The GOP's Billionaire Bill is worse than you think. In addition to blowing up the debt and gutting Medicaid, it represents Trump's murder-suicide of the American economy.
I do not have the mental bandwidth to do this today. I simply can not stop thinking of all the people like my daughter that will lose their insurance coverage. She was mugged by three men who smashed her face into a concrete divider in the parking lot and of course the "cameras weren't working". It caused a brain bleed that partially blinded her, she can not drive nor work at her precious profession. It took 5 years for the system to accept her claim for disability. I hate Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, Donald Trump and MAGAt's in general. But I'm just about done crying about her situation and all the other good people in this country that the MAGAt Republicans care so little about. I've been doing battle since 1965 and I'm almost done fighting a system that cares so little for the people who get up, go to work everyday and get so little back for the contributions they make. Just about done now.
I Love the Fact That Jasmine Crockett is diligently doing her job! She pointed out the US HAS 83 Billionaires and Most are Not paying Taxes and Add to the reason WE HAVE A DEFICIT!!! But they are cutting our benefits to give to the rich! THIS IS THE NEW FIGHT! In Addition to fighting to rid ourselves of the orange felon WE THE PEOPLE MUST Demand BILLIONAIRES PAY THEIR SHARE JUST LIKE US OR THEY SUFFER THE SAME PENALTIES EVERY AMERICAN HAS TO THAT GOES FOR CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES AS WELL! NO MORE PAYMENTS ON THE BACKS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!! We THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED!!!
Yes, absolutely FANTASTIC easy to understand explanations on ec onomics and how it relates to what's happening in Americ a now. And Wahajat was great too....no interruptions like others might. He knows enough to know how much he doesn't know! I'm an English major too....
Thank you for this conversation, Waj! Justin Wolfers is awesome. I’ve followed him on social media, but this up-to-the-minute and in-depth format was fantastic! It really helped my understanding of this death bill and the economic impact of it. Thank you both!
Great conversation that goes way beyond my enjoyment by being fulfilling and logical. WOW. Thank you. You've offered something I can share with friends who barely understand where my attention goes. Your presence, listening, and intelligence all move me forward.
Thanks to both of you. I don't think many realize how many are paid because of Medicaid. It's the respite care provider. It's the 1:1 caregiver. The therapist. I won't even mention the shitty practitioners guilty of fraud because they billed for more time than provided/billed dead people, etc.
you're right...it's the practitioners that are the root cause of the (waste, fraud & abuse)....I love how these right-wing GOP fascists try and label everyday people, who are working hard and just trying to get by, as the abusers of these programs.....when it's the republican elites in congress that are stealing from all the social programs that help people and are subsidizing corp. welfare in the form of mega tax breaks for the ultra rich....who don't pay anywhere near the taxes they should.....my heart goes out to Linda P.
I don't care about Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk except that they need to pay their share of taxes and obey regulations. They benefit from this country as much as we do. Or more so.
When a billionaire like Jeff Bezos can buy out the city of Venice for his private wedding ceremony not one conservative has the right to tell me billionaires need more tax breaks.
a meaningful compass that leads with heart, so that billionaires who lack vision of a society where heath and food are for everyone not just the billionaires are met with a focus many from across the glob, where a united standard of living, not just for Europeans, so that the future of what an imagined scary oligarchs is seen as preventable, once we act on a collaborative vision of minimal care of which food and health as well as education are not temporary but permanent pillars of all communities
Good discussion. Now, since Trump hasn't paid his expenses in campaign cities for either term, doesn't this let the world know that the US is "high risk" and unreliable due to his past behavior?
I do not have the mental bandwidth to do this today. I simply can not stop thinking of all the people like my daughter that will lose their insurance coverage. She was mugged by three men who smashed her face into a concrete divider in the parking lot and of course the "cameras weren't working". It caused a brain bleed that partially blinded her, she can not drive nor work at her precious profession. It took 5 years for the system to accept her claim for disability. I hate Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, Donald Trump and MAGAt's in general. But I'm just about done crying about her situation and all the other good people in this country that the MAGAt Republicans care so little about. I've been doing battle since 1965 and I'm almost done fighting a system that cares so little for the people who get up, go to work everyday and get so little back for the contributions they make. Just about done now.
We the people need a general strike and vow #NOWorkNOSpendUntilMadnessEnds
I’m so sorry!!
That's awful. But please don't give up. This regime will fall at some point.
Fantastic!! Thank you so much and Professor Justin Wolfers was a perfect guest for my art degree brain.
I Love the Fact That Jasmine Crockett is diligently doing her job! She pointed out the US HAS 83 Billionaires and Most are Not paying Taxes and Add to the reason WE HAVE A DEFICIT!!! But they are cutting our benefits to give to the rich! THIS IS THE NEW FIGHT! In Addition to fighting to rid ourselves of the orange felon WE THE PEOPLE MUST Demand BILLIONAIRES PAY THEIR SHARE JUST LIKE US OR THEY SUFFER THE SAME PENALTIES EVERY AMERICAN HAS TO THAT GOES FOR CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES AS WELL! NO MORE PAYMENTS ON THE BACKS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!! We THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED!!!
Yes, absolutely FANTASTIC easy to understand explanations on ec onomics and how it relates to what's happening in Americ a now. And Wahajat was great too....no interruptions like others might. He knows enough to know how much he doesn't know! I'm an English major too....
Thank you for this conversation, Waj! Justin Wolfers is awesome. I’ve followed him on social media, but this up-to-the-minute and in-depth format was fantastic! It really helped my understanding of this death bill and the economic impact of it. Thank you both!
Great conversation that goes way beyond my enjoyment by being fulfilling and logical. WOW. Thank you. You've offered something I can share with friends who barely understand where my attention goes. Your presence, listening, and intelligence all move me forward.
Thank you for making this easy to understand. I loved the statement that a budget is a statement of values. I got a lot out of this.
Waj, you are killing it! Thank you so much
Thanks to both of you. I don't think many realize how many are paid because of Medicaid. It's the respite care provider. It's the 1:1 caregiver. The therapist. I won't even mention the shitty practitioners guilty of fraud because they billed for more time than provided/billed dead people, etc.
you're right...it's the practitioners that are the root cause of the (waste, fraud & abuse)....I love how these right-wing GOP fascists try and label everyday people, who are working hard and just trying to get by, as the abusers of these programs.....when it's the republican elites in congress that are stealing from all the social programs that help people and are subsidizing corp. welfare in the form of mega tax breaks for the ultra rich....who don't pay anywhere near the taxes they should.....my heart goes out to Linda P.
Most elderly people in nursing homes will need Medicaid after the first 100 days because that is all that Medicare will pay.
It's not just nursing homes. It's physical therapy in rehab. Medicaid doesn't pay more than that unless there's a lot of improvement.
I Love this guy Waj! Please invite him back for another dose of reality!
So, so, SO GOOD!! Thank you so much for arranging to speaking to Prof. Wolfers! ❤️❤️❤️
I don't care about Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk except that they need to pay their share of taxes and obey regulations. They benefit from this country as much as we do. Or more so.
When a billionaire like Jeff Bezos can buy out the city of Venice for his private wedding ceremony not one conservative has the right to tell me billionaires need more tax breaks.
a meaningful compass that leads with heart, so that billionaires who lack vision of a society where heath and food are for everyone not just the billionaires are met with a focus many from across the glob, where a united standard of living, not just for Europeans, so that the future of what an imagined scary oligarchs is seen as preventable, once we act on a collaborative vision of minimal care of which food and health as well as education are not temporary but permanent pillars of all communities
Good discussion. Now, since Trump hasn't paid his expenses in campaign cities for either term, doesn't this let the world know that the US is "high risk" and unreliable due to his past behavior?