Obamas decisions on afghanistan, including up to the decision to seek the strategic agreement with the afghans that would keep a residual force there after the end of this year. But there were two aspects of the war in afghanistan that troubled me. One was the president s suspicion of the motives of the senior military, particularly when it came to the recommendations on afghanistan. And the second was what you describe. As i told rahm when i met with him, i dont mind that the president speaks out on exit strategies and so on, but the troops need to hear from their commander, the person who is sending them in harms way, that their cause is just and noble, and the mission is important for the country and, therefore, their sacrifices worthwhile. And into two and half years i worked for president obama he only did that once or twice. And i think thats one of the responsibilities of the commander in chief when he deploys men and women in harms way is that he would be willing to speak publi
We now have Health Care System in which it your income is less than four times the official poverty threshold for a family of four is now in the vicinity of 90,000 a year, scaled down for smaller families, you are eligible for subsidies, refundable tax credits and assistance with cost sharing, on a sliding scale that starts with recently complete coverage of what is called the Silver Health plan and that is the premium that is charged for a Health Care Plan that covers 70 of the covered Health Care Services on an actuarial basis. Plans can provide that coverage in different ways. Many people also want more generous coverage or they receive it through and foyer sponsored plans. If you buy through a Health Exchange you can buy plans that cover up to 90 of the cost of coverage which leaves relatively small amounts for deductibles where there may not be anybody or cost sharing only for certain services. It is very generous coverage. Perhaps not as generous as try care is not described as b
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