New when will furloughed feds go back to work guesses

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Anonymous wrote:Federal employees will return to work when Democrats regain their common sense. Unfortunately, that could take weeks.

You spelled Republicans wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

[Anonymous]

I am trying not to be so negative but it could be 2026 at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am trying not to be so negative but it could be 2026 at this point.

What are fed workers supposed to do to pay the bills? This is insane!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

Not going to lie- my parents also retired early and got theirs subsidized on the marketplace. Cobra was $2800 a month but they paid $700 instead. They are heavy users of insurance with many health issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am trying not to be so negative but it could be 2026 at this point.

What are fed workers supposed to do to pay the bills? This is insane!

It won’t happen. Flights will grind to a halt and the party that thinks they have all the cards will have to come to the table and negotiate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

How many users of ACA subsidies are rich retirees versus people that work but don’t have coverage? Anyway the Democrats are asking for 1 more year, and in that time they should straighten this out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

The republicans think it costs too much and that insurance companies are taking advantage .

That’s true, right.

It is true, but Republicans aren’t offering any other solutions either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

You should check out the latest Senate hearing on the ACA, subsidies, and enhanced subsidies. They heard testimony from a married mother of two who was concerned that the $460 she paid a month for 4 family members was going to lose the enhanced subsidy which would increase her monthly costs for 4 to $700. In addition to that enhanced subsidy of $240 a month, she also receives $800 a month in regular subsidies. She and her husband work at a small gym as personal trainers and she is worried that to cover this additional $240 a month, her husband will need to find a job with benefits and she will need to cut back on her children's sport and social activities. She considers herself middle class.

I'm all for the ACA and subsidies, but these folks come across like leeches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

You should check out the latest Senate hearing on the ACA, subsidies, and enhanced subsidies. They heard testimony from a married mother of two who was concerned that the $460 she paid a month for 4 family members was going to lose the enhanced subsidy which would increase her monthly costs for 4 to $700. In addition to that enhanced subsidy of $240 a month, she also receives $800 a month in regular subsidies. She and her husband work at a small gym as personal trainers and she is worried that to cover this additional $240 a month, her husband will need to find a job with benefits and she will need to cut back on her children's sport and social activities. She considers herself middle class.

I'm all for the ACA and subsidies, but these folks come across like leeches.

This?https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/u-s-sen-blumenthal-wisconsin-mom-testifies-at-senate-hearing-on-affordable-care-act-shuts-down-ron-johnson-for-attacking-aca-coverage-of-pre-existing-conditions/

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https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/u-s-sen-blumenthal-wisconsin-mom-testifies-at-senate-hearing-on-affordable-care-act-shuts-down-ron-johnson-for-attacking-aca-coverage-of-pre-existing-conditions/


Trying this link again….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

You should check out the latest Senate hearing on the ACA, subsidies, and enhanced subsidies. They heard testimony from a married mother of two who was concerned that the $460 she paid a month for 4 family members was going to lose the enhanced subsidy which would increase her monthly costs for 4 to $700. In addition to that enhanced subsidy of $240 a month, she also receives $800 a month in regular subsidies. She and her husband work at a small gym as personal trainers and she is worried that to cover this additional $240 a month, her husband will need to find a job with benefits and she will need to cut back on her children's sport and social activities. She considers herself middle class.

I'm all for the ACA and subsidies, but these folks come across like leeches.

Except for the fact that every other advanced country similar to the US has universal healthcare pa id for by income taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

You should check out the latest Senate hearing on the ACA, subsidies, and enhanced subsidies. They heard testimony from a married mother of two who was concerned that the $460 she paid a month for 4 family members was going to lose the enhanced subsidy which would increase her monthly costs for 4 to $700. In addition to that enhanced subsidy of $240 a month, she also receives $800 a month in regular subsidies. She and her husband work at a small gym as personal trainers and she is worried that to cover this additional $240 a month, her husband will need to find a job with benefits and she will need to cut back on her children's sport and social activities. She considers herself middle class.

I'm all for the ACA and subsidies, but these folks come across like leeches.

How is someone paying almost $500 a month for insurance a leech?? It's the insurance companies who are the leeches!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Senate will vote later today? If they agree to extend the ACA for one year, the government will be reopened likely on Wednesday?

They aren't going to accept the proposal.

Why not? What exactly is the problem with funding health care?

WSJ podcast “The Journal” featured one of these people who was getting their healthcare subsidized. It was a 64 yr old guy in California who retired early from a career as a consultant. We used to be paying $31k of his health insurance as taxpayers while he paid $7k. When he saw he has to pay for himself, he decided he will just travel internationally on travel insurance until he turns 65.

So yeah. I don’t want to subsidize rich early retirees. And Obamacare didn’t cover them either. This was a SHORT TERM Covid thing.

You should check out the latest Senate hearing on the ACA, subsidies, and enhanced subsidies. They heard testimony from a married mother of two who was concerned that the $460 she paid a month for 4 family members was going to lose the enhanced subsidy which would increase her monthly costs for 4 to $700. In addition to that enhanced subsidy of $240 a month, she also receives $800 a month in regular subsidies. She and her husband work at a small gym as personal trainers and she is worried that to cover this additional $240 a month, her husband will need to find a job with benefits and she will need to cut back on her children's sport and social activities. She considers herself middle class.

I'm all for the ACA and subsidies, but these folks come across like leeches.

Except for the fact that every other advanced country similar to the US has universal healthcare pa id for by income taxes.

+1. Healthcare should be free for everyone. What is the point of society??

[Anonymous]

So things haven't moved forward since Tuesday's elections?