#MAGAFLATION - $12.99 dozen eggs (Page 26)

[Indus]

Well I could be wrong. It is just how I see it. I'm not alone as 76 million plus voters agree the Democrats don't have a plan or a message.

There's a conspiracy theory going around that Elon had Starlink *fix* it.

BTW it's a sad day that I find myself agreeing with you that Reagan's corpse in the White House would be preferable to what we're gonna get.

I do think he means business when it means gutting ACA though and possibly SS and MC/MA. With Vance that shit is gone.. hopefully maybe with Trump being transactional.. we can save those 3 and the Chips Act.

 

[QueBert]

There's a conspiracy theory going around that Elon had Starlink *fix* it.

BTW it's a sad day that I find myself agreeing with you that Reagan's corpse in the White House would be preferable to what we're gonna get.

I do think he means business when it means gutting ACA though and possibly SS and MC/MA. With Vance that shit is gone.. hopefully maybe with Trump being transactional.. we can save those 3 and the Chips Act.

At this point, I'd be fine with the laws being changed and Bush Jr being president again.

Never thought that's a sentence that would come out of my mouth lol. Trump makes me wish for Bush! scary shit.

 

[HomerJS]

Why have people turned to Trump again?

They didn't get the results that the Democrats were expected to deliver During the Biden / Harris term. Joe is done and not able to do the job in a second term. The DNC screwed the pooch and gave it to Kamala to save them and she is/was just an empty pantsuit with no message and a lot of money to blow. She couldn't even buy an election. One Billion + Dollars gone in the wind and still in debt for 20 million.

An Anti Vaxxer in charge of vaccines.

He has said he isn't anti-vaccine he only wants the true data out so people can make informed choices. He stated he will not ban any vaccines.

A russian agent in charge of national intelligence.

Tulsi Gabbard is no more a Russian Agent than you are. This statement is laughable.

An oil exec in charge of green energy.

He would be in charge of all energy. He has stated that the US need to expand and utilize all forms of energy. We are not able to shift to all green energy at the moment and anyone with two or more brain cells knows this.

A person wanting to destroy social security in charge of social security.

Who are you referring to specifically in this question? You do realize that the SSA in an Independant agency since 1995 and are no longer under the HHS.

https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v58n1/v58n1p57.pdf

What specifically did Biden fail to get done? I bet for everything you name I can name 2 others accomplished.

The only thing he really failed on was the border crossings but even that is back under control.

What did Trump get done his first term? Tax cuts for the rich? Great for the common man. He failed on his #1 promise build a wall and Mexico will pay for it.

You seem to be laying the groundwork for when Trump epically fails you will blame Biden. Trump choosing fuckups isn’t the fault of the left. Biden left Trump a great economy and he will screw it up.

 

[HomerJS]

@Greenman is likely lying about gas and having a wife/daughter. In list in case he is telling the truth about a daughter I hope she hooks up with a guy EXACTLY like Trump. There will be tears

 

[DaaQ]

Eggs at Walmart $21 for a 60 pack.. WTF?

2 liter bottle of coke $3.39

New SUV's $80,000+

WTF???

Hey, you can't assign blame until he is sworn in.

I buy the 24 pack of Member's Mark Mineral Water and prices are stable at $17.99:

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And who in the world buys eggs 60 at a time?

Greedflation already gearing up for the tariffs.

Columbian coffee was under 10$ for 24.9 oz IIRC new cans look bigger, but actually have 23.1 oz in them for 10 bucks.

This is why I ordered a 9800X3D at MSRP instead of waiting until January.

Coke 2 liter is 2.99 here.

 

[DaaQ]

There's a conspiracy theory going around that Elon had Starlink *fix* it.

BTW it's a sad day that I find myself agreeing with you that Reagan's corpse in the White House would be preferable to what we're gonna get.

I do think he means business when it means gutting ACA though and possibly SS and MC/MA. With Vance that shit is gone.. hopefully maybe with Trump being transactional.. we can save those 3 and the Chips Act.

Cancelled my 10k a year health plan BEFORE deductibles, this year increased to 400 bi weekly, kept vision and dental plus the accidental stuff. Wife got us on an ACA plan similar to my work one, but its 87$ a month not bi weekly.

If they shit can ACA I'll reinstate my work one. but maybe this year I can save somewhere around 9-10k. EDIT: This is before any deductibles.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Well I could be wrong. It is just how I see it. I'm not alone as 76 million plus voters agree the Democrats don't have a plan or a message.

Tax the rich; tax credits for families, first time home buyers, and small business owners; codifying Roe; continued investment in cleaner energy sources; protecting the rights of workers to organize

Versus

It's the immigrants taking your jobs.


Yeah, Democrats don't have a message or plan alright....

 

[QueBert]

Tax the rich; tax credits for families, first time home buyers, and small business owners; codifying Roe; continued investment in cleaner energy sources; protecting the rights of workers to organize

Versus

It's the immigrants taking your jobs.


Yeah, Democrats don't have a message or plan alright....

Don't forget houses are so expensive right now because the immigrants who typically work for less than minimum wage with no benefits are buying all the ones for sale up. That's really remarkable because I know hard working Americans who are struggling trying to figure out how they can afford a house. Oh and the damn Hatians are eating pets!

And Trump does have ideas for a concept of a possible plan to replace Obamacare. I'm SURE we'll see it live before 2028, and I'm sure it'll be fantastic.

 

[KMFJD]

There's a conspiracy theory going around that Elon had Starlink *fix* it.

BTW it's a sad day that I find myself agreeing with you that Reagan's corpse in the White House would be preferable to what we're gonna get.

I do think he means business when it means gutting ACA though and possibly SS and MC/MA. With Vance that shit is gone.. hopefully maybe with Trump being transactional.. we can save those 3 and the Chips Act.

Elon or the media? i dunno how starlink would fix it (i'm assuming you were talking about the elction?)

 

[FelixDeCat]

Cancelled my 10k a year health plan BEFORE deductibles, this year increased to 400 bi weekly, kept vision and dental plus the accidental stuff. Wife got us on an ACA plan similar to my work one, but its 87$ a month not bi weekly.

If they shit can ACA I'll reinstate my work one. but maybe this year I can save somewhere around 9-10k. EDIT: This is before any deductibles.

I agree. Healthcare costs are nonsensical and they pay for nothing because of the large deductibles.

Obamacare is garbage unless you are a hopeless case needing expensive annual care.

I take expensive medication and the drug company pays the deductible. But outside that I spent several grand this year on a jaw infection including an MRI.

All paid out of pocket. 😞

My dental insurance paid off well. Two crowns, filings, xrays. No Obamacare there.

 

[Fenixgoon]

I agree. Healthcare costs are nonsensical and they pay for nothing because of the large deductibles.

Obamacare is garbage unless you are a hopeless case needing expensive annual care.

I take expensive medication and the drug company pays the deductible. But outside that I spent several grand this year on a jaw infection including an MRI.

All paid out of pocket. 😞

If only there were some kind of system that could cover everyone, and at the same time took advantage of the fact that the risk pool is the entire country's population, as a way of negotiating lower prices for everyone. Wouldn't that be something

 

[ch33zw1z]

I agree. Healthcare costs are nonsensical and they pay for nothing because of the large deductibles.

Obamacare is garbage unless you are a hopeless case needing expensive annual care.

I take expensive medication and the drug company pays the deductible. But outside that I spent several grand this year on a jaw infection including an MRI.

All paid out of pocket. 😞

My dental insurance paid off well. Two crowns, filings, xrays. No Obamacare there.

Obamacare, aka the ACA was fought tooth and nail by the GOP from its inception. It could’ve been great, insurance companies could have benefitted more, people could’ve had real options instead of inflated prices. GOP never wanted it and constantly tried to get rid of it, leading to the same inflated prices and insurance pulling out of areas altogether. Just one example of many:

https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/20/politics/congress-spending-showdown/index.html

 

[Brainonska511]

Obamacare is garbage unless you are a hopeless case needing expensive annual care.

And how will you know if you're going to need expensive care? The big reason to buy insurance is to mitigate risk.

 

[Brainonska511]

If only there were some kind of system that could cover everyone, and at the same time took advantage of the fact that the risk pool is the entire country's population, as a way of negotiating lower prices for everyone. Wouldn't that be something

While I think that approach would be good, I think politically it's a dead end.

1) People fear losing what they already have, even if what they have is worse
2) Government programs could be good, but only if good people can implement them and run them. We're only one R administration away from someone taking a wrecking ball to it
3) speaking of #2, that also means Republicans could decide one day what will or will not be covered
4) there is a need for more doctors to service that expanded pool, which means Congress would have to fund more residency spots and medical schools would need to expand
5) #4 - this would also put downward pressure on doctors' salaries, some of which are high because of loans for med school, and long periods of relatively low pay as residents and fellows
6) part of cost controls means saying "no". In some EU countries, some drugs may be approved, but they aren't reimbursed or can't be used in any off-label capacity. I think Americans would freak in such circumstances that Grandma is being cut off from cancer therapy because X drug is not reimbursed, or can't be used off label

 

[Indus]

Tea.. jumped from $5 to $8.50

WTF 70% more? #Trumpflation!

 

[Pens1566]

Tea.. jumped from $5 to $8.50

WTF 70% more? #Trumpflation!

Companies/sectors are pre-pricing for their expected impacts due to tariffs.

 

[manly]

And how will you know if you're going to need expensive care? The big reason to buy insurance is to mitigate risk.

Last year, FelixDeClown actually bragged that he got $300k worth of health care for a serious medical issue. It might have been an ACA plan, or perhaps private insurance but either way someone else essentially paid to keep him out of a grave.

He certainly didn't learn any lessons on how insurance and risk pools work. If he truly thought insurance was useless, he wouldn't still have it and would just pay out of pocket for all necessary services. Conservatives always talk a big game about pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps, but what they really mean is FYGM.

 

[dank69]

If only there were some kind of system that could cover everyone, and at the same time took advantage of the fact that the risk pool is the entire country's population, as a way of negotiating lower prices for everyone. Wouldn't that be something

That could never happen outside of all the countries that have made it happen.

 

[Indus]

I agree. Healthcare costs are nonsensical and they pay for nothing because of the large deductibles.

Obamacare is garbage unless you are a hopeless case needing expensive annual care.

I take expensive medication and the drug company pays the deductible. But outside that I spent several grand this year on a jaw infection including an MRI.

All paid out of pocket. 😞

My dental insurance paid off well. Two crowns, filings, xrays. No Obamacare there.

What's your annual income bracket?

 

[FelixDeCat]

Last year, FelixDeClown actually bragged that he got $300k worth of health care for a serious medical issue. It might have been an ACA plan, or perhaps private insurance but either way someone else essentially paid to keep him out of a grave.

He certainly didn't learn any lessons on how insurance and risk pools work. If he truly thought insurance was useless, he wouldn't still have it and would just pay out of pocket for all necessary services. Conservatives always talk a big game about pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps, but what they really mean is FYGM.

Fake news. I didn't even get cold last year much less had a physical.

About 14 years ago I had three major surgeries that ran about that much.

 

[FelixDeCat]

What's your annual income bracket?

Under 6 figures.

 

[manly]

Fake news. I didn't even get cold last year much less had a physical.

About 14 years ago I had three major surgeries that ran about that much.

I never said you had the medical problems last year; I said you mentioned it around that time.

Again, those major surgeries were paid for by someone else. You didn't write the hospital a check for $300k, did you?

If you do the math, you will never pay into health insurance what you already received 14 years ago. That's a fact.

 

[Indus]

Under 6 figures.

I dunno but maybe you should consider moving to New York since you can get NY State of Health help.

If you're over Medicaid but under 2.5 times (maybe 3 times) you qualify for Essential Plan.. think that is $25 copay for doctors and $30 max for prescription meds for 30 days with a small deductible.

Then the deductible jumps to about $2000 and a small monthly payment but still the prescriptions are cost limited if you choose generics.

But these horror stories of 10k for health insurance.. they don't really kick in unless you're well over $100k here.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I never said you had the medical problems last year; I said you mentioned it around that time.

Again, those major surgeries were paid for by someone else. You didn't write the hospital a check for $300k, did you?

If you do the math, you will never pay into health insurance what you already received 14 years ago. That's a fact.

And it had nothing to do with Obamacare. That's a fact. So I'm not sure you know what you're talking about, Willis.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I dunno but maybe you should consider moving to New York since you can get NY State of Health help.

If you're over Medicaid but under 2.5 times (maybe 3 times) you qualify for Essential Plan.. think that is $25 copay for doctors and $30 max for prescription meds for 30 days with a small deductible.

Then the deductible jumps to about $2000 and a small monthly payment but still the prescriptions are cost limited if you choose generics.

But these horror stories of 10k for health insurance.. they don't really kick in unless you're well over $100k here.

Well this is Texas. We don't get jack in the way of anything except what your employer provides so I don't qualify for the exchanges.

All plans have high deductibles unless you want to pay 9,000,000 a month for a low deductible plan. If you do the math, you get bucked either way as you wind up paying the same....unless you file no claims in the year and have the high deductible plan. Catch 22.