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Jun 9, 2024 12:26:37 GMT
Post by overthehill on Jun 9, 2024 12:26:37 GMT
How to lie your way to the top in a broken political system.
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Post by ilmoro on Jun 9, 2024 14:30:12 GMT
How to lie your way to the top in a broken political system.
Truth of course is somewhere in between ... Trump signed a executive order reducing it to $35 for some seniors at Medicare facilities but it was frozen for review by Biden when he came in. Biden then frozen the price at $35 for all seniors on Medicare in the inflation reduction act. So started by Trump, expanded by Biden. Attempt to extend to all insulin sales failed to pass Congress by 3 votes in Senate
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Jun 9, 2024 14:54:06 GMT
Post by michaelc on Jun 9, 2024 14:54:06 GMT
But why do we care more about that than the fact that the government in Togo has recruited an additional 500 teachers in its second largest city Bafilo * ?
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Jun 9, 2024 16:16:06 GMT
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Post by ilmoro on Jun 9, 2024 16:16:06 GMT
But why do we care more about that than the fact that the government in Togo has recruited an additional 500 teachers in its second largest city Bafilo * ? Leadership of a global economic & military superpower that has potential impact on world vs where's that on a map?
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Jun 9, 2024 16:31:27 GMT
Post by michaelc on Jun 9, 2024 16:31:27 GMT
But why do we care more about that than the fact that the government in Togo has recruited an additional 500 teachers in its second largest city Bafilo * ? Leadership of a global economic & military superpower that has potential impact on world vs where's that on a map? What about following all the trials and tribulations of Chinese policy. We do a bit granted but nothing to match the scale of the US interest.
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Post by overthehill on Jun 9, 2024 16:55:44 GMT
How to lie your way to the top in a broken political system.
Truth of course is somewhere in between ... Trump signed a executive order reducing it to $35 for some seniors at Medicare facilities but it was frozen for review by Biden when he came in. Biden then frozen the price at $35 for all seniors on Medicare in the inflation reduction act. So started by Trump, expanded by Biden. Attempt to extend to all insulin sales failed to pass Congress by 3 votes in Senate "Republican senators on Sunday voted down a cap on the price of insulin in the private market, removing it from Democrats' sweeping climate and economic package."
Republican party take their orders from Trump and have done for some time. In-between as in right next to Biden and nowhere near Trump.
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Jun 9, 2024 18:27:45 GMT
Post by bracknellboy on Jun 9, 2024 18:27:45 GMT
Leadership of a global economic & military superpower that has potential impact on world vs where's that on a map? What about following all the trials and tribulations of Chinese policy. We do a bit granted but nothing to match the scale of the US interest. When was the last time Chinese policy was subject to the machinations of party politics ? since Xi came to power, how often have disagreements on policy been aired in public? Sorry, but its a bit obvious that there is far less reporting because there is far less available to be reported. As to actual final and ongoing policy, it gets talked about a lot. If you read the sources that show an interest. The Economist has a permanent section on China. Yes its normally thinner than the dedicated US section. But it is likely to frequently get coverage in other sections (Asia, Finance), plus the occasional special report. But the everyday ins and outs of Chinese policy discussion and legislative votes is a bit absent because the subject matter is a bit absent.
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Jun 9, 2024 21:16:00 GMT
Post by michaelc on Jun 9, 2024 21:16:00 GMT
What about following all the trials and tribulations of Chinese policy. We do a bit granted but nothing to match the scale of the US interest. When was the last time Chinese policy was subject to the machinations of party politics ? since Xi came to power, how often have disagreements on policy been aired in public? Sorry, but its a bit obvious that there is far less reporting because there is far less available to be reported. I don't speak with any knowledge, but I'm sure there is a lot of to-ings/fro-ings , speculation and gossip within the party that is reported and is of interest. At the very least, I would expect to see who got voted on and off this or that committee, what did the new "spokesman" of this or that body say etc etc
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Jun 20, 2024 18:42:45 GMT
Post by captainconfident on Jun 20, 2024 18:42:45 GMT
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Jun 20, 2024 20:43:22 GMT
Post by michaelc on Jun 20, 2024 20:43:22 GMT
Oh come come CC. You've been learning too much from our resident spin doctor Adrian. I fixed your URL and also had a look at the much, much more important political polling situation. Seems still like neck and neck with Trump perhaps a nose out ahead.
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Jun 20, 2024 20:48:18 GMT
Post by registerme on Jun 20, 2024 20:48:18 GMT
Last week's Economist prediction model had Trump on 2/3 to win :/.
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Jun 21, 2024 8:49:53 GMT
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Big donation recieved. Money wins. Plenty cash for more Maga hats.
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Jun 21, 2024 9:04:20 GMT
Post by adrianc on Jun 21, 2024 9:04:20 GMT
Oh come come CC. You've been learning too much from our resident spin doctor Adrian. I fixed your URL and also had a look at the much, much more important political polling situation. Seems still like neck and neck with Trump perhaps a nose out ahead. Would that be these polls? projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/March 1st - Trump 41.7%, Biden 39.7% - Trump +2% April 1st - Trump 43.1%, Biden 40.1% - Trump +3% May 1st - Trump 41.6%, Biden 40.8% - Trump +0.8% June 1st - Trump 41.0%, Biden 39.8% - Trump +1.2% Now - Biden 40.6%, Trump 40.5% - Biden +0.1%, the first time Biden's shown as ahead. It's still FAR too close for comfort, and I'm not sure I'd use "tanking", but... As for the Truth Social memestock, the lowest price since mid-Jan, bar a single outlier in April - the first time Trump got a bollocking from the judge for tweeting about the hush-money case during jury selection - less than a third of the peak price, and only 30% above the pre-announcement peak.
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Jun 28, 2024 7:29:13 GMT
Post by adrianc on Jun 28, 2024 7:29:13 GMT
Anybody see last night's debate?
Hearing the reports on R4 this morning, sounds like a disaster for Biden. Surely, they have to persuade him to step down...?
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Jun 28, 2024 7:34:11 GMT
Post by bracknellboy on Jun 28, 2024 7:34:11 GMT
Anybody see last night's debate? Hearing the reports on R4 this morning, sounds like a disaster for Biden. Surely, they have to persuade him to step down...? No, but everywhere its the same story. Best is that he "grew in to it". Probably too late to have him step down (although I had previously read that 'going early' on the debates was part of a strategy to test him out with time to go). What process is going to select a new candidate at this stage.
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