I don't see how insurance risk pools can possibly work when the cost suddenly jumps 2-3x. People who are mostly healthy will have the most incentive to drop coverage and hope for the best.

In another year, the risk pool will be even worse and costs will go up even more to cover them.

We've been on corporate group plans forever, with two periods relying on COBRA in the last ten years. Starting last month 10/1 is the first time we've used an ACA plan.

It is wonderful timing that they are finally managing to destroy the ACA right as we start to rely on it.

Our goal was that our kids not be the ones teaching the swear words to the other kids on the playground. I think we succeeded in that.

They are 16+ now and well beyond our ability to have much control of their media consumption.

I am sad that I missed a chance to try to work in your org. I'll see about improving my job post alerts.

It was... a limited edition? Oh noes!
I missed my chance <sob>

I want my personal jetpack, and my subway under the ocean with a glass tunnel roof so I can see the sharks.

It is heartening both that the AP waited until the polls closed to call it, and that the AP feels the result is so overwhelming to call it the instant the polls close.

Avenging Guardian seems like just the kind of journalism we need now.

We were in Germany this summer. Yeah. Same.
Interesting conversations with our family there.

I don't want to click like on this post but I understand the sentiment.

<Looks around>

Sign me up. Throw me in the time wormhole forever.

Oh lawd I had forgotten about the time Fiber blew up the Kansas City World Series. Wowza.

This would be amazing.
(Californian here)