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Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  0 Comments  •  last year

The Inflation Reduction Act provided more money to insurance companies by expanding the Premium Tax Credit to attract higher income enrollees.  The number of enrollees have doubled from 12 million...
Biofuel Policies Are Likely to Drive Future Demand for U.S. Corn and Soybeans

Biofuel Policies Are Likely to Drive Future Demand for U.S. Corn and Soybeans

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  25 Comments  •  last year

Global demand for corn and soybeans has spurred a worldwide expansion in production, as shown in Chart 1.  The United States was experiencing increased competition in export markets before Trump's...
How much of Europe's oil and gas still comes from Russia?

How much of Europe's oil and gas still comes from Russia?

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  last year

Isolating Russia may be impossible.  That is an artifact of trade dependencies established by the international liberal order to ensure peace through partnership.  That global realignment intended...
Opinion | The Looming Shutdown Is About Obamacare

Opinion | The Looming Shutdown Is About Obamacare

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  last year

The government shutdown over Obamacare continues, a few salient facts are cynically obscured. This is not a fight to create subsidies, but to decide if a temporary, massive expansion should be...
Dems in the hot seat after Obamacare’s spiking premium costs torpedo their narrative

Dems in the hot seat after Obamacare’s spiking premium costs torpedo their narrative

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  17 Comments  •  last year

People Cannot Afford Obamacare!   That's the headline Democrats are trying to obfuscate.  Subsidized for-profit medical care regulated by private insurance companies is a recipe for corruption....
White House freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure funding

White House freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure funding

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  4 Comments  •  last year

Looks like Schumer and Jefferies won't be bringing home the bacon.  The shutdown may cost Democrats much more than they are willing to bear.  Let's see who blinks.  
DNC chair calls for DC, Puerto Rico statehood, filibuster elimination, says Trump admin a 'fascist regime'

DNC chair calls for DC, Puerto Rico statehood, filibuster elimination, says Trump admin a 'fascist regime'

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  last year

The militant left wing controls the Democratic Party now.  The left wing agenda pursues nothing less than absolute power over the country.  Rules don't apply to anti-fascists.
Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today

Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  8 Comments  •  last year

Even if Democrats flip Congress during the midterms, Democrats will still be stymied by the filibuster. Remember when the Squad was demanding eliminating the filibuster because Joe Manchin and...
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