The Iranian War, The American Economy, .... The rejection of "Truth",

[JonKoch]

Put the buggers to work and then they will have healthcare insurance instead of Medicaid or Welfare.

Approximately 64% of non-elderly, non-disabled adult Medicaid recipients work, with 44% working full-time and 20% part-time. Most of the remaining adults are not working due to caregiving responsibilities (12%), illness/disability (10%), or school attendance (10%), with only roughly 8% not working or looking for work.

 

[kyzr]

Approximately 64% of non-elderly, non-disabled adult Medicaid recipients work, with 44% working full-time and 20% part-time. Most of the remaining adults are not working due to caregiving responsibilities (12%), illness/disability (10%), or school attendance (10%), with only roughly 8% not working or looking for work.

Medicaid is mostly fraud, as seen in CA and MN. It needs to start over and be run by the states.

Medicaid is mostly fraud.

 

[JonKoch]

Medicaid is mostly fraud, as seen in CA and MN. It needs to start over and be run by the states.

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Medicaid is mostly fraud.

As long as you say it, must be true

 

[TruthSeeker112125]

I Fail to see how Americans, should be Joyful over the ever increasing cost of Gasoline, & Diesel, which in a sense is another "Tax upon the people", that are already suffering from not only "Trump's Tariffs", Inflation, & the ever decreasing value of "The Dollar".​

I'm also DISGUSTED with the Fact that Trump did not Fully Deliver on his promises, during his first term, nor his Second Term, to bring Manufacturing back to America.

Since America is now "Energy Independent", as Trump has repeatedly stated, how in the hell is it possible that the "Strait of Hormuz" having very little oil being moved through it, can have such a Catastrophic Effect upon "John Q. Public"?!?!

"If",.... We are producing all of the Oil that We need now,.......... Then why isn't Our Gasoline Costs under $2.00?!?!?

"If",.... We are producing all of the Oil that We need now,.......... Then how is it that America's Farmers are not able to get Fertilizer, etc., from Manufacturers here in America?!?!?

Trump once stated that "he would run America like he would run a business",...... Now that is a Major Problem, for many of Trump's Businesses were "Ran in to th' ground", of which his Dad. bailed him out!

Trump's Business & Financial Failures, actually led him to having to borrow money from Foreign Banks, & "Jewish Investors"!!!

Do You Truly feel "Patriotic", about the ever increasing costs of Goods & Materials, imported from Overseas. that We are paying Tariffs on, when they should have been Manufactured here in America?!?!?

Do You feel even more "Patriotic" about Sky High Gasoline, & Diesel, that is an After Effect of a War, that was started over a Lie that Iran could attack America with a Nuke at any moment?!?!?

Ya'll,.... A Plague of Lunacy has fallen upon America!



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The Real Threat From The Iran War Hits Farmers, Not Fuel Pumps​

by Tyler Durden
Authored...
Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

"Prices for retail diesel and gas have each risen by over a third ($1.30+ and $1.00 per gallon, respectively) since the launch of Epic Fury. Americans learned in the 1970s that Middle East conflict means energy pain, and that lesson has been reinforced through every subsequent Gulf crisis. This time, however, the more consequential threat to American household budgets is not the fuel pump. It is quietly moving through the global fertilizer supply chain, and it will impact hundreds of millions of Americans who depend on the food that comes out of the ground each fall.

Oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat, Oman, on March 30, 2026. Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
The distinction between fuel and food inflation matters. America’s position in the natural gas market—specifically liquefied natural gas (LNG), the fuel at the center of this conflict—is stronger than it was even a few years ago. The United States is now the world’s largest LNG exporter. Our domestic production runs at over 109 billion cubic feet per day. Our export terminals are running near full capacity. As substantial portions of Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex have been taken offline and the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to tanker traffic, European gas benchmarks have surged more than 60 percent and Asian spot prices have nearly doubled. The American benchmark, Henry Hub, has barely moved. The Energy Information Administration expects it to average around $3.80 per million BTU for 2026—roughly where it was before the war began. The paradox of being the world’s largest LNG producer is that we cannot easily move our gas to the global market when terminals are already at capacity, which means that global gas scarcity does not drain our domestic supply. On natural gas, the moat holds.

The story on fertilizer is different, and it deserves attention."

The Real Threat From The Iran War Hits Farmers, Not Fuel Pumps<!-- --> | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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[TruthSeeker112125]

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In Charts: US Does Not Rely On Strait Of Hormuz Oil While Asia Stands To Lose​

by Tyler Durden
Authored...
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

The Strait of Hormuz has been called the jugular vein of the world’s oil supply, and as Operation Epic Fury continues, Iran continues to have a chokehold on the critical supply route.



About one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas is typically shipped through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

But Iran’s attacks on commercial vessels have brought traffic through the strait to a virtual standstill since the start of the conflict on Feb. 28.

In March, just 220 vessels transited the strait, according to data from maritime analytics platform Marine Traffic. Prior to the war, thousands of ships traversed the waterway each month.

These actions have caused oil and gas prices to surge. Brent, a global benchmark for oil prices, has risen firmly above $100 a barrel overseas. The average gas price in the United States has surged past $4 per gallon.

President Donald Trump has threatened to launch strikes on Iran’s oil wells, power plants, and critical oil infrastructure on Kharg Island unless the strait is reopened. He delayed the strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure until April 6, pending talks with the regime.
Here’s a look at how much oil travels through the Strait of Hormuz and where it goes.

An average of 20 million barrels of oil and refined products flowed through the narrow gateway between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran each day in 2025. That’s roughly 25 percent of the world’s sea-borne oil trade, according to a February analysis from the International Energy Agency."

"North American reliance on Gulf energy remains minimal, however. The United States received 10 percent of its imports from Gulf nations, and Canada received 5 percent."

In Charts: US Does Not Rely On Strait Of Hormuz Oil While Asia Stands To Lose<!-- --> | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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[kyzr]

As long as you say it, must be true

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Medicaid fraud is well documented, and is being prosecuted

New Report Alleges $180 Billion Stolen from California Public Programs

Report alleges $180 billion stolen from California public programs including unemployment and Medicaid fraud.

townhall.com

At least $9B billed across 14 Medicaid services in Minnesota may be fraudulent, top prosecutor says

A top prosecutor suggested on Thursday that the total amount of fraud in Minnesota could be $9 billion or more.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[JonKoch]

Medicaid fraud is well documented, and is being prosecuted

New Report Alleges $180 Billion Stolen from California Public Programs

Report alleges $180 billion stolen from California public programs including unemployment and Medicaid fraud.

townhall.com

At least $9B billed across 14 Medicaid services in Minnesota may be fraudulent, top prosecutor says

A top prosecutor suggested on Thursday that the total amount of fraud in Minnesota could be $9 billion or more.

www.cbsnews.com

Hint ALLEGES AND MAY BE?

alleges
claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.


Maybe (Adverb): Means "perhaps" or "possibly". It usually appears at the beginning or end of a clause.

Example: "Maybe we should leave."

Tip: If you can replace it with "perhaps," use "maybe".





Yep, Biden started prosecuting the fraud in 2022, long before Cheeto decided to make it a political football for his low informed base.



Since Biden went after the fraudsters, (as of a year ago) $30 billion was recovered.


In his second term (2025–present), President Trump has issued dozens of pardons and commutations for federal fraud and white-collar crimes, impacting over $2 billion in court-ordered restitution. Targeting allies, donors, and business executives, the pardons cover money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.