-CLAUDIO thinks that Trump is one of the Common People.

EBERLY doesn't.

But you don't care either way. Anybody who pretends they do is lying to themselves.

It's about as significant as military service.

It's OK. You're not a bad person because you don't really care about the wealth of a presidential candidate.

Just don't pretend otherwise

-Defending CLAUDIO?

Surely a creative mind as such as yourself could come up with a better deflection than that

"Trump is a part of the .01%. You do know that, don't you?"

Why do you think anybody believes that actually matters to you, Zed?

When you voted for John Kerry, you held your nose over the stench of his enormous wealth?

Good article and it makes total sense.

I have a young agent who's wife just had a baby. He took the 2 week paid leave we offer employees. It was the first time I'd seen a dad take advantage of that benefit.

For an insurance company premiums are considered "revenue" and operating expenses and claims are part of the loss ratio.

revenue from the profits earned by a separate company you own an interest in (such as a PBM) is NON-operating revenue and is kept outside the MLR calculations.

-Used to be the man of the house was able to make a living, working one job, and being able to pay for a new car, a home, and a family.

sounds very MAGA to me.......but lefties say it all the time.

-The study seems to suggest the GOP just hates Democrats in the White House, no matter how they are doing...

You can make yourself miserable if you try hard enough. No matter how good you have it......

"Democrats claimed the rule would make health spending more transparent and reduce insurer spending on overhead. "Consumers will receive more value for their premium dollar," the Obama HHS said."

They knew they were full of ---- when they claimed that.

They knew this would happen.

"The rule has spurred insurers to merge with or acquire pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), retail and specialty pharmacies, and healthcare providers. This has made healthcare spending less transparent since insurers can shift profits to their affiliates by increasing reimbursements. ..."

This is because the PBMs, retail and special pharmacies, and healthcare providers aren't subject to the MLR ratio regulations in Obamacare?

The carrier can shift profit to their subsidiaries?

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I don't disagree

"they are just powerful women"

having access to an abortion is hardly the definition of "powerful".

Has any republican since Roe successfully ran for POTUS as an abortion moderate?

follow up question.....HOW does a republican run as an abortion moderate?

Nobody wants a republican to be a moderate on this issue. Not even their opponents.

-What happened?

dumbasses need this to be a very simple answer.

it's not.

Many many things happened.

The US won WWII and enjoyed a competitive advantage in many industries for the next 25+ years
Technology and automation exploded and continues to since
Treaties and Trade agreements expanded labor all over the globe
a middle class has emerged all over the world....billions of people joined the middle class
The US has seen shifts in political parties that drives shifts in trade and tax policy

I could go on but those are usually agreed upon things that have happened. The argument is how much credit does any single item on the list receive.

The last 1 I posted appears to be the only 1 some here accept as being a real and meaningful event.

Which is absurd. Does it belong on the list? Of course but nobody here has a shred of a clue as to how much weight to place on it.

-It's almost like something happened in the 40s to give them a competitive global market advantage.

now now........let's not discuss actual and provable cause and effect history.

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Sorry. What is their stance on trans athletes?

I'm not interested in assigning victimization to women.

What about NOW or other feminist groups. What is there more stance on it?

I would be interested in knowing how female athletes feel about this.

-We had the best of times when a Democrat was in office

We just had a thread on how miserable everyone is.

"I look at the states where football is quite popular, e.g., Friday Night Lights. Why do they all seem to be Red States?"

Rural vs urban interests. Football isn't as popular in the most dense population centers.

"Except that Democratic voters are correct."

On Election Day when voting for a president.

But this is about how miserable they are all the other days.

"When the CEO is making 400% more than the employees, then yes, if it were not for the bloated salary the rest of the employees could be paid more. "

Wow

-Why does the CEO salary matter?

I want to work for a profitable company.

Typically, that comes with the upper mgt being compensated well.

If someone is resentful at the start of their employment about the CEOs salary then it's not likely to work out for them.

legallyspeaks are really dishing out the zingers today.

LOL

I empathize with the couple in the article and don't blame them for moving like they did. I'm sure they'll be much happier where they are, and red states will suffer from this if it indeed occurs at a significant level.