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Johonny

(26,686 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:06 PM May 14

Do I understand this correctly?

JD Vance is threatening to withhold 1.3 billion in Medicaide payments to California because he believes, no proof offered, the state doesn't do enough to eliminate fraud, which he's offered no proof of. This is money Californians have paid in their taxes to receive a service that is essential to their staying the fuck alive and healthy.

This is also the same administration that is giving 10 billion dollars of our tax money to Trump in one of the biggest examples of federal fraud ever witnessed. If Vance is the fraud czar, WTF isn't he watching that shit? Because he is in on it, obviously.

Fuck these people. That's our money.

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Do I understand this correctly? (Original Post) Johonny May 14 OP
They are all just evil and they continue to linger vapor2 May 14 #1
Anymore lies are told as justification for reprisal policy Klarkashton May 14 #2
What is the 10 billion dollars? I know Trump scams us all the time but I thought he only got about 2.5 billion Maraya1969 May 14 #3
He sued the IRS for 10 billion Johonny May 14 #4
The IRS "Leak" LessAspin May 14 #12
maddening beyong belief that ANYONE goes along with this fucking stupid crook! LymphocyteLover May 14 #14
Did not the IRS farm out accounting or computer services,.. magicarpet May 15 #32
No IRS audits for life - not such a big deal since from the looks of it, that's not too much longer. llmart May 15 #25
But for his family too!! Johonny May 15 #29
... 2naSalit May 14 #6
We are in hell Billsdaughter May 14 #5
Shit. Sure feels like it sometimes. calimary May 14 #18
It's absurd and terrifying Billsdaughter May 15 #22
and November still feels so very far away Skittles May 15 #19
Indeed. The concerns are multiplying Billsdaughter May 15 #21
absolutely correct Skittles May 15 #31
Pretty bald-faced fraud scheme to steal coverage from dying Americans Ponietz May 14 #7
I think you do understand it exactly correctly. Ol Janx Spirit May 14 #8
The fraudsters use fraud as their excuse lame54 May 14 #9
Jeezus Joinfortmill May 14 #10
And California SENT more money to DC than they're getting back. paleotn May 14 #11
that $10 billion theft is just jaw-droppingly obscene LymphocyteLover May 14 #13
They have to find a way to pay the $10B to Mierda47. I'm sure JD was promised a commission for each $$ held back. n/t aggiesal May 14 #15
About three weeks ago I tried to refill my prescriptions. Sector 001 May 14 #16
Will it help to contact your local representative? area51 May 15 #23
Out of control criminals. Martin68 May 14 #17
This is the equivalent melm00se May 15 #20
Or burning down someone else's house yorkster May 15 #24
I think you got it right. The fraud is in the current administration. California is being punished because it's OLDMDDEM May 15 #26
"Fraud" is the new ... usonian May 15 #27
Yep it's a coverall underpants May 15 #28
Feeling very 2008 out there Johonny May 15 #30
Take the plank out of your own eye before you try to take the splinter out of your brother's. Heftylefty May 20 #33

Maraya1969

(23,591 posts)
3. What is the 10 billion dollars? I know Trump scams us all the time but I thought he only got about 2.5 billion
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:14 PM
May 14

so far from the American people.

Can anyone give me some more information

Johonny

(26,686 posts)
4. He sued the IRS for 10 billion
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:36 PM
May 14

And our AG is going to settle the case for only 10 Billion and no IRS audits for life!

LessAspin

(2,031 posts)
12. The IRS "Leak"
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:16 PM
May 14

This whole IRS Leak story stinks at so many levels..

-- the leak happened during Trump's first term

-- every President not named Trump voluntarily revealed this information

-- by claiming his personal information was leaked Trump was able to play the victim which obscured legitimate questions about his finances

-- now with the help of the GOP Congress and his own DOJ - Trump will steal $10 Billion dollars 💵 from Treasury in broad daylight

Trump is putting third world leaders to shame with such bold and brazen corruption.

magicarpet

(19,477 posts)
32. Did not the IRS farm out accounting or computer services,..
Fri May 15, 2026, 05:10 PM
May 15

... to a privatized contractor to help with the work load - at a company called Booz, Allen, and Hamilton ?

Didn't an employee at Booz, A, H. release the Trump tax files the the media ?

Why isn't this privatized contractor responsible for this "Privacy Breach" of the djt & LLC tax info,... and then fully responsible for the $2 billion dollar settlement for having caused this ?

Booz, Allen, & Hamilton is a big corporation with billions upon billions in governmental contracts. Let them pick up the tab.

Presidents have been releasing their tax returns for public scrutiny and review since Nixon. But trDUMP thinks he is too much a big shit big shot for any kind of oversight review.

Even though he promised these yearly tax returns once his ongoing IRS audit concluded. That was a prevaricating lie he told the public with all the other fucking lies that comes out of his mouth on a daily basis.

llmart

(17,750 posts)
25. No IRS audits for life - not such a big deal since from the looks of it, that's not too much longer.
Fri May 15, 2026, 11:32 AM
May 15

But the 10 Billion is obscene!

Johonny

(26,686 posts)
29. But for his family too!!
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:34 PM
May 15

This is about setting up a crime family.

No future president would respect such a deal unless they're a member of the mafia.

Skittles

(173,095 posts)
31. absolutely correct
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:21 PM
May 15

and the more they get the message they will get creamed, the more they go on a rampage

Ponietz

(4,443 posts)
7. Pretty bald-faced fraud scheme to steal coverage from dying Americans
Thu May 14, 2026, 04:17 PM
May 14

Same DOGE bullshit MO.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,088 posts)
8. I think you do understand it exactly correctly.
Thu May 14, 2026, 04:21 PM
May 14

What is far harder to understand is why so many other people do not seem to.

paleotn

(22,820 posts)
11. And California SENT more money to DC than they're getting back.
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:02 PM
May 14

The balance is subsidizing neo-Confederate racists in Mississhitty.

aggiesal

(10,940 posts)
15. They have to find a way to pay the $10B to Mierda47. I'm sure JD was promised a commission for each $$ held back. n/t
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:00 PM
May 14

Sector 001

(391 posts)
16. About three weeks ago I tried to refill my prescriptions.
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:49 PM
May 14

But I was told at the pharmacy that my medical has been discontinued.

I called Anthem Blue Cross and they told me I had to contact the local Office.

I've been calling every number I can find and all I get is a recording that just repeats over and over. Nobody ever picks up, eventually the call just hangs up on me.

How long can a type 2 diabetic live without medication?

OLDMDDEM

(3,301 posts)
26. I think you got it right. The fraud is in the current administration. California is being punished because it's
Fri May 15, 2026, 11:35 AM
May 15

a blue state.

usonian

(26,698 posts)
27. "Fraud" is the new ...
Fri May 15, 2026, 11:42 AM
May 15

N word
Welfare Mothers
Gays
Illegal immigrants
Baby-eaters
Maduro
George Soros
Iranians
Scapegoat du jour.

Like so.



And by the way,

Johonny

(26,686 posts)
30. Feeling very 2008 out there
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:36 PM
May 15

White collar crime is out of control and surely it will collapse the economy eventually

Heftylefty

(39 posts)
33. Take the plank out of your own eye before you try to take the splinter out of your brother's.
Wed May 20, 2026, 10:29 PM
May 20

This administration is led by a 34-time convicted fraudster, and there is more corruption in it than any other administration in American history. It's also blatantly obvious by this administration targeting a blue state rather than a red state with a high incidence of Medicare fraud, that it's politically motivated. This announcement was accompanied by a 6 month moratorium on new enrollment in Medicare for hospice care. If you've had a loved one in hospice, you know the invaluable care they provide. They have much wider latitude in dispensing pain medications than most doctors. Physicians are continuously monitored by the DEA which tracks prescribing habits to prevent the misuse of prescription medications. Most doctors are reluctant, or limited by the facility or practice in which they work, in prescribing painkillers or opioids, lest they attract the attention of the DEA. As hospice is, by definition, end-of-life care for a short period of time, they are allowed to give their patients drugs like morphine and fentanyl if needed to ease the agonizing pain of terminal illness. However, if a person is recently diagnosed as terminal and newly enrolled in Medicare, they'd be denied the pain relief hospice could provide. If even one American has to die in preventable pain as a result of this moratorium, it's one American too many.

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