Another Government Shutdown Thread

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The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act was never actually affordable. President Barack Obama’s signature achievement allowed people to buy insurance on marketplaces with subsidies based on their income. The architects of the program assumed that risk pools would be bigger than they turned out to be. As a result, policies cost more than expected.

To salvage the program, Democrats expanded subsidies to entice more people to buy plans. Many poor families wound up getting insurance for free, and the rolls grew: 24 million people now have coverage through the ACA exchanges. People earning more than 400 percent of the poverty line — about $129,000 for a family of four — would see their subsidies go away.
Democrats picked this fight because they see health care as a winning issue. A Post poll, conducted on the first day of the shutdown, found that 71 percent of Americans say federal insurance subsidies should be extended while 29 percent say they should end as scheduled. Just as significantly, the question divides Republicans: 38 percent support extending the subsidies, and 62 percent want them to end.

This is how entitlement programs work. Once you habituate people to some generous government handout, they grow dependent on it. And it becomes politically perilous, if not impossible, to fully claw it back. Conservatives fought so hard to stop Obamacare 15 years ago because they anticipated fights like this one.
 
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rekinhavoc said:

The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act was never actually affordable. President Barack Obama’s signature achievement allowed people to buy insurance on marketplaces with subsidies based on their income. The architects of the program assumed that risk pools would be bigger than they turned out to be. As a result, policies cost more than expected.

To salvage the program, Democrats expanded subsidies to entice more people to buy plans. Many poor families wound up getting insurance for free, and the rolls grew: 24 million people now have coverage through the ACA exchanges. People earning more than 400 percent of the poverty line — about $129,000 for a family of four — would see their subsidies go away.
Democrats picked this fight because they see health care as a winning issue. A Post poll, conducted on the first day of the shutdown, found that 71 percent of Americans say federal insurance subsidies should be extended while 29 percent say they should end as scheduled. Just as significantly, the question divides Republicans: 38 percent support extending the subsidies, and 62 percent want them to end.

This is how entitlement programs work. Once you habituate people to some generous government handout, they grow dependent on it. And it becomes politically perilous, if not impossible, to fully claw it back. Conservatives fought so hard to stop Obamacare 15 years ago because they anticipated fights like this one.
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I distinctly remember healthcare being unaffordable before the ACA as well.
 
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Orangeburst said:
well apparently he can fire people when there is no budget.

regardless, privitize the ATC and they can stop living off the gov teet.
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They would still live off the government teet, just like every other federal service thats been privatized. They'll also be able to strike. That would be swell right? Few things are done well by the gubmint, air traffic control is one of them.. And doing war. We're good at that.
 
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whodeycin85 said:
Where do you stand on the FLA DOT removing that rainbow crosswalk in Miami??
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Good. I've always felt it was illegal to have rainbow cross walks. They aren't approved pavement markings by the DOT. Needs to happen everywhere.

Just because I think Trump is a mouth breathing dotard doesn't mean I'm part of the "elite radical liberal left" or whatever the nonsensical buzzword of the day is from FoxNews.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Good. I've always felt it was illegal to have rainbow cross walks. They aren't approved pavement markings by the DOT. Needs to happen everywhere.

Just because I think Trump is a mouth breathing dotard doesn't mean I'm part of the "elite radical liberal left" or whatever the nonsensical buzzword of the day is from FoxNews.
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Largely agree but I do think removing the one on the side street next to Pulse in Orlando was tacky as hell on DeSantis' part....
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Good. I've always felt it was illegal to have rainbow cross walks. They aren't approved pavement markings by the DOT. Needs to happen everywhere.

Just because I think Trump is a mouth breathing dotard doesn't mean I'm part of the "elite radical liberal left" or whatever the nonsensical buzzword of the day is from FoxNews.
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Didn't think that... Lol. Looking at more since you were inside the DOT, more curious about pushback etc you may have experienced.
 
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whodeycin85 said:
Didn't think that... Lol. Looking at more since you were inside the DOT, more curious about pushback etc you may have experienced.
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I'm FAA. When new administrations lay down what they want done, we do it as long as we aren't violating the constitution, federal laws, or some ethical component. Typically its done in a non partisan way, not blaming political partiies. This year its been different. We get emails blaming democrats for all the problems which is super weird.
 
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