CURRENT EVENTS — NOVEMBER

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GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now.​

Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats’ plan to extend ACA subsidies.

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I almost want the extended subsidies to fail. We will never solve the issue by bandaiding it with subsidies. Also, the subsidies are only helping the insurance companies.

People need to fully understand the cost and the problem before they will be willing to accept a solution.
 
nycfan said:

GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now.​

Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats’ plan to extend ACA subsidies.

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In summary, it's the same old tried-and-true Republican tactic...take a government program that is functioning well enough but isn't perfect but change it in some way that will harm it so that they can then argue against it after it fails because of the changes they force upon it.
 
UNCatTech said:
I almost want the extended subsidies to fail. We will never solve the issue by bandaiding it with subsidies. Also, the subsidies are only helping the insurance companies.

People need to fully understand the cost and the problem before they will be willing to accept a solution.
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Subsidies don't "only help the insurance companies", they also help millions have insurance that is reasonably affordable for them.

I agree that we need a better solution than what we have now, but I can never agree to harming millions of people and hoping their pain will force us to create something better.
 
Interesting to see Trump turning on more and more Pubs. I’m not sure this will last, but maybe it’s a sign that elected Pubs are starting to treat him as the weak, harmful lame duck he is. In addition to the MTG and Boebert wars, Don Bacon ripped Trump pretty hard on Face the Nation this morning. Would be amazing if this is the tide turning.
 
UNCatTech said:
I almost want the extended subsidies to fail. We will never solve the issue by bandaiding it with subsidies. Also, the subsidies are only helping the insurance companies.

People need to fully understand the cost and the problem before they will be willing to accept a solution.
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So sad but so true... don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you got till its gone...

 
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lawtig02 said:
Interesting to see Trump turning on more and more Pubs. I’m not sure this will last, but maybe it’s a sign that elected Pubs are starting to treat him as the weak, harmful lame duck he is. In addition to the MTG and Boebert wars, Don Bacon ripped Trump pretty hard on Face the Nation this morning. Would be amazing if this is the tide turning.
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They may very well see that you can ride his coattails when he’s on the ballot (which is one of the saddest fucking things in the world), but when he’s not on the ballot, he’s a liability.
 


“… China, the main source of the element used in speciality alloys found in engines as well as coatings to shield against high temperatures, restricted exports along with six other rare earths in April in retaliation for U.S. tariffs.

While a high-stakes meeting last month between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had raised industry hopes for a more reliable flow of critical materials, the dispute has not been fully resolved.

So while China has since paused some of its rare earth restrictions, its April controls remain in place, raising questions about access for U.S. industry in the absence of a comprehensive deal between Washington and Beijing.

… European prices for yttrium oxide, used to make heat-shield coatings, are up 4,400% since January at $270 a kilogram, Argus data showed. Chinese prices, around $7 per kilogram, are 16% higher over the period but falling, according to the data….”
 
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“… China, the main source of the element used in speciality alloys found in engines as well as coatings to shield against high temperatures, restricted exports along with six other rare earths in April in retaliation for U.S. tariffs.

While a high-stakes meeting last month between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had raised industry hopes for a more reliable flow of critical materials, the dispute has not been fully resolved.

So while China has since paused some of its rare earth restrictions, its April controls remain in place, raising questions about access for U.S. industry in the absence of a comprehensive deal between Washington and Beijing.

… European prices for yttrium oxide, used to make heat-shield coatings, are up 4,400% since January at $270 a kilogram, Argus data showed. Chinese prices, around $7 per kilogram, are 16% higher over the period but falling, according to the data….”
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“…Shortages are also a major concern for the semiconductor industry, where yttrium is used as a protective coating and insulator, two industry sources said. One described it as a "9 out of 10" in severity.

Richard Thurston, CEO of Great Lakes Semiconductor, said yttrium shortages would lengthen production times, raise costs and make equipment less efficient, though immediate shutdowns were unlikely. Problems are likely to be worse for the larger producers, he added.
"Shortages will increasingly become a real chokepoint," he said.

In addition to aircraft engines and semiconductors, yttrium coatings are used in gas plants to protect turbine blades from high temperatures.…”
 
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