by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis
I love all of these ads salivating over government health care. Is there a place for it? Absolutely. Should we be taking care of our elders and retirees? Yup! Should we be taking care of our vets? Definitely!
The problem is due to government intervention in the health care system, the cost has gotten way out of control.
The government is involved in college education with its funding and backed government student loans and how is that working out? I’ll tell you… In 40 years, college tuition has increased on average 3,000%! Can you name anything else that has increased that much over that time frame?
Let’s look at another government run debacle…. Social Security. Say you have been contributing $5,000 a year into SS. At 65, you’ll get around $2,000 per month. If you had put that money into an S&P mutual fund, you would be getting $15,000 per month!
Now we have a major disaster in the mountains of North Carolina, with people stranded, no water, no power, limited food, and little to no help from this administration. What have they offered? $750 to each household, and the assurance that FEMA is out of money. Well, why are they out of money, you ask? The Biden-Harris Administration gave $1 billion in FEMA money to help Illegal Immigrants. So the heck with U.S. citizens in need, let’s help out people who have contributed nothing to the system.
The Biden-Harris administration had no problem shipping $250 billion off to Ukraine which has a population of approximately 38 million. Simple math tells me that is $6,500 per person in aid to Ukraine (and some was used to firm up Ukrainian government pensions!).
Fourteen months ago, this administration approved $65 billion for rural broadband internet. This week Elon Musk provided more rural broadband internet to those in need in NC than the government has. This was an easy task given 14 months after the bill was passed, the nationwide internet installations from that bill equals exactly ZERO.
Who did they call when U.S. Astronauts were going to be stranded in space for over a year due to their failure? Elon Musk.
Trump will appoint Elon Musk to head the Department of Efficiency so we don’t continue to throw away money recklessly and I am here for it.
The current government are the same geniuses that pay $10,000 for a toilet seat, so rest assured they have screwed up the medical system.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Here is one of many. all you need is to watch the video from Bonchie..
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kjp-slammed-after-hurricane-helene-over-mixed-messages-whether-fema-resources-used-migrants
Can’t wait for your bogus denial about AI or something…
WMA says
Can’t open that link. But consider this:
On Monday, The Dispatch Fact Check assessed claims that FEMA spent disaster relief funds it could have used to help victims of Hurricane Helene on housing for illegal immigrants—a claim we found to be false. While FEMA does provide funding grants to nonfederal entities to provide services to immigrants, those funds are appropriated separately from the agency’s disaster relief fund (DRF).
Following the widespread accusations, additional claims emerged that, during the Trump administration, funds from FEMA’s disaster relief fund were diverted to address immigration issues. “No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants—but Trump did when he took $38 million from FEMA’s disaster fund to use to house migrants during hurricane season in August 2019,” says one post, citing an article by Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post. “No, Joe Biden did not take money from FEMA to pay for housing for illegal immigrants. … But Donald Trump DID!”
You are welcome – again.
Bill Cavanaugh says
The Dispatch? HAHAHAHAHA… Jonah Goldberg is a lying fool looking for fame. Dude lied about an alleged Pulitzer he “won”. MY clip was actual facts of Karine Jean-pierre lying about funds for FEMA. Truth be told is Government funds are government funds… Harris can pul billions to pay Ukraine and cancel Student debt but can’t pull inter agency finds for helping U.S. Citizens in need from Fema even though they wasted money on illegal immigrants? Horse Hockey! Your delirious sir. IT’s all political. God forbid there is a disaster her in the Bitterroot with a Democrat in charge.
Gomez says
From Pulitzer Prize winning site, PolitiFact;
“Here are the facts: Current FEMA funding for migrants does not come at disaster relief’s expense. Neither of FEMA’s two programs for migrants uses money from the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, which is primarily used after natural disasters. Congress funds the migrant and disaster relief programs separately. And Trump’s administration, not Biden’s, shifted FEMA funding — including money from the Disaster Relief Fund — to address immigration. ”
Our ruling:
Trump said “$1 billion was stolen from FEMA to use it for illegal migrants. … And FEMA is now busted. They don’t have any money.”
This is a gross mischaracterization. We rate this statement Pants on Fire!
Gomez says
Bill, a reminder;
The First Thing A Cult Does Is Tell You Everyone Else Is Lying.
WMA says
Bill, this is a damn lie:
Well, why are they out of money, you ask? The Biden-Harris Administration gave $1 billion in FEMA money to help Illegal Immigrants.
I just saw a news report on this. The figure you cite is true, but not a dime of that came from FEMA.
Bill Cavanaugh says
Go ahead…. Ask me where I got it from….
How about the Lips of Joe Biden, his DEI hired dopey press secretary and Mayorkas. How’s that work for you? There are receipts for this and you’re news report is nothing but propaganda as usual.
WMA says
Prove it.
Craig Johnson says
you left out the $20 billion to israel………..