Lol it’s just a weird thing to get hung up on is all. Just because somebody supports a small business over a mega corp doesn’t mean they are thrilled with capitalism.

No one but you suggested that was happening?

Seems like a made up issue to talk about hating a system when there’s more than enough real or impactful issues, I didn’t mean to hurt so many feelings.

Conservatives constantly use small businesses as a front to pass the fiscal policies that you are alluding to. I can’t even count the number of times a conservative politician has used the phrase “small businesses are the backbone of America”

Also, the only person who seems too emotional is you.

didn’t know groups of liberals talking about small business was affecting so many people in the country so deeply

Wut?

Someone is being a little sensitive today… What’s got you so touchy about the subject? You own a failing small business or something?

Do you think supporting small business is a left aligned practice and you just need to let people know how much hate you have available?

Ahh yes, supporting le petit bourgeoisie and their dreams to become a small business tyrant … Totally a central tenet of socialist theory.

The problem with small business owners is that they overwhelmingly support the conservative machine because the actual upper class throw them bones to use them as a political buffer between themselves and the working class.

The simple fact is that most small businesses are dependent on tax breaks and low minimum wages to stay in business, and are often worse and more dangerous places to be employed than larger corporations.

Not when compared to the maintenance and cost of installing the amount of multi lane interstate and highways we currently have in the US.

Electric rail isn’t a solution for every commuter in the US, but it is the solution for most commuters, as 80% of Americans live in urban environments.

Also, the argument that America is too large to have rail isnt very logical when countries like Russia or China depend on it for the vast majority of their logistics.

What’s the fuel for your teleportation device, plutonium? Nah, most of the time it’s schnapps.

Let he who has not been teleported to a Waffle House throw the first stone. Did you know most people at a Waffle house at 3am cannot tell you exactly how they got there? Coincidence or Conspiracy? Chug this handle of Goldschläger(teleport fuel) and we shall conduct an experiment!

making electrified transport a reality

Electrified rail remains the most efficient form of transportation and has been available since the late 1800s…

People are just so obsessed with cars that they ignored the safest, most efficient, and environmentally friendly option for over a hundred years.

I guess the future is bound to be filled with dangerous traffic with even heavier cars, and filled with millions of batteries filled with lithium mined by impoverished children.

Well, women have the ability to lie… Unlike the president, who many people are saying is biggly honest, and the most honest man in history.

The hilarious thing is that the American voter is supposed to be thinking of themselves when he says “we”. I would kinda understand the logic of continuing the forever war as a voter if everyone got a fat check once we ended the Iraq war. At least then I could understand that it is pure greed driving people to vote for war mongers.

In the end “we” is a small group of oil barons who made billions while footing the multi trillion bill to the tax payer. Unfortunately this just means that the average voter is greedy, but to stupid to actually benefit from their own avarice.

Eh… Those types of studies are usually pushed by the dod from places like the Brookings institute to validate their own recruiting practices. The data behind them is questionable at best.

For example they claim that “middle class” starts at 38k per household income, which is below the poverty level for most states with a 3 person household.

It’s almost like soldiers are not immune to the material conditions that help perpetuate the capitalist empire…?

Historically one of the most important missions for any revolution is to spread class consciousness among the imperialist troops.

I don’t really know how people really expect a revolution to be possible while withholding class solidarity from the only people who have military training.

I think your issue is that you are perceiving them as government workers. In reality they are violent gangs with the backing of the judiciary system and state representatives.

The entire purpose of police in America has always been to protect property and to oppress minority groups. They are the evolution of slave hunters and mercenary groups like the Pinkertons. The monied class of America just found a way to socialize their monopoly on violence.

I knew this guy was going to be a crazed maga dude just because they called him a crazy gunman and not some kind of leftist antifa assassin.

Untrained masked men kidnapping children from schools doesn’t entail political violence?

Enabling or advocating for these actions is a form of political violence itself. Himmler never killed anyone himself, does that mean he disengaged from the use of political violence?

Cool. How many hours must he have had to work to keep his insurance?

You have to work a certain amount of day or make a certain amount of compensation as a performer, to qualify for insurance its a little over 100 days or so 28k and that includes residuals, production, and background work.

How much medical debt had he accumulated before 2025?

As I stated in my original comment, you can still have medical debt while having decent insurance. I’m not saying that the medical system is good, or fair.

And if he was working ‘regularly’ why was he still selling his memorabilia?

For one… I never said he wasn’t in medical debt. Secondly, if I had 6 kids and knew I wasn’t going to be around to financially secure their future I would be hawking memorabilia as well.

I don’t think they are destitute, they still have a multi-million dollar home outside of Austin. I think he was just doing anything possible to maintain their financial norms as much as possible.

can tell you, having gone through the CVS specialty pharmacy stuff for chemo medication specifically, it is absolutely not covered in the way you or they have said, and you absolutely do not pay $0.

It’s dependent on your individual insurance plan and what kind of coverage you have… This is the reason I said the Sag-aftra policy was pretty decent compared to most private insurance policies. The quote I gave is directly from the policy they currently have, which would be different than the policy you have experience with even if you utilized the same pharmaceutical company.

Have you ever had cancer or had a family member go through cancer treatments? Because if you haven’t, you probably shouldn’t speak from a position of authority on things for which you have no direct personal experience with.

Yes, and Im a healthcare provider in a field where a lot of my patients population have been or currently are in being treated by oncologist.

My copay is absolutely not $0 from CVS specialty pharmacy. Usually, for a $9k-12k prescription (Depends on the dosage they decide I need), I end up needing to cover around $2k/month, after insurance. And that’s with having double insurance providers.

While it’s disheartening to hear that, that does not mean that is going to be the same for someone with a different policy than you. Sag-aftra has a very good policy because they have group bargained as a union to get the best care for their members. Which is different than most private insurance policies that are sponsored by workplaces who bargain to get their employees the cheapest policies available.

I’m not trying to make excuses for the American healthcare system of inequality. I was just pointing out that the union provided policy was particularly impressive compared to most. It’s sure as hell alot better than my policy and I work for my state’s largest healthcare provider.

The treatments come from a specialty pharmacy and don’t count as a part of your out of pocket maximum.

That is entirely dependent on your insurance plan. Sag aftra has specialty drug coverage

“CVS Specialty for specialty medications Specialty drugs are high-cost oral or injectable medications used to treat complex conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, HIV, psoriasis, rare genetic disorders and cancer. These medications will only be covered when filled through CVS Specialty. Visit cvsspecialty.com/DrugList for a list of covered medications that is updated quarterly. When your drug is on the list, you pay $0”

If you visit the drug list for oncology, it’s fairly extensive compared to programs like Medicare or Medicaid.

Additionally, any of the bleeding edge treatments, are never covered by insurance. And when your life is on the line, you want the bleeding edge treatments.

That’s what I was talking about when I spoke about specialty clinics that predate on wealthy clients.

Unfortunately if you are seeking bleeding edge cancer treatments your cancer is likely already advanced enough that your outcomes are looking pretty bad.

Every actor has to be in good standing with SAG-AFRA in order to qualify for health insurance, and if the actor hasn’t worked in a while they are not considered in good standing so lose the insurance.

He was regularly working as an actor in 2025…>Imbd. Likely to maintain his insurance coverage.

It’s best if you research these things before commenting.

It is a bit odd since sag-aftra members have pretty decent insurance policies for their members. My best guess is that he was probably seeking care from an out of network provider and paying out of pocket.

Unfortunately there are a lot of predatory cancer clinics who specialize in selling false hope to wealthy clients with terminal illnesses. It’s still an awful byproduct of the American healthcare network, but it is a more unusual aspect of it.

Duty to retreat does not apply when you are already in your own home. It’s only when you are in public or outside of the protection of your own home.