By not extending the healthcare subsidies for the ACA, Republicans are playing with fire. The working class is already struggling because groceries and energy prices are so expensive. If MAGA Republicans won’t negotiate with Democrats then #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown Shameful‼️
— Brian Cardone (@cardonebrian.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T17:23:45.661Z
Category: Fuck the Poor
Another sign of his great economy
It’s a hedge fund world, we just pay rent
Things I’ve learned while trying to rent an apartment:
If the rent at first seems reasonable, get ready. They going to pile parking fees, water and sewer fees on top of that, and instead of giving you a storage bin in the basement, they will rent you a storage unit with metal doors. Only $59.95!
And if your income is even $10 short of their standard, they want a co-signer — or two years’ rent locked into a dedicated account. They also require renters’ insurance — which, as I learned earlier this year, only covers your possessions, not damage to the apartment. That is only covered by the owner’s insurance.
Which tells me they’re forcing you to buy insurance so they can collect a commission.
If you have money to burn, you may shrug at these things. I don’t.
Dental tales
I just finished getting my third cavity filled at my local dentist’s office, who I just love but who won’t take credit cards. So when her daughter (also a dentist) asked me today about getting a crown, I said nope, can’t afford it. (I never understood why so many people get dentures, but the older I get, the more obvious it is).
Just for curiosity’s sake, I asked what it cost now. The price she quoted was double what I paid the last time I got a crown, after my mother died in 2009, and I used most of the small sum she left me on playing catch-up with my teeth. Back then, I think it was a few thousand. Jesus.) Let’s not forget that Hillary Clinton’s insistence on her plan covering dental was why so many monied interests hated her. Because dentistry is a fucking license to print money.
If I ever have a sum to spare, I’ll head to Costa Rica and get it done there instead.
Sigh. I also probably have Sjogren’s syndrome, yet ANOTHER autoimmune syndrome to add to the bunch, although the preliminary tests were ambiguous. Waiting for more tests. Also have burning mouth syndrome, which is even more fun. The roof of my palate is peeling all the time, and my tongue looks burned — probably because almost anything I eat hurts my mouth. I mean, you wouldn’t believe.
I assume this stuff is all part of long Covid, but who knows?