I have been watching this bill “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” slither through the House and move to the Senate. What is occurring here is, Trump trying to kill all opposition to be in control. Or another power play with Republicans backing him up. too afraid of Trump, they are looking the other way as […]

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A bit of an explanation for this Health Affairs article. Today when you are eligible for Medicare Coverage, you are placed in Traditional Medicare. What would or could happen if every new enrollee were to be placed in Medicare Advantage instead of Traditional Medicare Coverage? The discussion centers on a two-year period in the beginning […]

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I am not so positive as Robert. I believe we have a long way to go and endure with this president. In the short term, we can work for a change in the House. Perhaps with a turnout of voters we can once again drive policy for people. Robert Reich makes some good points, read […]

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Part I of II Was wealth that brought us this far.  The wealthy say that it was them, but it wasn’t.  It was wealth.  Those first surpluses after the climate stabilized were the genesis of civilization, of the modern world.  Gave mankind more time to think, to make better tools.  Gave us democracy and the […]

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Pretty much in the past, potential students from foreign countries were allowed admission to US universities as long as they qualified and could get a student visa, such as the F-1 visa. Potential students must first be admitted to an accredited US educational institution and obtain an I-20 form (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student […]

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This is one of those issues where one side supports an ideal even if there is harm to the other side. My choice would be to warn those who may confess to something they did. The other side of this? If unknown and happening, who is to blame if nothing s done? ~~~~~~~ Priests to […]

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 – by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. As I wrote about here this week, the supply chain effects of the tariffs have finally bled through to rail shipments, and probably trucking as well. Meanwhile, despite all the uncretainty, as we saw yesterday with the personal income and spending report, consumers […]

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What occurred over the last few days in our household was a review of our Medicare Supplemental healthcare insurance (backs up Medicare). We have Plan N which is a good plan. We pay the Part B deductible (if needed) of Medicare which is $257 this year. The rest of Part A and B costs are […]

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At least people talking around the internet do not have to guess what their senator thinks about Medicaid healthcare. One was bold enough and not afraid of elections to say it out in the open. ” for Heaven Sakes” is the right answer. Giving up your healthcare and joining them in not accepting government sponsored […]

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Since Musk is a big ketamine user and Trump is allegedly hopped up on Adderall, it’s no wonder they want the evidence of harm from drug abuse buried: “A federal study on mental health problems and substance use across the country that has been running for decades and is used by a wide range of […]

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