Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Bark louder, little dog.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

The willow is too close to the house.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

The revolution will be supervised.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

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Healthcare down by the river

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The Washington Post had a great article on how Idaho has tried to do something on Medicaid expansion eligible populations without actually accepting the federal money to just expand Medicaid eligibility to 138% of the Federal Poverty Line.  I have some sympathy for Idaho policy makers who actually want to do something in a state that is controlled by fantasists and Tea Party Republicans.  I’ve always though that health policy and working poverty policy  is tough work with lots of interacting factors.

Silly me, I could never have come up with this proposal that would have solved all economic and health policy problems:

One senator lobbed the idea of offering the working poor tax incentives if they use a life coach to motivate them to get higher-paying jobs. None of the proposals caught on.

Chris Farley down by the river is not a systemic solution.

Health policy is tough and there are few easy wins.

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  5. 5.

    jonas

    offering the working poor tax incentives if they use a life coach to motivate them to get higher-paying jobs

    What were some of the other ideas? A series of billboards on the interstate with “Hey poor people! Make more money!” printed in huge letters — you know, to communicate that the key to no longer being poor is getting some more money. If only poor people would decide to have more money, we wouldn’t have all these problems.

  6. 6.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @jonas: Remember when it was a scandal when some Dem said the Republican health care plan was “Don’t get sick”

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    The Moar You Know

    One senator lobbed the idea of offering the working poor tax incentives if they use a life coach to motivate them to get higher-paying jobs.

    I’ve been poor, homeless poor. Believe me, the poor don’t need “motivation” to get higher-paying jobs. It’s all you can think of, when you’re poor.

    It’s simply that those jobs aren’t to be had.

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    MomSense

    @Baud:

    Isn’t that what dogs are for???

    I think life and health coaches can be helpful. They are more for people who have goals and perhaps need encouragement or an accountability person. I try to go to the gym with a friend because I’m much less likely to skip a workout if I know someone else is counting on me.

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    Arclite

    Given that so many health issues are caused by poor diet, I’d like to see healthcare legislation that addresses this. WIC is a good start, but how about applying that across the board to all EBT benefits? And how about sin taxes on food “products” that aren’t food at all: potato chips, candy, soda, etc.

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    Mnemosyne

    @MomSense:

    Yeah, a life coach is basically a therapist you can check in with by phone. It’s helpful for people with learning disabilities or who are doing something specific like changing jobs, but it sure ain’t a panacea.

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    Gvg

    @Arclite: in Florida, it’s just sales tax. Real food isn’t taxed. Junk food, fast food, candy, prepared food is. I think it’s a good policy but I don’t think it really helps on choices.

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    Yoda Dog

    @David Anderson: Hey, David just saw your question from the Moral March thread, I apologize for the late response. I had planned to just drive down there and wander around, didnt have much of a plan beyond that. I would love to meet you, sir, I dont comment on your stuff very often, but I have read and learned alot from you over these years.. Did you have a corner or spot you were planning on situating? Anyways please dont hesitate to come talk to me if you see me. I’ll have a green hat on as well as the balloon. I’ll probably be rolling solo with the wife home with the kids, so any company (from anyone here) would be welcomed and appreciated.

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