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On reflection, one comment makes it clear to me why the Republicans keep sticking with McCarthy vote after vote.While nominating McCarthy, somewhere around the 8th ballot or so, when some reporting suggested weakening resolve, one of the Republicans mentioned, as if in praise, that McCarthy had raised $1 billion for campaigns.On reflection, that reminder seems to me to have been there less for praise than as a veiled threat: if you don't stick with McCarthy, your gravy train will have ended. So even Republicans who might rather have formed a coalition with the Democrats than spend the next 2 years chained to people willing to crash the economy (by defaulting on the debt run up by the 2017 Republican tax cuts for the wealthy) and thus been tempted to put country over party, apparently aren't tempted to put country over career.
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"content": "On reflection, one comment makes it clear to me why the Republicans keep sticking with McCarthy vote after vote.While nominating McCarthy, somewhere around the 8th ballot or so, when some reporting suggested weakening resolve, one of the Republicans mentioned, as if in praise, that McCarthy had raised $1 billion for campaigns.On reflection, that reminder seems to me to have been there less for praise than as a veiled threat: if you don't stick with McCarthy, your gravy train will have ended. So even Republicans who might rather have formed a coalition with the Democrats than spend the next 2 years chained to people willing to crash the economy (by defaulting on the debt run up by the 2017 Republican tax cuts for the wealthy) and thus been tempted to put country over party, apparently aren't tempted to put country over career.\n",
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Using passwords by themselves without two factor authentication is just stupid in 2023. Using one time tokens from a security app like Google Authenticator or Authy will make your accounts much more secure. Even using SMS text messages to your phone, while less secure, is vastly better than just a password.There is a protocol called Webauthn that has been available for years. When used with a hardware authentication key like a Yubikey, it makes web accounts very difficult to hack. Cloudflare recently survived a very sophisticated phishing attempt that several of its employees fell for because they were using hardware authentication keys. This method prevents the use of man-in-the-middle attacks when you click on a fake link to a well known site that you have previously registered your key with. Sadly, many sites still do not support this protocol...even financial sites like banks and investment firms. In my opinion they should be fined for breaches that would have been prevented by the use of webauthn.Another thing you can do if you care about security is to only access your financial sites from a Chromebook that has Google's Titan M chip. These Chromebooks use cryptographic validation of the hardware, firmware, and OS image and will not boot unless they all match a signed certificate. This makes Chromebooks more difficult to infect with malware that persists across reboots. Not loading browser extensions into the browser running on your Chromebook will also help.
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"content": "Using passwords by themselves without two factor authentication is just stupid in 2023. Using one time tokens from a security app like Google Authenticator or Authy will make your accounts much more secure. Even using SMS text messages to your phone, while less secure, is vastly better than just a password.There is a protocol called Webauthn that has been available for years. When used with a hardware authentication key like a Yubikey, it makes web accounts very difficult to hack. Cloudflare recently survived a very sophisticated phishing attempt that several of its employees fell for because they were using hardware authentication keys. This method prevents the use of man-in-the-middle attacks when you click on a fake link to a well known site that you have previously registered your key with. Sadly, many sites still do not support this protocol...even financial sites like banks and investment firms. In my opinion they should be fined for breaches that would have been prevented by the use of webauthn.Another thing you can do if you care about security is to only access your financial sites from a Chromebook that has Google's Titan M chip. These Chromebooks use cryptographic validation of the hardware, firmware, and OS image and will not boot unless they all match a signed certificate. This makes Chromebooks more difficult to infect with malware that persists across reboots. Not loading browser extensions into the browser running on your Chromebook will also help.\n",
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Gold is a very hard rock that serves well as fillings in teeth. As an investment, it's just a hard rock.
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"content": "Gold is a very hard rock that serves well as fillings in teeth. As an investment, it's just a hard rock.\n",
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The NYT columnists are reacting to this news like a southern plantation owner in 1865: “I’ve lost my cheap labor, who’ll bring in the crops for me now?” If the Chinese have exhibited one capability in the past 50 years is is the ability to learn new tricks and adapt to new political circumstances. They have made great material progress. By investing in infrastructure projects in low income countries they have gained political capital with sources of cheap labor that they can exploit just as efficiently as western corporations did in China to maintain their dominance in manufacturing. The reduction in Chinese population may lead to improved living standards in those low income countries accompanied by the reduced birth rates that accompany economic security. There are political trade offs involved, but just maybe the end result will be a much needed voluntary reduction in world population.
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"content": "The NYT columnists are reacting to this news like a southern plantation owner in 1865: “I’ve lost my cheap labor, who’ll bring in the crops for me now?” If the Chinese have exhibited one capability in the past 50 years is is the ability to learn new tricks and adapt to new political circumstances. They have made great material progress. By investing in infrastructure projects in low income countries they have gained political capital with sources of cheap labor that they can exploit just as efficiently as western corporations did in China to maintain their dominance in manufacturing. The reduction in Chinese population may lead to improved living standards in those low income countries accompanied by the reduced birth rates that accompany economic security. There are political trade offs involved, but just maybe the end result will be a much needed voluntary reduction in world population.\n",
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Paul Art Go to opensecrets.org to find it (other than the dark money allowed by the Extreme Court's Citizens United "decision").
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"content": "Paul Art Go to opensecrets.org to find it (other than the dark money allowed by the Extreme Court's Citizens United \"decision\").\n",
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Alex This is not true!! Yes no one can live anywhere on minimum wage and it is an sin that we all accept that in what is considered the "riches country in the world. The obsessions of keeping up with the "jones" is the problem. We chose to live within our means, I stayed home until the kids were in full time school. 40 years ago I was criticized for not having the fancy house, expensive vacations, video games, big tvs, summer camps, etc from both family and society. I can only image how much worst social media had added to stress of chosing to make yourself happy. Believe me being a full time volunteer for those years kept me completely intellectually fulfilled. And opened doors to a great job with a lot of freedom so I was able to go to games, plays etc thru their high school days. Did we retire with the millions some of contempories did NO. We still saved enought to have a great retirement life and want for nothing. We are still enjoying our kids and grandkids.
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"content": "Alex This is not true!! Yes no one can live anywhere on minimum wage and it is an sin that we all accept that in what is considered the \"riches country in the world. The obsessions of keeping up with the \"jones\" is the problem. We chose to live within our means, I stayed home until the kids were in full time school. 40 years ago I was criticized for not having the fancy house, expensive vacations, video games, big tvs, summer camps, etc from both family and society. I can only image how much worst social media had added to stress of chosing to make yourself happy. Believe me being a full time volunteer for those years kept me completely intellectually fulfilled. And opened doors to a great job with a lot of freedom so I was able to go to games, plays etc thru their high school days. Did we retire with the millions some of contempories did NO. We still saved enought to have a great retirement life and want for nothing. We are still enjoying our kids and grandkids.\n",
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I get the urge to preserve a way of life. While my small town has paved roads it has numerous miles of dirt trails and a few dirt roads that make our open space accessible to dog-walkers, hikers, horse back riders, birders and the occasional mountain biker. Our battle is to preserve the open space and the local ecology from non passive use. Balancing the wishes of golfers who want to expand into mature forest and mountain bikers (who need special accommodation) with a community that is accustomed to enjoying close contact with nature is difficult. Our battle is the same; our natural environment is being swallowed up with development to the detriment of all.
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"content": "I get the urge to preserve a way of life. While my small town has paved roads it has numerous miles of dirt trails and a few dirt roads that make our open space accessible to dog-walkers, hikers, horse back riders, birders and the occasional mountain biker. Our battle is to preserve the open space and the local ecology from non passive use. Balancing the wishes of golfers who want to expand into mature forest and mountain bikers (who need special accommodation) with a community that is accustomed to enjoying close contact with nature is difficult. Our battle is the same; our natural environment is being swallowed up with development to the detriment of all.\n",
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Mkm, the news is: the deficit FELL by $1.4 TRILLION! I’d say this is a win for the U.S.!
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"content": "Mkm, the news is: the deficit FELL by $1.4 TRILLION! I’d say this is a win for the U.S.!\n",
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I don't pay imputed prices when I go to the supermarket. That would not compute. Anecdotally, prices are still much higher than they were pre-Covid. Since supply chain issues have been resolved, for the most part, I attribute the high prices to corporate greed. Once a store sees that it can sell a product that used to go for $2.00 for $3.50, they will continue to do so.
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In constant dollars, interest payments are less than 1% of GDP. The CBO's predictions on this matter have consistently overestimated the future cost of interest payments, in part due to the unscientific rules it is required by law to follow.Let's not give in to the temptation to say the sky is falling when it is not. (See Paul Krugman's recent piece on this topic)That said, the US, like any modern civilized country, should indeed be spending much more on its citizens and investing much more in its future. To do so we should be raising much more in taxes, also like any modern civilized country.
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"content": "In constant dollars, interest payments are less than 1% of GDP. The CBO's predictions on this matter have consistently overestimated the future cost of interest payments, in part due to the unscientific rules it is required by law to follow.Let's not give in to the temptation to say the sky is falling when it is not. (See Paul Krugman's recent piece on this topic)That said, the US, like any modern civilized country, should indeed be spending much more on its citizens and investing much more in its future. To do so we should be raising much more in taxes, also like any modern civilized country.\n",
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Nick Silicon Valley is a completely different example of how employees are typically treated. Money was plentiful, and as long as you could tell a good story was easy to get $10 or 50 Million to fund your start up. It is the equivalent of going to Vegas and putting all of your money on one number on the Roulette wheel for the investors. All it took was one hit and you came out ahead- the only difference is that some of the money actually went to lower level employees instead of the casino.Those days are over, as they should be. When investment money is restricted, it has to go to better ideas that a get rich quick scheme, which most of it is.
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"content": "Nick Silicon Valley is a completely different example of how employees are typically treated. Money was plentiful, and as long as you could tell a good story was easy to get $10 or 50 Million to fund your start up. It is the equivalent of going to Vegas and putting all of your money on one number on the Roulette wheel for the investors. All it took was one hit and you came out ahead- the only difference is that some of the money actually went to lower level employees instead of the casino.Those days are over, as they should be. When investment money is restricted, it has to go to better ideas that a get rich quick scheme, which most of it is.\n",
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Flaminia a bit of a mischaracterization there of Pelosi's take on Congressional investment. "The speaker said she didn't believe the step was necessary because she trusted her colleagues and that existing laws currently require regular disclosure. "I have great confidence in the integrity of my members," Pelosi said.Still, she has asked the House Administration Committee to review the STOCK Act, the law requiring members regularly report trades and file reports within 45 days, and said she is open to increasing fines for lawmakers who fail to comply with the deadlines. She added the committee is reviewing all the bills proposed on new reforms.Pelosi said if there are concerns that a member is engaged in insider trading "that's a Justice Department issue." Existing laws give prosecutors the ability to charge lawmakers with insider trading."
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Kudos to dr. Zeynep Tufecki for shedding ever more light on a family so anchored on keeping their ill-gotten and parasitical lifestyle in perpetuity that they are willing to feed their kindred to the sharks. It takes one person -the power of one- to open people's eyes.Diana tried. She lost her life because of it.Harry is only doing what is right, and I applaud him.
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"content": "Kudos to dr. Zeynep Tufecki for shedding ever more light on a family so anchored on keeping their ill-gotten and parasitical lifestyle in perpetuity that they are willing to feed their kindred to the sharks. It takes one person -the power of one- to open people's eyes.Diana tried. She lost her life because of it.Harry is only doing what is right, and I applaud him.\n",
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I'm somewhat skeptical that there is a systemic problem with under-appraisal based on race, and I'm Black. Maybe there is such a problem, but I'm not sure why there would be, because in my experience dealing with appraisers when buying or selling my own homes over the years, they are mainly interested in supporting the negotiated purchase price so that deals don't fall through, at least if obtained after a contract has been signed, and if obtained before a contract is signed, they tend to go by neighborhood "comparables."Worse, when I looked at the link to a summary of the study supposedly showing bias, I found an article which stated, "Analyzing the millions of appraisals by using census tracts as a proxy for neighborhoods and comparing communities with nearly identical housing stock, two researchers found that the results showed a clear correlation: The higher the proportion of white residents in each community, the higher the appraised value of individual homes."Wow. This doesn't prove bias in appraisals AT ALL. It merely shows that, on average, homes in neighborhoods with more white residents appraise higher. That could be due to a number of factors, including but not limited to racism by home buyers, rather than by appraisers.So, again, I'm skeptical. I have yet to see unambiguous evidence of systemic racism in the appraisal industry, although there is some limited anecdotal evidence based on personal stories, and I have an open mind about the issue.
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From a Treasury report in 2021:The top 1% of tax payers are responsible for 28% of the nation's unpaid taxes. That amounts to an annual shortfall of more than $160 billion. Give the IRS the funding it needs to do its very important work!Taxes, after all, are what we pay for civilized society.
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"content": "From a Treasury report in 2021:The top 1% of tax payers are responsible for 28% of the nation's unpaid taxes. That amounts to an annual shortfall of more than $160 billion. Give the IRS the funding it needs to do its very important work!Taxes, after all, are what we pay for civilized society.\n",
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"She Made History as a Black Basketball Star. Why Won’t Her College Name Its Arena for Her?"Ummm --Because the college is waiting for a wealthy alumnus or businessperson to come up with a two or three-million-dollar donation - so they can name the arena after that person -That's how these things work...
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"content": "\"She Made History as a Black Basketball Star. Why Won’t Her College Name Its Arena for Her?\"Ummm --Because the college is waiting for a wealthy alumnus or businessperson to come up with a two or three-million-dollar donation - so they can name the arena after that person -That's how these things work...\n",
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"Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, abandoned his “zero Covid” policy in early December. That policy had kept infections low but required costly precautions like mass testing — measures that exhausted the budgets of local governments."In a recent issue, The Economist magazine reported that China spent ~$250 billion on mass testing during a recent one-year period. The piece also indicated that an unnamed expert suggested that that number was likely to be much lower than the true amount. Even for China, this is a remarkable amount of resources devoted to that aspect of combating Covid. It's no wonder President Xi had to finally give up on zero Covid - in all its manifestations, China could no longer afford the strategy.
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Susan Here, here. We pray for Ukraine at our student center here and raised almost $70,000 that was sent urgently to Poland when the UA refugees left after the invasion.I think President Volodymyr is right too. Before the Russians start building a big navy to claim the North Pole as they now say "belongs to Russia" And then Greenland and Alaska or such.As a resource nation they want more routes to dispense their resources and probably less issues selling them. And more boats.....they stole a 13 million dollar ship at Mariopolis already and all the steel in it valued at 9 million. (Made a fake offer to the UA to "buy" it for a million.) Plus they detonated silos in the UA spoiling the grains stored for shipping. It never ends what the RF will stoop too, and then for what? Just pirating I guess. And also why they won't negotiate anything, they only see themselves in the mirror. They want buyers and to get a great deal on their resource trades. Now they are sanctioned by the UK and USA who won't buy their gold any longer. Hopefully a new gen of Russians will see that resources are traded, not pirated. Plus they will do well when the arctic and subarctic melts more. They have some ice breakers already, and can ship out more easily with global warming. They will do well and don't need the "grab it" mentality. Putin studied mining as his graduate work, but the world has changed. Wake up call. Stop with the Klondike mentality of "Stake it. It's mine."
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"content": "Susan Here, here. We pray for Ukraine at our student center here and raised almost $70,000 that was sent urgently to Poland when the UA refugees left after the invasion.I think President Volodymyr is right too. Before the Russians start building a big navy to claim the North Pole as they now say \"belongs to Russia\" And then Greenland and Alaska or such.As a resource nation they want more routes to dispense their resources and probably less issues selling them. And more boats.....they stole a 13 million dollar ship at Mariopolis already and all the steel in it valued at 9 million. (Made a fake offer to the UA to \"buy\" it for a million.) Plus they detonated silos in the UA spoiling the grains stored for shipping. It never ends what the RF will stoop too, and then for what? Just pirating I guess. And also why they won't negotiate anything, they only see themselves in the mirror. They want buyers and to get a great deal on their resource trades. Now they are sanctioned by the UK and USA who won't buy their gold any longer. Hopefully a new gen of Russians will see that resources are traded, not pirated. Plus they will do well when the arctic and subarctic melts more. They have some ice breakers already, and can ship out more easily with global warming. They will do well and don't need the \"grab it\" mentality. Putin studied mining as his graduate work, but the world has changed. Wake up call. Stop with the Klondike mentality of \"Stake it. It's mine.\"\n",
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What???Inflation transfers $ from lenders to borrowers, not the other way around.I’m the Israeli example given in the article, rampant inflation in the 80s and the decline in value of the currency meant that many mortgage holders for example had a great deal in fact: imagine you have a $100k debt, but with hyperinflation and a rise in your salary, that nominal $100k is worth so much less in a year.
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"content": "What???Inflation transfers $ from lenders to borrowers, not the other way around.I’m the Israeli example given in the article, rampant inflation in the 80s and the decline in value of the currency meant that many mortgage holders for example had a great deal in fact: imagine you have a $100k debt, but with hyperinflation and a rise in your salary, that nominal $100k is worth so much less in a year.\n",
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Reagan campaigned in 1980 against Jimmy Carter because of his $900 billion deficit.He railed against “liberals” and “tax and spend” Democrats. It was a big part of the so called “Reagan Revolution”.He went around the country at every campaign stop saying… If ordinary Americans have to sit at the kitchen table every month and balance their check books , why doesn’t the “government” as he put it ?It worked, people bought it. That was the beginning of the right wing mantra that the government was bad, leave it to the private sector.When Reagan left office, the federal deficit was $2 trillion, followed by his VP successor Bush making it $3 trillion.It’s been a moon shot ever since, with both party’s in control of the government.And much of the US deficit is due to America becoming the “Endless War” country it has become in those year.Jimmy Carter campaigned during the 1980 election that it was election between war and peace. The people chose Reagan’s argument.
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"content": "Reagan campaigned in 1980 against Jimmy Carter because of his $900 billion deficit.He railed against “liberals” and “tax and spend” Democrats. It was a big part of the so called “Reagan Revolution”.He went around the country at every campaign stop saying… If ordinary Americans have to sit at the kitchen table every month and balance their check books , why doesn’t the “government” as he put it ?It worked, people bought it. That was the beginning of the right wing mantra that the government was bad, leave it to the private sector.When Reagan left office, the federal deficit was $2 trillion, followed by his VP successor Bush making it $3 trillion.It’s been a moon shot ever since, with both party’s in control of the government.And much of the US deficit is due to America becoming the “Endless War” country it has become in those year.Jimmy Carter campaigned during the 1980 election that it was election between war and peace. The people chose Reagan’s argument.\n",
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I teach at a leading public research university. Here are the challenges: We cannot move to handwritten final exams because 20-30% of our students have some form of academic accommodation - certified by a medical professional - that gives them more time on final exams or exempts them completely from handwritten work. Our classes are big, so holding individual oral exams is impossible. Banning the technology is futile - there are ways around every barrier we could impose at the university level. For most take-home assignments, the majority of students submit work that can easily written by an AI bot, often with greater clarity than the students can accomplish themselves.At the same time, the technology opens up new ways to write, but students need to learn how to write and craft an argument or solve problems themselves to make effective use of an AI bot. The "A" students will always be fine, but the "B" students can't do that. I can assure you that "detecting AI-generated work" is an arms race that cannot be won in the long run. And lastly, I wonder if what we teach is really worth our while when a majority of student work can be done by an AI model. The economy will need only one good writer working with AI where before it needed ten.
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"content": "I teach at a leading public research university. Here are the challenges: We cannot move to handwritten final exams because 20-30% of our students have some form of academic accommodation - certified by a medical professional - that gives them more time on final exams or exempts them completely from handwritten work. Our classes are big, so holding individual oral exams is impossible. Banning the technology is futile - there are ways around every barrier we could impose at the university level. For most take-home assignments, the majority of students submit work that can easily written by an AI bot, often with greater clarity than the students can accomplish themselves.At the same time, the technology opens up new ways to write, but students need to learn how to write and craft an argument or solve problems themselves to make effective use of an AI bot. The \"A\" students will always be fine, but the \"B\" students can't do that. I can assure you that \"detecting AI-generated work\" is an arms race that cannot be won in the long run. And lastly, I wonder if what we teach is really worth our while when a majority of student work can be done by an AI model. The economy will need only one good writer working with AI where before it needed ten.\n",
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cglymour As to how wealth created by robots will be distributed, look to Alaska. If you lived in Alaska last year and had a pulse you received $3,284 just for living there. Where does the state get money for this? Oil.Oil is not the only source of wealth. AI & robots will generate wealth at unprecedented scale. Governments will tax this wealth and distribute it to citizens as UBI (Universal Basic Income) in the Alaska model. All citizens will receive the same amount.
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"content": "cglymour As to how wealth created by robots will be distributed, look to Alaska. If you lived in Alaska last year and had a pulse you received $3,284 just for living there. Where does the state get money for this? Oil.Oil is not the only source of wealth. AI & robots will generate wealth at unprecedented scale. Governments will tax this wealth and distribute it to citizens as UBI (Universal Basic Income) in the Alaska model. All citizens will receive the same amount.\n",
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1% of gross revenues of ANY legal gambling establishment or company must be paid into a fund for the education and treatment of problem gamblers and education for their families. There is a "climate change" in the availability of legal gambling in our Country that will result in devastation to many, especially males 16 to 30, who will taste the "ease" of winning or chasing their losses and become hooked. The ease of using your smart phone for less than a minute to place a bunch of bets knowing that "I'll beat the house today" is a dream. Sizable credit card debt, bounced checks, family financial bail-outs college funds, savings account all gone. Use of Dad's or Mom's credit cards on the sly will bring many to the abyss. Depression, failing out of college, loss of employment are next. Suicides will be on the minds of many, with some opting for the easy way out. I have no opinion regarding legal gambling. For myself, I am a gambling addict that has not placed a bet since July 15,1970, over 52 years. I was at the edge of the abyss, leading to total devastation. Over the next 5 years, results of problem gambling will finally be in the forefront and the public and lawmakers will finally (hopefully) recognize that something that ruins lives should not be encouraged by State governments, Colleges and Universities as well as the professional and amateur sports leagues. Enough.
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"content": "1% of gross revenues of ANY legal gambling establishment or company must be paid into a fund for the education and treatment of problem gamblers and education for their families. There is a \"climate change\" in the availability of legal gambling in our Country that will result in devastation to many, especially males 16 to 30, who will taste the \"ease\" of winning or chasing their losses and become hooked. The ease of using your smart phone for less than a minute to place a bunch of bets knowing that \"I'll beat the house today\" is a dream. Sizable credit card debt, bounced checks, family financial bail-outs college funds, savings account all gone. Use of Dad's or Mom's credit cards on the sly will bring many to the abyss. Depression, failing out of college, loss of employment are next. Suicides will be on the minds of many, with some opting for the easy way out. I have no opinion regarding legal gambling. For myself, I am a gambling addict that has not placed a bet since July 15,1970, over 52 years. I was at the edge of the abyss, leading to total devastation. Over the next 5 years, results of problem gambling will finally be in the forefront and the public and lawmakers will finally (hopefully) recognize that something that ruins lives should not be encouraged by State governments, Colleges and Universities as well as the professional and amateur sports leagues. Enough.\n",
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Binyamin,Well written. On raising taxes.......some large companies employees receive substantial welfare benefits. Because the companies have low wages. So the Federal Government subsidizes their wages. One large retailers employees receive over $10 billion dollars in welfare yearly. They have 1.2 million employees on welfare.Lets tax the companies who employees are on welfare. I suggest $5 in tax for every $1 in welfare their employees receive. What would happen? The companies would raise their pay and significantly reduce welfare. And reduce the Federal debt.
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"content": "Binyamin,Well written. On raising taxes.......some large companies employees receive substantial welfare benefits. Because the companies have low wages. So the Federal Government subsidizes their wages. One large retailers employees receive over $10 billion dollars in welfare yearly. They have 1.2 million employees on welfare.Lets tax the companies who employees are on welfare. I suggest $5 in tax for every $1 in welfare their employees receive. What would happen? The companies would raise their pay and significantly reduce welfare. And reduce the Federal debt.\n",
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James.Social Security's central aim is to reduce poverty, and that goal is used in over 140 countries. Assuming you're not vastly wealthy, then you're dependent on your financial security solely from earnings of employment. And if you aren't living with a huge extended family to take care of your needs, and you haven't graduated to the 1% household wealth level, you joined the rest of humanity by deferring spending all your income and paying social security contributions and taxes, which you depend on in old age to keep food on the table and a roof over your head.Relying on this deferral spending is the option of wealthier modern economies. You should give it a try.
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"content": "James.Social Security's central aim is to reduce poverty, and that goal is used in over 140 countries. Assuming you're not vastly wealthy, then you're dependent on your financial security solely from earnings of employment. And if you aren't living with a huge extended family to take care of your needs, and you haven't graduated to the 1% household wealth level, you joined the rest of humanity by deferring spending all your income and paying social security contributions and taxes, which you depend on in old age to keep food on the table and a roof over your head.Relying on this deferral spending is the option of wealthier modern economies. You should give it a try.\n",
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No mention of Turkey, the country that embodies the border of east and west in Europe. Turkey holds the gateway to the Black Sea and openly colludes with Russia economically and In Mideast affairs. Turkey is NATO’s biggest weak link one foot in Russia taking in billions of Rubles and one foot in the western alliance holding up Finland and Sweden’s entry to NATO. With a flip of the a switch Turkey could close the Black Sea to all Russian shipping and military vessels and send its millions of Russian refugees home to reek havoc. Turkey could make Putin’s war a moot point by making the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine essentially land locked, but like Turkey did in WW2 it will milk both sides for the maximum economic gain.
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"content": "No mention of Turkey, the country that embodies the border of east and west in Europe. Turkey holds the gateway to the Black Sea and openly colludes with Russia economically and In Mideast affairs. Turkey is NATO’s biggest weak link one foot in Russia taking in billions of Rubles and one foot in the western alliance holding up Finland and Sweden’s entry to NATO. With a flip of the a switch Turkey could close the Black Sea to all Russian shipping and military vessels and send its millions of Russian refugees home to reek havoc. Turkey could make Putin’s war a moot point by making the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine essentially land locked, but like Turkey did in WW2 it will milk both sides for the maximum economic gain.\n",
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Easy solution--have the SEC or CFTC require all crypto to be registered, and require that someone be a Qualified Eligible Participant (QEP) to 'invest' in them (using the term invest very loosely here) indicating a certain level of investing and capital knowledge and plenty of liquid assets (in the millions). ESMA in Europe can do the same, and we collectively can turn the screws on the offshore centers to do largely do the same. Will some dark corners still be the wild west? Sure, but most legit capital will flee to the regulated markets as we can make their oversight costs not worth the trouble.
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"content": "Easy solution--have the SEC or CFTC require all crypto to be registered, and require that someone be a Qualified Eligible Participant (QEP) to 'invest' in them (using the term invest very loosely here) indicating a certain level of investing and capital knowledge and plenty of liquid assets (in the millions). ESMA in Europe can do the same, and we collectively can turn the screws on the offshore centers to do largely do the same. Will some dark corners still be the wild west? Sure, but most legit capital will flee to the regulated markets as we can make their oversight costs not worth the trouble.\n",
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Nancy Pelosi was worth her weight in gold just for the many times she infuriated, embarrassed and bested her GOP opponents. A serious woman, doing serious work as her increasingly silly Republican counterparts self destructed right in front of our eyes. This is the type of legislator that history books keep chapters open for.
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"content": "Nancy Pelosi was worth her weight in gold just for the many times she infuriated, embarrassed and bested her GOP opponents. A serious woman, doing serious work as her increasingly silly Republican counterparts self destructed right in front of our eyes. This is the type of legislator that history books keep chapters open for.\n",
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False equivalency, but. Although the far right, even the middle right, is worse for all Americans than the far left, voters have repeatedly sent messages to Democratic leadership that progressive candidates and policies are not just unliked, but loathed. It is an article of faith among progressives, however, to continuously deny this truth - despite overwhelming evidence of voter preference for moderates - and double-down on the progressive ideological agenda. Of course univeral health care, rational transportation policy, investment in renewables and sensible bail reform are good ideas. But as executed, these good ideas wind up looking pretty bad to mainstream voters (e.g., New York's energy transition and bail reform laws, to name a couple). This cannot be ignored by Democrats, but as long as Republicans are worse - and they truly are, I mean, really - Democrats will keep lowering the bar on their own candidates only because they're infinitely better than the MAGAs. But this does not mean that Democrats have their house in order; despite the mid-terms surprise, Democrats remain at risk.
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"content": "False equivalency, but. Although the far right, even the middle right, is worse for all Americans than the far left, voters have repeatedly sent messages to Democratic leadership that progressive candidates and policies are not just unliked, but loathed. It is an article of faith among progressives, however, to continuously deny this truth - despite overwhelming evidence of voter preference for moderates - and double-down on the progressive ideological agenda. Of course univeral health care, rational transportation policy, investment in renewables and sensible bail reform are good ideas. But as executed, these good ideas wind up looking pretty bad to mainstream voters (e.g., New York's energy transition and bail reform laws, to name a couple). This cannot be ignored by Democrats, but as long as Republicans are worse - and they truly are, I mean, really - Democrats will keep lowering the bar on their own candidates only because they're infinitely better than the MAGAs. But this does not mean that Democrats have their house in order; despite the mid-terms surprise, Democrats remain at risk.\n",
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China gained more than $189 billion in direct foreign investments in 2022. Almost all for technology intensive production. Worrying about losing a disappointed crypto guy is entirely ridiculous.
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"content": "China gained more than $189 billion in direct foreign investments in 2022. Almost all for technology intensive production. Worrying about losing a disappointed crypto guy is entirely ridiculous.\n",
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I'm 33, mostly interested in craft beer and the occasional cocktail, and always felt intimated by the wine world. Really my only form of engagement was being confronted with a 10 page wine list at a steak house and feeling like a fool for not know anything. It all feels very stuffy.Natural wine did pique my interest. Not because it's "healthy", but because the restaurants it's served at normally have 3 or 4 bottles on the menu and there's no pretense about it. I'd explore the world more but at $30 to $40 a bottle it's not quite in my budget.
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"content": "I'm 33, mostly interested in craft beer and the occasional cocktail, and always felt intimated by the wine world. Really my only form of engagement was being confronted with a 10 page wine list at a steak house and feeling like a fool for not know anything. It all feels very stuffy.Natural wine did pique my interest. Not because it's \"healthy\", but because the restaurants it's served at normally have 3 or 4 bottles on the menu and there's no pretense about it. I'd explore the world more but at $30 to $40 a bottle it's not quite in my budget.\n",
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iilandia Get ready for more fuel price increases in CA. In April or May, refiners are forced to move to the summer fuel blend, which will add 10-15 cents to the price. Then, in July, CA will be increasing the state excise tax, adding another 3-5 cents.Should I mention that SCE will be increasing their electricity prices soon, or that natural gas prices in the state are set to double our gas bills for January. Probably not, as I don’t want to depress you.
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"content": "iilandia Get ready for more fuel price increases in CA. In April or May, refiners are forced to move to the summer fuel blend, which will add 10-15 cents to the price. Then, in July, CA will be increasing the state excise tax, adding another 3-5 cents.Should I mention that SCE will be increasing their electricity prices soon, or that natural gas prices in the state are set to double our gas bills for January. Probably not, as I don’t want to depress you.\n",
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WTig3ner Or unwinnable wars. Those are good, too. President DeSantis would be happy to spend trillions of dollars nation-building in Iran or some other country.
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"content": "WTig3ner Or unwinnable wars. Those are good, too. President DeSantis would be happy to spend trillions of dollars nation-building in Iran or some other country.\n",
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My wife and I are much better off than any of our siblings. 20 years ago, we bought a home for one brother's family and our disabled Mother to live in. Though he wanted to bring Mom into his home, he felt awkward and embarrassed about the need for this contribution. We assured him that his care was more than we could ever give, but that we could enable his generosity by helping secure an appropriate home. Then we insisted on a written contract, stipulating who was responsible for maintenance and taxes, them; stipulating the conditions that governed any future sale of the property and by having them purchase a share in the home, based on he mortgage that they could afford. Over the years, we gradually gifted our share in the home to them, and have been grateful for the care that they provided for our mother. Her last years were warm and dignified and much less expensive than any Nursing Home wold have been. Sadly, my brother passed soon after Mom, and my sister-in-law is now disabled herself. But the home remains in the family for his widow. children, grandchildren and for visitors like ourselves. Housing stability has allowed their children to pursue college and careers, beyond those of their parents. Unsurprisingly, my sister-in-law continues to "pay the debt forward", by offering extended hospitality and housing to other friends and relatives, if they find themselves down on their luck.
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"content": "My wife and I are much better off than any of our siblings. 20 years ago, we bought a home for one brother's family and our disabled Mother to live in. Though he wanted to bring Mom into his home, he felt awkward and embarrassed about the need for this contribution. We assured him that his care was more than we could ever give, but that we could enable his generosity by helping secure an appropriate home. Then we insisted on a written contract, stipulating who was responsible for maintenance and taxes, them; stipulating the conditions that governed any future sale of the property and by having them purchase a share in the home, based on he mortgage that they could afford. Over the years, we gradually gifted our share in the home to them, and have been grateful for the care that they provided for our mother. Her last years were warm and dignified and much less expensive than any Nursing Home wold have been. Sadly, my brother passed soon after Mom, and my sister-in-law is now disabled herself. But the home remains in the family for his widow. children, grandchildren and for visitors like ourselves. Housing stability has allowed their children to pursue college and careers, beyond those of their parents. Unsurprisingly, my sister-in-law continues to \"pay the debt forward\", by offering extended hospitality and housing to other friends and relatives, if they find themselves down on their luck.\n",
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This recruiting effort provides lawyers an absolutely legal open pipeline for influencing, or even bribing, a supreme court justice. This is shocking. If she is making millions on the commission, how much is the lawyer making? Something smells fishy. No wonder the supremes have no idea how the rest of us live.
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"content": "This recruiting effort provides lawyers an absolutely legal open pipeline for influencing, or even bribing, a supreme court justice. This is shocking. If she is making millions on the commission, how much is the lawyer making? Something smells fishy. No wonder the supremes have no idea how the rest of us live.\n",
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At least gold is tangible. Anything of value has the value assigned by society. For example, you might think your home is worth $200,000, but you might have to sell for less if you get no offers at that price.
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"content": "At least gold is tangible. Anything of value has the value assigned by society. For example, you might think your home is worth $200,000, but you might have to sell for less if you get no offers at that price.\n",
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My two cents--probably worth about half that much... The Republicans will not stop until Nashville is just as miserable as the rest of the state.
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"content": "My two cents--probably worth about half that much... The Republicans will not stop until Nashville is just as miserable as the rest of the state.\n",
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Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer just passed a 4,055-page, $1,700,000,000,000 budget giveaway to special interests, but couldn’t find a single page in that bill to address the entirely predictable debt ceiling crisis the Freedom Caucus has been openly threatening to exploit since 2009. Reflect on that for a moment.
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"content": "Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer just passed a 4,055-page, $1,700,000,000,000 budget giveaway to special interests, but couldn’t find a single page in that bill to address the entirely predictable debt ceiling crisis the Freedom Caucus has been openly threatening to exploit since 2009. Reflect on that for a moment.\n",
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The problem comes in the form of a two-edged sword. It's not just that AI is going to take over, but that we are going to happily make whatever sacrifice is needed as we cheer from the sidelines. There doesn't seem to be any degradation too awful for us to indulge in support of a new, shiny thing. And when I say "we" I mean you all. At age 64 I'll object strongly, maybe even come up with some useless subversion, perhaps a Cockney-style rhyming slang. But in twenty years I'll be gone and youse'll be good'n stuck with the AI you tolerated. There's an ancient understanding of the evil spirits in this world; they can only hurt you if you open the door and let them in. Good luck.
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"content": "The problem comes in the form of a two-edged sword. It's not just that AI is going to take over, but that we are going to happily make whatever sacrifice is needed as we cheer from the sidelines. There doesn't seem to be any degradation too awful for us to indulge in support of a new, shiny thing. And when I say \"we\" I mean you all. At age 64 I'll object strongly, maybe even come up with some useless subversion, perhaps a Cockney-style rhyming slang. But in twenty years I'll be gone and youse'll be good'n stuck with the AI you tolerated. There's an ancient understanding of the evil spirits in this world; they can only hurt you if you open the door and let them in. Good luck.\n",
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Let’s get rid of:1. Waiting room TVs running big Pharma marketing loops2. Waiting room big Pharma brochure racks3. Waiting rooms where the Pharma reps outnumber the patients (or at least have them share the deli meals they’re delivering4. Open plan waiting rooms where it’s obvious that the billing staff outnumbers the medical staff5. Waiting rooms where the front desk shouts your name (you’re next) as if your Big Mac combo is now ready
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"content": "Let’s get rid of:1. Waiting room TVs running big Pharma marketing loops2. Waiting room big Pharma brochure racks3. Waiting rooms where the Pharma reps outnumber the patients (or at least have them share the deli meals they’re delivering4. Open plan waiting rooms where it’s obvious that the billing staff outnumbers the medical staff5. Waiting rooms where the front desk shouts your name (you’re next) as if your Big Mac combo is now ready\n",
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People should stop this hollowing. The documents relate to Biden's time as Vice President. They are over five years old. Five years is the federal statute of limitations. Criminal case closed.As for the political ramifications, they will be adequately explained when the time is right, which is when the case is formally closed.Before then, Biden, in keeping with the advice of any competent defense counsel, should and will keep his mouth shut. Even saying something stupid such as "there is nothing there" opens him up to probable challenges to his credibility, if ultimately there is "something there." My bet, though, is that even if there is "something there" that something is logically explained as consistent with his service to his country. The rest is all Tara Reide.
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"content": "People should stop this hollowing. The documents relate to Biden's time as Vice President. They are over five years old. Five years is the federal statute of limitations. Criminal case closed.As for the political ramifications, they will be adequately explained when the time is right, which is when the case is formally closed.Before then, Biden, in keeping with the advice of any competent defense counsel, should and will keep his mouth shut. Even saying something stupid such as \"there is nothing there\" opens him up to probable challenges to his credibility, if ultimately there is \"something there.\" My bet, though, is that even if there is \"something there\" that something is logically explained as consistent with his service to his country. The rest is all Tara Reide.\n",
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roberta ross is correct. What the story didn't say is what the exact amount of real estate on either side of the park is worth, for comparison sake. It's a nice size park and $20 million is a steal. The story also leaves out how the kkk burned crosses in their front yard and harassed the hell out of the Bruces. Jean Harlow's old mansion is just done the street. I bet it's worth 20 million just by itself. When I was student body president at the local high school in 1970, I was told not to ask questions about it, which only made me want to know more. Sounds like Manhattan Beach is still trying to control the situation by manipulating the zoning. I don't see this as reparations. It's more about justice.
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Jim There are dozens of PB out there that are 'natural' in that the oil & butter must be stirred together when first opened & then it is stored in fridge to avoid it becoming rancid. If you put it in fridge upside down that first time it will be easily useable next time & never need stirring again unless it's left out long enough to be room temp. PB should have only one ingredient & that is PEANUTS and salt if you want it!Because peanuts are such a 'pesticided crop' I'd strongly suggest the extra $ for Organic Nat. PB which unlike so many other Organics is only slightly more costly since it is so popular the price of Organic is lessened.
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"content": "Jim There are dozens of PB out there that are 'natural' in that the oil & butter must be stirred together when first opened & then it is stored in fridge to avoid it becoming rancid. If you put it in fridge upside down that first time it will be easily useable next time & never need stirring again unless it's left out long enough to be room temp. PB should have only one ingredient & that is PEANUTS and salt if you want it!Because peanuts are such a 'pesticided crop' I'd strongly suggest the extra $ for Organic Nat. PB which unlike so many other Organics is only slightly more costly since it is so popular the price of Organic is lessened.\n",
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Israel has never had a robust democracy as it has always ignored the Palestinian people in the land. The Zionist aim was to rid the land of the people and that theme continues with home demolition, expulsion, and killings. In the past, all of the US negotiators have been negotiating on the side of Israel with never the real intent of a two state solution and now that time has past. Biden should stop US aid to Israel, 3.8 billion per year until the Palestinian people are full and equal citizens of Israel/Palestine.
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"content": "Israel has never had a robust democracy as it has always ignored the Palestinian people in the land. The Zionist aim was to rid the land of the people and that theme continues with home demolition, expulsion, and killings. In the past, all of the US negotiators have been negotiating on the side of Israel with never the real intent of a two state solution and now that time has past. Biden should stop US aid to Israel, 3.8 billion per year until the Palestinian people are full and equal citizens of Israel/Palestine.\n",
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You all know he is selling his tweets, right?I am not kidding.I spotted a MAGA follower holding a tome titled "Historical Tweets" as a collection. Oh yeah. Sure. Sotheby's will auction them for $10 million one day.The incoherent illiterate clown with a 4th-grade vocabulary is selling his tweets.And they buy them.Here's the link. look page or photo #4.<a href="https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2021/07/03/trump-supporters-came-far-nebraska-see-rally-sarasota/7812264002" target="_blank">https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2021/07/03/trump-supporters-came-far-nebraska-see-rally-sarasota/7812264002</a>/
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Liz K Something about seeing the blonde who still believes she's a bombshell, trotting around, thrusting chest and tilting head conspiratorially towards every odious male in the room lingered, long after the television was turned off. My father ran for U.S. Congress in 1950, a few years before I was born. During his career as an attorney, municipal judge and county prosecutor, he had a reputation for being compassionate, scrupulously honest, fair and open-minded. He would have made an excellent representative from our state. He didn't win the seat.it's difficult to watch the current crop of congressional clowns, each striving to be star of their own media circus. They've turned our Congress and their jobs as representatives of us, into a bad joke.
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"content": "Liz K Something about seeing the blonde who still believes she's a bombshell, trotting around, thrusting chest and tilting head conspiratorially towards every odious male in the room lingered, long after the television was turned off. My father ran for U.S. Congress in 1950, a few years before I was born. During his career as an attorney, municipal judge and county prosecutor, he had a reputation for being compassionate, scrupulously honest, fair and open-minded. He would have made an excellent representative from our state. He didn't win the seat.it's difficult to watch the current crop of congressional clowns, each striving to be star of their own media circus. They've turned our Congress and their jobs as representatives of us, into a bad joke.\n",
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And we should start by closing the $500B annual tax gap. Fund the IRS to modernize systems and hire agents to go after wealthy tax cheats. This isn't a tax increase; it's collecting what people already owe. No brainer.
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"content": "And we should start by closing the $500B annual tax gap. Fund the IRS to modernize systems and hire agents to go after wealthy tax cheats. This isn't a tax increase; it's collecting what people already owe. No brainer.\n",
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America has squandered most of the good times to save and invest in America since Reagan because of a politically popular no new taxes pledge that got Republicans to never want to raise taxes followed by Democrats who joined the party and only want to raise taxes on the top 1%. Eliminating the carried interest exemption would not have a negative effect on the economy. Lots of similar tax increases that made polluters pay to clean up their messes also should have been implemented. Shoring up Social Security and Medicare by eliminating the cap on wages subject to payroll taxes should have happened decades ago. The Baby Boomers, of which I fall near the tail end, should have rebuilt our infrastructure, invested heavily in transitioning away from fossil fuels, and fully financed Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for decades into the future. So America does have way too much technical debt and investment in our future debt, which is even worse.
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"content": "America has squandered most of the good times to save and invest in America since Reagan because of a politically popular no new taxes pledge that got Republicans to never want to raise taxes followed by Democrats who joined the party and only want to raise taxes on the top 1%. Eliminating the carried interest exemption would not have a negative effect on the economy. Lots of similar tax increases that made polluters pay to clean up their messes also should have been implemented. Shoring up Social Security and Medicare by eliminating the cap on wages subject to payroll taxes should have happened decades ago. The Baby Boomers, of which I fall near the tail end, should have rebuilt our infrastructure, invested heavily in transitioning away from fossil fuels, and fully financed Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for decades into the future. So America does have way too much technical debt and investment in our future debt, which is even worse.\n",
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Eric B Wordle 566 3/6* Skill Luck W/L⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 90 82 16 "Strong, Lucky"⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 89 10 4 "Wonderful, Unlucky"🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 92 85 "Great Choice"Skill 90 Luck 59So far, a 3-solve ties the Bot, but beats the NYT average of 4.3. Only 15% of today's wordle games have been solved in three steps or less. I was off to a good start with a favorite opener. Placement was still a problem after the second try. The third word was a happy accident. I was just trying to pin down a vowel. I think Rayincleve is right to call this solution "crossword-y", and to Great Lakes, I think some words a definitely more "crossword-y" than others.Yesterday's Wordle 565 4/6* Skill Luck W/L🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 94 97 3 Steal🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 70 33 2 Shelf🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 99 25 1 Sleep🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99 SleekSkill 89 Luck 52I used a rather uninspired opener, an anagram of the Bot's favorite starting word. The Bot's comment on my second choice was that the solution would have been a better option...duh. Luck eluded me on the third try and this game put an end to my streak of 3-solves.Special recognition goes to Cheryl Ann, at Home Port and Spelling Marauder for their brilliant two-fers yesterday!
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I took the trouble to plot up the ratio of Federal Debt to GDP for the past 65 years. (see <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP" target="_blank">https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP</a> and some related pages). Here's what I see for the 4 year periods starting in Q3 of 1969, 1973 etc. (Those are the beginnings of the fiscal year for each presidential term.) For the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations, the ratio declined, slowly but noticeably. For the Reagan terms, it increased sharply and for Bush the elder continued up, but started to bend down. In the Clinton years, it climbed a bit and then declined steadily. For Bush the younger, it rose at a moderate pace until 2008, when the bubble burst badly. It continued up at sharp pace during Obama's first term, but was largely stabilized in his second. Under Trump, things were stable for the first two years at which point there was a big spike associated with COVID. And I'm sure those big tax cuts had some effect. Always look at the data. The peak value was 1.35 in April 2020 (before most of the COVID stuff happened) and the most recent value I plotted was 1.20 for mid-year 2022. I would suppose that pushing the number down to 1.00 could be achieved over a 6 period. That might be particularly feasible if we could get tax evasion by really rich people under control. Anyone else see a pattern here?
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Mark you might not be old enough to remember, but when Worldcom, Enron, Arthur Anderson, etc. all blew up, there were many articles in the media asking whether you can trust US companies. This passed in the US and and the big regulatory push on internet companies in both the US and China now shall pass too. Chinese people will be able to invest in their markets. In fact, many Chinese stocks have already doubled recently.
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"content": "Mark you might not be old enough to remember, but when Worldcom, Enron, Arthur Anderson, etc. all blew up, there were many articles in the media asking whether you can trust US companies. This passed in the US and and the big regulatory push on internet companies in both the US and China now shall pass too. Chinese people will be able to invest in their markets. In fact, many Chinese stocks have already doubled recently.\n",
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ChatGPT and other recent AI products give me the same skepticism I got from crypto. From what I can tell, these tools steal/aggregate art and write 8th grade book reports. They're just the next site of rampant speculation. I find the obsession with AI to be anti-human. Their applications are never about ending drudgery or extending leisure time. It's always about how many jobs can be made obsolete for the benefit of a few programmers and financiers. I'm not a fan
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So the real question is, did Nancy Marks take with her the big jar of pennies that she had to give one to each of George's donors? Just to keep it to $199.99 each time.
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"content": "So the real question is, did Nancy Marks take with her the big jar of pennies that she had to give one to each of George's donors? Just to keep it to $199.99 each time.\n",
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Every piece of fundamental tech in your iPhone was developed over decades funded by tax payers.Most scientific breakthroughs are developed over decades & decades of research, failure, more research, a bit of luck, more testing, more research, more failure, more testing etc etcAll funded by tax payers.We (through our gathering together of our tax funds) provide the resources needed for the very, very high risk research (for-profit companies will not and cannot do) necessary to eventually become a "break through."Tax payers' ROI (return on our investment) comes through the innovations produced &through the tax revenue these private companies (that rely on out tax funded efforts) pay back to us.Their return to us via tax revenue (& reasonably priced products & services) is pooled with our tax payments to continue this very, very high risk research cycle.But some execs have forgotten that the taxes their companies (& they) pay are, in part, a return to us as investors (ie tax payers). They call their ROI (tax payments) to us, their funders, a "burden." & convince themselves,their successors, & the public that taxes are a drain, not a source of investment that they, & we, rely on to function.Ex. The "Moderna" vaccine is really the NIH-Moderna vaccine.It was development based on decades of taxpayer funded univ research & then developed in partnership with our NIH. By not acknowledging tax payers as vital investors in fundamental R&D, execs are playing jenga.
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"content": "Every piece of fundamental tech in your iPhone was developed over decades funded by tax payers.Most scientific breakthroughs are developed over decades & decades of research, failure, more research, a bit of luck, more testing, more research, more failure, more testing etc etcAll funded by tax payers.We (through our gathering together of our tax funds) provide the resources needed for the very, very high risk research (for-profit companies will not and cannot do) necessary to eventually become a \"break through.\"Tax payers' ROI (return on our investment) comes through the innovations produced &through the tax revenue these private companies (that rely on out tax funded efforts) pay back to us.Their return to us via tax revenue (& reasonably priced products & services) is pooled with our tax payments to continue this very, very high risk research cycle.But some execs have forgotten that the taxes their companies (& they) pay are, in part, a return to us as investors (ie tax payers). They call their ROI (tax payments) to us, their funders, a \"burden.\" & convince themselves,their successors, & the public that taxes are a drain, not a source of investment that they, & we, rely on to function.Ex. The \"Moderna\" vaccine is really the NIH-Moderna vaccine.It was development based on decades of taxpayer funded univ research & then developed in partnership with our NIH. By not acknowledging tax payers as vital investors in fundamental R&D, execs are playing jenga.\n",
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Davey The donor class likes low wage labor, and keeps the problem underground for its own benefit.Screaming about open borders and replacement provides cover and engages the more pedestrian classes.
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"content": "Davey The donor class likes low wage labor, and keeps the problem underground for its own benefit.Screaming about open borders and replacement provides cover and engages the more pedestrian classes.\n",
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The majority of my shittywinememes audience millennial. I am also a millennial. From observation, I noticed we like good values $15 - $30 and your pieces that have highlighted that are excellent. We also like transparency and honesty. Drop the emphasis on highlighting winemakers with generational wealth, and highlight some younger winemakers doing creative things. Drop the drinking etiquette, black and white wine pairing, and rules. Speak about what’s in the glass, who made it, where’s it’s from, is it made ethically, what is their vision, and if that aligns we love it! I want to buy quality wine made by people I love and want to support. A suggestion - At first I could not access this article because of a paywall, but if is a piece is geared at younger drinkers or about younger drinkers I recommend offering it for free :) We want to learn, but are often on a budget.
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"content": "The majority of my shittywinememes audience millennial. I am also a millennial. From observation, I noticed we like good values $15 - $30 and your pieces that have highlighted that are excellent. We also like transparency and honesty. Drop the emphasis on highlighting winemakers with generational wealth, and highlight some younger winemakers doing creative things. Drop the drinking etiquette, black and white wine pairing, and rules. Speak about what’s in the glass, who made it, where’s it’s from, is it made ethically, what is their vision, and if that aligns we love it! I want to buy quality wine made by people I love and want to support. A suggestion - At first I could not access this article because of a paywall, but if is a piece is geared at younger drinkers or about younger drinkers I recommend offering it for free :) We want to learn, but are often on a budget.\n",
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Mel J Smith The "right" is against reckless spending? lol. Trump racked up $30 trillion in debt and the GOP helped raise the debt ceiling three times without a whimper. Deficit spending has actually been significantly reduced during the Biden Administration.
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"content": "Mel J Smith The \"right\" is against reckless spending? lol. Trump racked up $30 trillion in debt and the GOP helped raise the debt ceiling three times without a whimper. Deficit spending has actually been significantly reduced during the Biden Administration.\n",
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check haveibeenpwned.com - if your password is the same as any of the 12.3 billion accounts that have been breached, then your accounts are sitting ducks waiting to be compromised. Even text-based MFA has been circumvented many, many times. Anyone with a good enough sob story and a bit of publicly-available personal info can convince a cell provider to switch service to a new SIM card.
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"content": "check haveibeenpwned.com - if your password is the same as any of the 12.3 billion accounts that have been breached, then your accounts are sitting ducks waiting to be compromised. Even text-based MFA has been circumvented many, many times. Anyone with a good enough sob story and a bit of publicly-available personal info can convince a cell provider to switch service to a new SIM card.\n",
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We have the same problem in the US. But it's much worse here, first because age discrimination is now something Wall Street expects from corporate executives as a routine practice that "unlocks shareholder value." And second because our social safety net is far thinner. The Great Recession provided a ready excuse for corporate executives to purge their payrolls of costly older workers, creating a large group of "discarded" workers who are officially too young to retire but too old to hire. Our elected officials have chosen to ignore the "discarded," possibly in the hope that, like the homeless people purged from a gentrifying neighborhood, they'll quietly disappear. And also because the employers who discarded those workers are important campaign donors. Of course Republicans, in their cruel contempt for non-wealthy people justified by their zeal for a balanced budget, want to raise the age for Social Security and Medicare eligibility on the way to demolishing it. That will presumably encourage old people to quietly disappear.I would call an economy that routinely ejects older workers from the workforce in the name of "shareholder value," and that treats a worker's knowledge and experience as a liability if not an outright disqualification, dysfunctional, unsustainable, and doomed to failure. But as our economy does such a great job of increasing the wealth of the wealthiest persons (individual and corporate), constructive change is unlikely.
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"content": "We have the same problem in the US. But it's much worse here, first because age discrimination is now something Wall Street expects from corporate executives as a routine practice that \"unlocks shareholder value.\" And second because our social safety net is far thinner. The Great Recession provided a ready excuse for corporate executives to purge their payrolls of costly older workers, creating a large group of \"discarded\" workers who are officially too young to retire but too old to hire. Our elected officials have chosen to ignore the \"discarded,\" possibly in the hope that, like the homeless people purged from a gentrifying neighborhood, they'll quietly disappear. And also because the employers who discarded those workers are important campaign donors. Of course Republicans, in their cruel contempt for non-wealthy people justified by their zeal for a balanced budget, want to raise the age for Social Security and Medicare eligibility on the way to demolishing it. That will presumably encourage old people to quietly disappear.I would call an economy that routinely ejects older workers from the workforce in the name of \"shareholder value,\" and that treats a worker's knowledge and experience as a liability if not an outright disqualification, dysfunctional, unsustainable, and doomed to failure. But as our economy does such a great job of increasing the wealth of the wealthiest persons (individual and corporate), constructive change is unlikely.\n",
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It would be better that Elmendorf just lays the issue at the feet of donors and influence, because by taking back on himself he shows that he is incompetent. But then he was in a no win situation. He would either support someone critical of Israel which "disappoints" the money givers or he supports the allegiance to Israel and the donors fragile almost Chinese compulsion to save face. So in the end Elmendorf ends up looking WEAK. And frankly needs to be replaced. He has shown he is not adept at dealing with the politics of the day. And really the best way for Israel to deal with criticisms is to open the discussion up and push towards the truth and speak to the truth. I think we are at a point where we understand the ugly that the world runs on. And if you question my last statement just look to your phone and look to the supply chain of misery that you accept to get that into your hand.
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Kelly Most kitchen shears have metal teeth grips inside the handles that can be used to open jars. Very handy!
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"content": "Kelly Most kitchen shears have metal teeth grips inside the handles that can be used to open jars. Very handy!\n",
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Andrew Intrater, at a minimum, should clawback the commissions Santos was paid on his investment. If it’s true that Santos made several million from swindling investors, he needs to be punished, severely, so it sends a message. How can McCarthy and the senior GOP members of Congress allow Santos to undermine their integrity.
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"content": "Andrew Intrater, at a minimum, should clawback the commissions Santos was paid on his investment. If it’s true that Santos made several million from swindling investors, he needs to be punished, severely, so it sends a message. How can McCarthy and the senior GOP members of Congress allow Santos to undermine their integrity.\n",
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Where's Biden? If he's going to drag the country into WWIII then he needs to be frank with the American people about what the goals, costs, and endgame are going to be. So far it seems like he has spent 70% of his presidency in hiding. And where is the press for that matter? Biden just runs away from reporters. If he is too scared to answer questions he has no business being president. If this was Trump effectively declaring war on a nuclear power you would all be going berserk. Stop giving Biden a pass. He's a criminal just like Trump; it's way past time to stop treating him with kid glove while he just escalates the war further and further and further. Why are you letting him get away with this?
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"content": "Where's Biden? If he's going to drag the country into WWIII then he needs to be frank with the American people about what the goals, costs, and endgame are going to be. So far it seems like he has spent 70% of his presidency in hiding. And where is the press for that matter? Biden just runs away from reporters. If he is too scared to answer questions he has no business being president. If this was Trump effectively declaring war on a nuclear power you would all be going berserk. Stop giving Biden a pass. He's a criminal just like Trump; it's way past time to stop treating him with kid glove while he just escalates the war further and further and further. Why are you letting him get away with this?\n",
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Well, the circus has come to town for an extended stay.I’m wondering when several of the Republicans that are planning on retiring or just stepping away from the crazy will just put their votes behind a democrat that cannot be pushed into deals that do not work for citizens? Maybe all these years the Republicans just needed to be slapped with losing control of the power to force them to govern again? Is this a direct consequence of gerrymandering and voter suppression coming home to roost? Why are they letting the few with the loudest mouths case these issues? Maybe it’s time for them to defang all of these people. Cut anyone involved with the insurrection out of any and all positions of power, why seat a known traitor? They turned on the country and are destroying a party I could respect even when I didn’t agree with their policies.
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"content": "Well, the circus has come to town for an extended stay.I’m wondering when several of the Republicans that are planning on retiring or just stepping away from the crazy will just put their votes behind a democrat that cannot be pushed into deals that do not work for citizens? Maybe all these years the Republicans just needed to be slapped with losing control of the power to force them to govern again? Is this a direct consequence of gerrymandering and voter suppression coming home to roost? Why are they letting the few with the loudest mouths case these issues? Maybe it’s time for them to defang all of these people. Cut anyone involved with the insurrection out of any and all positions of power, why seat a known traitor? They turned on the country and are destroying a party I could respect even when I didn’t agree with their policies.\n",
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Having worked in Fund-Raising at education institutions I would say some one would need to donate $ 50,000,000 to Name it. Perhaps they could hire a great advancement VP or major gift officer.
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Joseph Katz There are certainly global threats. And we certainly have borders on two sides of a great continent. But from what I've read, neither Russia nor China have a military that is nearly as large or sophisticated as ours. I seems like "DEFENSE" is a shibboleth that avoids any spending scrutiny whatsoever. I certainly would like the country to be able to defend itself, and I even understand why the price tag would be higher for us than every other country in the world - just not orders of magnitude higher. Where is this money going? Is all the spending necessary? How many domestic "bases" are just unnecessary pork? I'd like to see more reporting on it. And I still don't see how ending something with a $300 million per day price tag (!) would not at least net out spending for a few years. I hardly think we are spending over $300 million per day (on top of whatever we were already spending) to be ready for a Russia/China attack. But again, I don't know because it's hard for lay people to see how the money is spent beyond meaningless DOD pie charts and unintelligible in-speak descriptions. It's the government - I have no trust whatsoever that there is not enormous waste going on there. There's proof enough merely in the great host of obscenely-wealthy "defense contractors" who receive their largess from this "budget." For something with that price tag, there should be way more transparency and accountability.
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Huh, maybe AI will solve Ross Douthat's demography problem. After all, a dollar's a dollar--and what's needed are lots of those changing hands to make the system go. Perhaps 'economic activity' to fund the retirement years of the current aging population bulge could be undertaken by AI sliding into positions vacated by the seniors exiting the workforce. This was, after all, the idea all along: machines work would benefit people, making their lives easier. The fly in the ointment is the liklihood that the benefits wont be shared broadly but hoarded by the usual suspects here in the (corporate) US. Maybe the AI future will be rosier in places like Canada or France which are both societies more devoted to taking care of their citizens than the US. Just a thought.
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"content": "Huh, maybe AI will solve Ross Douthat's demography problem. After all, a dollar's a dollar--and what's needed are lots of those changing hands to make the system go. Perhaps 'economic activity' to fund the retirement years of the current aging population bulge could be undertaken by AI sliding into positions vacated by the seniors exiting the workforce. This was, after all, the idea all along: machines work would benefit people, making their lives easier. The fly in the ointment is the liklihood that the benefits wont be shared broadly but hoarded by the usual suspects here in the (corporate) US. Maybe the AI future will be rosier in places like Canada or France which are both societies more devoted to taking care of their citizens than the US. Just a thought.\n",
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“ It’s a cautionary tale for home buyers,” said Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University.”Um..yes….Developers continue to profit by placing people in fire zones, on vulnerable beachfront property and in places without enough water. The developers help elect Republicans who fight regulations, then take their profits, and leave the homeowners they lured to “paradise” to deal with the consequences of their irresponsibility, while they use a portion of their profits to invest in Republican candidates at their next environmentally unsustainable sites targeted for their profiteering developments
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Who really cares anymore.Cut Israel loose and we save 5 billion a year in aid.An ally like Israel we can ill afford.Bye bye Bebe.
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I have a number of concerns about how much of a 'breakthrough' lecanemab represents for those of us not in the pharmaceutical industry. There are many reasons for caution in approving this drug, given the history of how Aduhelm was approved (both drugs were developed by the same 2 companies and have some similarities) and the fact that there is very little information about how clinical studies authorized for Aduhelm, after its withdrawal from the market except for such studies, are going. My concerns are best articulated in this editorial appearing in the Lancet mulling over the pros and cons of approving lecanemab for the US: <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02480-1/fulltext" target="_blank">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02480-1/fulltext</a>One concern I have in general is how little effort is made in the US to explore pre-clinical dementia. Meanwhile, millions who have invested in personal gene-sequencing have discovered they carry the APOE4 genetic variant (estimates of how many carry it are all over the map. I've seen estimates ranging from 15% to 45%. Once we know we have the variant, we can't be 'unblinded' in clinical studies of treatments for MCI and early AD. The enormous stigma of dementia likely keeps many from sharing test results and personal concerns about their cognition, which seems, in turn, to argue against the likelihood of finding those at risk early enough for this risky drug to be of much benefit to them.
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"content": "I have a number of concerns about how much of a 'breakthrough' lecanemab represents for those of us not in the pharmaceutical industry. There are many reasons for caution in approving this drug, given the history of how Aduhelm was approved (both drugs were developed by the same 2 companies and have some similarities) and the fact that there is very little information about how clinical studies authorized for Aduhelm, after its withdrawal from the market except for such studies, are going. My concerns are best articulated in this editorial appearing in the Lancet mulling over the pros and cons of approving lecanemab for the US: <a href=\"https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02480-1/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02480-1/fulltext</a>One concern I have in general is how little effort is made in the US to explore pre-clinical dementia. Meanwhile, millions who have invested in personal gene-sequencing have discovered they carry the APOE4 genetic variant (estimates of how many carry it are all over the map. I've seen estimates ranging from 15% to 45%. Once we know we have the variant, we can't be 'unblinded' in clinical studies of treatments for MCI and early AD. The enormous stigma of dementia likely keeps many from sharing test results and personal concerns about their cognition, which seems, in turn, to argue against the likelihood of finding those at risk early enough for this risky drug to be of much benefit to them.\n",
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NYT Fan ~ So sorry you experienced such cruelty. He was a terrible, narcissistic partner -- in the best of health. If you're still open to love, you might be able to make friends, and make it clear that it goes no further unless they are all in, and sure of that.You were lucky to escape the loser, and maybe you're luck will stretch to a winner next time.Wishing you good health and good loving.
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"content": "NYT Fan ~ So sorry you experienced such cruelty. He was a terrible, narcissistic partner -- in the best of health. If you're still open to love, you might be able to make friends, and make it clear that it goes no further unless they are all in, and sure of that.You were lucky to escape the loser, and maybe you're luck will stretch to a winner next time.Wishing you good health and good loving.\n",
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Gayle Esposito Though I agree with some of your points, being debt free is not going to reduce stress if you are unable to look at work objectively. Work has to be be more than income, at least to me it does. I made a wholesale careeer change including going back to school approx 20 years ago and I have never looked back. It took almost 15 years to reach the salary I made before I left my previous career. To me my career is a calling, I love what I do and I know that I am prepared financially and spiritually for the future even though I have debt. Your focus purely on money...is very sad and very sader that everything you talk about including chosing a mate is based on money. I work to pay my bills, invest in my future and create a living legacy....not just a "business". However as someone that lived through the 90s I know that at a moments notice I could be laid off. So like you my resume and portfolio are ready for the next opportunity.
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"content": "Gayle Esposito Though I agree with some of your points, being debt free is not going to reduce stress if you are unable to look at work objectively. Work has to be be more than income, at least to me it does. I made a wholesale careeer change including going back to school approx 20 years ago and I have never looked back. It took almost 15 years to reach the salary I made before I left my previous career. To me my career is a calling, I love what I do and I know that I am prepared financially and spiritually for the future even though I have debt. Your focus purely on money...is very sad and very sader that everything you talk about including chosing a mate is based on money. I work to pay my bills, invest in my future and create a living legacy....not just a \"business\". However as someone that lived through the 90s I know that at a moments notice I could be laid off. So like you my resume and portfolio are ready for the next opportunity.\n",
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"A recruiter at Amazon ... She had to mail back her company computer and doesn’t have a personal one, making it challenging to search for a new job." Difficult to be sympathetic here. As an employee, she certainly had an Amazon account. They have brand name new Windows computers available for $199 delivered next day to start her job search with.
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Kate C -- First paragraph was pretty good. However, I see you have used a speaking point commonly used by the right/conservatives/Fox News/et. al.The United States does not have 'open immigration policies.' Many may not like these policies, but our borders are not 'open.' I fall into this trap of using right-wing points from time to time also, but we cannot use these inaccurate terms so oft repeated by right-wing people and groups.As noted in the piece and elsewhere, GWB and Democrats tried aggressively to reform our immigration policies in the mid-2000's but were foiled by Tea Party types. Now...we face labor shortages in a number of industries and (importantly) our birthrate is 1.7 which is below the required rate of 2.1 A shrinking population requires immigrants to continue to fuel the economy.Will the House Republicans how in majority try to do ANYTHING about this? (Rhetorical, of course.) Nope, the story by now already is well-worn. We will have 2 years of investigations of social war and incendiary memes which aid fund-raising (wokeness, book-banning, Hunter Biden, etc.), but not seek serious solutions.This is the Republican party -- performative and anti-democratic with no guiding principles except being against Democrats, pro-Russia and pro-insurrection.
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"content": "Kate C -- First paragraph was pretty good. However, I see you have used a speaking point commonly used by the right/conservatives/Fox News/et. al.The United States does not have 'open immigration policies.' Many may not like these policies, but our borders are not 'open.' I fall into this trap of using right-wing points from time to time also, but we cannot use these inaccurate terms so oft repeated by right-wing people and groups.As noted in the piece and elsewhere, GWB and Democrats tried aggressively to reform our immigration policies in the mid-2000's but were foiled by Tea Party types. Now...we face labor shortages in a number of industries and (importantly) our birthrate is 1.7 which is below the required rate of 2.1 A shrinking population requires immigrants to continue to fuel the economy.Will the House Republicans how in majority try to do ANYTHING about this? (Rhetorical, of course.) Nope, the story by now already is well-worn. We will have 2 years of investigations of social war and incendiary memes which aid fund-raising (wokeness, book-banning, Hunter Biden, etc.), but not seek serious solutions.This is the Republican party -- performative and anti-democratic with no guiding principles except being against Democrats, pro-Russia and pro-insurrection.\n",
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Yes! Yes! More like this, please! Make me claw and scratch for my money! Give me a huge aha at cracking the riddle! Thursday blessed Thursday – this is it!Give me vagueness. Give me clues that can go different ways. Give me just enough gimme to get the ball rolling. But never let that ball roll fast. Let my fill-ins feel like victories. Let my Thursday be a capital-P Puzzle.Give me a theme I’ve never come across before, one that makes me open my eyes with a wow, makes me think “so cool” and “bravo”. Like today’s.Thursday is not only trick day, but it’s the advent into the knotty stretch of the week. Let it be knotty in theme and clue, please, and Dan and Quiara, IMO, you did, and editors, so did you. Please please more Thursdays like this!D&Q, this was primo. The best kind of grind. High, high praise, and thank you!
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Ditto. Finally had to build my own practice to get paid what my 30 years, three careers and advanced degree deserves. Our culture values youth. My husband is 12 years younger than me. I met him when he was 27 with no advanced degree beyond a bachelor’s. I made about $35 an hour working as a nurse at age 40 which was around $72k. He was already making $85k at his second job post graduation. It was so depressing. I finally made more than him in 2022 and plan to blow that out of the water in 2023, but it took me escaping the traditional work world to get there.
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"content": "Ditto. Finally had to build my own practice to get paid what my 30 years, three careers and advanced degree deserves. Our culture values youth. My husband is 12 years younger than me. I met him when he was 27 with no advanced degree beyond a bachelor’s. I made about $35 an hour working as a nurse at age 40 which was around $72k. He was already making $85k at his second job post graduation. It was so depressing. I finally made more than him in 2022 and plan to blow that out of the water in 2023, but it took me escaping the traditional work world to get there.\n",
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RP It's a provable fact that deficits and debt grow under GOP leadership than under Democratic leadership. The GOP talks a tough game but has not delivered, all the way back to Reagan. Look it up, it's freely available, published data. No political slant, just data. It doesn't lie.Trump and the GOP signed into law an unfunded $1T in tax cuts. This is fact, it's signed in Sharpie by DJT himself. The GOP knowingly ignored the OMB and other budget analysis groups, and just barged on ahead. No politics, simply facts.There was a program called PPP, put together to the tune of $800B. There was little oversight and there have been plenty of people turned in for corruption, probably a lot more got missed. There is a tipline.The student loans you mention have been on ice for years now, just sitting there. GOPers go nuts about this handout but don't say boo about PPP. What's even more annoying is that they have no counter-proposal other than no. For example:- Student loan interest could be dropped to 0%, or some other rate. Many student loans are pegged at 6-7% for the entire duration of low interest rates. I have a 30 year mortgage at 3%. I can't see why a 10 year student loan should cost so much.- Student loans could be forgiven if more than the principal has been repaid (we ended up paying something like 2-3x loan value)- GOP (or anyone) could put forward some proposals to actually deal with underlying issues, such as why tuition is so high.
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"content": "RP It's a provable fact that deficits and debt grow under GOP leadership than under Democratic leadership. The GOP talks a tough game but has not delivered, all the way back to Reagan. Look it up, it's freely available, published data. No political slant, just data. It doesn't lie.Trump and the GOP signed into law an unfunded $1T in tax cuts. This is fact, it's signed in Sharpie by DJT himself. The GOP knowingly ignored the OMB and other budget analysis groups, and just barged on ahead. No politics, simply facts.There was a program called PPP, put together to the tune of $800B. There was little oversight and there have been plenty of people turned in for corruption, probably a lot more got missed. There is a tipline.The student loans you mention have been on ice for years now, just sitting there. GOPers go nuts about this handout but don't say boo about PPP. What's even more annoying is that they have no counter-proposal other than no. For example:- Student loan interest could be dropped to 0%, or some other rate. Many student loans are pegged at 6-7% for the entire duration of low interest rates. I have a 30 year mortgage at 3%. I can't see why a 10 year student loan should cost so much.- Student loans could be forgiven if more than the principal has been repaid (we ended up paying something like 2-3x loan value)- GOP (or anyone) could put forward some proposals to actually deal with underlying issues, such as why tuition is so high.\n",
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Paul Krugman -- I think it's scary that you don't mention that our net household wealth is about $135 Trillion, and that it grew about $70 trillion in the last 10 years, when the published 'to the penny' national debt grew about $12 trillion.We have the money. We the top 5%, that is. And we are all in this together, so We have the money.It's not MMT to say we have $135 Trillion, and growing, to secure $31 Trillion in debt. But much of that debt is bad debt. [ later ]Renters pay wealth tax. Renters pay *all* of the property tax of their landlords, who take the deduction. Pass through, yes, but renters should get the deduction. Mortgage holders pay wealth tax -- on the bank's wealth, too, which is the majority of our assessed price. The wealthy do not pay wealth tax in any meaningful way. It's called for, but no proponent will say *what our net wealth is*So if you're going to let them go on and on about our debt, and forward the lie -- after all if you have $135 in one pocket, and an IOU for $31 in another pocket, you are not in debt! -- say our wealth, too!Look up the national wealth clock -- tia, b.rad
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RedorBlueGuy Amazon is considerably more than a place to buy things online. The real crown jewel of Amazon is Amazon Web Services, which is the dominant provider of cloud infrastructure in the world. Without AWS, whole sectors of Internet business and services would simply not exist.Their Kindle business is also quite revolutionary and ubiquitous. I use a Kindle to check out and read books from my public library. Kindle also allows every book to essentially be a large print book, and provides audio support so books can be read to people who can't see.Microsoft and Apple have their own technological progress. Many organizations would not be able to run effectively without Exchange/Outlook/Teams/Office. Apple has also given us the iPad, and done amazing things with their in-house silicon (M1/M2 processors) most recently -- providing a lot of computing power with drastically lower energy consumption.
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I just had my first collision with AI this week. I teach at a university and while marking I was quite taken with the comprehensive bibliography in one student's paper. Journal articles I had never read - but wanted to. I copied them out so I could look them up. But in looking them up [in real journals, with journal volumes that matched the year published] I found that both the paper titles and the authors were fictions. i was baffled.My teaching colleague, when I alerted him to this oddity, spotted that all the design images had a tell-tale Dall-E 2 watermark on them. Dall-E 2 being the visual cousin to ChatGPT, both from Open AI. I then asked ChatGPT for a bibliography for the design of public open space and received a different, but equally credible looking and completely fictional bibliography.AI is now with us. And the images in this essay testify to how good, and how misleading, it can be. I think we are not prepared for this - and I say this with the knowledge that this is not true AI, as it is not sentient - but it may nevertheless undercut education and therefore our own development. I fear it is going to dumb down the human race unless we can, very quickly, learn how to use it appropriately.
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"content": "I just had my first collision with AI this week. I teach at a university and while marking I was quite taken with the comprehensive bibliography in one student's paper. Journal articles I had never read - but wanted to. I copied them out so I could look them up. But in looking them up [in real journals, with journal volumes that matched the year published] I found that both the paper titles and the authors were fictions. i was baffled.My teaching colleague, when I alerted him to this oddity, spotted that all the design images had a tell-tale Dall-E 2 watermark on them. Dall-E 2 being the visual cousin to ChatGPT, both from Open AI. I then asked ChatGPT for a bibliography for the design of public open space and received a different, but equally credible looking and completely fictional bibliography.AI is now with us. And the images in this essay testify to how good, and how misleading, it can be. I think we are not prepared for this - and I say this with the knowledge that this is not true AI, as it is not sentient - but it may nevertheless undercut education and therefore our own development. I fear it is going to dumb down the human race unless we can, very quickly, learn how to use it appropriately.\n",
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This is a difficult topic to write about. On the one hand, the cost of housing, food and energy is still high from the perspective of the average wage earner. Higher interest rates mean fewer people can afford/qualify for new homes- though the prices have gone down somewhat. Renters are still being squeezed, but less so than a year ago. And some tech companies- perhaps bloated and over extended- are coming down to Earth in a period of higher interest rates. With low levels of unemployment, all wage earners are certainly better off, particularly those most vulnerable to downturns.My biggest concern at the moment, is that the public perception may be a self-fulfilling prophecy based on lies fed by Republican politicians. In particular the dangers around the debt ceiling. And the Republicans hypocritical answer to our supposed economic woes is cutting social spending- a recipe for disaster right now. I also don't know how vulnerable we are to unregulated cryptocurrencies, excessive corporate debt, and instability in the Chinese economy. Or the overall shape of European economies. There may also be other longer term danger threats such as systemic inequality. And finally, to ignore the threats posed by war (Ukraine) and Climate disruption is to operate with blinders on.But if there was optimism because of "Trump's management of the economy," and pessimism because of Biden's desire to invest in long term sustainable growth- then American's really are deceived.
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The Sussex whine fest started in Africa where, representing Britain and the monarchy, exorbitantly funded by British taxpayers, and surrounded by crowds of African people living without any privilege whatsoever, Meghan chose to focus on her own "suffering." Harry's "confidence" derives not from any truth to his allegations but from a narcissistic fixation on the narrative he and Meghan have invented. Oblivious to their own inconsistencies, twisting of facts, outright lies, hypocrisy, ignorance, and complete absence of empathy, they revel in the idea of themselves as the most progressive, enlightened, and charitable people on the planet. Literally everything unpleasant in their lives is someone else's fault. They self-righteously spew far more venom than they've ever had to endure yet continue to believe they deserve apologies all around. They go nuclear then blame everyone else for the radiation.There is nothing radical or admirable about betraying one's brother, one's family, one's heritage and ultimately one's country. And there is something fundamentally wrong with a society that rewards it with an estimated $100 million.
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Good question, but I hope you’re not suggesting investing all those billions in creating that infrastructure in Mexico or some other country that is not in a somewhat hostile superpower’s crosshairs? Or we could accept that the cost of products will rise - somewhat.
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Roy Its only on paper if you assume that holders bought in at $1 took the roller coaster up to a peak and now are at a plateau of $16000. In reality, there were buyers and sellers all the way up and all the way down and we have no data showing that those who bought in at $1 are still the holders of the same tokens. For those who bought in at the peak the losses were real. For those whose assets were stolen the losses were real. For investors in the coins issued buy FX and other bankrupt companies, the losses were real. To the extent that coins served as collateral for loans, the loans would be called in unless the borrower posted additional collateral, which may already be pledged to other lenders, thus triggering a forced sale of the coins usually at a loss.
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Herb From the website you cited:"Induction burners provide many of the advantages of gas, including responsiveness, immediate heat, and accurate temperature.It also has the added benefits of safety and energy-efficiency since it only heats the pan, not the surface. However, there’s one thing induction doesn’t have--an open flame."Many professional and home chefs who "really knows how to cook" use induction cooktops. Look on YouTube to find many videos of 5-star restaurant and hotel kitchens, particularly in Europe, using only induction. The same is true for chefs who prepare gourmet meals on cruise ships.I switched from gas to induction, and I'll never go back. I heartily endorse your cited website's comments on induction. I don't miss the open flames, excess kitchen heat and cleaning gas grates.
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"content": "Herb From the website you cited:\"Induction burners provide many of the advantages of gas, including responsiveness, immediate heat, and accurate temperature.It also has the added benefits of safety and energy-efficiency since it only heats the pan, not the surface. However, there’s one thing induction doesn’t have--an open flame.\"Many professional and home chefs who \"really knows how to cook\" use induction cooktops. Look on YouTube to find many videos of 5-star restaurant and hotel kitchens, particularly in Europe, using only induction. The same is true for chefs who prepare gourmet meals on cruise ships.I switched from gas to induction, and I'll never go back. I heartily endorse your cited website's comments on induction. I don't miss the open flames, excess kitchen heat and cleaning gas grates.\n",
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Both parties are guilty of enriching themselves. There’s no reason a former politician needs to make 250,000 thousand for a speech held by the people who donated to their campaign. It happens anyways. For those who get to be the speaker the profits are nearly unlimited and I imagine McCarty is gleefully imagining being a celebrity. It’s all very sad
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JusticeAmerica - Your “assessment” is specious. A closer look shows glaring inconsistencies as when the Fabulous Markle Twins all but called the Royals racist in the Oprah interview then walked it back in the more recent one, outright fabrications as when Meghan told bogus stories; the flight attendant one comes to mind but there are many.The Fabulous Markle Twins are a glaring example of the narcissistic culture that has spawned the Kardashians, Trump, Musk and about every other billionaire on the planet, to name but a few.Perhaps what you need to see most is how their narcissistic diatribes are using accusations racism in a way that give lie to the horror of prejudice. They, the struggling “C” list actor and a literal silver spoon prince Royal bemoan the struggle sitting on tens of millions of dollars in a $15(ish) million dollar home as the royalties from “their truth” pour in.
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One can only wonder if Intel had taken the billions of dollars it used to manipulate financial markets with that ubiquitous tool of incompetent management known as the stock buy-back and instead invested in its design processes and fabrication technologies whether this chip would have been so delayed and whether the industry as a whole would have needed the federal life preserver/incompetent management bailout known as the CHIPS act. Perhaps the CHIPS act should have had claw-back provisions to take back the bonuses of the managers and executives who engineered this mess...
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Indian education system is pathetic to say the least since India became free. So-called elites institutes like IITs, IIMs etc are no exception. IITs were developed by the US Govt (on request from India's 1st PM, Nehru) on the model of MIT.Al these so-called elite institutes including IITs in India are "good" only for rote memorization in undergrad teaching. It's very poor, even in Indian standard, in terms of its ability to engage in original research which is & shd be the main parameter to judge quality of education f any institute/nation. Most (>80%) IIT students r form rich families & determined to come to the US/West irrespective what school/institute they attend. US Govt supported that model mainly to supply cheap workers/Engineers for post-WW2 industrial surge in the US without wasting American money to groom them. Vast majority, >90%, of IIT graduates who come to the US came as a masters student in the US and not with any job.Public education in India is systematically destroyed- more since 1990s. Indian education is now mostly controlled by private criminals (businessmen/ & politicians.) Education sector now generates most black money than any other sector. The owner of India's "most successful" private university (Amity Univ.) has at least 3 red corner notices by Interpol (source Forbes) and he want(ed) to open franchise in the US among other western nations. No wonder India ranked last in PISA score among 75 odd nations that evaluate young school students.
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"content": "Indian education system is pathetic to say the least since India became free. So-called elites institutes like IITs, IIMs etc are no exception. IITs were developed by the US Govt (on request from India's 1st PM, Nehru) on the model of MIT.Al these so-called elite institutes including IITs in India are \"good\" only for rote memorization in undergrad teaching. It's very poor, even in Indian standard, in terms of its ability to engage in original research which is & shd be the main parameter to judge quality of education f any institute/nation. Most (>80%) IIT students r form rich families & determined to come to the US/West irrespective what school/institute they attend. US Govt supported that model mainly to supply cheap workers/Engineers for post-WW2 industrial surge in the US without wasting American money to groom them. Vast majority, >90%, of IIT graduates who come to the US came as a masters student in the US and not with any job.Public education in India is systematically destroyed- more since 1990s. Indian education is now mostly controlled by private criminals (businessmen/ & politicians.) Education sector now generates most black money than any other sector. The owner of India's \"most successful\" private university (Amity Univ.) has at least 3 red corner notices by Interpol (source Forbes) and he want(ed) to open franchise in the US among other western nations. No wonder India ranked last in PISA score among 75 odd nations that evaluate young school students.\n",
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In my experience, Columbia Business School is unwilling to invest the resources to make public interest careers viable. I took a leave of absence from international development to get an MBA. I didn't get a penny in scholarships. After I graduated, I was denied loan forgiveness by the Tamer Center even while my employer was listed in recruiting brochures. The Tamer Center also chose to deny me mentoring when I sought to start my own social enterprise and had achieved some traction. I missed the fine print in the admissions brochure that may have said social enterprise is only for people married to a hedge fund magnate.
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100 million for a Charleston museum! I wish we could get beyond the virtue signaling especially when there’s so many sacred places that could use 100 million to secure a rain forest or keep a species from going extinct. We’re in the year 2023, it’s not the 50’s and never will be.Stop throwing money at political projects that could be used in a more effective way.
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"content": "100 million for a Charleston museum! I wish we could get beyond the virtue signaling especially when there’s so many sacred places that could use 100 million to secure a rain forest or keep a species from going extinct. We’re in the year 2023, it’s not the 50’s and never will be.Stop throwing money at political projects that could be used in a more effective way.\n",
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DrR I agree with your statement that its easier to use a physical book than a digital to remember where stuff is on a page. After college, I learned this is a memorization technique known as "the Memory Palace" and can be entirely in the mind, with a little practice. Of course, college extended high school in that I rarely need to memorize what stuff was where in books because I have learned to study and digest effectively. That's a good thing, as my eyes can no longer read tiny print and I have had to migrate to digital to be able to enlarge the text and illustrations. Bonus in that digital can embed applets that a book never could...what my child has available just in high school Earth Science digital resources is a huge time saver.
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There may be other hospital systems willing to take on this study. While unusual, research protocols can be "moved" to other sites, either by opening another site at a non-NYU affiliated hospital, or by allowing a Principal Investigator to enroll subjects and monitor data at more than site. Patient care is the priority. The CDC should become involved to ensure that this study continues, NYU should be scrutinized for lapses in research protocols, which include ethical considerations. There are probably a few doctors in the New York Metro area that remain independent from the influence of drug companies. Please keep the public informed.
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We were warned about the potential for droughts long ago.The following is from a 1981 paper by James Hansen that at the time hit the front page of the NY Times, all the predictions in it have either come to pass or are well underway. "Potential effects on climate in the 21st century include the creation of drought-prone regions in North America and central Asia as part of a shifting of climatic zones, erosion of the West Antarctic ice sheet with a consequent worldwide rise in sea level, and opening of the fabled Northwest Passage.”<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/22/us/study-finds-warming-trend-that-could-raise-sea-levels.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/22/us/study-finds-warming-trend-that-could-raise-sea-levels.html</a>But many don’t realize how bad they could get. From a 2012 paper, see the graph of western North America precipitation from 1900-2100 on p 555 of the paper, it makes the recent western drought look like a rainforest by comparison with what is projected to come.<a href="https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2128&context=usdaarsfacpub" target="_blank">https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2128&context=usdaarsfacpub</a>
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"content": "We were warned about the potential for droughts long ago.The following is from a 1981 paper by James Hansen that at the time hit the front page of the NY Times, all the predictions in it have either come to pass or are well underway. \"Potential effects on climate in the 21st century include the creation of drought-prone regions in North America and central Asia as part of a shifting of climatic zones, erosion of the West Antarctic ice sheet with a consequent worldwide rise in sea level, and opening of the fabled Northwest Passage.”<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/22/us/study-finds-warming-trend-that-could-raise-sea-levels.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/22/us/study-finds-warming-trend-that-could-raise-sea-levels.html</a>But many don’t realize how bad they could get. From a 2012 paper, see the graph of western North America precipitation from 1900-2100 on p 555 of the paper, it makes the recent western drought look like a rainforest by comparison with what is projected to come.<a href=\"https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2128&context=usdaarsfacpub\" target=\"_blank\">https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2128&context=usdaarsfacpub</a>\n",
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I have to tell you, without seeming arrogant, that I have an awareness of news and history I have gained since I began delivering newspapers at the age of twelve on Long Island. I love to read news and I love to share my simple analysis, mostly to help others. For months now I have been claiming the stock markets are a Ponzi scheme and the wealth is being horded outside the country for the wealthy to escape to when history's of nations once again emerge here. So vast markets wealth, your pensions, are outside the country. So what if I'm right about markets being Ponzi Schemes? They do have an automatic markets shutdown procedure if a run occurs but no one ever said how long it would last. Perhaps everyone can take some money out of the markets gradually and invest it here in the states? I think you all should. '29 was not a good year and let's not have another, and ah, what did happen to all the tangible things the markets money bought? The investors didn't get it.So what if? Is this why Republicans are panicked over budget expansion from debt? Would enormous new debt show up the schemes? I think they already did by virtue of past and present efforts to hold down the debt. Are Republicans serving the rich, you know, as the bear goes? Are Republican notions of "Privatizing" Social Security an alternate name of diversion from their scheme to steal it and to put the Trust fund into the markets and out of federal jurisdiction in other far away places? I do believe so.
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"content": "I have to tell you, without seeming arrogant, that I have an awareness of news and history I have gained since I began delivering newspapers at the age of twelve on Long Island. I love to read news and I love to share my simple analysis, mostly to help others. For months now I have been claiming the stock markets are a Ponzi scheme and the wealth is being horded outside the country for the wealthy to escape to when history's of nations once again emerge here. So vast markets wealth, your pensions, are outside the country. So what if I'm right about markets being Ponzi Schemes? They do have an automatic markets shutdown procedure if a run occurs but no one ever said how long it would last. Perhaps everyone can take some money out of the markets gradually and invest it here in the states? I think you all should. '29 was not a good year and let's not have another, and ah, what did happen to all the tangible things the markets money bought? The investors didn't get it.So what if? Is this why Republicans are panicked over budget expansion from debt? Would enormous new debt show up the schemes? I think they already did by virtue of past and present efforts to hold down the debt. Are Republicans serving the rich, you know, as the bear goes? Are Republican notions of \"Privatizing\" Social Security an alternate name of diversion from their scheme to steal it and to put the Trust fund into the markets and out of federal jurisdiction in other far away places? I do believe so.\n",
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As he stated over the weekend, McCarthy's plan is to negotiate future budget levels to reduce the trajectory of soaring deficits.Our debt is at an all-time peacetime high, and servicing it is entering a new, dangerous stage -- driven upwards by higher interest rates intended to reduce inflation. Federal borrowing is now much more costly than just a year ago and will starve other programs -- valued by both the GOP and Ds.According to the latest monthly Treasury statement, the U.S. made $103 billion in gross interest payments on the debt in the first two months of the 2023 fiscal year, which began in October – an 87% increase from the $55 billion it spent in the same period a year earlier.McCarthy has ruled out cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and has pledged not to terminate Ukraine aid, so stop lying about it.Some cuts are baked in: Spending on the anti-poverty program Medicaid has swelled to unsustainable levels due to the covid emergency declaration, which Biden says he will end this summer. So McCarthy is seeking to negotiate a plan to bend the curve of our accumulating national debt. Is this really so difficult to understand? Recent political history tells us that budget negotiations are the norm -- not MAGA extremism -- during these debt limit standoffs.Barack Obama agreed to tens of billions in cuts in exchange for Republican support of an increase; similarly, Trump agreed to tens of millions more in spending to appease Democrats.Why not Biden?
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"content": "As he stated over the weekend, McCarthy's plan is to negotiate future budget levels to reduce the trajectory of soaring deficits.Our debt is at an all-time peacetime high, and servicing it is entering a new, dangerous stage -- driven upwards by higher interest rates intended to reduce inflation. Federal borrowing is now much more costly than just a year ago and will starve other programs -- valued by both the GOP and Ds.According to the latest monthly Treasury statement, the U.S. made $103 billion in gross interest payments on the debt in the first two months of the 2023 fiscal year, which began in October – an 87% increase from the $55 billion it spent in the same period a year earlier.McCarthy has ruled out cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and has pledged not to terminate Ukraine aid, so stop lying about it.Some cuts are baked in: Spending on the anti-poverty program Medicaid has swelled to unsustainable levels due to the covid emergency declaration, which Biden says he will end this summer. So McCarthy is seeking to negotiate a plan to bend the curve of our accumulating national debt. Is this really so difficult to understand? Recent political history tells us that budget negotiations are the norm -- not MAGA extremism -- during these debt limit standoffs.Barack Obama agreed to tens of billions in cuts in exchange for Republican support of an increase; similarly, Trump agreed to tens of millions more in spending to appease Democrats.Why not Biden?\n",
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Brookhawk I think you're right about a fundamental quality of entitlement and self-involvement of the average GOP voter, that goes along with their average age (over 50), average ethnicity (white), and average gender (male). However, the true commonality is susceptibility to propaganda, which goes along with their average educational level (HS grad) and average religious background (Christian). When you're taught from infancy to accept religious beliefs on faith, including those that have no basis in fact, and are contradicted by objective evidence, that opens the door to brain-washing by propaganda. For the faithful, "believing" is the same as "knowing".
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Under Trump - pre pandemic - the deficit had increased by roughly $2.3 trillion dollars. This after his bold prediction that his 2017 tax cuts would help eliminate the deficit. The GOP said nothing about increasing the debt back then. You can’t call something an existential threat to America only when a Democrat is in office and be taken seriously.
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Karen I agree with the previous poster. It’s definitely not easy to get quality work that truly reflects the experience. Someone has and meets their salary. preferences.And I agree we have a long way to go to make it a level playing field.But I know a lot of people in their 60s, who have kept their careers going by moving to contract work, taking a step back on the management, ladder, and learning new skills. Yes, and probably dying their hair. They’re earning about 80-90% of the previous salary.I think something else that comes into play, which is not an early age is on, is that the higher up one goes and experience an accomplishment, the number of available openings slims way down, regardless of age.
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"content": "Karen I agree with the previous poster. It’s definitely not easy to get quality work that truly reflects the experience. Someone has and meets their salary. preferences.And I agree we have a long way to go to make it a level playing field.But I know a lot of people in their 60s, who have kept their careers going by moving to contract work, taking a step back on the management, ladder, and learning new skills. Yes, and probably dying their hair. They’re earning about 80-90% of the previous salary.I think something else that comes into play, which is not an early age is on, is that the higher up one goes and experience an accomplishment, the number of available openings slims way down, regardless of age.\n",
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Sorry for the troubles you went through and that is a well-done article. I refuse to use these businesses forever in solidarity with the writer. 17000$ is a lot of money. Especially the cruise. And what’s the point of the insurance ??? You should have sued all three of them. Maybe it’s not too late…
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