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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re serious about the national debt then you don’t fire IRS workers who bring in $6-8 of revenue for every $1 of their salary. That’s one of the best returns you can find.

28% of unpaid taxes come from the top 1% households.

#riggedeconomy

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The IRS is laying off people during the shutdown, even though it was rehiring staff it previously fired because it was so shorthanded.
This one stands out because firing IRS employees costs the government money, since they bring in about $6-8 for every dollar spent on tax enforcement

IRS Halts Layoff Plans, Begins Rehiring Amid Staffing Shortages
The agency is attempting to rebuild its workforce and restore public confidence.

Treasury Department: Treasury cut 1,446 employees on Friday. Two Internal Revenue Service employees confirmed layoffs were taking place at the tax agency, which has already shed more than 25,000 employees. One employee who was laid off was working Friday and exempt from shutdown furloughs.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 1d

PRESS RELEASE: After this morning’s announcement, I’ve got just one question: Senator Jim Risch — were you in on this?

#Idaho #MountainHome #usa #airforce

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 1d

Fulcher (202) 225-6611, fulcher.house.gov
Simpson (202) 225-5531, simpson.house.gov
Gov Little (208) 334-2100, [email protected]

Fight back and protect Idaho!

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 1d

...there’s no damn way we’re going to let this stand.

Time for ACTION

Folks, we need to call Crapo, Risch, Fulcher and Simpson + Gov. Little and tell them that Idahoans won’t stand for this
Crapo (202) 224-6142, www.crapo.senate.gov
Risch (202) 224-2752, www.risch.senate.gov

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 1d

What the hell!?
A foreign military base on Idaho soil?
Our federal delegation ok'd this?

They're ok with foreign fighters buzzing our skies, dropping bombs on our soil and flying over the Idaho National Lab?

As an Army veteran who served in the Persian Gulf...

www.foxnews.com/video/638256...

Pentagon approves new Qatari air base in Idaho for F-15 pilot training | Fox News Video

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the project reflects the strength of the U.S.-Qatari alliance following Qatar's "substantial role" in the Gaza peace deal.

www.foxnews.com

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 2d

Instead, he's pointing fingers during a shutdown and calling us entitled for wanting affordable care. Senator Risch is out of touch, out of answers, and nowhere to be found.

#retirerisch #achillesforidaho #senrisch #idahopol #USSenate #healthcare #idahome #idaho

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 2d

Senator Risch voted to hike healthcare premiums and gave extended tax credits to billionaires but not Idahoans. Now we’re paying the price.

Is he taking on insurance monopolies? Investigating pharmacy middlemen? Protecting rural hospitals or Idaho families from rate hikes? NOPE.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 2d

Sen. Jim Risch calls these life-saving credits a “de facto entitlement” and shrugs it off as a political ploy. That’s not leadership, it’s out-of-touch indifference.

Idaho deserves a senator who’ll fight for people, not lecture them.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 2d

Bob McMichael, a retired Idaho teacher, will likely lose his health insurance as premiums for his family are set to jump from $50 to $2,200/month. This is just one devastating story of thousands that will come out of Idaho in the coming months.

The federal government shut down after a health care clash. In Idaho, the stakes are high. • Idaho Capital Sun

If enhanced premium tax credits end, 25,000 Idahoans are likely to cancel health insurance policies as their costs rise.

idahocapitalsun.com

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 2d

As of today, a 60-year-old couple in Coeur d'Alene earning $80,000 will see their monthly premiums explode from $552 to $2,238 in 2026.

That's $20,322 annually, a devastating 305% increase from this year. How does Sen. Risch sleep at night?

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 2d

We did the math, and Sen. Risch has officially sold out Idaho families for his billionaire friends. Senator Risch voted to drastically raise healthcare premiums for Idahoans.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 3d

If Jim Risch actually did his constitutional duty, he would have filed this complaint before me. But he didn’t do sh!t so I did

No politics on public lands.

U.S. Senate candidate in Idaho files complaint about government shutdown message on forest websites idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/u-s-s...

U.S. Senate candidate in Idaho files complaint about government shutdown message on forest websites • Idaho Capital Sun

Former Idaho legislator turned independent U.S. Senate candidate Todd Achilles has filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel about messages regarding the U.S. government shutdown that ...

idahocapitalsun.com

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 7d

That means moving from an Obamacare system that subsidizes insurance companies (aka monopolies!) to a new system that pays hospitals and doctors appropriately, holds employers accountable, and incentivizes good health

Penalizing hardworking Idahoans stuck in our current system hurts everyone

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 7d

In 2025, they spent $10,067 but will spend $14,539 in 2026. That is 15% vs. 22% of annual income. That's a huge hit to their budget of $4,472 in 2026

Bottomline, we need to reform our healthcare system. We spend twice as much as other big countries but get worse outcomes.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 7d

This is why the maintaining the health exchange subsidies is so important. A 50 y/o Idahoan on this Bronze plan is looking at NOT ONLY a 83% rate spike BUT ALSO a 28% deductible jump

Now, assume they maxed their yearly deductible...
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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10d

IDAHO's exchange has also launched 2026 window shopping.

Here's a 50-yr old adult in Boise, ID earning $65,000/yr:

2025: $297/mo (after $144/mo tax credit)

2026: $545/mo (no tax credits)

83% net rate hike.

And again, the deductible is $1,750 higher & out of pocket max is $3,100 higher.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 7d

Great story. This is why national service is so important. It brings us together and makes America stronger.
#Army

This Program Rescued Army Recruiting www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

This Program Rescued Army Recruiting

www.nytimes.com

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 8d

Hatch Act compliant filed today
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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 8d

Done ✅

Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 8d

Today, I filed a #HatchAct complaint against @forestservice.bsky.social Chief Tom Schultz for violating 5 U.S.C. § 7324, prohibition on political activities

We won’t tolerate partisan messages from USFS, which manages 40% of Idaho’s land for *all* Idahoans. Follow the Constitution.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 10d

Rigged economy

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 10d

At least the Nat’l Park Service isn’t acting like a bunch of political hacks.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 10d

Hey @usda - what is this crap?

We have 100 years of non-partisan forest stewardship for the good of all Americans. We expect it to stay that way.

Chief Schultz - you need to clean up this sh!t

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 11d

I won't accept that, and you shouldn't either. It's time to #RetireRisch

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 11d

Jim Risch had the chance to stop this, and I guarantee you that he's not worried about rent or his next meal. Jim also had no problem extending tax cuts and providing handouts for the ultra-rich, but he draws the line at extending affordable healthcare for 100,000 Idahoans.

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Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 11d

Unless Republicans and Democrats in Congress get their act together, your healthcare insurance premiums are set to double or even triple. Idahoans will soon lose coverage altogether or be forced to choose between paying for healthcare, covering rent, or putting food on the table.

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