Woke up after a bad dream that I’d slept through my stop on the train. This past week’s trip, well, the trip home, was remarkably bad. Amtrak will be getting a call later this morning.
Listen to No Agenda, which has good information about the flooding in Texas. No, it wasn’t unprecedented. No, NWS cuts didn’t cause the problems. Adam Curry, who lives just north of the affected area, gave a pretty good recap of what’s happened recently. But, when your entire role in life is blaming everything bad that happens on Trump, it has to be about changes that have happened in government.
After figuring out that I wasn’t on the train having missed my stop, onto seeing what’s on FB. Typical zOMG SHARE THIS thing from ActBlue or similar groups. Because now I’m awake, let’s go through the points.
- Medicaid work rules — Yeah, just like Clinton had. But, you know, your health coverage should come from your employer-sponsored plan. Oh wait.
- Food Aid — Why is the Federal Government doing this? Drive this down to the lowest-possible level. I remember being on an HRT bus near a holiday when the other passengers were discussing which places had the best meals for the holiday. This can happen without government
- Clean Energy Credits — On vehicles and housing features that poor people can’t afford. These, by and large, are welfare programs for the affluent.
- Student Loan Changes — Again, why is the Federal Government involved in this at all? When I took my student loans in the 90s, FAFSA dispatched me to private banks who lent the money. Why’d that change? Oh, I dunno. Ask Harry Reid.
- Affordable Housing phase out — I think there would be plenty if government got out of the way. Reason had a video comparing San Francisco and Austin. Why is Austin working, and SF isn’t?
- Rural Hospital Reimbursements — Let the market meet the demands. And having full hospitals everywhere isn’t needed. There’s a reason the Army got rid in 2006. Stabilize the patient, and transport somewhere that can deliver care.
Maybe I can fall back to sleep. Geez.