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I have a friend who's been on it a couple of years because he retired @ 58 & his employer doesn’t offer healthcare insurance post retirement. He's single, & his premiums averaged $150 a month in 2024 & 2025. The downside is that he has an annual deductible of $8000.00 & doesn't cover dental or vision even if the deductible has been met. His gross income is around 44K per year. I see these ACA commercials & wonder how it works for these people, or if these are even real examples ? The 1st family (man/woman/one child 3) gets healthcare for $57 per month *with financial help* Next is a single woman who gets coverage for $0.00 per month *with financial help* Next is a single mom with one son. She gets coverage for $16 a month *with financial help* Next is a single man who gets coverage for $0.00 per month *with financial help* Question 1: The financial help they're referring to is the enhanced subsidies ? The amount of subsidies you qualify for, are determined by your income. If the guy I know whose making 44K per year, has a premium of $150 per month, & the single man & woman featured on this ad get it for $0.00 per month, they must almost literally, have no income. Question 2: Does anyone here know someone in that situation ? Do they have a deductible ? If so, it certainly couldn't be anywhere near 8K per year like the guy I know.

According to DHS, the 11 illegal aliens have been convicted for crimes that include first-degree criminal sexual assault, first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and other sex crimes. All 11 individuals are Laotian or Thai. Diversity is our strength https://alphanews.org/11-illegal-alien-sex-offenders-arrested-in-minneapolis-dhs-says/

Apologies to Duluth residents....lol https://babylonbee.com/news/unpaid-air-traffic-controller-now-just-deliberately-sending-all-planes-to-duluth-minnesota-for-laughs

Thanks for the reply. I don't have time tonight, but I have a couple follow-up questions. Hopefully tomorrow.

Alan Hale Jr. “the skipper “ in his 65 Shelby Mustang outside his restaurant “the Lobster Barrel” in LA in 1966. Photo by Lance Rosal. https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME104UMW

Correct on Taylor Swift. The 2nd is actually Paris Hilton, but close enough.

They ruined what was once a really good state

I hope he's also the kick returner for the Seahawks.

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https://alphanews.org/three-charged-in-500k-fraud-scheme-that-offered-expedited-citizenship-through-fake-attorney/

It would be great if stock markets always moved up & to the right. But all pieces of the economic puzzle—including stock markets—run in cycles. Sometimes markets go up, and sometimes markets go down. Everyone is suffering ? How so ?

Makes sense that it's the retail fanboys doing all the buying.

Agree. Even though I own it & believe in the company long-term, I think Tesla is obscenely overvalued at this point. Year over a year earnings per share down 73% 71% 17% & 37% over the past 4 quarters & it keeps going up. TTM EPS of $1.45 = a trailing PE ratio of 308 And today shareholders voted in favor of a $1 trillion contract for Elon ? I've never owned META, wish I did, but this past spring, when the market was cratering, I kept buying Google because I figured that was the most reasonably priced of the Mag seven. So far so good but I know things can change quickly.

If you do nothing else, at least look at the first 2 figures in this article. Something wicked this way comes. Something that will make the great depression seem like a tropical vacation. https://www.americanexperiment.org/gov-walz-record-since-2018-minnesota-has-seen-the-biggest-expansion-of-snap-issuance-in-the-united-states/

So you were literally riding shotgun that night! Leaving quickly was the right play.

A sad statement when it comes to Minnesota politics. I have to celebrate a white Jewish liberal winning the Minneapolis mayors race, because the alternative was a communist somali pirate.

Well done!

Bingo II A fresh set Singer/actress https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME17FON4 Actor https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME17FON5

I take all this to mean you're bullish on Palantir ?

Bingo. If the last kid still outstanding is this one.......... https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME17D4DY...... I'll give you a hint. His initials are G.S

The whole thing is hilarious, but one of them stands out.

Of course not. But it's not like this year is unprecedented. This crap has been happening with healthcare insurance, homeowners insurance, auto insurance, etc. for most of the century.