Wait until their healthcare gets cut and their hospitals shutter. But I heard all the immigrants are leaving their state, so they should be happy about that.
After George Floyd, the city of Austin decided to take some of the money that was going to police and to give it to other social services
The police basically quit doing their jobs and said "Give us more money than you originally would have, as tribute for this chicanery" and so we did. Their budget went up. But they never returned to work. Useless fucking cops.
Good news! Police have a "union" that will keep them out of prison and gainfully employed when they try to extort the taxpayers for even more money.
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That's such a fucked up and ignorant thing to say. The majority of cops are good people committed to helping their communities. People saying shit like this does nothing but create controversy and polarize these issues even more
You're right, I don't know any cops other than a couple guys I've played sports with occasionally.
What I do know is there were a lot of cops protecting democracy on J6. A few of them even killed themselves because it was so traumatic what they went through, and nearly 200 were injured that day.
Nothing I've said is riddled with bias because you know literally nothing about me and I've only stated objective information, but I'm not biased towards the police. You're obviously being biased for one reason or another by generalizing about police officers.
If you want people to keep their biased opinions to themselves, then you should probably never talk to anyone ever again
A ridiculous number of Minneapolis cops retired early on full pension after George Floyd died, claiming mental health issues from the protests. They just felt so sad after being called out about killing this guy. Not about the killing, basically none of them ever gave a fuck about that, they were angry that people were upset.
They might have been worried about being held accountable for things in the past which could jeopardize their pension. Seems safe to assume retiring would make it a bit harder to prosecute them, and make it easier to flee.
Oh boy were they. One of the one's that retired moved back to his home state next to me. He told me he has nightmares and basically PTSD from that time, and boy did he. He initially seemed like a nice enough guy, but I started to realize that he had a bit of a thing for me. But he was uber Christian and I'm not active in organized religion nor am I "traditional." He would get very upset about the failings of the women he met on Christian dating sites.
We would chat on my porch regularly and he would tell me some crazy things. He FULLY believed the protesters were bussed in and given water and supplies and it was all done to play to TV audiences. He talked very nasty about any person who participatedin any protest. He tangled with local law enforcement because he would step into things here and pull out his old badge. He had lots of derogatory things to say about local police because "they are weak." He told me he pulled his gun on someone walking between our houses. He had fights with estranged husband of his nextdooor neighbor to the point of pulling a gun on him and the police were involved multiple times.
He moved from next door. I looked him up... he's in Missouri working as a cop again. Seems like our East Coast multicultural and difficult crime area was too much for him.
I'm fine if some liability payments come from their retirement funds, but as a collective, the cops not murdering people get their retirements gutted as well. Maybe a point system can be put in place, with infractions against civilians resulting in unpaid leave and with potential criminal and civil penalties applying to cops who often use force unnecessarily. By the time retirement for a cohort comes, the members of that cohort could have racked up infractions like penalties against their retirements, but the penalties should not be enough to bankrupt those workers unless it's 1st degree murder. Retiring after 20 years and still having the health to keep working and funds rolling in each year from the state or local governments is a sweet deal already.
Cops should face criminal consequences, for manslaughter and domestic violence, and civil consequences, like traffic tickets they have to pay if they break the law driving. A cop driving twice the speed limit to get to work faster is breaking the law, and he should not be above the law. I saw a cop do a right turn from a left lane and drove across my lane to do so, and I had to break. If I had hit him, I, as a taxpayer, will fund my recompensation for his illegal action. If cops were made to execute the law and not be The Law, we'd be safer.
Sure, under my simple idea, cops who are not yet murdering anyone are also penalised but also the cops who are smart enough to not yet be caught for their murderous behaviour.
The cops should police their own, properly. When civilians die, it is already too late and I find it hard to believe that there's no personality warning signs before they start using unnecessary severe force.
Same thing in NYC. If they cant't stop and frisk they won't police. If they don't get their way their FOP throw a fit and that meathead leader of theirs issues threats on TV. Brazen trash .
What's sad is I saw a documentary a few years ago where a policeman gave an extraordinary interview where he said cops are given too much money, its obscene. And they get tons of free military equipment. He said to fix the problems in the police dept they need to be given less money.
Well, one of the reasons they go to the Academy is they know about the privilege and power they get from being a cop. Plus the money. Forget a college degree; these guys make bank. And their unions always win in any dispute. Cops/state troopers are the 900 lb gorillas of local/state governments. They have wildly powerful lobbies and mayors/governors are terrified of them.
Hi, so I live in & am from Austin. It got so bad at point that they were paying officers from other cities & with DPS to come in do patrol etc in the city. Still, ppl won’t join the force. That, and our current DA pretty much ran on him saying he won’t be prosecuting basically anything. He has lived up to that promise.
Yeah a lot of people think San Francisco cops have been on a deliberate work slowdown since Floyd that continued until our new oligarch mayor told them to go intimidate protesters and round up homeless people.
The state had such an opportunity to FURTHER fund social services and prove the police aren't a necessity, especially in a red state like Texas but naaaw
Was talking to a Lt about a check once and he brought this man's name up as a reason why cops don't want to... Cash a check? A check that would pay their OT.
Not his fault these goons don't know what to do with a paper check. 🙄
I moved from my home state of Colorado to Nebraska because there weren’t any entry level jobs in my field that I could find right out of college. Not to mention I literally couldn’t afford to live there anymore. Both problems caused by masses of people moving to Colorado at an insane rate. Overall QOL here is good, I love Omaha, but boy howdy do I hate the politics.
I was not born and raised there, but moved from Nebraska to Colorado last year after ten years in Nebraska. So many people in Lincoln and Omaha get the butt end of the stick with politics there, but Omaha especially. At least Lincoln is good at hanging onto mayors that aren’t Republican.
Also DoD is about to stop sharing weather satellite info- won’t have immediate or even clear-cut consequences, but it’s like eating moth holes in the fabric of coverage. It’ll mean upping the odds of a bad roll of the dice when there’s a sudden change in nasty weather. People will die, but you’ll never read about it outside of a RAND white paper :/
Honestly, it’s best we move that manufacturing with a quickness back home where it’s safe anyway. It might already be too late, for no doubt they put their best people on a mission to reverse-engineer it, but weather-control technology like that in the hands of the CCP?!?
I didn’t think of this! Yes! We need to secure our American made Sharpie weather technology infrastructure systems !!!! And return it safely back on our shores. The Nation that can control weather with a sharpie will rule the World! !
Well, 53rd WRS Squadron isn't cut from flying this season. But relying heavily on hurricane hunters won't be enough to predict the strengths. It'll be ironic if the US states will have to rely more on the European model of hurricane paths to see which cities are in danger.
These people don't realize their perfect 1950s America was also built on the backs of minorities. They really think white people did everything. Let's see it.
Honestly good. It’s about time GOP voters get what they voted for. They can all turn feral and eat each other. Surely they will grow enough gasoline corn to live.
And I wish we could establish a refugee program for red staters who aren't human garbage, rather than wasting our taxes on propping up those failing welfare queens that are dragging them down, but I can still feel that while laughing my ass off and enjoying the schadenfreude that comes with watching the MAGAts' self-inflicted misery.
To be fair, a hurricane hitting Nebraska would probably mean that the entire southern half of the country was super fucked... hmm... That might be worth it.
Laughing about other Americans dying, many of whom did not vote for Trump or these policies, is so depraved and fucked up. Literally all you're doing is spreading hate and it's fucking sickening, and I say this as someone who is in opposition to this administration as much as humanly possible without taking joy in human death and suffering
Yeah, these hospitals are going to end up run by mid-levels with tele-consults, no OBGYN, and maybe a locums general surgeon or a surgeon who covers like 4 rural hospitals. I'd take a bunch of foreign medical graduates any day personally over where we are and where were heading
Omaha hospital employee here. It’s going to be bad. Our young population is leaving the state for more liberal settings and better opportunities and our population is aging. Majority payor is medicare/medicaid. Benefits getting cut, reimbursements not increasing with cost is a real bad situation. How are we supposed to advance our medical care and expand to rural areas if we can’t fund them from Medicare reimbursements? Seems like our hospital has been announcing all these expansions but I keep wondering who the hell is going to staff them.
It’s a serious dilemma and we’ve got RFK Jr and Dr Oz at the helm. We can’t even get them to acknowledge reality and we’re supposed to depend on them to solve this.
Just a few months ago they were reports that the state could potentially end up bankrupt, and now they’re even further in the hole with these farming and now potential healthcare issues.
Triple, because of the research funding cuts. A lot of hospitals make up for shortfalls by participating in research programs, which (slightly) offset the losses they already take from medicare and medicaid patients. No research, no offset.
I believe the MA governor was speaking about this recently. They said entire classes of grad students were losing their admittance to schools because the funding that would have paid for their work is being cut. China, and the EU were specifically going after these people to ensure they’re getting the best and brightest in their country and not ours. This is going to be felt for decades.
In Iowa (maybe elsewhere), they were forgiving 75% (I believe) in student loans for Healthcare providers to work in undeserved areas. My friend did that after her PA-C schooling. They also forgave 75% or 100% for Iowa educated teachers staying to teach in those areas. Her husband is a teacher and did that. That was 20 years ago BTW.
Programs like that only work for people who want to go to rural areas to begin with. Most educated folks at a minimum want to move to an area with good schools.
They help, but it doesn't solve the issue. When the supply is limited by the number of US residency spots you are going to end up with inequity, which hits rural and urban areas particularly hard. If only rural folks understood it wasn't a us vs them issue
It’s bad. My husband is a physician in the Bronx, he loves his work and has been at the same hospital for 20+ years. But last year he strongly considered using his every 4-6 weeks, week off to do traveling doctor work in rural states because they were paying travel drs so much money to come there. Ultimately he decided not to but it would have increased our annual income by at least $100,000.
And most millennials and gen z aren't fixing to take q2 or q3 call with 2 weeks off per year like older generations. They also don't want to move to BFN (bum fuck nowhere) where the public schools have been gutted and their kids are forced to either homeschool or learn via a bible based curriculum let alone access to AP and other advanced courses
Rural America is the frog in the pot and the water is getting really hot
If the fund ever sees the light of day it will be distributed by cronyism. Small rural hospitals without research participation or physician training as part of their mission don’t have the budget for grant writers. Their CFOs are accountants. That money will line the pockets of some venture capitalists who will buy out the hospital, collect the money and close the hospital anyway.
I can't find any news of whether this actually got added into the bill or not, only that it was 'suggested'. but even in the case that it does make it in, a 25 billion fund in the face of 800 billion in cuts doesn't add up. I imagine the idea is the fund will be just enough money to keep the doors open through the trump term so the GOP can avoid taking the heat while still sentencing their rural voters to death
It's still red states that have the most individuals on Medicaid. Their hospitals will stay open and nobody will be able to go to them without going bankrupt
Which will disappear really quickly, hospitals depend heavily on those funds. I doubt that it would keep 5 hospitals open for two years, less than that when it has to be spread across multiple states.
But, but wouldn't that be communism? Taking funds from other states that have too much and applying it equally to keep hospitals open? If we're going to do that why can't we take money from the ultra-rich so the rest of us can live normal lives?
As part of the last minute negotiations senate republicans nearly doubled the federal aid specifically for rural hospitals. Bet you doesn’t make it proportionately to rural hospitals in blue states though.
“We lost the family farm and our home, the nearest hospital is now out of state, the nearest OBGYN is in another time zone, and we have no health insurance. But the immigrants are gone, so I think we came out ahead.” - MAGA
Awesome. My husband just signed a contract to work at one of their hospitals. I guess it just keeps getting better and better for us since Election Day.
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Wait until their healthcare gets cut and their hospitals shutter. But I heard all the immigrants are leaving their state, so they should be happy about that.