See, most Americans just thoughtlessly order food anywhere, at any time, to the people around them and it just appears on their table, magically cleared away after you're done eating. Very stable geniuses do their research on how these "groceries" actually get to the table!

Trump in PA, 10/29/24: "I will also restore the SALT tax deduction. I don't know if you know what that means, but just trust me, it's a good thing." In PA, 9/23/24: "Do you know what that is, SALT deduction? You will." In NY, 9/18/24 to GOP Reps: "Remember, fellas, SALT."

Indeed, he keeps saying this! Medicaid covers (certainly not all) medical costs. It's not welfare, it's not monthly checks, it's not a way for a person to scam their way into getting benefit streams from two states to profit.

"Have you read the bill? Have you read the reconciliation bill? Have you read the manager's amendment? Hell no you haven't!" -- John Boehner, 2010 youtube.com/watch?v=PwrzsL…

And here I thought they had eliminated shame from the culture.

I thought the Deep State feds were so powerful and rich and coddled and wasteful that they got whatever they wanted on taxpayer dime? In reality, public servants across gov't are so underfunded they have to buy their own water.

unless you're a major law firm, or a university, or a news network that edits their televised interviews, or if you are a corporation inclined to have internal diversity initiatives, or...

Today’s vibe: hearing a member sigh “oh fuck” walking onto the floor

When coal barons run the government: "If it's like any business deal that I've ever seen, the parties walk away after they get something done, and they're probably holding their nose a little bit, and they're probably regretting certain things. That's when you got a good deal.”

But the "We are all afraid" news cycle seems extremely timely.

"we are all afraid"

"Do I like this bill? No." "Does it take care of Alaskans? If you squint your eyes." "Does this hurt Americans? I don't like it, but yes." "Did we need to pass it today? No." "Am I afraid? Yes." "Am I still caucusing with a cult pretending to be a political party? Yup."

A couple making $85k in Poughkeepsie, NY are looking at paying almost 5 times as much next year as this year in health insurance premiums. First is what plans cost in '25, second is them spiking in '26. Is this what the MAGA "concepts of a plan" looks like?

Wow, here's what a 60-year-old couple in Bakersfield, CA making $85k/year face in health care premium shock if Congress doesn't act on ACA premiums. $239/month to $1,825/month for basic plans.

Meta payments to Trump orbit post 2024 election: Inaugural fund: $1M Legal settlement: $25M Ballroom: unknown

46K manufacturing jobs lost since Liberation Day.

Wow

The emphasis, for him, is on the word "you." 'YOU can't have guns. We can have guns, walk in with guns, do what we want with guns. Our problem is YOU having rights.'