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For every tariff $$$ that comes in, government spending should be cut by the same amount. Shrink the size of the Federal Government, and make the tariff revenue actually an offset for personal taxes.

I didn’t miss it. I’m just astounded by the glibness in some of the posts about this topic. (Not necessarily just yours.) How about these simple concepts for starters? Make every insurance company that deals with Medicare/Medicaid/ACA either be non-profit, or use a non-profit arm of the company. Do away with ‘children’ 26 and under being able to stay on their parent’s plan. Set the age lower. 26 is ridiculous. Allow ANYONE to purchase a catastrophic plan with a high deductibles/OOP, no routine doctor visit coverage, testing, or prescriptions, and it must include preexisting coverage. Basically, an umbrella policy that pays nothing until you hit a large $$$. Set different ranges that cost different amounts per range. Prescription coverage could be totally separate plans. Look at their formulary, and pick the best one for your needs. Or, pick none. To me, insurance companies shouldn’t be for-profit anyway. If the law requires us to have the insurance, a for-profit company shouldn’t be able to insure it. Insurance companies should be run like credit unions. Shared communities sharing risk for the benefit of their members. Of course, politicians from either side would never entertain any of these thoughts because the insurance lobby wouldn’t fund their campaigns or pet projects then.

If you knew when you were going to need it, what for, and how much, you wouldn't need it. You could save up for it yourself. What you're proposing would require everyone to submit to a prescreening and lifestyle questionnaire before being accepted on an insurance plan. You'd also need to submit to regular screenings. Then, the insurance company could accurately gauge risk. This would have to include employer-based plans as well for the risk pool. How would you feel about that? You'd have to be acceptable to cover for medical insurance before you were hired... Not sure you'd be happy with that policy. My wife developed chemical engineering processes that many of you use every day in your lives when you use toothpaste that whitens your teeth, environmentally friendly cleaners/detergents/disinfectants, healthcare uses, and even fuel for rockets. Now--as y'all know--she is basically helpless on her own because of something totally out of her control. What would you do? Just throw her to the curb since we can't work any more? After a productive career that helped us all, it's now Logan's Run time? Some of you need to count your blessings you have your health. You may not have it tomorrow.

I rarely say things like this, but LP coaches gave them the win on a silver platter. I feel sorry for the players. I always thought last year's LP team was a little better than this years. But, this year's team should have at least made a couple of rounds. This game was a clear case of coaches screwing up, and not adjusting. It couldn't be any clearer between the halves. I have to give credit to the Weiss staff and players though. They did what they needed to do.

You already do via guaranteed emergency care to all. That part is a social contract we all make. If the Reps don't get off all these social issues like making THC illegal, trans stuff, and other niche things that aren't directly related to AFFORDABILITY, they're gonna' get their doors blown off at the midterms.

Actually, you must not really know how it works because the individuals don’t get the subsidies. Subsidies go directly to the insurance companies. They have no incentive to lower costs any more than universities. Now, if some type of tax credit were given directly to the individual, allow them to truly shop around, and only stipulate that all policies must cover preexisting conditions, then we’d have something a little more workable. The insurance companies would actually have to compete a little, and prices may come down via the competition. Eventually, competition may put an end to the subsidies altogether—although doubtful.

I wish there was something that could be done about insurance. Not just medical insurance either. Don't know about y'all, but my home & auto renewals skyrocketed as well. Made a couple calls, and the explanation I was given was too many lawsuits in Harris County nowadays, and climate risk for the house. Heck, even my Homeowner's dues went up 15%. They say it's because of labor costs. I sure don't know what kind of labor they actually pay for except minor pool maintenance in the summer. I think people are just jacking up rates while they can, and blaming tariffs & immigration crackdowns for a lot. Insurance has always been a scam. It's getting pretty ridiculous.

Glad you got home safe, and Good Luck the rest of the way!

I saw where similar happened to Euless Trinity. Up 31-17 & lost. Doesn’t make me feel any better though. LP’s D wasn’t the same this year after losing our DC. With the O LP plays, the D has to be well above average. Now, I have no excuse not to do chores I need to do, except when the Aggies are playing. Mama still watches them when they’re on national broadcast. So, I get to take a break then. 😂 Hopefully, see everyone next season! Have to wait and see about realignment.

Weiss has a good team. But, this was an epic collapse.

I’m getting too old. But, yeah. You’re right. It was a penalty when you were already engaged and someone cut you if I recall now. Thanks for the reminder. On a positive note, maybe my head scratching sores will heal up.

I am glad Simon nor Ruffin were seriously injured from their tackling. They were hitting low and high at the same time repeatedly. I thought that was a penalty. It was never called.

They played up tempo pretty much all game also. I didn’t see that in their other games I watched. It was fast-paced from the first snap. I bet they didn’t let 10-12 seconds run off the play clock each play the whole game.

Last year, we swept them. They returned the favor this year.