US Protests

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They just seem like that because the system of government we have is so restrictive. So someone like Bill Clinton or Barack Obama can have a ton of liberal ideas, but they have to be tempered to get through the House and the Senate. Do you get stuff like Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Affordable Care Act.

Many Democrats that live in so-called "swing states" have to be careful what they agree to because there's a Republican at home who will jump all over them and twist everything out of all proportion if they agree to anything that can be called "socialism". Joe Biden holds all the aces right now, but he's a moderate. We'll see what people like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocascio Cortez can get done. We need taxpayer-funded healthcare here. Badly. More people go bankrupt do to unpaid medical bills than anything else. We'll see.

Interesting , cheers

Are you going to get tax payer funded healthcare though ?

Isn't that totally against the American way , if there is such a thing ?

Obama came over a decent genuine man but his balls were in a republican vice

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Interesting , cheers

Are you going to get tax payer funded healthcare though ?

Isn't that totally against the American way , if there is such a thing ?

Obama came over a decent genuine man but his balls were in a republican vice

He was blackballed.

[The Bloop]

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And in a final show of disrespect to the office of President, Trump says he wont be attending Biden's inauguration.

[jon1959]

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Trump is now returning to type with his latest tweets, after that strange, back-covering, autocue statement he gave yesterday.

He loves his 'patriots' again - maybe even his stormtroopers who only yesterday were going to 'pay' for following his lead!

I wonder if this is the point where the Republican Party splits - into conservatives and Trumpists (although some of the hardcore won't forgive him for denouncing them - however insincere he was).

Six weeks ago I thought it was the Democrats who would struggle to hold their two wings together, and the Repubicans who were united in Trump-love. Not sure now.

[NYCBlue]

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Interesting , cheers

Are you going to get tax payer funded healthcare though ?

Isn't that totally against the American way , if there is such a thing ?

Obama came over a decent genuine man but his balls were in a republican vice

Who knows? They don't do a very good job of selling it to be honest. It's basically not-for-profit health insurance. Most people get their insurance through their employer. Some get it paid 100%, some make contributions. The contributions are deducted from their pay like a tax. It's generally considered to be worth about $8000 a year. However, if you want to add family members you pay about $10,000.

Then when you use your health insurance there are "co-pays" and "deductibles". A visit to the doctor will cost you about $30. A procedure like an MRI or surgery can have a deductible of anything from $500 to $5000 before your insurance kicks in. Then there is the cost of drugs. Some people can spend $1000s a month on their medication. And of course, the insurance companies skim their profits off the top. $35B last year. That's over $1000 for every person in the US. It's a huge scam.

[ToTaL ITK]

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Words can't be patented....

ok smdickall copyright pending

[ToTaL ITK]

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And in a final show of disrespect to the office of President, Trump says he wont be attending Biden's inauguration.

Good.

[Gofer Blue]

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And in a final show of disrespect to the office of President, Trump says he wont be attending Biden's inauguration.

Not a bad thing actually as otherwise his "followers" would likely turn up to disrupt the event. I'm hoping the whole inauguration thing will be done behind closed doors and just beamed live on TV.

[MacAdder]

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And in a final show of disrespect to the office of President, Trump says he wont be attending Biden's inauguration.

Not a great surprise really, considering the man's rhetoric over the last couple of months, particulary these past few days.
Him not showing up is small potatoes

Shame really. Can you imagine the ratings if he was there?
Bigger than the who shot JR episode.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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ok smdickall copyright pending

The concept of pending doesn't apply to Copyright

[Gofer Blue]

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Are you sure you've got your maths right?

It's a fair cop guv'nor! ! It was getting a bit late, that's my excuse anyway.

[the other bob wilson]

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Trump is now returning to type with his latest tweets, after that strange, back-covering, autocue statement he gave yesterday.

He loves his 'patriots' again - maybe even his stormtroopers who only yesterday were going to 'pay' for following his lead!

I wonder if this is the point where the Republican Party splits - into conservatives and Trumpists (although some of the hardcore won't forgive him for denouncing them - however insincere he was).

Six weeks ago I thought it was the Democrats who would struggle to hold their two wings together, and the Repubicans who were united in Trump-love. Not sure now.

Looks like today’s Tweets may have been deleted.

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Who knows? They don't do a very good job of selling it to be honest. It's basically not-for-profit health insurance. Most people get their insurance through their employer. Some get it paid 100%, some make contributions. The contributions are deducted from their pay like a tax. It's generally considered to be worth about $8000 a year. However, if you want to add family members you pay about $10,000.

Then when you use your health insurance there are "co-pays" and "deductibles". A visit to the doctor will cost you about $30. A procedure like an MRI or surgery can have a deductible of anything from $500 to $5000 before your insurance kicks in. Then there is the cost of drugs. Some people can spend $1000s a month on their medication. And of course, the insurance companies skim their profits off the top. $35B last year. That's over $1000 for every person in the US. It's a huge scam.

cripes what a shit show

[Wash DC Blue]

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Who knows? They don't do a very good job of selling it to be honest. It's basically not-for-profit health insurance. Most people get their insurance through their employer. Some get it paid 100%, some make contributions. The contributions are deducted from their pay like a tax. It's generally considered to be worth about $8000 a year. However, if you want to add family members you pay about $10,000.

Then when you use your health insurance there are "co-pays" and "deductibles". A visit to the doctor will cost you about $30. A procedure like an MRI or surgery can have a deductible of anything from $500 to $5000 before your insurance kicks in. Then there is the cost of drugs. Some people can spend $1000s a month on their medication. And of course, the insurance companies skim their profits off the top. $35B last year. That's over $1000 for every person in the US. It's a huge scam.

It really is a disgrace.
You pay a fortune, then the co-pay.
We had to pay $500 for my Mrs to have an MRI scan last month despite paying for full insurance.

Health Insurance the Pharma industry and the actual hospital companies are immoral.
As are US Universities.

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It really is a disgrace.
You pay a fortune, then the co-pay.
We had to pay $500 for my Mrs to have an MRI scan last month despite paying for full insurance.

Health Insurance the Pharma industry and the actual hospital companies are immoral.
As are US Universities.

There are plenty of immoral companies and industries over here DC

Its just your country is bigger than ours