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So let me get this straight, there are currently 3 republicans running against Trump and states are starting to cancel Republican Primaries and Cacuses for President. Yeah, this is gonna end well.
 
Lee Newman said:
So let me get this straight, there are currently 3 republicans running against Trump and states are starting to cancel Republican Primaries and Cacuses for President. Yeah, this is gonna end well.
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The Shocking Paper Predicting the End of Democracy — POLITICO

Human brains aren’t built for self-rule, says Shawn Rosenberg. That’s more evident than ever.
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Yup, and it kind of proves the point of the above article. Our democracy is starting to fall apart.
 
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New Mexico Hospital sues thousands of patients over unpaid medical bills - CNN Video

Carlsbad Medical Center, the only hospital within a 40-mile radius, has sued thousands of patients over the past decade. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has more.
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We are seeing the "most aggressive shakedowns" to date to collect unpaid medical bills.

As prices skyrocket so do unpaid debts. Any many private for profit hospitals are now using to sue patients and resorting to wage garnishments to collect upon their unpaid bills.

While there is no data on how many hospitals are doing this, it is Estimated that 36% of Hospitals in Virginia do. There is not enough data for other states.

The one hospital mentioned in the story is in New Mexico. This one Hospital alone has sued thousands of people over the last 10 years. Or around just around a little under 1% of all total patients.

The hospital is the only facility in a 40 Mile Radius, and people talk about getting $6000 bills for a 2 hour ER visit while having insurance. They simply can't afford to pay it. One women they interviewed was working 3 low wage jobs and couldn't afford to pay her hospital bill. They sued her and garnished her wages. She ended up having her car repossessed as a result.

When CNN reached out to the Hospital they said they only sue as a last ditch attempt to collect bills that are owed stating they have attempted to contact most of these people between 7 and 12 times already to attempt to collect the debt. The people have either ignored their attempts to collect the debt or have not worked out a repayment plan. However, most of the people say the repayment plan wasn't worked out because it's more than they can afford.
 
It just shows how broken our current healthcare system is.

Prices are predatory and insanely higher than the rest of the world. It's like playing rulette whether or not you come out of the hospital with a huge surprise bill. There is no shopping around or knowing what the costs are going to be ahead of time.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
Joe's always been a word salad guy, but mainly clearheaded on the substance (whether you agree or disagree with his positions). I think that as a culture we need to be careful not to conflate an increased propensity for stumbling over your words, or being inarticulate, with cognitive decline. I mean, I don't have a degree in this, but I'd imagine there's probably a Venn diagram where those two things have some overlap (see: Trump) and a lot of space where they don't.

I'm not a supporter of his in this race, and I think the advanced age of several of the candidates is a legitimate issue, but those critiques have to be made with precision and sensitivity lest they just become ageist, IMO.
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I get it , but to be taken seriously a person has to be a good communicator, especially a politician. I really think it will be easy for Trump to ridicule him with all his gaffs and it will stick and erode confidence in Biden. Other candidates appear more prepared to fight back.
 
Dtknuckles said:
I get it , but to be taken seriously a person has to be a good communicator, especially a politician. I really think it will be easy for Trump to ridicule him with all his gaffs and it will stick and erode confidence in Biden. Other candidates appear more prepared to fight back.
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You’re spot on here. Biden is a short path to another Mondale in 84.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
Personally, my favorite moment last night was when Beto got the chance to discuss the biggest professional setback of his career and it somehow wasn’t about him losing to Ted Cruz.
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Well considering it was Texas there were a lot of positives coming even getting as close as he did. But that had more to do with Trump and any of his traits.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
Personally, my favorite moment last night was when Beto got the chance to discuss the biggest professional setback of his career and it somehow wasn’t about him losing to Ted Cruz.
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Well it's not resiliency if instead of buckling down and tackling the same obstacle (a Senate seat), you get a big head and run for President (while abandoning a lot of the policy positions that made you popular in the first place).
 
DownIsTheNewUp said:
Well it's not resiliency if instead of buckling down and tackling the same obstacle (a Senate seat), you get a big head and run for President (while abandoning a lot of the policy positions that made you popular in the first place).
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Don Quixote isn’t going to be any more successful at taking down this windmill either.
 
Dtknuckles said:
Trump will eat this guy for breakfast.
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Yes and not just because of the “gaffes”. Lazy motherfucker that he is, I’d bet Trump is thrilled at the possibility of running against Biden, because he’ll be able to run basically the exact same campaign he ran against Hillary. Although on the old-age stuff, I’m already angry about how the same outlets/people who were how-dare-you-sirring Castro this week will run headlines like “TRUMP RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT BIDEN’S AGE” after he does a tight five on Sleepy Joe losing his car keys while 10,000 car dealership owners chant “Lock Him Up!”.
Indymisanthrope said:
Personally, my favorite moment last night was when Beto got the chance to discuss the biggest professional setback of his career and it somehow wasn’t about him losing to Ted Cruz.
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Um I thought this was a forum by and for record player enthusiasts; pretty disappointed in this answer.
 
Robert Francis’s performance in the debate has inspired a new purchase and project for me. Gonna start a new AR build off of one of these.
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