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yellow dahlia

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14. You had me at "they are so stupid".

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Wed Dec 25, 2024, 09:03 PM

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Well Would You Look At That... [View all] MayReasonRule Wednesday OP

They are so stupid they literally do not know ACA is Obamacard SheltieLover Wednesday #1

You had me at "they are so stupid". yellow dahlia Wednesday #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Wednesday #2

What's the source of the data used to construct this graphic ? eppur_se_muova Wednesday #3

My question too. And terminology is suspect too: money "spent" does not equal "applications". Could be true, dunno. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #5

You have a much higher expectation of MAGA due diligence ThreeNoSeep Wednesday #6

Graph was posted on BlueSky. Reuters is the source: spooky3 Yesterday #26

Thanks ! graphics are pretty, but not the whole argument ... so thanks. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #27

Check out the link in post #25 for Charles Gaba's explanation of what's accurate about the graphic while also Wiz Imp Yesterday #30

And theris Ohio. irisblue Wednesday #4

Here, let me join you.... OhioBack2Blue 21 hrs ago #41

What are the drivers I wonder? paleotn Wednesday #7

Blue state people make too much money Demobrat Wednesday #8

Isn't that how it is supposed to work? MichMan Wednesday #11

yes, but.... NJCher Wednesday #12

It is the individual taxpayers in states that are paying to the Federal government , not the states themselves MichMan Wednesday #13

Kind of missing the point. paleotn Wednesday #17

It's not the same thing NJCher Wednesday #20

Yes. Exactly. Demobrat Wednesday #16

Not scaled by cost of living. Interesting. paleotn Wednesday #15

It's similar here in CA Demobrat Wednesday #18

Axios believes this Tesha Wednesday #9

I found it on Charles Gaba's website (he is the expert on all things related to ACA enrollments) Wiz Imp Wednesday #10

Thanks For Researching It! Well Done Indeed! MayReasonRule Yesterday #21

But nowhere does he explain what's so "incredibly misleading" about the data. What's the "vital context"? TheRickles Yesterday #22

Check out the updated link in post # 25 Wiz Imp Yesterday #23

Thanks. TheRickles Yesterday #32

link orleans Yesterday #25

Thanks. I didn't see that Charles Gaba posted an update with details. Wiz Imp Yesterday #28

Thanks, very helpful. TheRickles Yesterday #33

Thank You! MayReasonRule Yesterday #36

I posted the link to the Reuters story above. Nt spooky3 Yesterday #29

Thanks! That's helpful as well. Wiz Imp Yesterday #31

"Blue state people make too much money" J_William_Ryan Wednesday #19

Where's New Mexico? Are we not part of the 50? Clouds Passing Yesterday #24

Link to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services PaulRevere08 Yesterday #34

Perfect! Thanks Y'all! MayReasonRule Yesterday #35

Good info ThePartyThatListens Yesterday #37

They are Cherokee100 Yesterday #38

And... Justice matters. Yesterday #39

Why are New Mexico and Colorado in red? Elessar Zappa 22 hrs ago #40

They shouldn't be in that pic but it's the only one i found Justice matters. 17 hrs ago #42