Why should the rest of us pay for older people to get another year or two of low mobility lives if it severely impacts the way younger people enjoy themselves? When did older people become so selfish?
Affordable Care Act
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Why should the rest of us pay for older people to get another year or two of low mobility lives if it severely impacts the way younger people enjoy themselves? When did older people become so selfish?
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
since i became one
Your previous generations were more understanding about where prioritization should take place.
sturg33
I
They grew up in extremely peaceful times and enormous financial growth & abundance, and decided they would never ever let that standard of living be disrupted
acesfull86
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As extending ridiculous subsidies to this abomination continue to hold up the government shutdown in 2025, it’s worth remembering that Trump and Co had a governing trifecta for the first two years of his first term and did nada to “repeal and replace.”
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
what would you replace it with
Someone in the Republican caucus decided to put himself over country and vote against the partial repeal.
This is a good question. My solution is to deny all non citizens free healthcare thus greatly reducing costs.
I’d also restrict government spending pertaining to end of life care as holding on for a few short months is bankrupting this nation but enriching thr medical establishment.
Finally, I’d install fitness mandates for anyone receiving care and if you don’t follow that then you’re on your own.
When we understand true costs for healthcare I think we will find it’s not only doable to insure Americans but also effective for our future.
sturg33
I
Nothing. Go back to how it was
Tapate50
Well-known member
100%
I’d take it a step further and just start sending out rations of that Soylent meal replacement shit to SNAP recipients and tell them if they want something that tastes good to go find some money, with some supplemental program for kids.
I just want people not to starve, I won’t break out the miniature violins if that food isn’t yummy and exciting.
What? I’m saying to take away SNAP and replace it with a monthly supply of those meal shakes. I wasn’t being facetious there, I was saying we need to limit it even further.
I mean, fair. But one of my least progressive views is likely that welfare programs are too convenient and broad rather than effective and economically efficient.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
I planned on making a casserole a couple of nights ago. It would have taken 20 minutes of prep and an hour in the oven. One of the kids had something come up and we didn’t have that hour to waste so I threw something together with penne, ground beef, frozen broccoli, and cheese. It wasn’t great but it hit most of the nutrition requirements and was on plates in less than 20 minutes. Total cost for a family of four (with some leftovers) was maybe $14. One of my kids can’t have gluten so all of our meals are gluten free.
When someone like me who can’t cook is able to make a fairly nutritious, gluten free meal for 4 in 20 minutes for $15, there just isn’t a lot of justification for trash food like tv dinners and hamburger helper.
When someone like me who can’t cook is able to make a fairly nutritious, gluten free meal for 4 in 20 minutes for $15, there just isn’t a lot of justification for trash food like tv dinners and hamburger helper.