dt4020 - 3/23/2025 12:44

This whole Canadian tariff and extra state business is a joke. But old Redoak needs triggered. So here we are.

Meanwhile important things like DOD efficiency, healthcare reform and Soc security reform go by the way side. The three massive issues that need attention....so the debt keeps going onward and upward. The buck is being passed.

Defense budget 25: 900 billion
Social security 25:1.5 Trillion with a T.

Finally Healthcare....


"Medicaid is administered at the state level. Although all states participate in the program, they aren't required to do so. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased the cost to taxpayers—particularly those in the top tax brackets—by extending medical coverage to more Americans.

According to data from the CMS, national healthcare expenditure (NHE) grew by 7.5% to $4.9 trillion in 2023. That's $14,570 per person. This figure accounted for 17.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) that year. If we look at each program individually, Medicare spending grew 8.1% to $$1,029.8 billion in 2023, which was 21% of total NHE, while Medicaid spending grew 7.9% to $871.7 billion in 2023, which was 18% of total NHE. "


----From Investopedia