Opinion War Room Government Shutdown over/under predictions
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Yeah. Troops need to keep working for free
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I think it'll be done before Halloween but after 15th
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I'll defer to Boomhauer.
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@Andy Capp needs to unify the sides and get a war room budget passed
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I want all of my 33k deleted likes to be returned.
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I'm sensing a theme. I'm not that old, gents.
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I don't care and we are talking about something that happened about 12 years ago. How many mods have been around that long?
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At some point Obamacare needs to be fixed.
I remember how it all went down back then when I was still a big Obama supporter. Chief justice Roberts eliminated the fines for not enrolling in an Obamacare policy. That decision was correct.
The real problem hidden within the program was that it set up regions whereby only 1-3 providers could offer policies. It created monopolistic competition. Naturally, the rates skyrocketed.
The best first step IMHO is to remove these restrictions. Make the market the entire country. Allow insurance companies to offer policies nationally. Then instead of 1-3 providers, there would be more than 20. Free market forces would naturally result in lower costs for coverage.
The subsidies end at the end of the year and this is a complicated matter, especially for the dumb asses in Congress. So extend them for an additional 60 days. That gives plenty of time to create something that is good for the people.
At some point Obamacare needs to be fixed.
I remember how it all went down back then when I was still a big Obama supporter. Chief justice Roberts eliminated the fines for not enrolling in an Obamacare policy. That decision was correct.
The real problem hidden within the program was that it set up regions whereby only 1-3 providers could offer policies. It created monopolistic competition. Naturally, the rates skyrocketed.
The best first step IMHO is to remove these restrictions. Make the market the entire country. Allow insurance companies to offer policies nationally. Then instead of 1-3 providers, there would be more than 20. Free market forces would naturally result in lower costs for coverage.
The subsidies end at the end of the year and this is a complicated matter, especially for the dumb asses in Congress. So extend them for an additional 60 days. That gives plenty of time to create something that is good for the people.
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So I ran my idea by an AI agent and it said that rates would drop by 40-60%.
Unfortunately, the insurance companies would rather have free money from the taxpayers instead of free market forces. Since they own many members of Congress, this solution will not be allowed.
No subsidy is needed to fix Obamacare.
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The magic of statistics: The insurance companies know in advance what it will cost them to provide coverage within 1 standard deviation.
Q: why does Medicare exist?
A: the insurance companies do not want to cover the over 62 demographic because this is the most expensive segment of the population. So the government had to do it.
The good thing about this is that there is already a functioning government insurance program.
Idea: make Medicare available to all americans, so people can pay for that coverage. This would create even more competition in the market for insurance resulting in lower rates.
The statistics work in the same way for medicare. This means that the program can be solvent while expanding into the entire insurance industry.
Q: why does Medicare exist?
A: the insurance companies do not want to cover the over 62 demographic because this is the most expensive segment of the population. So the government had to do it.
The good thing about this is that there is already a functioning government insurance program.
Idea: make Medicare available to all americans, so people can pay for that coverage. This would create even more competition in the market for insurance resulting in lower rates.
The statistics work in the same way for medicare. This means that the program can be solvent while expanding into the entire insurance industry.
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It will end with the airing of grievances on Dec. 23.
