Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Wednesday that he was dropping plans for a government-provided health insurance system in the state, citing the measure’s cost.
The decision comes three years after Shumlin, a Democrat, signed into law legislation that paved the path for a single payer health system, called Green Mountain Care, by 2017. Under the law, state officials needed to come up with a financing plan by this year.
But Shumlin missed two deadlines for developing a financing plan before determining this week that paying for Green Mountain Care would have required drastic tax increases. According to the governor’s financial models, financing the system would have required an 11.5 percent payroll tax on all businesses in Vermont and a sliding-scale,
Putting aside whether the cost are worth it, or how the host countries itself would respond.
If the facts of the matter are that gang violence in Central America (which reaches into and has affected US citizens) is causing refugees to flood the United States, does that give the United States the right to act militarily in defense of its borders?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On the Record
RFK has never held office, therefore no voting record exists. The following are interviews, tweets and statements .
About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Rumble
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-puts-mike-johnson-on-blast-lost-all-his-principles/ar-BB1lBQfS?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=513505a4cd2c4d1ea8f0bab681686870&ei=26
"As I see it now, I'm not so sure there's a difference between Mike Johnson being in charge and Democrats being in charge," he said. "The debt, the deficit this year will be $1.5-2 trillion, and that's Mike...
While the violence they commit gets posted often, I think it's now clearly become a big enough threat to people it deserves it's own thread. I'll start;
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This is an excerpt from a opinion piece written by Michael Harriot published 11 July 2023 and titled:
Take things from white people
In the piece he goes on to say how, because of white supremacy and violent white people maiming and killing decent black folks, there is no choice to but to take everything from from white people:
Lets examine some of these claims:
LAPD - If you are being robbed, do not resist robbery suspects; cooperate and comply
LAPD Advises City Residents to ‘Cooperate and Comply’ with Robbers
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/10/lapd-advises-cooperate-comply-robbers/
AWR HAWKINS 10 Nov 2021
If they are admitting a 5% jump, the true number is probably more like 15%-20%
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/business/consumer-price-index-may-2021.html
(This thread should have been titled "Destruction of the FRN global standard" but I was in the early stages of learning this stuff. Dollar and FRN are not necessarily the same.)
UPDATE: Some of the links are dead but the texts of the deleted articles are still in this thread.
We have ongoing threads that chronicle the progression of the downward spiral of things like the Friday bank...
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=87809&sn=Detail
Zimbabwe considering gold-backed currency - Gono
The country is looking for an alternative to its hyperinflation-ravaged Zimbabwean dollar that was replaced by multiple currencies in January
Author: Nelson Banya (Reuters)
Posted: Thursday , 20 Aug 2009
HARARE (REUTERS) -
Zimbabwe's central bank governor Gideon...
I've heard a lot of people say the problem with free trade is that it only works when both countries are allowing trade. That's wrong. For example even if China sells to us but doesn't allow us to sell to them, it still benefits us (and hurts China).
Suppose in the US, a strange new volcano started spewing perfectly formed free high grade steel. Should the US ban the free steel because it...
Whatever else I disagree with him about (and I disagree with him about a lot), this is absolutely spot-on:
https://twitter.com/dbenner83/status/1780663467130716472
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Guns In America: Debate on Gun Control with David Hogg and Spike Cohen
The Dartmouth Political Union welcomes David Hogg and Spike Cohen to debate gun-related issues in the United States.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guns-in-america-debate-on-gun-control-with-david-hogg-and-spike-cohen-tickets-862269460167
{Dartmouth Political Union @ Eventbrite | undated}
Date and time:
Wednesday, April...
NYC - Woman locks out squatters in her home, gets arrested for changing the locks]
Published February 8, 2024
By: Jealie Dacanay
As a landlord, understanding squatters’ rights and regulations is crucial to protecting your property and ensuring a smooth tenancy. Squatting is an often misunderstood property ownership aspect, but in this guide, I provide a roadmap for landlords to safeguard...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On The Record
Thread Starter: PAFRobert F. Kennedy Jr. On the Record RFK has never held office, therefore no voting record exists. The following are interviews, tweets and statements . About Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Rumble
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