not our enemy, I don't think a wall is necessary or practical. Immigration is an issue but the solution isn't to build a giant wall, that's an oversimplification of the problem.
Who did you vote for?BTW, I am not a Democrat/Republican and I didn't vote for Obama/Clinton either in case you were wondering or want to accuse me of being an Obama/Clinton follower. Yeah Trump is so great, he's gonna screw over poor people. He's so great. What a disappointment for this forum.
I wouldn't take this thread as representative. There are lots of members who choose to stay away from them.Wow, surprised to see so many Trump supporters over here
The thing I HATED about the Affordable Care act (both when I was flat broke and now that I am more successful) is that government REQUIRED that you have some sort of health plan, or you got taxed. Basically, that would have made broke me even broker, as I would have had to pay a tax for not being able to afford something, or purchase something that I had no intention of using. Yeah, great idea. The fact that it pretty much eliminated true health insurance and mandated an insurance/maintenance plan combo also didn't sit well with me. If you've spent any time on this forum, you know members question many things in mainstream medicine. Welp, now we were forced to support some of those same questionable medicines and practices.
Wow, surprised to see so many Trump supporters over here, I thought most of us here were intelligent. Obama's definitely not the perfect president, but considering Trump's cabinet choices and the fact that he's already trying to repeal the affordable care act, (which affects poor people the most, including me), the only logical reason I would see in supporting him is if you're rich, because he wants lower taxes for the rich. He's also a TV talk show host who thinks like one and is a pathetic joke, New Yorkers hate him and that's his home turf, that should tell you a lot about him. The way he carries himself also tells me a lot about the kind of guy he is.
Wow, surprised to see so many Trump supporters over here, I thought most of us here were intelligent. Obama's definitely not the perfect president, but considering Trump's cabinet choices and the fact that he's already trying to repeal the affordable care act, (which affects poor people the most, including me), the only logical reason I would see in supporting him is if you're rich, because he wants lower taxes for the rich. He's also a TV talk show host who thinks like one and is a pathetic joke, New Yorkers hate him and that's his home turf, that should tell you a lot about him. The way he carries himself also tells me a lot about the kind of guy he is.
Since the day he was born he was rich and now you guys expect him to be able to relate to you? Please, get real. He's another self-serving politician looking after himself and his rich buddies, simple as that. Business acumen is not enough for me to get behind a president, and that's his strongest selling point, along with claiming he can relate to the working class despite being rich his entire life (give me a break). I will give him that it's impressive to turn a million dollars into a billion, but to call it a small loan is kind of ridiculous. And don't get me started on the way he acts around people. He's unhinged, and that worries me when it comes to diplomacy. While I appreciate a frank politician like anyone else, especially someone that's anti-establishment, that's not the end of it. He doesn't have a filter. And when it comes to doing business deals, maybe that works for him. But when you're the president, I expect more out of you as a president than half-baked plans and impulsive statements. We're gonna build a wall and make Mexico pay for it? I almost want to laugh at the stupidity of that. What is he thinking? As if Mexico would ever agree to paying for that, way too expensive, not to mention, Mexico is our neighbor, not our enemy. Totally impractical idea. Immigration is an issue but the solution isn't to build a giant wall, that's an oversimplification of the problem. What planet does he live on? He's an embarrassment. And some of you are pleased to be lead by this uncouth twit, amazing. Sick of his orange face and his media parade, he's an attention whore. BTW, I am not a Democrat/Republican and I didn't vote for Obama/Clinton either in case you were wondering or want to accuse me of being an Obama/Clinton follower. Yeah Trump is so great, he's gonna screw over poor people. He's so great. What a disappointment for this forum.
What if you got into some sort of major accident that required an expensive surgery?
That's a big "what if." I didn't have insurance for over a decade (all of my 20's, into my 30's), and that never happened. So, I can't say what I would have done. Gone into debt maybe? Asked parents for money? Friends? Co-workers? Gone on Welfare? Just suffered instead? Be driven to be more successful in work? I honestly don't know. And how expensive are we talking? $1,000? $10,000? $100,000? More?
Would it have been covered by a plan anyway? Most of the people that go bankrupt from a medical procedure did have some sort of health plan, but care exceeded coverage. When I had surgery two years ago (to remove two stupid ankle implants that were put in when I was 8, and probably never should have been put in me in the first place), I payed $2,000 out of pocket anyway (and some other additional expenses). It's conceivable that if Healthcare was a totally free market (along the lines of someplace like this- Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Free market-loving, price-displaying, state-of-the-art, AAAHC accredited, doctor owned, multispecialty surgical facility in central OK.), I may have paid the same or less. Or more. I'm guessing less.
My current plan choice (provided by work) was to go high deductable (over $2000), with a HSA (which my employer funded with $600 at the beginning of the year), along with extra accident coverage, as that was my only current concern when it came to health insurance. I plan on running blood tests out of my HSA.
I see your points. That place in Oklahoma looks pretty cool. I think your plan sounds good.
Healthcare sucks because they are ultimately a business that needs sick people as customers, so they often give us things that make us sicker or that we don't even need. But the truth is slowly but surely coming out!
Tolerable, more like it.
Reversing the Affordable Care act will affect millions of Americans. Trump has stated he plans to have it overturned, so that is a possibility, not just my opinion.
And since you asked Glitchie, I willfully choose not to vote. I don't believe voting is going to change this country (yeah, I'm one of those people). Voting is a way to enforce the status quo. This country needs more than a suggestion ballet and blind puppet charades. I agree with Peat that the US would be better off without governors. Maybe we need a huge fiasco for people to realize that our political system doesn't serve the majority. Like Haidut mentioned in another post, the US is essentially an oligarchy.
In economics everything has to be adjusted for inflation otherwise comparisons with previous years are meaningless. The increase aid to Israel when adjusted for inflation is smaller than previous plans. So no Obama didn’t give more money to Israel than previous administrations.
Obama has sold more advanced weapons to Israels enemies than any president before.
If Obama is so pro-Israel why would he send 400 million in untraceable Euros to the worlds greatest state sponsor of terrorism and Israel's worst enemy?
There are far more resolutions against Israel than any against any other country
Who cares how many resolutions Obama blocked....
Most countries have basic human rights like abortion, but America doesn't.
Slavery existed as a global institution for 70 centuries, and was finally put a stop to by the imperialism of western culture, i.e., it was white Americans who ended slavery.
By definition, imperialism is slavery. It's a redundant argument to make.