(07/03/25) Personal Note…… I usually try not to mix politics with fantasy football. It was never my intent. But recent events have left me with no alternative but to vent my frustration at the tools who did this. And, if you were one of the assholes that voted to cut Medicaid & Medicare for millions of Americans, you’re NOT welcome here! For those who don’t know, Medicaid is the government health insurance plan for American citizens who can’t afford a private health insurance plan. Note- I could care less which party you’re affiliated with (I’m an Independent), I’m not a fan of democrats either. They have their own issues. But this one is crystal clear, republicans don’t give a shit about me or my family. They don’t care about the poor or middle class. They don’t care about you. And they sure as hell don’t represent me! This is NOT what they ran on nor what I voted for. If you’re one of the politicians who voted yes for the “Big BS Bill”, you’re NO friend of mine. And in this case, it was the Republicans who voted for this crap! EVERY SINGLE F-ING one of them!!! They’re the ones who control Congress. Simply put, it wouldn’t have passed without their votes. There’s right and there’s wrong. Denying health care to a bunch of American citizens, which leads to their suffering painful illnesses/cancers, and in many cases death, is pure F-ING EVIL!! Not ot mention they also cut SNAP benefits f(Food asisstance) for those who are struggling. Fortunately, I don’t need to use that benefit, but that’s just a cruel evil thing to do. Why do we even have a government if they’re not going to help their own citizens? And they did this so they and their rich friends can pay less taxes on their mansions and yachts!!! NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN AGAIN! I don’t care who the candidate is or what they say. It’s all bs! They don’t give a sh*t about you or me! They can all go F**K themselves!!!

I need Medicaid! I am a only child who is a caregiver for my elderly parent. There is no other affordable option for me and many others. And if you think it won’t happen to you, I’ve got news for you, it probably will. Someday many of you will be in my boat. Wait until you lose your job. Because when you lose your job, you lose your health insurance too! Good luck affording a COBRA health plan or private health insurance! Wait until it’s your turn to care for an elderly parent, when you can’t be two places at once (work and home helping them).

They didn’t go after the root cause of the problem- exorbitant health insurance premiums by health insurance companies, denial of coverage by those same companies, or expensive prescription drug costs by big pharmaceutical corporations. Nor did these same politicians cut their salaries or health insurance benefits that taxpayers pay for to help with the deficit. No, instead they went after vulnerable folks like me. Many of whom supported their campaigns such as President Trump’s based on what he said. When he was asked directly, a point blank question- are you going to cut Medicaid? He answered, “No. We will NOT touch Medicaid.” He lied!! They lied!!!! They’re lying chicken shits!!! They don’t have the guts to tell the truth on the campaign trail. They only care about saying whatever bullshit people will believe in order to get elected and then they abuse the power millions of Americans like myself granted them by hurting and killing Americans like myself. Only they do it wearing a suit and tie and use a fountain pen, instead of a loaded gun- F-ING TOOLS!!!

It’s important to note- The Big BS Bill will go into effect after the 2026 Midterms. If it’s such a great bill, then why are they implementing it after the midterms? I’ll tell you why, because they know once people find out that they’ve been kicked off their government health care plan, those republican politicians won’t win their elections in 2026. They’re pure lying snakes!!! Every F-ING one of them!!!! We don’t have capitalism. We have socialism for the rich. The rich take risks and if they lose they get bailed out (see the Great Financial Crisis- which by the way we’re headed for another one very soon), but when the avg Joe takes risks and loses, he loses everything!

Both parties suck!!! They’ve had plenty of time to make health care affordable and have chosen not to. They only represent health insurance corporations, Big Pharma, and foreign countries like Israel. Note- Israeli citizens have Universal Health Care. If they can have it, then why can’t we? It’s time for a change. Tear it all down and start over. I’m done with the status quo.

I’m not here to debate it. And I don’t want to discuss it on social media. Just go somewhere else. If you don’t care whether I live or die, then I don’t care about your F-ING fantasy football team!! As for the rest of you, I’m sorry I vented and veered off course. Hopefully, someday, some of you will understand why.

-Mark Ringo

PS- If you find some of my fantasy football advice helpful or my terrible jokes make you smile, (once I get it set up) if you can donate whatever you think my advice was worth, it would be very much appreciated. I know not everyone can right now. Times are tough. Unlike other fantasy analysts, I don’t make any money from this. I’m not getting a salary and benefits like some of the bigger, well-known fantasy analysts are. This is purely a hobby for me. Writing helped me cope after my best friend, my dad, passed away. Unfortunately, I have bills too. And now it looks like I’m going to have a lot more of them thanks to the asshole republicans in Washington.