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UnitedHealth has overcharged some cancer patients for medicine by over 1,000%.
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
ANON:
Remember THIS guy Sean Curran in this now infamous STAGED assassination photo. Ya..that “Secret Service Agent” who was in on PLAN. Well, trump just named him head of the Secret Service. YUP!! You see, USUALLY, if your incompetence supposedly almost gets your boss KILLED, it would disqualify you from future employment. But not in this case! WHY? Because that was the agreement all along!
“Help me pull this off, and I will make sure you get taken care of”. This is just trump paying back the favor and keeping his co-conspirators silent! (BTW..Upside down flag is a nice touch to foreshadow the upcoming illegitimate term). STAGED!!!!!!!
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1880293031708082434.html
Trump taps the leader of his personal detail to run the US Secret Service
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/politics/curran-trump-secret-service/index.html
Christian Family values are so cute.
Trump cheated on Ivana with Marla & cheated on Marla with Melania & cheated on Melania with Stormy – wants Kristi Noem, who cheated on her husband with Corey Lewandowski, who’s married & cheated on his wife with Hope Hicks – as DHS secretary. Family values my ass.
Neo-Nazi has been formally invited and is attending Trump’s inauguration.
https://www.reuters.com/world/german-far-right-leader-attend-trump-inauguration-2025-01-16/
THE 1000s of folks who bought tickets to be at the inauguration and the hotel rooms they paid for will not get into the building. It’s not the last time they will be left in the cold with nothing.
They better be happy with who they voted for.
Rebranding tyranny as ‘efficiency’ has been the sales pitch from the start.
MEGA = Make Elon Go Away
DOGE = Dept. Of Grift Expansion
Billionaires Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and Ken Griffin are donating $1 million each to Trump’s inauguration, AND Gates is impressed!!
Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Zuckerberg will all attend. Gates is impressed.
Now seems like a good time to remind everyone that billionaires doubled their wealth after Trump’s first tax scam. On what planet does an oligarch identify as a progressive ? Mark Zuckerberg’s embrace of the Republican Party has surprised those who identified him and Meta with the progressive wing of the Democrats. In reality, he has long championed right-wing causes from school privatization to government deregulation.
https://jacobin.com/2025/01/mark-zuckerberg-meta-trump-tech/
When three people on top own more wealth than the bottom half of America …….
When a handful of corporations control the economy …
When you get one vote but billionaires can spend hundreds of millions of dollars to elect the candidate of their choice …
That’s oligarchy.
YOUR TAXES
You Magats are no longer useful. Bless Your Hearts.
TODAY’S EPISODE OF: WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU
They voted for Trump and now they’re worried that his potential cuts to education will hit them hardest.
The 15 states most dependent on federal school funding in 2022 voted Trump in 2024.
So forgiving PPP loans is capitalism — but forgiving student loans is socialism?
Robert Reich @RBReich
A leaked House Budget Committee doc reveals that Republicans will pursue big cuts Medicaid and other vital programs. Why?
To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
US Treasury Secretary Yellen has said: the Treasury will begin using extraordinary measures on January 21.
The House just released a list of options they may use to pay for the next big tax bill to extend current tax cuts.
– Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Would increase revenue $500 million
Expanding the current leases for onshore sites.
– Eliminate Deduction on Student Loan Interest Would increase revenue $30 billion
– Income Verification for Free / Reduced School Meals $9 billion in savings
Would require income verification for free breakfast and lunch for qualifying students.
– Deny Social Security to those with Felony Warrants Increase revenue by $3 billion
Currently only those “fleeing to avoid arrest” are having this income withheld.
– Ban Telehealth Facility Fees Increase revenue by $2.3 billion
This would eliminate facility fees charged to “telehealth” visits.
– 10% Tariff Would increase revenue by $1.9 trillion Applied to all imports
– Repeal SALT Deduction ENTIRELY Increase revenue by $1 trillion
This would remove even the $10,000 allowed deduction for state and local tax.
-Eliminate Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
Increase revenue by $1 trillion
Currently allowed to deduct interest on primary residence – this would eliminate that.
-Eliminate Non-citizens from Federal Health Benefits Save $35 billion
Illegal aliens are eligible for some federal health care programs (tax credits and medicaid). This would eliminate that eligibility.
– Repeal Green Energy Credits Save $796 billion
Would eliminate clean vehicle, clean energy, efficient building, and other energy credits that were introduced in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Cutting additional IRA Green-related credits could add $405 billion in savings.
-End the Employee Retention Credit $75 billion in savings
Yes, this is still happening.
-SSN Requirement for Child Tax Credit $28 billion in savings
2017 tax reform required this, but it’s set to lapse.
– Tax College Endowments 14% Would increase revenue $10 billion
Only applies to larger endowments, but is currently set at 1.4%.
– Disallow Charitable Deduction for Health Org.s Would increase revenue $83 billion
Same vibes as above. Donations to 501(c)(3) hospitals would not be deductible as charitable.
– Tax Scholarship and Fellowship Income Would increase revenue $54 billion
Currently these are excluded as long as they’re used on tuition and related expenses. This option would make them taxable.
– Tax Employer Provided Transportation and Gym Use Would increase revenue $70 billion
Currently employer-provided gym use is not taxable and transportation up to $315 per month is excludable.
WE LOVE THE FTC
Want some fun news before the Monday inauguration that you won’t have heard anywhere else? The antitrust enforcers (Lina Khan et al) went full Tony Montana on big business this week before Trump people took over. Here’s just part of what they did.
GM and OnStar say they take your privacy seriously. And then proceed to sell your precious location without telling you.
Stop trusting companies with your private data. They will not protect you. You have to protect you.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data
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