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I'm not sure Appalachian pro-Trumpers even cared much about immigration personally; I don't know that for sure, but I'd like to question that assumption.
I agree with everything else you said and of course I cant speak for Appalachia as a whole but yes many pro-Trumpers care very much about ILLEGAL immigration. Many states have been inundated with illegals.
*No, the recent cutback from 99 to 26 weeks doesn't count, because 26 weeks is the traditional figure that workers paid up for; notice that in Republican states 26 weeks is still the standard and there seems to be very little appetite to change that.
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Florida reduced unemployment insurance to 12 weeks with no extension.
You realize those newly insured are receiving "free" medical at the expense of the taxpayer who is not receiving medical.
Appalachia is not whining, you are.
And you have no idea what the GOP's plan is for medicaid. Most of these people should never have joined ranks with others receiving "free" medical to begin with.
The people didn't do it, the government did. As I have explained several times, you get rejected for ACA plans and automatically transferred over to Medicaid if you are below a certain income, if your state has participated in expansion. It was designed for all states to participate but turns out they didn't have to.
Most people have their health insurance government subsidized in one way or another, it just isn't as obvious.
The people didn't do it, the government did. As I have explained several times, you get rejected for ACA plans and automatically transferred over to Medicaid if you are below a certain income, if your state has participated in expansion. It was designed for all states to participate but turns out they didn't have to.
Most people have their health insurance government subsidized in one way or another, it just isn't as obvious.
Perhaps I should have said many of these people should never have been able to join the ranks. I wasnt placing blame or suggesting they went out of their way to receive medicaid.
How are most peoples health insurance government subsidized.
Now that Trump is going full anti-climate and says he will free coal, all the coal miners can stop whining, right? They will all have jobs, coal will be in full swing and they can stop with almost 10% of West Virginia on Disability and Medicare, right? Since they've been blaming Obama for their plight for the past eight years, now that they have their guy Trump, they have no one to blame? And since they CHOOSE to be coal miners, we can stop with the 10% in Disability going to West Virginia? If there's any positive out of all of this, not hearing the excuses might be it.
Yep, just as soon as Kodak opens it's plant to start making 35mm film again.
(Coal jobs were lost because there is better/cheaper/cleaner fuel available. The competition is better, coal lost. End of story. No Trump Lie is going to change that fact.)
Yep, just as soon as Kodak opens it's plant to start making 35mm film again.
(Coal jobs were lost because there is better/cheaper/cleaner fuel available. The competition is better, coal lost. End of story. No Trump Lie is going to change that fact.)
Yep, just as soon as Kodak opens it's plant to start making 35mm film again.
(Coal jobs were lost because there is better/cheaper/cleaner fuel available. The competition is better, coal lost. End of story. No Trump Lie is going to change that fact.)
Even when the coal industry was going strong, there was a lot of poverty in Appalachia so does it really matter if the coal industry returns or not.
Until people in the area get relocatable, marketable skills, they are always going to be poor.
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