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***Official Political Discussion Thread***
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aepps20
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Libs CAN'T stand our SHERIFF ELECT and his hat. Keep crying in your Veggie wraps libbie scum. #SmashMouthPolitics, #Bringyourhardhat
elpablo21
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MalcolmNewton
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Philando Castile's Mom Is Sick of Wayne LaPierre and the NRA's Hypocrisy
Following Wayne LaPierre’s rigorous commitment to arming educators in the wake of yet another school shooting, Philando Castile’s mother has called the NRA president a hypocrite for not standing up for her son, who both LEGALLY owned a gun and was a public school employee.
Following Wayne LaPierre’s rigorous commitment to arming educators in the wake of yet another school shooting, Philando Castile’s mother has called the NRA president a hypocrite for not standing up for her son, who both LEGALLY owned a gun and was a public school employee.
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Da quintuple nothingburger looking juicy
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I need these nothingburgers to turn into USDA prime where the quality is served at Keen’s.
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elpablo21
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For a long time, I was kinda wondering why my aunt and uncle, who run private practices, hated Obamacare so much. Now that I'm in this Healthcare policy class I'm understanding a little bit of why. I'm reading dated articles on Obamacare for school. I don't know how much has changed since, but per the article it just made it hard for independent practitioners to control their practices. Harder to pick and choose their clients, harder to turn down forms of payments. And you get paid less. It's more profitable to accept cash payments than to accept insurance, for example.
Just very interesting to learn about this stuff.
Just very interesting to learn about this stuff.
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The insurance system is flawed in its own right. Doctors do tests they don’t need to and bill for services they don’t even perform. Both sides do dirty things at the end of the day but we all end up paying for it via our premiums. I worked in healthcare from ‘10 - ’15 and will say that what you say is true. However more good than bad came out of it. ACA is a reason why some doctors have sold their practices to hospital systems. But it’s also less stress that way. I have a few friends who are doctors and they tell me the same thing.
To really fix the system we would need to turn it on it’s head. Something people in politics and in positions of power in this country don’t want to do. But many voters don’t also because they want to feel elite or somehow to access to things which is false in the grand scheme of things. Just remember, we function in a for-profit system. Healthcare should not be for profit from the management aspect of it. Doctors should get paid I’m not debating that they should be paid fairly at all because they do for the most part.
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These legal fees are mounting up for Paulie. How long until he cracks?
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Believe meeee NOTHING BUT THE BEST PEOPLE!
Man when They come after Trump, there won’t be a corner in the world he gonna be able to run to...is gonna be GLORIOUS
Man when They come after Trump, there won’t be a corner in the world he gonna be able to run to...is gonna be GLORIOUS
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Gates also lied to Mueller about a meeting between Manafort and Rohrabacher (the CA Russia-friendly congressman). (He plaid guilty)
It is Burning Man lit
It is Burning Man lit
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That Nothing Burger came witta side of extra treasoned fries, it's a shame no buttered biscuits for da barson 
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everysingletime
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Word. Actually it's funny that you mention ACA forcing doctors to sell their practices to hospital systems. Another thing popping up in class is that hospitals are consolidating, more doctors are getting employed by hospital systems and there are less independent practitioners, meaning more and more providers are going to be concentrated in the hospitals. I'm not sure of the implications of that yet.
Hearing all this kinda sucks by the way, because I went into grad school with the intent of practicing independently one day
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America fundamentally views healthcare wrong. It is too profits driven, and to concerned to so called "efficiency". In reality we should view it as a universal service.
The fact that supposed negatives of the ACA were that they put down pressure on healthcare cost, and patient discrimination says a lot about how warped the conversation has become.
On the doctor side. We need more of them. I think medical school should be much cheaper. I would write off current student debt for doctors, and subsidize malpractice insurance. I think that is a reasonable compromise for the other changes that must be made and might make things tougher for them
The fact that supposed negatives of the ACA were that they put down pressure on healthcare cost, and patient discrimination says a lot about how warped the conversation has become.
On the doctor side. We need more of them. I think medical school should be much cheaper. I would write off current student debt for doctors, and subsidize malpractice insurance. I think that is a reasonable compromise for the other changes that must be made and might make things tougher for them
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Watched the Roger Stone special on Netflix last night and found out how he thrived with Manafort on being lobbyists for politicians. They called shots and made so much money.
I wonder if Stone gets indicted as well since he was once Trump's adviser.
I wonder if Stone gets indicted as well since he was once Trump's adviser.
The best people, am I right?
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