^^ fyi the marketing boards don't buy or sell stuff, they just promote products. |
Well, we send a huge amount of water to Saudi Arabia in the form of alfalfa from Arizona (farms often Saudi-owned) for their cows. Not as if Arizona doesn't need it, either. |
+1 Harris and Biden have been in office for 3 1/2 years and things have progressively gotten worse for Americans. When polled a majority of Americans feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. What do people think is going to happen with 4 more years of this? |
We're back on inflation given the stock market narrative dried up? |
JD Vance's Senate record: No new laws, but a platform to spread ideas By Harri Leigh Washington, D.C. PUBLISHED 4:00 PM ET Jul. 19, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his 19 months in the Senate, vice presidential candidate JD Vance has not sponsored or co-sponsored any legislation that became law. He used his platform, however, to spread his ideas, which in some cases differ from those of fellow Republicans in the chamber. What You Need To Know JD Vance has not sponsored or co-sponsored any bills that became law Vance has introduced measures countering culture war issues like mask mandates, diversity initiatives and sanctuary cities Vance has gone against most in his party to support some measures, such as to provide more funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program As a freshman senator in the minority party, none of the 57 bills Vance sponsored since entering office last year passed the Senate. Of the 288 he has co-sponsored, 37 passed the chamber. Two resolutions he co-sponsored made it past the House, but were then vetoed by President Joe Biden. Vance has said passing legislation takes time. |
They feel America is headed in the wrong direction because Trump and the MAGAs are trying to recreate something between the 1850's and 1950's. |
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-investment-firm-narya-got-canceled-by-the-state-of-delaware
https://ohiodems.org/j-d-vance-got-caught-lying-about-his-business-record/ https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/jd-vance-venture-capital-career But I'll bet Trump thought he is another great businessman. |
In a move critics say is designed to shield the Biden-Harris administration from election fallout, the administration has leveraged taxpayer funds to mask upcoming increases in Medicare premiums. Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was intended to cap out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, insurers are poised to significantly hike monthly premiums, with average bids for Part D plans expected to triple by 2025. In response to potential voter backlash, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rolled out a three-year "demonstration project" to subsidize these premiums, aiming to keep them artificially low. However, despite the appearance of relief, some critics are saying that taxpayers will fund a dramatic increase in subsidies — from $30 per recipient per month in 2024 to $142.70 in 2025 — raising concerns about the long-term impact on government spending and debt. Former President Trump adviser Joe Grogan has criticized the maneuver, arguing that it merely shifts costs rather than providing real relief. "They've destroyed Part D premiums," Grogan told Fox News Digital in an interview. "I'm not sure it'll survive legal scrutiny if someone were to sue. Objectively, it shouldn't be done. It's just interjecting $5-$10 billion of taxpayer dollars, while the taxpayers are paying the price 85 days before an election. It's sickening." "This is only going to get worse in 2025, 2026," Grogan continued. "The program is in a death spiral. They announced a three-year demo. It's already broken. The demo is going to fail. Premiums are still going to go up." Paragon Health Institute, a health care research group, called the CMS demo plan a "fake, costly demonstration," in a recent analysis. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-harris-administration-using-taxpayer-money-mask-medicare-premium-hikes-before-election-critics |