@jbarro It wouldn’t be as bad if the 3 letter designation had remained PBI. The only other airport that changed designations was JFK -and that was after Kennedy was assassinated. Changing PBI to DJT is unusual, but totally in keeping with his incredible narcissism.
@JonahDispatch@BenSasse 100% agree. I first got to know him through The Remnant (thank you for that) and have the utmost respect for him. The type of man I wish all our govt representatives were like. Truly praying for a miracle for him!
@BenSasse When I last saw you recently with Bret Baier I said to my husband, "If we could duplicate him and fill the Congress with men and women of his character, we would be in such a better place in this country." Thank you for the example you have set. Praying for you and your family.
@mattwhitlock And our CHEAPEST option is a catastrophic plan - $1713 per month with a $21k deductible and $21k max. We are healthy....and are expected to spend $21k before insurance pays anything. It feels like we are just setting fire to our money.. this is completely absurd and not insurance
@MichaelRStrain One final note, that catastrophic plan is the CHEAPEST of my options on the Exchange.
$1713 per month for two 54 year old, never-smoker, Americans. Nice job, Congress. Thanks for making my health care affordable.
@MichaelRStrain How can it be ok to say you need to pay almost $21k in premiums just so you can pay the next $21k in cost before the insurance starts paying? Especially since we are healthy and have no chronic health concerns.
Who is ok with that scenario? I am not.
@MichaelRStrain So I say to myself, maybe just find a catastrophic plan. The only one available to me on the exchange costs $1713 per month, with a $21k deductible, and none of my drs nor my local hospital accept the insurance.
@MichaelRStrain Should we really have to pay almost $22k a year just for coverage, and then have to pony up another $19k is something catastrophic happens? It feels like all I am doing is setting $22k of my money on fire every year...
@MichaelRStrain Our unsubsidized plan with $5500 ind deductible, $11,000 family deductible, $19,000 out of pocket max is about to go up 40%. From $1305 per month to $1818 per month. We have $30 co-pay for primary care Dr, but all other is our responsibility until we meet deductible.
@MichaelRStrain I agree that the subsidies are a problem. But the cost of health care is truly insane. My husband and I are both 54, never smoked, very few health problems, live in FL.
@jimgeraghty (And, as we were watching the competition on Sat, I wondered if you were there and if I would hear about your experience on the next podcast - so glad that you did!)
@jimgeraghty It is an amazing program and an amazing experience! So glad your boys had a great season and that you have talked about this excellent program several times. People who aren't involved really don't understand how much fun and how positive the environment is. Enjoy!
@jimgeraghty When I first heard you talk about your boys being on an FRC team, I smiled. Our boys (both in their 20s now) were on FLL teams and then our local FRC team from late elementary through high school and my husband and I were NEMOs (non-engineering mentors). Boys were both drivers.
@JonahDispatch We adopted our puppy from the Humane Society and about a week later she was diagnosed with parvo. Awful, awful virus - she was the only one of her littermates who survived. Glad Zoe also beat the odds!! Thank you for sharing your girls with us -they always bring a smile!
@JenGriffinFNC This was such a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it. It was also very sobering to think how fortunate the girls who fled from Afghanistan are and how tragic it is that all the other Afghan girls left behind have been robbed of similar opportunities.