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Is it time to revise the invitation beneath The Statue of Liberty?
“With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Planning to relocate to the US soon because America under Donald Trump is Great Again?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-07/immigrants-health-conditions-denied-visas-trump
“The Trump administration directs the State Department to deny visas to immigrants with conditions such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.”
“The new guidelines significantly expand medical screening beyond communicable diseases, giving visa officers broad discretion to reject applicants.”
“Legal experts warn the guidance will allow untrained visa officers to speculate on a person’s future medical costs and employment prospects”.
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If you’re overweight but a Real American there’s no reason to worry.
https://people.com/dr-oz-proclaims-americans-could-lose-135-billion-pounds-by-midterm-elections-with-new-weight-loss-drug-pricing-11845857
“Dr. Oz Proclaims Americans Could Lose ‘135 Billion Pounds’ by Midterm Elections with New Weight Loss Drug Pricing”
“If Americans were to lose a collective 135 billion pounds, it would mean each American would lose about 393 pounds, as Stephen Colbert later calculated on The Late Show.”
(from the Comment section)
Evergarden
“If Oz really meant 135 million pounds and the population of the US is 340 million, that works out to 6 or 7 oz on average.”
At a per person cost of?
“Under the deal, the two drug companies agreed to sell GLP-1 injections for a monthly price of $350 when purchased via TrumpRx, a discount platform for purchasing prescription drugs with cash. Those on Medicare and Medicaid will pay $245 a month starting in mid-2026, and oral versions of the drugs — which are not yet available — will be priced at $149 per month.”
“At present, GLP-1 medications cost between $1,000 to $1,350, with the out of pocket cost varying based on insurance. Novo Nordisk charges $499 a month for all doses of Wegovy, while Eli Lilly offers its lowest dose for $349 and the others at $499.”
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