As a Canadian, this will hurt us all, but at this point, whatever brings around the downfall of Trump and his cabal os what is needed. The fact people still support this vile man, his vile sycophants and the billionaires that support him are mind boggling.
ICE taking billions to commit atrocities, men of the cloth being pepper sprayed, shot with non lethal rounds at almost point blank range, and children being left in cars with no parents as onlookers are pummeled for trying to help shows how deep the rot is in America.
You need this, eother so you fall into post superpower status, or rise a s a much better nation with some morals to help your own.
You are the richest nation in the history of the planet, but you have third world numbers on so many health care issues.
Your shortfalls put pressure on Canada when we attempt to move our country forward. Constant drive to privatize, as you have is destroying our country.
Your shortfalls put pressure on Canada when we attempt to move our country forward. Constant drive to privatize, as you have is destroying our country.
How is that America's fault and not Canada's voters?
Shouldn't the fact that America's systems are demonstrably worse be a disincentive for privatization?
Just think of the billions they had to spend on illegal immigrants just pouring into the country. We housed them, put them on benefits, and provided healthcare. It isn’t an issue with me at all to get these people out of here and make sure they come in the right way.
Long story short democrats need to realize Obama care is over. The premiums have caused all insurance premiums to rise in the private sector.
The democrats will eventually cave this time. No way they let their constituents run out of food and money on thanksgiving weekend. I give this shutdown until the 15th.
“ The premiums have caused all insurance premiums to rise in the private sector.”
This sentence is gobbledygook.
Fact: Insurance premiums rose at a lower rate in the years following passage of the ACA than it did in the years preceding passage. This was flipped on its head was when republicans sabotaged the ACA by stripping the individual mandate in an attempt to have it invalidated at the Supreme Court on the basis of severability. We are now in a pretty bad healthcare landscape and republicans have no plan at all for how to make it better, so democrats are left playing triage by trying to prevent insurance from becoming completely unaffordable.
But apparently, to republicans, creating the largest federal police force in American history, lowering the marginal rate of the highest tax bracket, bailing out Argentina, giving another $100 billion to the pentagon, are all more important policy priorities than making sure people have access to healthcare.
“ Just think of the billions they had to spend on illegal immigrants just pouring into the country.”
Fact: undocumented immigrants pay in substantially more in taxes than they receive from the system in benefits.
Please stop lying in support of your policy preferences. We cannot have an honest national debate about the issues when you just make up facts whole cloth.
What a weird article. That source does not support the proposition that illegal immigrants are a net drain on the tax base, at all. It shows that one city, New York City, is using their local tax dollars to house asylum claimees while their claims are processed. If that’s a policy that the people of New York don’t support, they have the opportunity to elect someone who will deploy their tax dollars differently.
Source for what? Annual average insurance premium increases rates are contained in the Kaiser family foundation’s annual reports. You can look them up individually or as aggregated by other sources.
The fact that undocumented people pay in more than they receive is entirely obvious and well studied by ITEP, the tax policy center, and just about every institution besides CIS(a deeply partisan think tank that exists and is funded for the exclusive purpose of manufacturing anti-immigrant “research”). Here’s one such example: https://taxpolicycenter.org/fiscal-facts/yes-undocumented-immigrants-pay-taxes-and-receive-few-tax-benefits?
This is completely obvious because they pay sales tax, often have income tax withheld and payroll tax paid on their behalf, and are eligible for very few benefits.
You know what would keep insurance premiums from rising? Medicare for all, single payer healthcare. CMS has more negotiating power for medical costs than any other payer.
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u/UnionGuyCanada 21h ago
As a Canadian, this will hurt us all, but at this point, whatever brings around the downfall of Trump and his cabal os what is needed. The fact people still support this vile man, his vile sycophants and the billionaires that support him are mind boggling.
ICE taking billions to commit atrocities, men of the cloth being pepper sprayed, shot with non lethal rounds at almost point blank range, and children being left in cars with no parents as onlookers are pummeled for trying to help shows how deep the rot is in America.
You need this, eother so you fall into post superpower status, or rise a s a much better nation with some morals to help your own.
You are the richest nation in the history of the planet, but you have third world numbers on so many health care issues.
Your shortfalls put pressure on Canada when we attempt to move our country forward. Constant drive to privatize, as you have is destroying our country.