Recent content by p5mmr9

Believing in Santa is like believing in magic. I'm not sure why this is so hard for people. You aren't lying to them claiming Trump won the 2020 election. You are just giving kids a little magic for the holiday season.

You'll receive roughly $14,500 per year for every $200k invested in Altria - taxed at regular income rates.

Also wrote some incredible screenplays. Empire of the Sun is one of my all time favorite films.

I am not suggesting the system works well or that premiums aren't rising at an incredibly high rate heading into next year. My point is that we've been on an "unsustainable path" for decades and the proverbial "breaking point" has always been right on the horizon. Change will not come because...

I'm not sure we will see changes any time soon. We've been on an unsustainable path for so long it's hard to call it unsustainable. And between GOP demagoguery and the healthcare industry pumping millions into the political system, it seems the most likely outcome is nothing happens.

The ACA isn't "shit" - it is insurance reform which was instrumental in slowing the healthcare cost inflation curve. The sharp inflation we are seeing for 2026 premiums is nearly irrefutable proof the ACA in whole worked. What we have now is not "Obamacare."

MLK was the greatest. What he accomplished with the power of his words and the command of the podium is unmatched in American history. It's hard to judge orators before the advent of broadcasting. Nothing has changed oration more than TV. Strangely, even though we are more connected now than at...

Watched him play at Joel and the DES Center back in the day. He stood out as a giant among giants.

Unless either of you work in military intelligence - I'm not sure either of you know enough to make these broad stroke judgements. I certainly have no idea what Russia's military capabilities are compared with 2022. It's kind of irrelevant, regardless.The only thing I'm certain is that Trump's...

What are you basing this comment on?

The GOP conundrum here is that there really aren't many quality "free market" options for reducing the health care cost curve while maintaining quality and at least keeping access to status quo. The only way to really accomplish anything close to reducing cost while maintaining quality and...

high deductible plans drive up the cost of insurance.

That's amazing.

There are certainly other factors when someone loses half their body weight. It’s an incredible accomplishment and it is beyond “conventional weight loss/gain.” My point is that it probably isn’t a nebulous “metabolism” mechanism and just likely means someone has more happening when decreasing...

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