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Our President got most of his BBB this week. And his popularity continues to sink.
Tariff effects will kick in by the end of August. If the numbers are bad in the first week of September, the Fed will very likely not do a cut rate.
His most red base, those will suffer the most from the BBB, are located in the South and Midwest, I think will be very slow in accepting that they have been had.
Tariff effects will kick in by the end of August. If the numbers are bad in the first week of September, the Fed will very likely not do a cut rate.
His most red base, those will suffer the most from the BBB, are located in the South and Midwest, I think will be very slow in accepting that they have been had.
Trump’s approval rating has slipped to a new low in the latest Yahoo/YouGov poll. A survey of 1,597 U.S. adults, which was conducted from June 26 to June 30, finds that just 40% now approve of how Trump is handling his job, down from 44% in March.
As the blowhard - rather than ending the war as he had repeatedly promised - persists in enabling the invasion of Ukraine by Vlad Putin and Kim Jung Un, his eviscerating health care for millions of Americans will seal the fate of many of his submissive Congressional lackeys.
The bill’s provisions will impact patients, doctors, hospitals, and insurers, as Republicans partially paid for it by cutting more than $1 trillion from federal health programs.
The bulk of the cuts are coming from Medicaid. As a result, changes are coming that will affect how people qualify for and enroll in the program that covers more than 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, as well as how they can maintain coverage.
“No matter how often repeated, the magnitude of these reductions — and the number of individuals who will lose health coverage — cannot be simply dismissed as waste, fraud, and abuse,” American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack said in a statement.
“The faces of Medicaid include our children, our disabled, our seniors, our veterans, our neighbors, and friends. The real-life consequences of these reductions will negatively impact access to care for all Americans.”
Almost 12 million lower-income Americans would lose their health insurance by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), blunting the significant coverage gains made under the ACA...
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5384707-how-trumps-megabill-will-impact-health-care/
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When the Dems come to full power, 2028 at the earliest, they will have to do a lot of mending.