Love Thyself First

19. Feb 8th. A contradiction that's waiting to travel the world.

[unevaluated]

me: *about to cry*

friend: are u ok?

me: of course i am!!!! im 100% fine wow how about you?? if you need anyone to talk to, im here for you!!!

[communismkills]

Sanders Admits Health Care Plan will Increase Taxes on the Middle Class

Despite repeatedly claiming that his social programs will be paid for by “the 1%,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt) admitted that his newly unveiled health care plan will require the middle class to pay more in taxes.

The only important thing that happened during the Dem debate.

[waterboarding-deactivated201705]

He is garbage.

[thechurchofbobsaget-deactivated]

but but but the 1%!!!!!!

[t0natiu]

Ok hold on, I actually just read the article and it actually seems the people who said “oh he’s garbage” or whatever didn’t actually read what they reblogged.

His plan involves increasing taxes, yes, but he’s also planning to do away with private insurance premiums. You’re actually saving money via that plan, so ultimately better off financially. Put simply, private insurance premium going away means all that money back in your pocket. Then, you pay SOME of that money to taxes. Taxes go up, BUT you’re paying less than you’d have paid the private company. So yes, you’d be paying more taxes, but in total your expenses go down by thousands.

Read the things you reblog, dammit.

[communismkills]

Uhhhh

You literally admitted he says he wants to increase taxes.

[laurababora]

oh boo hoo, you pay a little bit more in taxes. how else do people expect shit to get done? -_-

[communismkills]

… Really?

[doomy]

oh no my taxes are going to be more

and people nationwide will stop suffering from lack of healthcare 

and maybe ending poverty will take a step in the right direction

and maybe private insurance companies will stop gouging people 

and hey I’ll actually have a net positive after all this since it saves me money in the long run

and hey maybe we’ll be on par with every other 1st world country on the planet

and hey maybe parents will call the hospital when their kids are sick instead of waiting it out because their insurance rates are too much for them to afford

but

oh no my taxes are going to be more

[whytestallion-deactivated202511]

Same rhetoric as obamacare. Premiums are up, coverage is down, but hey. At least everyone….no wait.

Government run healthcare is the biggest croc of idiocy alive today. Medicare, medicaid, obamacare, all failures. All dying. But juuuuuust one more right? This time it will work!

[doomy]

so what r ur opinions on minecraft?

[lavenderharmony-deactivated2025]

So… The NHS…

[leembutt]

Guys, Sanders is asking for a 2.2% health care tax hike to cover health care costs. If your household is earning $70k a year, that’s $1,540 a year in extra taxes.

There will also be a payroll tax levied on employers of 6.7%. Assuming the entire cost is passed on to workers (and I guarantee you it won’t be - customers will also pick up part of the tab), that’s an extra $4,690, bringing the total to $6,230 a year.

Obamacare average household premiums were about $16,800 in 2015, and are still rising. That’s at least 2.7 times higher than the tax hike (a highly conservative estimate), and will probably be higher as health care costs continue to rise.

You will not need to pay for premiums in a single payer system. You’re literally saving over thousands of dollars a year if you’re a middle class citizen, and even more if you’re a working class citizen.

There are plenty of other examples of nations that have implemented a single payer system, and their citizens are paying significantly less than Americans.

Do your research before complaining about taxes.

Sources: http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/health-insurance-premiums.aspx http://time.com/4183856/bernie-sanders-middle-class-taxes-health-care/

[mindgyre]

reblogging for hard numbers

[punk-bot-deactivated20240519]

Reblogging for hard numbers. This is what George Carlin meant when he said that the owners of our country don’t want an educated populace - they want people just smart enough to do the shit work, and just dumb enough not to know how badly they’re being screwed over compared with the rest of the civilized world. Everyone who whined “but TAXES” and “he is GARBAGE” is a living example of how this plan is working out for the owners of our society, the 1%.

[aura218]

tldr: You pay 2% more in taxes but save $1000’s a year in insurance premium. You will pay $0 for insurance premiums.

[ifshehadwings]

OH MY GOD. He’s an admitted SOCIALIST. Of course he wants to raise taxes. What the fuck to y’all think socialism is? How do you think governments PAY FOR STUFF? Also, in addition to the excellent points made above, there is the question of the actual cost of healthcare. America has worse health care for more money than anywhere else in the world and that is because of the private health insurance system. A single payer system has vastly more bargaining power to determine prices for treatment, equipment, lab tests, etc. So not only will you, middle class citizen, personally save thousands of dollars a year, but the entire health care system will cost less overall. 

[tsukinofaerii]

My health insurance through my employer is a fifth of my pay, nonnegotiable as requirement of employment. That makes 20% of my income gone before it even gets to my bank account, and I can’t even afford to use it. If my taxes go up 2%, and my employer passes a 7% increase on to me, I’m still getting half of my money back, and I’ll be able to afford see the doctor to boot.

Raise my taxes for healthcare, please!

[poetic]

Oh shit

[foodieapprovedeats]

Love

[refinery29]

Shonda Rhimes is living proof that women can shout their accomplishments

Rhimes refers to this rush of love as “the hum,” the result of an imprecise mix of genius, hard work, and a fear of failure. But, like so many titans — and regular people — Rhimes realized the hum was not sustainable without more emotional vulnerability.

Gifs: TED

[2brwngrls]

cries forever

[thagoodthings]

[charismatic-attraction-blog]

* with only a little over a week left in February*

tumblr staff: *whispering* happy black history month

[bneezy]

[who-started-this-fuckery]

i felt this video on a spiritual level

[maybeantonioj]

omfg

[tittytaytay]

i thought this was gon be about jackin off but this is also relatable on high levels

[crimeshetyped]

“Also” 😩😂😂😂😂

[cartnsncreal]

Marco Rubio, what the hell wrong w/u?

[guacamoolie]

They white Cubans who is confused about this ?

[jamaicanblackcastoroil]

right that’s not uncommon lol

[capturing-disney-blog]

[covertscientist-deactivated2017]

This was the most realistic and saddest thing I’ve ever seen in a kids movie.

[doubtnarry-blog]

[refinery29]

[lebritanyamor-deactivated202601]

shit is selling fast 🙌🏾

[aselovay]

What’s the link

[lebritanyamor-deactivated202601]

download the app “ mercari ” my user name is britany dailease

[imeaniguessitdontmatter]

Is the app not available on android? I can’t find it in the google app store

[lebritanyamor-deactivated202601]

I’m not sure . try it !

[no-chill-at-all]

[blkproverbs]

Stop trying to be “Cap'n Save a Ho.”

Said to one who is basically trying to “save” a woman from her questionable ways, (read, sexual) who in reality can’t be, because she’s grown and can do whatever she wants, but said individual tries anyway. (via blkproverbs)

[thetrippytrip]

What happens when MAC posts a photo of a beautiful black woman’s NATURAL lips on Instagram

Yet all those people commenting rude things would probably go get lip injections to get them like that. If only people loved black people as much as they loved black culture. The irony…

[shynthick-blog]

Wtf is wrong with people today

[s1uts-deactivated20250921]

They just mad w they open wounds in they face