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US House approves bill to end longest government shutdown in history

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15 points elinear | 3 comments | 13 Nov 25 01:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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jalapenos ◴[13 Nov 25 02:00 UTC] No.45909552[source]▶
Correct me if wrong, but this looks like a severe own-goal for the democrats? A long shutdown to try and force something - as a minority party, using the senate 60 vote threshold quirk, that they didn't get?
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1. AnimalMuppet ◴[13 Nov 25 03:13 UTC] No.45910089[source]▶
Well, they painted the Republicans as "the people who wouldn't stop your medical insurance from becoming unaffordable". If Congress fails to extend the subsidy, that's going to be very painful for a lot of people, and politically, the blame will fall on the Republicans. That could be a major win for the Democrats when 2026 rolls around.
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2. nradov ◴[13 Nov 25 04:02 UTC] No.45910472[source]▶
I support subsidies to help low-income citizens who legitimately can't afford health insurance, but some of the temporary ACA subsidies passed in 2021 were ridiculous. They were handing out cash to early retirees as young as age 55 with incomes over 400% of the poverty line.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/aca-enhanced-subsidy-lapse-g...

I don't want my tax dollars wasted on subsidizing them. Give the money to someone who actually needs it.

(Of course the real problem is healthcare costs accelerating out of control. Insurance subsidies won't fix that problem. In fact they make it worse by encouraging healthcare providers and drug companies to raise prices even faster.)

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3. anon7000 ◴[13 Nov 25 10:16 UTC] No.45913069[source]▶
For reference, 400% of the poverty line is $60k for a single person, or $85k for a couple