#86 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY AT 2020-03-28 05:50 PM | FLAG: Was answering [providing input] to DANFORTHs post about Republican vote on the ACA....... AND, though you may be in love with the ACA, for many families, the high deductible alone is painful.

Facts First: It's true that some Obamacare plans have deductibles over $7,000 for a single person and many family policies have even higher deductibles. ... Family bronze plans have an average deductible of just under $12,200 and an average out-of-pocket maximum of nearly $14,000.Apr 2, 2019

Fact Check: Are Obamacare's deductibles more than $7,000 ...

Anyone here who does not like this are welcome to donate 1200 dollars back to the US treasury.

Q: What does a society do when it eventually has more takers than makers?

"How many Republicans were present for the signing of ACA?"

Everyone who voted for it.

#82 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2020-03-28 11:48 AM | FLAG: Make that everyONE.

The bill passed with support of the majority of Democrats, together with one Republican who voted only after the necessary 218 votes had already been cast. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against the bill.

Affordable Health Care for America Act - Wikipedia

Prefer the shortened version: WuFlu.

It took a pandemic to wake you deplorables up.

#34 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY AT 2020-03-26 12:39 PM | FLAG: ... and it took a pandemic to show how DESPICABLE libbies are as evidenced by Pelosi's placing party agenda over the welfare of the people.

No, Biden will be the coming savior as any and all will want him at the helm in a crisis - Right?

For all the BS here on this subject --- only time will tell.

#54 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2020-03-25 02:31 PM | FLAG: Agree that some will suspend, but also other's won't, that's why a decent portfolio encompasses companies in many different industries/areas, etc. as some, like oil may be down, but others, like pharmaceuticals may be up and continue to pay their dividends [or distributions like with REITS].

Great living in the country surrounded with pastures with nearest neighbor a quarter mile away so we have the great outdoors [3/4 acre with oak trees for lots of shade] to enjoy as well as indoors. Neighbors drive by; they wave, we wave and, as my plans to retire in 3 or 4 years, she considers this a 'practice session' for retirement as here in LA she closed her store 5 O'Clock the other day and not slated to reopen until Apr 12th, or later if the shutdown is extended.

We do feel very sorry for those who live in apartments, etc. which is really being shut in.

Good point. Buy hospital stock before it's too late.

#4 | POSTED BY GOATMAN AT 2020-03-24 04:54 PM | FLAG: Here's a good way to invest in that area:

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. [MPW] is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospitals with 389 facilities and more than 41,000 licensed beds in eight countries and across three continents. MPT's financing model facilitates acquisitions and recapitalizations and allows operators of hospitals to unlock the value of their real estate assets to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades and other investments in operations.

Current MPW share price {as of 25 MAR} is: $16.74 with a yield of: $l.08 which is [7.59%].

I do hold shares of this for the yield.

Remember also that good swords are not cheap.

What changes in your mind, when that happens?

#52 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2020-03-24 08:02 PM | FLAG: IF it happens is you can then say, " SEE, it was worse!"

There is always roadkill stew, but with fewer cars on the road now days it is getting harder to 'find'.

Good bet Congress own most of 3M stock by now.

#12 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2020-03-23 12:07 AM | FLAG: Anyone invested in a mutual fund, are a public employee, or union member who falls under a pension plan, there is a good chance the you may be invested in Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing - hence, 3M.

A little info:
It is based in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. 3M made $32.8 billion in total sales in 2018 and ranks number 95 in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. As of 2018, the company has approximately 93,500 employees, and has operations in more than 70 countries.

One of the main reasons this is such a successful company is their investment in R&D: 3M Company, is a U.S.-based multinational company that produces some 55 thousand products, ranging from adhesives to electronic materials. 3M's spending research and development in 2019 came to around 1.9 billion U.S. dollars.Feb 26, 2020

Re-brand? Wha was it not a China originated virus? I personally like WuFlu : )

No problem at all as the hospital administrators can just crap the demanded extra capacity; there, problem solved.

How long has Trump had to undo that failed Democrat policy?

#54 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2020-03-23 01:55 PM | FLAG: Many facets of govt - are you sure he was ever apprised of the situation?

I wonder if any of these were some of those who attacked him back in January for the restrictions on flights from China.

Very interesting.....

The national shortage of N95 respirator masks can be traced back to 2009 after the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, when the Obama administration was advised to replenish a national stockpile but did not, according to reports from Bloomberg News and the Los Angeles Times.

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A federally backed task force and a safety equipment organization both recommended to the Obama administration that the stockpile be replenished of the 100 million masks used after the H1N1 outbreak, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Charles Johnson, president of the International Safety Equipment Association, said that advice was never heeded.

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Bloomberg News reported similar findings last week, noting, "after the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, which triggered a nationwide shortage of masks and caused a 2- to 3-year backlog orders for the N95 variety, the stockpile distributed about three-quarters of its inventory and didn't build back the supply."

... and they can call him 'patient zero'.

#17 | POSTED BY BRUCEBANNER AT 2020-03-22 04:47 PM | FLAG: What has he nationalized?

Nationalization, or nationalisation, is the process of transforming private assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. ... Nationalization may occur with or without compensation to the former owners.

Nationalization - Wikipedia

#9 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY AT 2020-03-22 02:18 PM | FLAG: Just what would nationalizing production accomplish if the production lines are already working around the clock. So you think putting a govt supervisor, who of course has no manufacturing background [remember that the ONLY thing the govt actually produces is paper&coin money and stamps] is going to somehow magically lead to greater numbers of product. Good luck with that.

#5 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2020-03-22 01:59 PM | FLAG: So what is your brilliant answer for the shortage of medical masks?