Before the escalation of the conflict in late February, China was paying a heavily discounted rate for Iranian oil, typically ranging from $7 to $13 below the global Brent crude benchmark price per barrel.
The collapse in imports isn't an intentional move—it is a direct financial reaction to the fact that Chinese refiners are effectively "priced out" of the current market.
@DeItaone September 2017: Dalio calls Bitcoin a classic market "bubble". He argues it does not function well as a currency because of its extreme volatility and its inability to serve as an efficient store of value. [1, 2, 3]
@GenoVeno73 just do a simple google search for states experiencing the most significant short-term budget deficits or acute structural fiscal challenges, you will get the following results:
Illinois features one of the highest overall state and local tax burdens in the nation, with residents paying approximately 15% to 16.5% of their median household income toward taxes, or over $13,000 annually. This burden is driven by a combination of high property taxes, flat-rate income taxes, and elevated combined sales/excise taxes. [1, 2, 3]
Since the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect in 2014, gross premiums for unsubsidized individual health plans have increased by an average of 75% to over 100% nationally, depending on the plan tier and consumer demographics. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
do you remember this: "If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan. If you like your doctor, you'll be able to keep your doctor"
then tell me where does it mention kids need to work:
SNAP Work Requirement Exemptions:
Under prior Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations, any parent or household member with a dependent child under the age of 18 was automatically exempt from stricter work requirements.
H.R. 1 modifies this threshold by lowering the maximum age of a qualifying dependent:
The 14-and-Older Rule: If a household's dependent child is age 14 or older, the parents and other adult household members are no longer exempt from additional work-related rules. They must now meet the same work registration and training requirements as someone without a dependent child.
as a reminder, the United States and Iran have been adversaries for 47 years, dating back to the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Finally there is an opportunity to eliminate the threat, the temporary gas price pain is much better than the potential catastrophic long-term cost of inaction.
by cut, you mean the expiration of generous, pandemic-era premium subsidies at the end of last year? as a reminder: the primary purpose of the pandemic-era premium subsidies was to make health insurance dramatically more affordable and prevent millions of Americans from becoming uninsured during the COVID-19 economic crisis.
are we still in the COVID-19 crisis?
why is NYC resisting the disclosure of aggregated data and statistics regarding crimes committed by undocumented immigrants? which was one of the main reasons for the Federal Investigation. you should answer this question before claiming ICE makes communities less safe, less safe for who?
@MatrixMysteries Approximately 25% of student loan borrowers are currently delinquent. If you were the lender, what rate would you charge for new loans?
@IMSiegfried@Katie_Bergh The point is those parents with 14 year and older children should be able to fulfill the work requirements as their children are old enough to take care of themselves.