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>>josefr+(OP)
I don't understand why ICE would need access to Medicaid data. You need to be a citizen or lawful permanent resident to access that program, not to mention all the other additional criteria. The idea of illegal immigrants somehow bypassing all the checks and balances successfully en masse feels a little silly to me.

Just a quick check of the official website to try and get onto Medicaid in WA state shows that it requires a social security number and citizenship information: https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/us/en/health-coverage/get...

>>keving+u7
> I don't understand why ICE would need access to Medicaid data.

It’s a class war. Once they’ve run out of immigrants to harass and deport, they’ll be going after the poor.

>>arrose+ja
They are:

- significantly raising taxes on imported goods - letting ACA subsidies expire - reducing access to medicaid - allowing medical debt on credit reports - resuming collections/garnishment for student loans - reducing options for student loan repayment / forgiveness

they're going after the poor

>>yakz+8d
> they're going after the poor

That's just a bonus feature

The tariffs serve 2 purposes:

  1. They can replace income taxes and protect the wealthy (per their reasoning)
  2. They are a tool for power over other countries and a mechanism to compel them to pay personal tribute to The King of America™

I would love to be proven wrong because I'm hating this timeline.

>>pstuar+Lf
I think it might even be more boring and straightforward than that.

Get power => cause market instability, make trades and bets on volatility (or have your friends do it) => offshore your gains

>>pksebb+jx
The instability also damages trust in the US which loss of trust has its own economic and geopolitical fallout, so big wins for the Putins of the world.