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September 25th, 2022 at 7:06:41 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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[$315,000 which is] $150,000 for men and $165,000 for women. Fidelity’s estimate assumes both members of the couple are enrolled in traditional Medicare, which between Medicare Part A and Part B covers expenses such as hospital stays, doctor visits and services, physical therapy, lab tests and more, and in Medicare Part D, which covers prescription drugs... Fact: Medicare does not cover nursing home / long-term care. Among Baby Boomer respondents, 40% answer this incorrectly, as they think Medicare will pay for them to stay in a nursing home when they can no longer take of themselves (e.g. feed/dress/bathe). However, Medicare doesn’t cover long-term care (sometimes referred to as custodial care) and most nursing home care is custodial care meaning help with everyday activities like bathing, dressing and bathroom use.


so it seems Long Term Care is a big factor with this figure. If so it is not an exaggerated number as I suspected. The article is selling the idea of an HSA , so factor that in too

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220516005224/en/Fidelity-Releases-2022-Retiree-Health-Care-Cost-Estimate-65-Year-Old-Couple-Retiring-Today-Will-Need-an-Average-of-315000-for-Medical-Expenses
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September 25th, 2022 at 9:18:55 PM permalink
rxwine
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A 12-year-old girl from Texas shot her father as part of a murder-pact she made with her friend, officials said.

According to the Parker County Sheriff's Office, the girls spent weeks plotting to kill their families - and their pets - then drive off together to Georgia.

But the friend didn't come through on her end of the bargain, and the 12-year-old girl ended up turning the gun on herself in the street just outside her home after she fired on her father.

'Sheriff's investigators said the juvenile is believed to have shot her father, fled the scene, and later shot herself. A handgun was located lying underneath the juvenile suspect,' police said in a press release.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/texas-girl-12-shoots-father-38-in-abdomen-then-herself-in-the-head-in-murder-pact-with-friend/ar-AA12eiXR?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=007829b555ed42399b226f9819b90940
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
September 26th, 2022 at 9:06:28 AM permalink
ams288
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lol, this was news to me:

Keith Olbermann and Kyrsten Sinema once dated.

Quote: @KeithOlbermann
When we dated, in 2010-11, Kyrsten was a legit progressive, far to my left.

Now she has embraced the Political Industry™️ where there is only process, not policy, and never people.

Perfect solution: she can be the next host of @MeetThePress
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September 26th, 2022 at 10:53:19 AM permalink
missedhervee
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Who says there's nothing good on TV?

Tune in this afternoon for something different...

https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2022/09/nasa-to-crash-spacecraft-into-asteroid-in-planetary-defense-test-watch-live-today.html
September 26th, 2022 at 2:34:19 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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You would think after 60+ years or so NASA would be able to make spacecraft that did not crash.
The President is a fink.
September 26th, 2022 at 6:37:28 PM permalink
missedhervee
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September 27th, 2022 at 1:26:48 PM permalink
Tanko
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There can be no flow of Russian natural gas into western Europe this winter.

'Sabotage suspected in ‘unprecedented’ damage to Russia’s 2 Nord Stream gas pipelines to Germany'

This is the German delegation to the UN, laughing at President Trump in 2018, when he warned "Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course'.

'German Diplomat Who Laughed At Trump UN Speech Refuses Comments Now'

'At the time, he told reporters “that Trump’s claim regarding the pipeline “does not correspond to reality,”
September 27th, 2022 at 1:32:49 PM permalink
terapined
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There can be no flow of Russian natural gas into western Europe this winter.

Oh well
War sucks
No doubt Germany is still getting gas
Just paying higher prices
Pipeline or no pipeline
Germany would still be facing the same situation
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September 27th, 2022 at 1:48:55 PM permalink
ams288
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Quote: Tanko
There can be no flow of Russian natural gas into western Europe this winter.

'Sabotage suspected in ‘unprecedented’ damage to Russia’s 2 Nord Stream gas pipelines to Germany'

This is the German delegation to the UN, laughing at President Trump in 2018, when he warned "Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course'.

'German Diplomat Who Laughed At Trump UN Speech Refuses Comments Now'

'At the time, he told reporters “that Trump’s claim regarding the pipeline “does not correspond to reality,”


So Donny couldn’t get anything right here at home, but he sure was spot on when speaking about the logistics of Russian energy.

Hmmmm
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September 27th, 2022 at 1:58:03 PM permalink
kenarman
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Quote: ams288
Quote: Tanko
There can be no flow of Russian natural gas into western Europe this winter.

'Sabotage suspected in ‘unprecedented’ damage to Russia’s 2 Nord Stream gas pipelines to Germany'

This is the German delegation to the UN, laughing at President Trump in 2018, when he warned "Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course'.

'German Diplomat Who Laughed At Trump UN Speech Refuses Comments Now'

'At the time, he told reporters “that Trump’s claim regarding the pipeline “does not correspond to reality,”


So Donny couldn’t get anything right here at home, but he sure was spot on when speaking about the logistics of Russian energy.

Hmmmm


Or more likely he was right about home as well and you just didn't agree with it.
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