I bet the “I bet” at the start of the statement was meant to indicate that it’s not for real, just an example of one of the myriad things Trump has done over the years that might lead a contractor to be wary of taking on a job for him and which would be good rationale to avoid being next in line to be burned.

Opinions are like assholes, everybody’s got one, and some stink.

Like, if the current administration came in and made some well-founded but ultimately ill fated adjustments in a good faith effort to improve the economic standing of the average American and yet still things went south, I could see there being a lot more leniency coming from the citizens about causes and blame and all that useless nonsense.

But the fact is, that’s not what happened. Whether or not you agree the pre-Trump economy was problematic or stable or improving, the fact is, Trump and his administration literally took a chainsaw and indiscriminately fucked shit up in a self-serving, indiscriminate, poorly planned, and uncoordinated fashion in such a quick manner that it left nobody outside of the inner circle in a position to prepare or adjust. This is what has weakened the economy, jobs, and the financial strength of the middle class and below.

Almost any other administration in my living memory and you could make a reasonable argument that at least some of the first year economic woes are the responsibility of the prior administration, but because of the reckless nature that things were carried out, Trump and his team have earned full responsibility for everything bad. They’ve fucked shit up so much that even if the Biden administration could be blamed, how could you tell?

Maybe there was already a dent in the driver’s side door panel when Trump took over, but given that the car was driven into a tree and then set on fire, how could you tell and would it really have made a difference either way?

Fuck those Republicans.

Those absolute rancid pieces of shit essentially had this entire year to figure that out and do something about it when there was actually a chance of succeeding. Now they’re doing it simply for optics to save their own asses knowing there’s 0 chance it will succeed. Fuck them. FUCK THEM.

Now that they are certain it won’t pass, now that we’re well over halfway through the open enrollment period, and now that we’re at the point to avoid a gap in coverage they’re making a completely transparent and disingenuous attempt to seem like this is what they want(ed) not because they care about American citizens, only because they want to save themselves. It’s entirely theater and it’s disgusting.

Truthfully, if the subsidies had been extended through 2026 to any degree, it would be a complete slap in the face to the responsible people who signed up by the deadline (Dec 15) to avoid a gap in coverage. Not that I wouldn’t have been happy for those who fucked around and got rewarded for it, but I’d also have been pissed because I followed the rules and I’m locked into a suboptimal plan now because it’s the best I could afford – yet it’s complete shit. Even a partial subsidy would likely have empowered me to be able to select something better. Not to mention, I’ve spent the past month trying to decide if I can even afford insurance at all. And also not to mention that the rules and policies should have been fully and completely finalized well ahead of the November start of open enrollment.