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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

The way to do that is single payer/universal. Because what we have now is basically a bunch of middlemen and insurance companies taking the fat, rather than taking the fat out.

No, healthcare spending increases as national income increases. All single payer does is shift how the care is rationed.

Yes, there are middlemen taking a fat chunk because the free market is not allowed to operate. You want them gone? Make all insurance catastrophic and watch medicine reform overnight, especially if you repeal EMTALA so deadbeats can't get free healthcare at the ER.

Sure, repeal EMTALA. I hope you bleed out in triage because you left your wallet on the kitchen counter and no one can prove you deserve medical care.

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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

The way to do that is single payer/universal. Because what we have now is basically a bunch of middlemen and insurance companies taking the fat, rather than taking the fat out.

No, healthcare spending increases as national income increases. All single payer does is shift how the care is rationed.

Yes, there are middlemen taking a fat chunk because the free market is not allowed to operate. You want them gone? Make all insurance catastrophic and watch medicine reform overnight, especially if you repeal EMTALA so deadbeats can't get free healthcare at the ER.

So if you have a stroke while going for a walk and don't have your ID/insurance card on you, you just die cause the hospital cannot take you without evidence of insurance? Jane Doe in an accident and unconscious, can't get healthcare without proof of insurance?

⬆️deadbeats or, you know, your loved ones if their wallet is gone (car accidents, muggings). Or if computers are down or slow and their identity or insurance can’t be verified. EMTALA ensures they will still be stabilized and treatment will be begun.


In other words, let’s not repeal EMTALA. It benefits everyone.

AND, there is tons of fat in healthcare spending. Where I work, we have multiple people just to handle the various insurances we take and pursue prior authorizations. And the insurance companies are making record profits. Maybe that money could be spent on healthcare?

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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

The way to do that is single payer/universal. Because what we have now is basically a bunch of middlemen and insurance companies taking the fat, rather than taking the fat out.

No, healthcare spending increases as national income increases. All single payer does is shift how the care is rationed.

Yes, there are middlemen taking a fat chunk because the free market is not allowed to operate. You want them gone? Make all insurance catastrophic and watch medicine reform overnight, especially if you repeal EMTALA so deadbeats can't get free healthcare at the ER.

I do not want to live in a country without EMTALA.

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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

The way to do that is single payer/universal. Because what we have now is basically a bunch of middlemen and insurance companies taking the fat, rather than taking the fat out.

No, healthcare spending increases as national income increases. All single payer does is shift how the care is rationed.

Yes, there are middlemen taking a fat chunk because the free market is not allowed to operate. You want them gone? Make all insurance catastrophic and watch medicine reform overnight, especially if you repeal EMTALA so deadbeats can't get free healthcare at the ER.

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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

The way to do that is single payer/universal. Because what we have now is basically a bunch of middlemen and insurance companies taking the fat, rather than taking the fat out.

Anonymous wrote:And here is one example of Defense contractors stealing taxpayer dollars with fraud, how much else is our there while Trump wants to throw money at the Pentagon like confetti without being able to account for where it goes?

https://thehill.com/homenews/4942259-raytheon-qatar-corruption-fraud-bribes/

It's a good idea to talk about this fraud, but it's a far better idea to talk about CMS fraud, including for hospice or related fraud for daycare. If you only want to cut DoD spending, it would seem you want more spending for the other frauds you ignore.

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I've never really liked Hassett after reading his work and now every time he opens his mouth, he simply confirms that my initial hunch about him as a fraud is correct.

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The media is absurd. They give Trump a pass on everything.

Big media is owned by billionaires who love trump for their tax cuts and government subsidies.

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The media is absurd. They give Trump a pass on everything.

And here is one example of Defense contractors stealing taxpayer dollars with fraud, how much else is our there while Trump wants to throw money at the Pentagon like confetti without being able to account for where it goes?

https://thehill.com/homenews/4942259-raytheon-qatar-corruption-fraud-bribes/

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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

If there wasn’t so much white collar fraud like Rick Scott, and leadership of insurance and hospital groups reaping 8 figure salaries while front line nurses and aides had to be on SNAP, maybe things would be different.

These numbers are bigger so we should perhaps start here? How is it that the DOD cannot figure out 7 trillion worth of accounting?

"About 58 percent of the material the Pentagon possesses ($36.9 billion worth) are items it does not need.

Over the past three years, the Navy lost track of $3 billion in equipment and other items.

At one distribution center for the Navy, there was a backlog of over 122,000 items that had not been properly processed, leading the Navy to purchase items it didn’t need.

The $600 billion Pentagon inventory of weapons systems and other items failed to include nearly $6 billion in Army communications defense equipment, $7.6 billion in Navy aircraft engines and about $7 billion in Air Force electronic pods that attach to warplanes.

The GAO testimony follows a March report by the office of the Defense Department’s Inspector General that concluded that the Pentagon’s books were in such disarray that they couldn’t be audited. In fact, the Pentagon’s books are in such poor shape that the military’s money managers last year made almost $7 trillion in adjustments to their financial ledgers in an attempt in make them add up. The Inspector General also concluded the Pentagon could not show receipts for $2.3 trillion of those changes and half a trillion dollars of the adjustments were corrections of earlier mistakes."

https://www.taxpayer.net/budget-appropriations-tax/why-cant-the-pentagon-pass-an-audit/

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Anonymous wrote:The economy lost 187,000 jobs in April, Unemployment rate ticks up

Liar.
115,000 jobs added
And last month was revised up from 178,000 to 185,000.

Friday’s jobs report showed that last month’s gains were, once again, driven in part by the health care and social assistance supersector, which added nearly 54,000 roles. Transportation and warehousing also showed some strength, bringing on more than 30,000 jobs, especially among couriers and messengers.

FYI immigrants do a lot of those jobs, and they are low paying.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/april-jobs-report-economy-adds-115000-jobs-far-better-than-expected-182224225.html

Amazing how each and every month, health care somehow adds more jobs and makes up the largest percentage of monthly job growth. Sounds legit...

What is good is that the private sector is adding jobs - not the government as what happened under Biden.

April's ADP report for April 2026 shows 109k in the private sector, of which 61k of that 109k are in healthcare and education. Does that mean that more people are going into teaching? Trades and transportation make up another 25k. So the future in employment is healthcare, education, and the trades.
https://adpemploymentreport.com/

And the healthcare (other than the wealthy doctors) and education industries lean liberal.

Of course! They get their money from .gov

Is this a surprise? Their nest is feathered by public funds.

ok, so I guess you don't want public education or nurses?

I want HC to be a reasonable segment of the American economy, not an unreasonable segment where the spending on it obliterates every other industry.

That is how I feel about defence spending considering the DOD/DOW has never passed a financial audit and cannot account for where taxpayer money is used (and no it is not because of "classified info" - on audits it is because their systems are archaic and wasteful and incompetent)