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Kamala Bamala

You can thank your Republican buddies in congress for that.
And who actually did the 35$ insulin, before a guy stopped it and then redid the same thing, and then claimed victory?


And what infrastructure? Like sure there are things. That was a 2 trillion dollar price tag.


There should be internet from space lasers and a brand new high speed rail from. NY to LA Via Dallas for that $
 
And who actually did the 35$ insulin, before a guy stopped it and then redid the same thing, and then claimed victory?


And what infrastructure? Like sure there are things. That was a 2 trillion dollar price tag.


There should be internet from space lasers and a brand new high speed rail from. NY to LA Via Dallas for that $

What did the Trump Administration do?

In 2020, the Trump Administration established a voluntary, time-limited model under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation known as the Part D Senior Savings Model. Under this model, participating Medicare Part D prescription drug plans covered at least one of each dosage form and type of insulin product at no more than $35 per month. The model was in effect from 2021 through 2023, and less than half of all Part D plans chose to participate in each year.

What did the Biden Administration do?

In 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which included a provision that requires all Part D plans to charge no more than $35 per month for all covered insulin products, and also limits cost sharing for insulin covered under Part B to $35 per month. Deductibles no longer apply to insulins under Part D or Part B. These provisions took effect in 2023 (January 1 for Part D; July 1 for Part B).


Real Progress Is Being Made

The criticism of the IIJA rollout makes many legitimate points, but that shouldn’t take away from what has been accomplished in the 2 years since its passage. The White House tracks projects that have already been funded, and the map of America is dotted with thousands of projects that are underway.

If massive, sexy projects are more your thing than simple-span bridge replacements, such as a local road in rural South Dakota, the IIJA has that too. There is a $5 billion mega grant program to make sure large, complex projects that fall outside the realm of traditional funding methods can be constructed. These are the types of projects, like the Golden Gate Bridge or Hoover Dam, that weren’t getting off the ground in recent years due to the difficult nature of funding them.

In 2023, nine megaprojects received grants:

  • $250 million to improve the Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Kentucky
  • $292 million to help complete the final section of concrete casing for the new Hudson River Tunnel outside New York City
  • $78 million for the Roosevelt Boulevard Multimodal Project in Philadelphia
  • $150 million to replace the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • $110 million to replace the Alligator River Bridge in North Carolina that will modernize travel to the Outer Banks
  • $60 million to improve the I-10 Freight Corridor in Mississippi

Lastly, for the American people, the IIJA will continue to have an outsized impact on previously underserved communities. This is not an act strictly focused on huge projects in urban areas. It will be replacing small bridges on local roads that get rural populations to work each day and helping to make those roads safer. There will be billions of dollars spent ensuring access to high-speed Internet in parts of the country that were previously held back by lack of broadband. Reconstructing roads and bridges will reduce the financial burden of deteriorating infrastructure to taxpayers. This is what being an engineer is all about—having an impact on our communities. The IIJA will make it easier and more fulfilling to do our jobs. It’s an exciting time to be an engineer, as we have the rare opportunity to reshape our nation’s infrastructure for the better.

 
The pace of wage growth has slowed, which reduces the pressure on companies to raise prices to offset higher labor costs. That’s been primary driver to exert some downward pressure on inflation. However, it’s still too high and voter’s will hopefully remember that on Election Day. Anyway, I’ve got better things to do with my life than post on message boards all day…I’ll let you be the board policeman. 😉
So, you have no data.

KThxBye.
 
All I can say is that Trump had better have a very real and a very doable plan to rig the election. If not, he's done. He will lose women, Latinos, blacks, Asians, and suburban voters. I don't see how he wins with just white men and rural people. He's on pace to get slaughtered come election day.
 
All I can say is that Trump had better have a very real and a very doable plan to rig the election. If not, he's done. He will lose women, Latinos, blacks, Asians, and suburban voters. I don't see how he wins with just white men and rural people. He's on pace to get slaughtered come election day.
What makes you say that? Oh. Wait.

 
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It’s been an incredible….looks at notes….13 days.

Yes, it was only 13 days ago that Biden stepped out of race. Two weeks ago, he was still running, significantly behind in all national polls and swing states. Trump was getting all the attention combined with a narrative that Democrats were in disarray and not sure what to do and running out of time, doomed for a landslide loss.

And then BAM!

There is simply no way to deny at this point the Democrats did have a stealth plan and had been putting it together probably for about 10 days prior to launch the Sunday after Republican Convention.

They knew that the moment should not happen prior.

And the knew for a host of reasons, Kamala was the only pick for a replacement and a unified choice was the only way.

They knew a Sunday post Republican convention was when to do it to hit Monday morning news as the only thing to talk about that week.

And they knew she had to be the universal choice and delegates round up within 48 hours and absolutely zero infighting or attempt by anyone else to challenge.

Within 72 hours money was pouring in and within 96 hours the Democrats were more fired up over a candidate than they have been since July of 08.

So here we are with double digit swings in national and some swing states. And a convention bump and VP bump waiting in wings.

I have heard some of the internal polls are even more bleak. A friend of mine who does this for a living said FL is back in play and Inam noticing her ads here now. Which is how you have some MAGA butt kissers like Graham suddenly singing some different tunes.

There is some speculation that if the numbers keep crashing Trump may pull out of Race as some sort of victim. The man can’t stand to lose and if this is flipping into landslide loss I could see him doing it.
 
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It’s been an incredible….looks at notes….13 days.

Yes, it has only been 13 days ago that Biden stepped out of race. Two weeks ago, he was still running, significantly behind in all national polls and swing states. Trump was getting all the attention combined with a narrative that Democrats were in disarray and not sure what to do and running out of time, doomed for a landslide loss. And then BAM!

There is simply no way to deny at this point the Democrats did have a stealth plan and had been putting it together probably for about 10 days to launch after Republican Convention.

Basically, they knew Kamala was the only pick for a host of reasons and they knew a Sunday post Republican convention was when to do it. And they knew she had to be the universal choice and delegates round up within 48 hours and absolutely zero infighting or attempt by anyone else to challenge. Within 72 hours money was pouring in and within 96 hours the Democrats were more fired up over a candidate than they have been since July of 08.
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It’s been an incredible….looks at notes….13 days.

Yes, it was only 13 days ago that Biden stepped out of race. Two weeks ago, he was still running, significantly behind in all national polls and swing states. Trump was getting all the attention combined with a narrative that Democrats were in disarray and not sure what to do and running out of time, doomed for a landslide loss.

And then BAM!

There is simply no way to deny at this point the Democrats did have a stealth plan and had been putting it together probably for about 10 days prior to launch the Sunday after Republican Convention.

They knew that the moment should not happen prior.

And the knew for a host of reasons, Kamala was the only pick for a replacement and a unified choice was the only way.

They knew a Sunday post Republican convention was when to do it to hit Monday morning news as the only thing to talk about that week.

And they knew she had to be the universal choice and delegates round up within 48 hours and absolutely zero infighting or attempt by anyone else to challenge.

Within 72 hours money was pouring in and within 96 hours the Democrats were more fired up over a candidate than they have been since July of 08.

So here we are with double digit swings in national and some swing states. And a convention bump and VP bump waiting in wings.

I have heard some of the internal polls are even more bleak. A friend of mine who does this for a living said FL is back in play and Inam noticing her ads here now. Which is how you have some MAGA butt kissers like Graham suddenly singing some different tunes.

There is some speculation that if the numbers keep crashing Trump may pull out of Race as some sort of victim. The man can’t stand to lose and if this is flipping into landslide loss I could see him doing it.
Good summary of a whirlwind 2 weeks in American politics.
Just hope your polls are accurate.

Would love to see a blue wave that would short-circut the inevitable Trump challenge to any outcome not in his favor. But realistically..tighter than a Texas tick on a longhorn.
 
Billionaire tears….they got spoiled by 30 years of reach across the aisle at every opportunity republican lite “centrist” democrats

They’re scared

 
The DNC hadn't even happened yet. Trump is gunna need to get shot in the ass to get a poll bump.
 
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