FAFO

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[StrangePackage]

Idiot or sociopath. Either way pure maga

 

[mpaer]

New pardon coming?

 

[Mulberry Heel]

Idiot or sociopath. Either way pure maga

But I have been told that we should not call these people stupid or gullible rubes or members of a cult, but we should be nicer and more sympathetic to them and make a better effort to understand them. OK.

 

[Bobfripp]

Ed, my man, it's all good. Murder is okay as long you do for the Dear Leader. All is forgiven.

The mind of MAGA ...

 

[CharmCityTiger]

 

[Zoo_View]

I wonder how many doctors, nurses, and other well-paid healthcare workers in rural areas are now or soon will be looking for jobs in urban, suburban, and/or exurban locations?

I’m guessing that before some rural hospitals close, they’ll be gutted by staff leaving.

 

[Centerpiece]

If you haven’t already, watch the Ken Burns documentary PROHIBITION on PBS. From 2011. It’s a case study on FAFO.
1) A Nation of Drunkards
2) A Nation of Scofflaws
3) A Nation if Hypocrites

Trump and Maga fall into every category.
Trump himself is drunk on his on jizz. Certainly a scofflaw in multiple ways. And most definitely a hypocrite.

If you haven’t seen the Burn’s mini series, I commend that to you.

 

[altmin]

well, that was fast

 

[altmin]

Tesla Stans Can't Believe They're About to Lose a Boatload of Money on Elon's Robotaxi Launch

A Polymarket betting market got a little complicated by the disappointing launch.

gizmodo.com

 

[ZenMode]

GOP boosts rural hospital fund​

The updated bill also addresses local provider taxes.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday boosted the amount of money for a rural hospital fund to $50 billion over five years in their updated draft of their megabill.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/01/congress/gop-boosts-rural-hospital-fund-00435147

 

[ole howard1]

GOP boosts rural hospital fund​

The updated bill also addresses local provider taxes.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday boosted the amount of money for a rural hospital fund to $50 billion over five years in their updated draft of their megabill.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/01/congress/gop-boosts-rural-hospital-fund-00435147

So $50B over 5 years. If evenly divided among 50 states….ok. That’d be $200 million a year for those 5 years. Do you think that will get states and their poorest communities over the hump? By any stretch of the imagination?

 

[Ramrouser]

well, that was fast

Especially since the “cuts” don’t go into effect until 2027.

 

[UNCatTech]

Especially since the “cuts” don’t go into effect until 2027.

The title notes "Expected" cuts. Maybe they were already on a very tight budget and knew that any cuts would devastate them.

 

[StrangePackage]

Especially since the “cuts” don’t go into effect until 2027.

So scare quotes are quotation marks that writers place around a word or phrase to signal that they are using it in an ironic, referential, or otherwise non-standard sense.

Are you saying this bill doesn't cut Medicare and Medicaid?

 

[wmheel1287]

GOP boosts rural hospital fund​

The updated bill also addresses local provider taxes.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday boosted the amount of money for a rural hospital fund to $50 billion over five years in their updated draft of their megabill.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/01/congress/gop-boosts-rural-hospital-fund-00435147

You still haven't figured out that putting a 20 in someone's pocket while removing a Benjamin is a bad trade, huh?

 

[wmheel1287]

Especially since the “cuts” don’t go into effect until 2027.

Do you make recommendations to your clients only based on today's instant realities or do you look at future likelihood as well? Just curious.

 

[Ramrouser]

Ntly So scare quotes are quotation marks that writers place around a word or phrase to signal that they are using it in an ironic, referential, or otherwise non-standard sense.

Are you saying this bill doesn't cut Medicare and Medicaid?

Only for able bodied childless adults who are unwilling to work 20 hours a week. Currently 14 million. Get off the couch and you’ll be covered.

 

[farce©]

Only for able bodied childless adults who are unwilling to work 20 hours a week. Currently 14 million. Get off the couch and you’ll be covered.

If those 14 million “get off the couch” there will be no savings. How many of the 14 million have small children at home, or are disabled?

I thought we put the welfare queen notion to rest decades ago, but it appears Republicans love them a nostalgia tour.

 

[Ramrouser]

If those 14 million “get off the couch” there will be no savings. How many of the 14 million have small children at home, or are disabled?

Why shouldn’t an ABLE BODIED CHILDLESS adult work 20 hours a week in order to be covered by Medicaid? It’s good for society and good for the individual - watching reality tv and smoking pot all day is no way to go through life.