raptor asking questions

The very soul of MAGA.

I think Scrooge would be too socialist for them.

I literally have type 1 diabetes and I have no idea what this is going to do for me in terms of getting my diabetic stuff. I am honestly worried

:'( I hear you. I have epilepsy, cerebral palsy and take a sh*t load of meds.

Stay strong man

which bill?

The Big B.S. (Big Beautiful Bill)

the tarrif one?

No; the one that deals with Medicaid cuts and tax cuts for the wealthy that was passed yesterday.... also the one that screws over most the senior citizens, people with pre-existing conditions. That one. >:(

I'm very sorry, but what exactly is that bill? I don't recall hearing about it and I think I should know...

Have you been watching the news or reading a newspaper for the last month? Anyway.......https://fortune.com/2025/07/02/trump-big-beautiful-bill-summary-tax-cuts-national-debt-medicaid/

So is he cutting taxes on free medical services?

Dear God! Have you been living in a cave or you a troll?!? :o

I swear I didn't hear about this lol, I don't usually look into what the president's are doing.

But it looks like he's cutting down taxes in general, not just medication (I looked it up just now)
Is that a bad thing though? (Just asking a question)

BYE!

I was just asking a question bro...

Yes, it is a bad thing.

- Tax cuts for the rich (even more then before)
- Cuts to research investments (disease, clean energy)
- Cuts to social programs millions of Americans depend on, like Medicaid.

Essentially, it’s a transfer of wealth that makes the lives of those in congress better, and it makes our lives worse

Now I’m not an expert on this bill but feel free to do more research.

Yeah, sometimes government intervention does turn out worse, but it does work often and I believe that’s a risk worth taking when people need help. Besides, it usually ends up badly when people rely solely on government assistance, which is why communism doesn’t really work and socialism is more ideal. Think about the New Deal. It’s what got us out of a decade long economic crisis.

If the private medicare plans are at least slightly more reliable than government medicare plans due to variety of options, free market competition, and the very building blocks that started the industrial revolution, many of these advantages which the government does not have, wouldn't the government already be supporting the better medicare option by giving a portion of the taxes back to the market?

I've looked into the BBB some more and there are some things I disagree with. My point still stands with the point on Medicaid (and "killing thousands of senior citizens") but I agree that the bill is not all good.

Respectable opinion. You do have a point with the Medicaid thing

How so?

Cutting on forced-charity does seem bad since it's charity, but isn't there historical evidence of many cases of goverment interference in the economy turning out worse (with rare exceptions) including medicare?

Holy overreaction, all my man did was asking an innocent question

Medicaid is welfare, if you’re a senior on welfare that’s a you problem for not getting your shit together while you were young. Taxpayers are sick of footing the bill for freeloaders and their cycles of poverty.

maybe you can explain to me why the super-rich are getting a permanent handout. they got their shit together, so why do they need the taxpayers' help?

You're in the wrong stream; take your right wing views over to the Politics stream.