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@Frederick:

@aadam101:

Trump has done nothing to help the economy.  The only REAL job announcements that have been made are from Walmart and Amazon (warehouses).  These are very expensive jobs for taxpayers.  Walmart employees alone use $6 billion in public assistance every year.  Bezos and the Waltons are just a bunch of welfare queens.

I tend to not be as tough on Bezos because Amazon also has a lot of good paying jobs in other areas of the company.

Trump has made a lot of fake job announcements. He announced that he saved Carrier and then they layed off 600  workers.  Then he announced he saved Boeing and they layed off 200 workers.  Then Microsoft layed off 2000 workers.  Then Macys…..and JCPenney.....and Kmart.......and Sears.......and many other retailers.

FoxConn is just a big lie.  They have made these announcements before.  Here is one from 2013.  It never happened.  It was never built.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/22/technology/foxconn-plant/index.html

The economy is booming since the election, but you never hear the media talking about it.   And.. one of my predictions has already come true…   Reince Prieubus is GONE.   Look for Sessions to go next.

Let's see about your other predictions..

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@aadam101:

I don't know if it will get you out of the military.  I suppose it may depend on how bad you want out.  I had a friend who was going to join the air force about 15 years ago.  He was 18 and was lost.  He changed his mind after he was well into the enlistment process and went to his recruiter and told him he was gay.  The recruiter didn't care.  He was still going to let him join.

Transphobia is probably a little more prevalent that homophobia though.

This isn't a real policy anyway and Trump knows it.  He is embarrassed because he is failing on healthcare and he needed a distraction.  Usually he pounds on immigrants because they are easy targets and he is a cowardly man.  Today he chose to pick on an even smaller and weaker group.  This policy will never hold up in court.  He even waited until Rex Tillerson went on vacation so he doesn't have to face him.

Trump's plan..

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It doesn't.  In one version of the bill (I don't know which one. There are so many I can't keep them straight) you had to pay a HUGE surcharge on your premium if you allowed your insurance to lapse.  Basically the government would tell you that you don't have to buy insurance but then if you got sick they would charge you a LOT moe money.  On what planet does that make sense?  A lot of sick people can't work or can't work as much.

Anyway, it doesn't matter.  Once again Trump has FAILED.  He is a huge loser.  He loses more than anybody!

I've said this many times. Republicans love ObamaCare.  It was always their plan.  Obama stole it and they are mad at him for it.  ObamaCare takes all of the best market based conservative ideas and rolls them into a health law.  Any other plan that covers all Americans has to be more left leaning.  ObamaCare is as far right as you can go.

Republicans have three options.

1. Take coverage away from people and kill Americans
2. Leave ObamaCare as it is
3. Repeal and replace it with something more left leaning.

Their best option is #2.

There is no doubt in my mind that If John McCain won in 2008 we would be in this exact same position today with the exact same healthcare plan.  The only difference would be that Democrats would be crying for repeal and replacing it with single payer.

@Frederick:

@spam17:

I never expected such high costs for administrative costs by a country like the US..

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Especially now that just about everything is automated, paperless, and computerized.

That's what you think!  Healthcare providers are still using FAX machines!

@Frederick:

@raphjd:

The flip flopping of the left.   :crazy2:  :crazy2:  :crazy2:   :crazy2:

The left are famous for flip flopping.. including when it comes to political labels.  They like to pretend that anything bad democrats did were when republicans were calling themselves democrats.   Uh huh.

The founder of the Democrats - Andrew Jackson - was a nasty racist bastard, as was LBJ and Robert Byrd.   Hillary idolized them all.  In fact, up until the 2016 election.. Hillary consistently opposed gay marriage!   That bitch!

Hillary.. totally different from Bill!

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I guess that all US presidents have to follow a certain guidance by US agencies..

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I don't think you understand how the free press works.

Governor LePage admitted a couple weeks ago that he leaks information to the press that isn't true just to mess with them.  Do you really think Trump doesn't do this?  He has been doing that for DECADES.  He used to call Page Six and pretend to be other people!

@raphjd:

Trump can't win for losing.

If he investigates Hillary, liberals will cry foul.

If he doesn't investigate Hillary, liberals will cry foul.

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@Frederick:

@spam17:

Insurance is a must!

You never know what is planned for yourself!

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Insurance is not a must.   I've never needed health insurance, and up until 2 years ago, my father did not either. 
Besides.. just because you have insurance doesn't mean you are insured…    you are only insured for what is covered BEYOND your deductible.  My dad's wife's mother had hurricane hit her house.  There was a LOT of damage.  She had homeowner's insurance.. but her deductible was MORE than the damage, so she got NOTHING!  Try to find an insurance plan that covers vision, hearing, or dental.   GOOD LUCK!

@aadam101:

I'd be more interested in seeing the laptops of the Trump children.  Jr already lied to the FBI and I'm sure he is preparing his lies for next weeks Congress testimony.

Lies about what?

If you are talking about some nonsensical worthless meeting.. go plant your turnip in a minefield.

How about that 30 minute private meeting that Bill Clinton had with Attorney General Loretta Lynch?   Why don't you bitch about that for a change?

"It's not an investigation.. it's a matter".. pfffftt!!!

Because unlike you, I try to avoid spam while you try to create as much as possible.

:police:  Because these 2 stories are so unrelated, they should be separate threads.  :police:

@flozen:

When you look at Trump's agenda… including his crazed efforts to leave 32 million (more) uninsured...

...accomplishing next-to-nothing IS the best accomplishment one might hope for!

Video:  "Trump Very Disappointed with Health Bill's Failure"

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/19/news/economy/senate-repeal-bill-cbo/index.html

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**Welcome to the Putin-Trump era!

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@Frederick:

@aadam101:

Exactly. We need all three. We do need single payer. I'm glad we agree on something.

I hope you realize that a significant number of people will oppose any changes - even if they benefit them - just out of fear. 
That Obamacare is a failure.  I'm afraid that it must be either repealed before it collapses completely, or - as it looks like what will actually happen - is that it will collapse completely.  In cold political terms.. I think the number of people who would be thrilled to not be required to purchase health care plans that they don't want  outnumber the people who would be pissed off about it.

One more thing to consider.. the VA system of healthcare is a disaster.   That being the case, why should we expect that the federal government can manage healthcare for the entire population?  The federal government.. and really all levels of government.. are terrible at managing anything.  This country was built upon the premise of free-markets and competition.   When you impose subsidies, grants, insurance, etc.   The whole system fails.

Are you implying no funding for Veterans? Wow you ultra conservatives really want to save every penny.

@Frederick:

@aadam101:

@Frederick:

Once again, Facebook has permanently DISABLED the account I was using.  \

So you have multiple Facebook accounts?  Interesting…....

I have to bozo… when they disable one, I have to create another.  Sometimes I have been able to get facebook accounts back, but not lately.  Some accounts are those of other people, who are admins of my secret group.

By the way.. you were supposed to be BOYCOTTING my posts.  Why don't you do what you said you were going to do?

You don't expect Trump to do what he was he is going to do. Why do you expect me to?

Frederick HATES Trump.  He disrespects him constantly and suggest that he is a huge liar.

He is too ashamed to say it because he helped to put him in office.

Since he can't bring himself to support Trump he tries to fix his unresolved mommy issues by bashing an old woman who takes walks in the woods.  This is what happens when you don't love your child enough.