Democrats play w Your Safety in the Air while Pushing to Lock in ACA Subsidies

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

- Government Shutdown & Air Travel Chaos
  - Democrats are deliberately prolonging the shutdown to gain political leverage.
  - FAA has ordered airlines to reduce flight operations (starting at 4%, increasing to 6%, and later up to 10%) due to staffing shortages among air traffic controllers.
  - Safety concerns are highlighted, including increased risks of accidents and loss of separation in airspace.
- Obamacare Subsidies & Political Motives
  - Central argument: Democrats are using the shutdown to secure a one-year extension of ACA (Affordable Care Act) premium tax credits.
  - Health insurers are benefiting massively from government subsidies, citing figures like:
    - $400 billion in temporary COVID-era subsidies.
    - $1 trillion annually in federal subsidies.
  - Insurers are enrolling people who don’t use coverage to inflate federal payouts.
- Corporate Influence & Corruption Allegations
  - Insurers donate heavily to Democratic campaigns to protect subsidies.
  - Mentions specific donations (e.g., Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealth).
  - Accuses insurers of overbilling Medicare Advantage by $1 trillion over a decade.
- Filibuster Debate
  - Republican frustration with the filibuster blocking legislative progress.
  - Quotes from Senators (e.g., Tommy Tuberville, John Fetterman) about possibly “nuking” the filibuster to reopen the government.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.1	If you're flying, Democrats are playing with your safety.
0:09.7	They know that they're playing with your safety, and they're wanting it to hurt.
0:14.0	They're wanting you to miss flights.
0:15.6	They're wanting you to stand in long lines, and they want you to blame Donald Trump.
0:19.9	But what they're not talking about
0:21.4	is how unsafe the skies have become because of the pressure they've deliberately chosen to put on the
0:27.5	system. And the Federal Aviation Administration has directed airlines to reduce flight operations
0:33.1	at 40 of the busiest U.S. airports by 4% immediately ramping that up to 6% by November the 11th if
0:41.7	the deal isn't done. Now the president telling FAA, you better get back to work. And those that were
0:48.2	true American patriots, he wants to give them a big bonus. I'm going to tell you more about that
0:53.7	coming up. Now, part of this shutdown is going to cost them a big bonus. I'm going to tell you more about that coming up.
0:54.8	Now, part of this shutdown is going to cost you a lot of money.
0:59.5	Obamacare is going to be the center of that, and that's what the big fight is over right now.
1:05.0	In fact, Obamacare insurers bet $400 billion on the shutdown of the Democrats.
1:13.8	That's right.
1:14.9	Health insurers have never had it so good.
1:17.9	Their stocks are up more than 1,000 percent since Obamacare passed, and they now receive
1:23.5	roughly a trillion dollars per year and federal government subsidies. Remember when Obama said
1:31.0	that the costs are going to come down? No, it's now costing you a trillion dollars per year.
1:37.9	Your tax dollars. Now, that much tax money is at stake. So politics are seeing a massive flow of cash going to hard left
1:48.1	leaning candidates and elected officials. In the last presidential campaign, for example,
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