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Government Shutdown . . . Maybe

The Trump Threats and Stare Offs Tonight I was looking around to see if there was a list of government departments which will shut down due to a Trump and his supplicants and ass-kissers being to afraid to say “no.” But I am sure Democrats will find some means of getting out of this fix […]

The Big Beautiful Bill will kill American hospitals

It’s bad enough that Republicans believe poor Americans should be allowed to die without health care. But if you ever need a hospital, whether or not you have insurance, this could kill you, too. “That’s because each node of the system is interdependent. If the 190 rural hospitals estimated in a recent Center for American […]

A quick note on the Medicare cuts

Better explanation on the “One Big Beautiful Bill” impacts Medicare by Merrill Goozner at GoozNews. It hits providers and insurers directly, not beneficiaries. People need to be educated about the impact — not the $500 billion number. I’m no defender of the cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on the American people by the House Republicans’ […]

Still on a Medicare Kick and How Republicans Should Cut It’s Cost

Before you go bouncing off the walls and take a fighting stance, read what Andrew Sprung of xposfactoid has to say. Republicans Should Cut Medicare . . . Rather than Medicaid. Oh, but they are the ones making the political contributions. As soon as House Republicans’ budget resolution was published, it was clear that almost […]