bigjb62 Forum Posts (935)

RE: Does America have the right to sail their warships in the south China sea.

Of course they do it's international water. The Chinese are trying to claim territory that doesn't belong to them.

RE: Spotting the red flags

Just so you know Lee, I'm directing my comments to anybody who wants to give relationship advice.

RE: Migration Not A "Human Right"

On the contrary. It is any human's right to do just that in an attempt to protect them and their allies from those countries who have made it their mission to spread their murderous religion on other sovereign countries.

RE: Spotting the red flags

Lee, there's are major problems when it comes to giving relationship advice. If a friend comes to you and complains about his/her relationship, your are only hearing one side, it doesn't matter how well you know that person, they most likely won't be telling the whole truth.
So if you give him/her advice you may be giving them bad advice. That may not be a big problem for a new relationship where children aren't involved, but in the case of a marriage or where children are involved, the best advice you could give is to seek out a good marriage counselor.

RE: UN, NWO, Agenda 21

Likewise HL

RE: UN, NWO, Agenda 21

Matthew 7:13-14

13. Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

First off there is no law in the US that say's anybody can come here for the express purpose of having a baby on US soil so their child is automatically a US citizen.
It's no different than a pregnant women breaking into or otherwise gaining entry into your house having her baby there and then that child automatically becomes your responsibility to feed, cloth, house, school and pay healthcare for, for the rest of their life. Not to mention the mother and all her relatives can come and live in your house and they also become your responsibility.

Nobody in their right would make a law like that, and our pounding fathers were without a doubt in their right mind.

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

Related: Obamacare premiums to soar 22%

Those who earn less than $30,000 a year, or $48,000 for a family of four, are also eligible for so called "cost-sharing" subsidies that lower the deductibles and co-pays, as well. Some 57% of Obamacare enrollees receive these additional subsidies.

A 30-year-old Houston man earning $22,000 a year could find a plan for $100 a month with a $500 deductible next year, thanks to both subsidies. But that same plan would cost $251 a month and come with a $2,400 deductible if he earned $35,000, making him ineligible for any government help.

"The subsidized are insulated from market realities," said Kev Coleman, head of research and data for HealthPocket. "For the unsubsidized, how attractive are these plans going to be?"

Related: Obamacare enrollment projected to grow 9% in 2017

For Michael Horbal, 49, the premium subsidies allows him to select a silver plan rather than a bronze one that would mean higher out-of-pocket costs. Horbal, who is married with four children, paid about $600 a month this year for a policy that originally cost $1,200. The plan has a $4,500 deductible.
family photo
Michael Horbal, second from left, and his wife can buy a better Obamacare plan to cover themselves and their four children, thanks to federal subsidies.

"Having that subsidy ... has allowed us to buy a better plan that we could not otherwise afford," said Horbal, a Newtown, Pennsylvania resident who owns LifeInsuranceAdvisors.com. "It's a huge benefit."

But the reality is very different for Clare Lee, 62. The Midland, Michigan, resident finds himself skimping on care even though he has coverage through Obamacare. Since he and his wife don't qualify for subsidies, they pay $1,200 a month for a Blue Cross bronze plan that comes with a $12,000 deductible.

Lee, who is in retail sales, didn't go to the doctor when he had a cough in March. He didn't want to pay the full price since he hadn't met his deductible. The cough lasted a month.

"There were other times I should have gone, but all that comes out of my pocket," said Lee, who, prior to Obamacare, had a Blue Cross plan with a $532 monthly premium and $4,000 deductible. "So I see if I can just work through it."



You want more?
There's plenty more proof that Medical Insurance was cheaper for most people before obumacare.

I could cut & paste hundreds of pages of testimonials of people who were forced to pay thousands more for less Insurance under obumacare. Pre Trump presidency.
I won't though because unlike the 2 paid demo cut & pasters I have far more class.

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

While costs vary widely across states and carriers, the average national prices give some insight into just how steep Obamacare premiums and deductibles can be for the non-subsidized. A 30-year-old will pay an average of $311 a month for the lowest-level bronze plan for 2017, while a 60-year-old will pay an average of $744, according to a review by HealthPocket, which analyzes insurance plans. Both rose 21% from this year. And the average deductible on a bronze plan will top $6,000 next year for an individual and come in at nearly $12,400 for a family.
obamacare steep premiums

Health Department officials acknowledge that Obamacare premiums and deductibles can be pricey, especially for those who don't qualify for subsidies.

"These costs are largely a symptom of the fact that medical costs in this country are extraordinarily high," said Kevin Counihan, CEO of the federal exchange, healthcare.gov. "We have an 800-lb gorilla here, which is exploding health care costs."

In the short term, officials are trying to make sure enrollees know about the services they can receive that aren't subject to the deductible. These include an annual check-up, various preventative screenings and, depending on the plan, additional doctor visits and some medications. They are also working with insurers to expand the services they provide outside the deductible.

Longer term, Obamacare has several provisions designed to slow the growth of health care costs, such as rewarding doctors for delivering more efficient, coordinated care of patients and penalizing hospitals with high readmission rates.

For lower- and moderate-income Americans, federal subsidies take out some of the sting. They can reduce premiums to just under 10% of a family's household income ... or even lower depending on the policy one picks. Some 72% of all enrollees can find a plan for less than $75 a month. Still, many of these folks have to contend with deductibles of thousands of dollars.

Continued:

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

Current Time 0:36
/
Duration Time 3:01

Obamacare enrollee: Insurers dropping out put my daughter in danger
Obamacare is now a tale of two health insurance programs.

For the 85% of enrollees with lower incomes, federal subsidies make the premiums somewhat more affordable. Those even closer to the poverty line can get additional subsidies that reduce the deductibles, which can run into the thousands of dollars.

But for many middle class Americans -- a single person earning more than $47,520 or a family of four with an income of $97,200 -- the pricey premiums and deductibles mean health care coverage remains out of reach.

"The middle class are getting squeezed," said Larry Levitt, senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "They aren't getting subsidies and these deductibles are hard to afford."

This schism is turning Obamacare into another government benefit program for lower- and moderate-income Americans. The typical enrollee has an income of only 165% of the federal poverty level, or $40,000 for a family of four.

The real problem is that health care is very expensive, Levitt said. But most Americans don't realize the true cost because they are shielded by their employers.

Some 150 million people have insurance through work, paying only about $440 a month for a family plan, while employers cover the rest, or about $1,075.

Related: Employers push health care costs onto workers

For the 10.5 million enrollees on the Obamamcare exchanges, health insurance costs are more transparent. And more of the burden falls on the consumers. That is leaving an untold number of Americans opting to remain uninsured, rather than shell out thousands a year for premiums and deductibles. In 2015, 46% of uninsured adults said that they tried to get coverage but did not because it was too expensive, a Kaiser study found.

The big price spikes for 2017 have some current Obamacare enrollees wondering whether they'll renew their plans next year or opt to pay the penalty of $695 per person, or 2.5% of income, whichever is larger.

Related: Obamacare: Sick - but not in death spiral

Take Irene Solesky of Towson, Maryland. A mortgage underwriter, Solesky and her husband earn too much to receive a subsidy. So next year, they will have to pay $1,351 a month for a CareFirst Bronze plan for themselves and their two sons. On top of that, they face a $13,100 family deductible.

"It's a catastrophic policy as far as I'm concerned," said Solesky, 55, noting her Obamacare policy costs twice as much as her mortgage. "Medical insurance was meant to keep medical expenses from driving you in financial ruin, not for the medical insurance to drive you in financial ruin."
obamacare solesky
Irene Solesky, with her son Dominic, finds Obamacare to be unaffordable.

Before the Obamacare exchanges opened in 2014, Solesky had an individual insurance plan that cost her $215 a month to cover herself and her two sons. The deductible was $5,000. But the carrier wouldn't cover her husband because he had high blood pressure.

Initially, Solesky was looking forward to Obamacare because it did not allow insurers to exclude those with pre-existing conditions, like her husband. But she did not expect the prices to be so high. She's now considering dropping her plan and paying the penalty, especially since the only medical care the family received this year beyond an annual check-up was a mammogram for Solesky.

Continued:

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

The tradeoff is, under Obamacare, there's no guarantee your short-term plan will renew.

The Obamacare exchange in my home county is down to one insurer in 2018, Cigna. Cigna will provide a very narrow network of providers. Enrollees won't be able to go outside the network and need a referral from their primary care physician before seeking specialty care.

If you happen to be one of the many Boone county residents whose doctors are in the University of Missouri Health Care system, with a Cigna plan you won't get to keep your doctor -- unless, of course, you want to pay the out-of-network co-pays, which won't count toward your deductible.

In 2018, premium costs for this family of three healthy individuals (2 adults, 1 child), will total nearly $21,000 for a silver plan or $14,500 for a bronze plan. They'll pay more and lose access to their son's medical providers.

And what are Washington lawmakers doing to fix this problem?

President Donald Trump took an excellent first step with his executive order directing the heads of the departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to consider expanding short-term limited duration insurance coverage. We'll know soon what they decide to do.

Had the executive order been in place earlier, things might have been easier for this Midwest family.

Regardless, to truly fix Obamacare's damage, Congress must roll-back its regulations that are limiting continuous coverage, decreasing access to reasonably priced plans, and drastically increasing premiums. Trump has called on Congress to get back to work on this important priority.

The political battles will continue, but let's remember who we're fighting for -- American families trapped in the broken individual market and in need of relief from Obamacare's regulations.

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

And then you have people complaining that they have to pay a few dollars more for prescriptions because of Trump, but totally ignore the millions of people that were forced to buy inferior health care that cost several thousand dollars more than what it cost them before Obummer care. Go figure.

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

There are church organizations involved in the migrant caravans also. I haven't bothered to look up who they are, but I'm sure most if not all are Catholic.

RE: Stopping birth right citizenship

I lived in San Diego from 1984 to 2015 and learned many years ago there are both private and tax payer funded organizations in California that seek out illegals and others with foreign sir names to help them get driver license( think motor voter bill) and sign them up for as many tax payer funded programs as possible.

RE: HRC Says- "They All Look Alike"

She must have always had brainrot.

RE: why you never get married?

RE: why you never get married?

SURE! And I bet the checks in the mail too.

RE: Trump's New Medicare Rule To Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Through Competition

Because you asked so nicely, I'll do it just for you.

Actually I have a better idea. I will pray for you instead.

RE: no responce to message???

As Coss has said women get a lot of messages, some from scammers some not. What she's not saying clearly is that it has a lot to do with the type of message and who it's from. Because of the amount of messages they get, they can be really picky with whom they choose to respond to. If you don't say the right thing or if the part in your hair isn't on the correct side, then you won't get a response.

RE: why you never get married?

I was married for 28 years and never wanted the divorce. Would like to be married again, but I'm not in a financial position to marry at this time.

RE: Right-wing conservative insanity

Of course Joy you are right. But we can't let them lie continuously without at least occasionally putting up some truth.

RE: Trump's New Medicare Rule To Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Through Competition

You live in Hawaii, which is one of the most expensive places to live and you're are able to buy property there. Then you complain about not being able to fix a tooth and try to blame that on Trump.
Give me a break. I know you can't see it but I'm playing a tiny little violin with my 2 fingers.

RE: Trump's New Medicare Rule To Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Through Competition

.

You're so full of crap. 8 years ago I priced crowns when I had Dental Insc. It would run me about $550 for my part which is about half of what the dentist charged. I priced them again last winter, and without Insc I could get one for $600 and most dentist wanted around $1200. I did shop around and specified I would pay cash though.

Property Tax is set by your local government not Federal.

RE: Walkaway

It's very common here in the US for Demo's to claim they are something their not. It's also very common for Demo's to go on Fox news, and when confronted with something controversial that was said by an individual or several members of their party, they pretty much with out fail claim that's not what they meant when they said it.

So which liberal are we to believe? The one's who claim to be socialist/communist or say other hate filled things? Or the one's who try to convince us that's not what they meant when they said it?

With so much lying and attempted coverups going on in the demo party I opt to believe they will allway's lie when they think it will benefit them.

Does that mean that none in the repub party lie? Of course not. But there's far less lying going on there. Most of it's done by the rino's who by their very nature (liberal) lie the most.

RE: Trump's New Medicare Rule To Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Through Competition

I don't have Insc and my prescriptions have only varied slightly up or down since before and after he was elected.
If you had subsidized obummer care then you're paying more of what you should be paying instead money being stolen out of the middle classes pocket in order to pay for yours.

RE: Right-wing conservative insanity

Every thing I posted is from Magpill.com and are article header links.(you can't click on them here) Many are articles that are ignored by the main stream press. For those interested you can go to Magpill.com and click on the headers and read them. Those of you who who don't care about the truth (liberals). You can keep your heads where the sun doesn't shine and keep pushing the falsehoods your liberal leaders spoon feed you.

RE: Right-wing conservative insanity

Trade Deals
Trump Signs Korean Trade Deal
Trump Blocks Chinese Purchase of Qualcomm due to National Security
TRUMP SIGNS TARIFF ORDER ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM
Trump Slaps 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels imported from China
Japan Freezes North Korea’s Assets after Trump’s Visit
U.S. Trade Deficit falls to 11-month low
Trump Fights for ‘America First’ as 4th Round of NAFTA Negotiations End
Crude Oil Shipment to India Highlights Expanding Energy Partnership
Trump Blocks China from buying Semi-Conductor company, Lattice
Crude oil shipment from Texas opens new vistas in India-U.S. ties
Argentina agrees to allow first U.S. pork imports in 25 years
Trump orders probe of China's intellectual property practices
New memorandum to protect American IPs from China - Potentially save Billions of dollars and millions in jobs
Coal exports up 60%
China opens rice market for US exports for first time ever
U.S. makes final finding rebar exports from Taiwan
Renegotiating NAFTA with Canada and Mexico in order to make better trade deals - May terminate
United States and Mexico finalize sugar trade deal
First U.S. Natural Gas Shipped to Poland
Signed an Arms Deal worth more than $350 billion and various other investment agreements with Saudi Arabia
China, U.S. reach trade agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas
Trump orders a study on abuses of U.S. trade agreements – WTO
Trump slaps tariffs on Canadian lumber imports
Increased tariffs on Canadian lumber by 20% (worth $1 billion)
China buys more U.S. coal, sends North Korea
Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) TERMINATED

RE: Right-wing conservative insanity

Veterans Administration
Trump signs VA Mission Act
Enhancing Veteran Care Act
VA seeks partnerships to build and improve health-care facilities
VA announces Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences Act
VA, Ginnie Mae create task force to address mortgage refinancing issues
Telemedicine: An important tool for Veterans health
Trump Signs Bill to Streamline VA Disability Claims Appeals Process
Trump signs ‘Forever GI Bill,’ boosting aid to student vets
VA expands Tele-Health access
VA fires more than 500 feds under Trump, even before new accountability law
Trump signs VA accountability act into law, promises better care for veterans
Trump Administration Streamlines Veteran Medical Records
White House to launch veterans' complaint hotline
Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at VA

RE: Right-wing conservative insanity

Department of Defense
Trump signs new defense policy bill that rebuilds military, boosts troop pay
Top 5 ISIS Leaders Captured
Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
US kills 150 ISIS terrorists in Syria airstrike during government shutdown
ISIS has lost 98 percent of its territory - due to Trump admin
Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit of the Department of Defense
U.S.-Backed Forces Capture Raqqa from ISIS
ISIS facing imminent collapse in Syria's Raqqa
Gen. Mattis breaks down New Afghanistan Strategy
US-backed fighters 'seize 80% of Raqqa from Islamic State'
Mattis sees need for new DOD space programs
Trump calls for Increased Military: Senate passes $700 billion defense bill
US shares technology with India. Enlisting them to fight in Afghanistan
Mattis vows US support for Ukraine against Russian 'aggression'
U.S. Cyber Command will be elevated to a "Unified Combatant Command"
Mattis decides to withhold U.S. cash from key Pakistani military fund
Mosul liberated from ISIS
Mattis: 'Annihilation Tactics' Being Used Against ISIS
US, Gulf countries form new group: 'TFTC' to stem flow of terror financing
NATO weighs new 'Counter Terrorism Post' following Trump's demands
ISIS leader 'admits DEFEAT in Iraq and orders militants to flee
Mattis Gives White House Tentative Plan for Rapid Defeat of ISIS
James Mattis threatens to ‘moderate’ US backing for Nato over budgets

RE: Right-wing conservative insanity

Tech giants pledge millions to Trump initiative
Q2 GDP up 3.1%
Sales of new U.S. homes rebounded in August
Federal Reserve: Household Wealth in America at record high of $1.7 trillion - Rising property values and Financial gain
Surging stock market powers U.S. wealth to $96.2 trillion
Food Stamp Usage Has Fallen Every Month Under Trump
Median Incomes Climbing for First Time Since 2007
Trump has signed a $15 billion relief package for Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
Jobless claims drop to 240,000 - hottest streak in 43 years
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rose in August
Recovery Is Finally Trickling Down to Least-Educated Workers
U.S. Job Satisfaction Highest Level Since 2005
American manufacturing expanded in August at fastest pace in six years
Donald Trump Ends Obama Effort to Waive Work Requirements for Welfare
Consumer confidence strengthens in August, second-highest level since late 2000
President Trump Cuts More US Debt for a Longer Period of Time Than Any President
Pennsylvania coal company to open a SECOND coal mine
Summer Youth Unemployment Falls, Level Since 1969
In Trump era, American corporations are seeing their best earnings in 13 years
US trade deficit narrows as exports hit 2-1/2-year high
Milestone for Trump: 1 million new jobs in six months
National unemployment rate at 4.3% (lowest it's been in 16 years)
13,000 jobs being created in WI - largest job announcement in WI history (Foxconn)
Black Unemployment, Lowest Level in 17 Years
Gas prices at a 12-year low
Some states are experiencing their lowest unemployment rates in their histories
Trump Announces $200 Million in Apprenticeship Funding
U.S. has record 6 million job openings, 6.8 million Americans are looking for jobs
CEO confidence highest since 2014
U.S. jobless rate falls to lowest level in 16 years
Trump signs bills that helps Veterans and Police officers by giving them Priority and Training
Government spending as percentage of GDP down
1000s of jobs being created through pact with Saudi Arabia
Executive Order on the Establishment of the American Technology Council
USA's small business confidence is spurring a hiring and spending spree
Alibaba Takes First Step To Fulfilling Jack Ma And President Trump's 'One Million U.S. Jobs' Promise
Slashing job-killing regulations left and right
Creating thousands of more jobs for immigration officers and border patrol
Signed a resolution encouraging women in entrepreneurship and STEM
Executive ordered all federal agencies to create task forces to cut regulations that hurt the economy
US Manufacturing Index at a 33-year high
Coal Miners are WINNING. Cut Regulations/Create Jobs/New Plant
US Economic Confidence Surges To Highest Level Ever Recorded By Gallup