Someone should let @SenatorSinema know that if Congress doesn't extend the #AmRescuePlan subsidies, ~200,000 Arizona residents will face healthcare premium increases of up to $11,000/year or more next year.
ALABAMA: A single parent earning $50K/yr will see their annual healthcare premiums jump by 78% next year if the #AmRescuePlan subsidies aren't extended.
ALASKA: A young adult could see as much as a 72% premium hike if the #AmRescuePlan subsidies aren't extended.
ARKANSAS: Are you a single 50-year old earning $25K/year? Prepare to go from paying $20/month to $113/month if the #AmRescuePlan subsidies aren't extended past 2022.
CALIFORNIA: Not sure if this includes the supplemental state-based financial assistance, but if it does, a single parent could see their monthly premiums jump from $211 to $374, costing them $2,000 more next year if #AmRescuePlan subsidies aren't extended. acasignups.net/22/04/19/new-s…
COLORADO: If the #AmRescuePlan subsidies aren't extended, a middle-aged couple with an adult child on their policy could see their premiums jump by up to 86% next year. acasignups.net/22/04/19/new-s…
CONNECTICUT: A family of four could be looking at paying as much as $11,000 more in insurance premiums next year if the #AmRescuePlan subsidies aren't extended. acasignups.net/22/04/19/new-s…
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THREAD: I'm torn when it comes to the debate over only raising money for swing district/state candidates vs. raising money for long shot Democrats as well. This is especially the case with U.S. Senate races. 1/
Last cycle, I raised over $4.5M for ~2 dozen Dem Senate candidates. This included marquee races we won (Hickenlooper, Kelley, Ossoff, Warnock); high-profile disappointments (Gideon, Cunningham); high-profile long shots (McGrath, Greenfield) *and* the "no chance in hell" races. 2/
I raised $136K for Gross in AK; $228K for McGrath in KY; $372K for Harrison in SC; $145K for Hegar in TX.
I also raised $50K+ *apiece* for Senate candidates in deep red states like Oklahoma, Idaho, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Were these wastes of money? Depends on your POV. 3/
📣 SHOCKER (not): White People didn't give a crap about COVID when they thought it was mainly killing minorities. acasignups.net/22/03/31/shock…
As @mattdpearce & @BobBrigham reported yesterday, a new study from fall 2020 published in @ScienceDirect concludes that empathy & support for measures to battle COVID fell significantly among White Americans when they were told it mostly hit minorities. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
It was actually a 2-part study; the first was conducted in September 2020, the second was much larger & was conducted in late Oct/early Nov 2020...i.e., the week before Election Day.
Here's the COVID death rates in the Reddest & Bluest deciles of the U.S. at that point.
In short, the CBO estimates the *gross* cost would be around $20B over a decade...but also finds $20B would be *saved* by delaying the implementation of a Medicare Part D rebate rule by a year, entirely cancelling out the cost.
A House amendment to extend the $35 cap to the *uninsured* as well would apparently bump the gross cost by another $9B/decade, however.
Fortunately there appears to be bipartisan support for that in the Senate. Stay tuned...
1. Have them listen to In the Air Tonight for the first time.
2. When it’s over discuss what a great song it is.
3. Let them know there’s a great story behind it.
4. Tell them The Story (I know there’s several versions) in full detail as dramatically as possible, but make sure to have *just the music track, no vocals* playing muted in the background.
5. THEN have them listen to the full song again. Say nothing.