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Will L. I disagree and offer San a Francisco as proof. There are permanent tent cities right in front of city hall and at the embarcadero. Both are catered to by our $123k pp homeless budget that send social workers, drug dealers, nurses and anyone or anything else needed right to the tents. Until very recently, we even had a civil servant supervised open air injection site where only 2 people over the course of a year accepted city services to become sheltered. Thankfully, it is now closed.
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"content": "Will L. I disagree and offer San a Francisco as proof. There are permanent tent cities right in front of city hall and at the embarcadero. Both are catered to by our $123k pp homeless budget that send social workers, drug dealers, nurses and anyone or anything else needed right to the tents. Until very recently, we even had a civil servant supervised open air injection site where only 2 people over the course of a year accepted city services to become sheltered. Thankfully, it is now closed.\n",
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There is a certain nostalgia or goodness-of-fit that comes when eating a frozen pizza. And trying to elevate it with a $30 ordering of frozen pizza just ruins it.We know what we are getting into when we rip open the cardboard box, remove the plastic cover, and throw a traditional frozen pizza in the oven. It is like biting into a rice krispie treat or a peanut butter/jelly sandwich. It works. Is it the tastiest thing in the world? No. Are there fresher, better versions in the world? Yes. But on that Friday night or late night Tuesday when your kids have gone far too long and the fridge is empty and you want to feel full and a little comfort, the old fashioned Tombstone or Newman's or DiGiornos is super satisfying.BTW, ordering a $30 frozen pizza is just so oxymoronic. Just go out to eat or order directly from the pizza place. Ridiculous.
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"content": "There is a certain nostalgia or goodness-of-fit that comes when eating a frozen pizza. And trying to elevate it with a $30 ordering of frozen pizza just ruins it.We know what we are getting into when we rip open the cardboard box, remove the plastic cover, and throw a traditional frozen pizza in the oven. It is like biting into a rice krispie treat or a peanut butter/jelly sandwich. It works. Is it the tastiest thing in the world? No. Are there fresher, better versions in the world? Yes. But on that Friday night or late night Tuesday when your kids have gone far too long and the fridge is empty and you want to feel full and a little comfort, the old fashioned Tombstone or Newman's or DiGiornos is super satisfying.BTW, ordering a $30 frozen pizza is just so oxymoronic. Just go out to eat or order directly from the pizza place. Ridiculous.\n",
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HINTS (quite a few past-tensed)DE4,6) ReDE4 a coupon5) Blue-jeanDI4,6) 10¢EM5,7) Correct text (as opposed to adding to the Constitution)LI4,5) Green fruit key to Florida pie4,6) An artist might depict an arm or a leg (hint in a hint)7) Repairers of electric wiresME6,7) Interfere4,6) Merge together5) Free-for-all fight4,5) Internet spreader - like "Crying Michael Jordan"4,6) Darn as in socks5) Kitten said hello…4,6) A kitten does ⬆️ a little more whinilyMI6) In between9) Guys in between buyer and seller, if not "cut out"4) Calf-length or electronic music protocol4) Expressive appearance4) Gentle6,8) Kind of mold4) 5280 ft4,6) Grist for the this (is grain)4,5) (I'm using only gestures to hint at "Marcel Marceau" here)4,6) Of all the things I've lost, I miss this the most4,5) Coal or gold hole4) Mispelled Mouse or Pearl5) 2 drink MI5um unless you can whistle a HALF-NOTEWI8,10) Dutch alternative energy device👇See Replies for more
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The Fed lists the following distribution of wealth at the end of 2022: top .1% $17 trillion top 1% $25 trillion top 10% $54 trillion top 50% $47 trillion bottom 50% $10 trillion.If Congress wants to balance the budget and pay down the debt, why don't they look at where the money is? Elizabeth Warren proposed a 3% wealth tax to pay the debt and how much more will come in yearly from an invigorated IRS.The oligarchs are going to get away with destroying their competition, the Federal government.The Republicans are just their mouth pieces
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"content": "The Fed lists the following distribution of wealth at the end of 2022: top .1% $17 trillion top 1% $25 trillion top 10% $54 trillion top 50% $47 trillion bottom 50% $10 trillion.If Congress wants to balance the budget and pay down the debt, why don't they look at where the money is? Elizabeth Warren proposed a 3% wealth tax to pay the debt and how much more will come in yearly from an invigorated IRS.The oligarchs are going to get away with destroying their competition, the Federal government.The Republicans are just their mouth pieces\n",
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God forbid these naive, inexperienced, non-reality living Youngz listen to people who experienced some of the same things when they were young.FYI; Youngz, your experiences are only contextually different, but the details are all the same as they were 20, 40, 50+ years ago! Rent is high! Always has been. Food costs too much. Always did. Amenities, and frivolities draining your income? Same. While the costs are now numerically higher, they were still high decades ago, when a than Young person was starting out. This is exactly why we Oldz scoff when a Youngz complains."When Ms. Fairless was living at home, she gave her mother $300 a month. Now, she gives her $200. She also saves about $160 a month for retirement in a 401(k) plan, puts $100 in a stock portfolio and tries to save $50 to $200 in a savings account."Are you kidding me!? When I was 25, I couldn't imagine making $65K, and having that sort of discretionary income. I bet she has health insurance too! I didnt! And I was working in a fairly risky industry. I think the underlying issue here, is that these Youngs, at least the first two featured females - expected the world to be their own pearl-filled oyster. Many of their parents (Boomers?) sold them a bill of goods, said they were special and would achieve great things. That had they been paying attention and not drilled into their social media, they would have noticed was not real.I knew life would be harder when I hit adulthood, why not these "adults"?
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"content": "God forbid these naive, inexperienced, non-reality living Youngz listen to people who experienced some of the same things when they were young.FYI; Youngz, your experiences are only contextually different, but the details are all the same as they were 20, 40, 50+ years ago! Rent is high! Always has been. Food costs too much. Always did. Amenities, and frivolities draining your income? Same. While the costs are now numerically higher, they were still high decades ago, when a than Young person was starting out. This is exactly why we Oldz scoff when a Youngz complains.\"When Ms. Fairless was living at home, she gave her mother $300 a month. Now, she gives her $200. She also saves about $160 a month for retirement in a 401(k) plan, puts $100 in a stock portfolio and tries to save $50 to $200 in a savings account.\"Are you kidding me!? When I was 25, I couldn't imagine making $65K, and having that sort of discretionary income. I bet she has health insurance too! I didnt! And I was working in a fairly risky industry. I think the underlying issue here, is that these Youngs, at least the first two featured females - expected the world to be their own pearl-filled oyster. Many of their parents (Boomers?) sold them a bill of goods, said they were special and would achieve great things. That had they been paying attention and not drilled into their social media, they would have noticed was not real.I knew life would be harder when I hit adulthood, why not these \"adults\"?\n",
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Microsoft's customer service has completely expired. Just try to get a credit for an erroneous charge. The website is a disaster of confusion.
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"content": "Microsoft's customer service has completely expired. Just try to get a credit for an erroneous charge. The website is a disaster of confusion.\n",
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Speaking of social security... why not raise the cap beyond the 2023 rate of $163,000?
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"content": "Speaking of social security... why not raise the cap beyond the 2023 rate of $163,000?\n",
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Rao AliYou’re missing the point: This isn’t about basic K-12 education, which should certainly be implemented by the application of those techniques you’re describing, but shouldn’t need for college/higher education, when students should have been socialized into appreciating knowledge acquisition, and how to engage in it, and the privilege that being exposed to the vast storehouse of human achievement in multiple disciplines and domains represents, not just for the sake of careerism and higher salaries, but as a humanistic project to make us better persons and citizens.I agree that improving K-12 education is essential for achieving the goals the author proposes. Teaching to the test and the sort of policies and practices mandated by recent legislation won’t meet this standard: on the contrary, they’ve been part of the problem as they’ve fostered the performance-oriented attitude much prevalent among college students nowadays. As a college professor at a leading research institution for almost thirty years, I can vouch for the accuracy of the author’s critique. I’ve witnessed the erosion of reading and writing skills, the careerism, the fixation with grades, and the complete lack of intellectual curiosity among my students. They’ve been increasingly invested solely, or close to it, in that little piece of paper at the end of their undergraduate years that, arguably, will bring them riches. Unfortunately, this anti-intellectualism is spreading to graduate levels.
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"content": "Rao AliYou’re missing the point: This isn’t about basic K-12 education, which should certainly be implemented by the application of those techniques you’re describing, but shouldn’t need for college/higher education, when students should have been socialized into appreciating knowledge acquisition, and how to engage in it, and the privilege that being exposed to the vast storehouse of human achievement in multiple disciplines and domains represents, not just for the sake of careerism and higher salaries, but as a humanistic project to make us better persons and citizens.I agree that improving K-12 education is essential for achieving the goals the author proposes. Teaching to the test and the sort of policies and practices mandated by recent legislation won’t meet this standard: on the contrary, they’ve been part of the problem as they’ve fostered the performance-oriented attitude much prevalent among college students nowadays. As a college professor at a leading research institution for almost thirty years, I can vouch for the accuracy of the author’s critique. I’ve witnessed the erosion of reading and writing skills, the careerism, the fixation with grades, and the complete lack of intellectual curiosity among my students. They’ve been increasingly invested solely, or close to it, in that little piece of paper at the end of their undergraduate years that, arguably, will bring them riches. Unfortunately, this anti-intellectualism is spreading to graduate levels.\n",
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here's an idea: either tax churches, which would add about $70 billion a year to the country's treasury, or stop giving them financial aid when there's a natural disaster. They received up to $10 billion in the first round of Covid relief. They could buy insurance with all the money they don't pay in taxes, but they seem to love socialism.
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"content": "here's an idea: either tax churches, which would add about $70 billion a year to the country's treasury, or stop giving them financial aid when there's a natural disaster. They received up to $10 billion in the first round of Covid relief. They could buy insurance with all the money they don't pay in taxes, but they seem to love socialism.\n",
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Kevin Kelem I think this is an excellent idea.Then publish a list of the stores nationwide who do not allow open-carry and boycott the rest.
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"content": "Kevin Kelem I think this is an excellent idea.Then publish a list of the stores nationwide who do not allow open-carry and boycott the rest.\n",
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Nonnme: Those are just the ones you are hearing about because they have big names. Less recognizable tech companies that support critical banking, energy, education, medical, and logistics companies that you rely on everyday are also laying off employees. The tech world is bigger than Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
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"content": "Nonnme: Those are just the ones you are hearing about because they have big names. Less recognizable tech companies that support critical banking, energy, education, medical, and logistics companies that you rely on everyday are also laying off employees. The tech world is bigger than Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.\n",
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It has signed paperwork taking advantage of the programs that are of secular designation. They certainly can choose to be a religious based institution but they can’t take advantage of the systems that are meant to be open and non-discriminatory. Doing so means you have applied for funds falsely (it’s called fraud).
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"content": "It has signed paperwork taking advantage of the programs that are of secular designation. They certainly can choose to be a religious based institution but they can’t take advantage of the systems that are meant to be open and non-discriminatory. Doing so means you have applied for funds falsely (it’s called fraud).\n",
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"the nudges encouraging Kyiv to show openness to negotiation"S'pose Putin might be satisfied if we gave him Texas and Florida?Based on what I'm seeing in the social media and other chat threads, seems plenty of the residents of those states would be happier being Putin's people than Americans, so it could be a win-win-win-win!
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"content": "\"the nudges encouraging Kyiv to show openness to negotiation\"S'pose Putin might be satisfied if we gave him Texas and Florida?Based on what I'm seeing in the social media and other chat threads, seems plenty of the residents of those states would be happier being Putin's people than Americans, so it could be a win-win-win-win!\n",
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It is sad to see this Company struggle with its blue discount coupons inundating the mail boxes and internet. The company closed their Layton store closest to my home and now I have to travel an additional ten minutes to the next store on Riverdale. I don't shop much and my wife is the one that uses the kitchen and bathroom more. Having to travel further for specialized items is hard for me. I do not know how Bed Bath and Beyond has reorganize profitably unfortunately. The company being more specialized than Target and Walmart, can't afford to attract more consumers. Keeping stores open closer to consumers is too expensive. Perhaps like the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah's premier newspaper, having mostly gone digital, it may be possible for Bed Bath and Beyond to go completely digital, close all its stores and have a great return policy so that consumers can experience their purchase first hand like going into a store and if they don't want it return it.
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"content": "It is sad to see this Company struggle with its blue discount coupons inundating the mail boxes and internet. The company closed their Layton store closest to my home and now I have to travel an additional ten minutes to the next store on Riverdale. I don't shop much and my wife is the one that uses the kitchen and bathroom more. Having to travel further for specialized items is hard for me. I do not know how Bed Bath and Beyond has reorganize profitably unfortunately. The company being more specialized than Target and Walmart, can't afford to attract more consumers. Keeping stores open closer to consumers is too expensive. Perhaps like the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah's premier newspaper, having mostly gone digital, it may be possible for Bed Bath and Beyond to go completely digital, close all its stores and have a great return policy so that consumers can experience their purchase first hand like going into a store and if they don't want it return it.\n",
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I once had an entry level job with a 6 month probation. When the time came for the 6 month review, I was told, without any specific criticisms, that my performance had not been up to snuff. However, they liked me, and wanted to extend the probation 2 more months. I signed an agreement to do this, and a day or two later, my boss discovered the intial 6 month probation was legally binding. She rewrote my evaluation, making me a much better employee than I was, and gave me a warm welcome. I worked there for almost 10 years.
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This truly was a wonderful man who did wonderful things. But the question I raise is why did the EpiPen, which before 2007 cost around $50, get so expensive? We know the answer, yet this kind of corporate greed continues to cost people's lives.
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"content": "This truly was a wonderful man who did wonderful things. But the question I raise is why did the EpiPen, which before 2007 cost around $50, get so expensive? We know the answer, yet this kind of corporate greed continues to cost people's lives.\n",
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What did everyone think the billion bucks (with 10 bil more promised) to OpenAI was for? It's so they can let the machines write their own software now.Human employees are so last year.
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"content": "What did everyone think the billion bucks (with 10 bil more promised) to OpenAI was for? It's so they can let the machines write their own software now.Human employees are so last year.\n",
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Did you know - Today is National Kazoo Day! A kazoo is a tubelike musical instrument with uncovered ends; one end is flattened and the other end has a small circular opening. About two-thirds of the way down from the circular opening there is another circular opening; it has a chamber where there is a wax-membrane that is able to vibrate… Soprano kazoos are the standard sized kazoo, and there are also alto, tenor, and kaboom kazoos, which are larger and have lower pitches. Noise can be made with kazoos by singing or speaking through them, but not by simply blowing through them. They make a humming nasally sound that can be varied by partially or completely covering the membrane.Kazoos are classified as a type of instrument with vibrating membranes called mirlitons. Kazoos are based off of the African horn-mirliton, which was made from the horn of a cow, and was used to distort voices at African tribal gatherings. The first mirlitons in Europe were eunuch flutes, and they came about in the seventeenth century. In the nineteenth century, instruments similar to the kazoo that were based off the African mirlitons were used for folk music in America.<a href="https://www.checkiday.com/5ded3859e95443cbd02cad8da3fde46d/national-kazoo-day" target="_blank">https://www.checkiday.com/5ded3859e95443cbd02cad8da3fde46d/national-kazoo-day</a>The word kazoo has appeared in only one Bee, January 2, 2019.<a href="https://www.sbsolver.com/h/Kazoo" target="_blank">https://www.sbsolver.com/h/Kazoo</a>Star Wars fans might especially appreciate this impressive kazoo rendition of Star Wars themes:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29hWXkk4bb0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29hWXkk4bb0</a>
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Gene Try to be generous here Gene and not living up to some of Florida's less kind tendencies. A coworker, after putting in 20 years of service, at a slightly above the national median pay, received $20K from the company for his time. He and his wife used it to take a trip of a lifetime. And funny enough, he lives in Florida, where you struggle to pay your rent. Who knows, he could be a neighbor. Maybe his rent is cheaper, maybe he makes better financial decisions, maybe he lives on beans and rice. Your hardship shouldn't cloud your compassion, since this wasn't about getting for those that have. It's about how corporations should behave across the spectrum of service. No one is asking you to feel sorry, but to begrudge one what's due simply because they appear to have more than you is petty, even by Florida norms.
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"content": "Gene Try to be generous here Gene and not living up to some of Florida's less kind tendencies. A coworker, after putting in 20 years of service, at a slightly above the national median pay, received $20K from the company for his time. He and his wife used it to take a trip of a lifetime. And funny enough, he lives in Florida, where you struggle to pay your rent. Who knows, he could be a neighbor. Maybe his rent is cheaper, maybe he makes better financial decisions, maybe he lives on beans and rice. Your hardship shouldn't cloud your compassion, since this wasn't about getting for those that have. It's about how corporations should behave across the spectrum of service. No one is asking you to feel sorry, but to begrudge one what's due simply because they appear to have more than you is petty, even by Florida norms.\n",
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This past Wednesday my wife and I bought a dozen large grad A eggs at Trader Joe's for $2.99.
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"content": "This past Wednesday my wife and I bought a dozen large grad A eggs at Trader Joe's for $2.99.\n",
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Edward Beazley Regarding your comments on the groups supporting each political party, your emphasis on race as the key driver of political argument is misplaced. There are Black Republicans in Congress and state govt. There are White Democrats who are working class but not Republicans. JMO, we have a problem with the archaic two party system, closed primaries, and a failure to encourage democracy. Both Democrats and Republicans have opposed citizen redistricting, open primaries, Ranked Choice Voting, and multi-member election districts. Why, because both political parties are focused on power, not democracy. Independents have been shunted aside because "if you are not with us, you are agin us." So don't blame everything on racials issues: a lot of the problem is about the political power of the two dominate political parties. They don't want democracy, they only want power, control and wealth.
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The national debt went up ~9.5 trillion from 2017 - 2020. COVID and the resulting recession can account for less than half of that increase. Can you say "hypocrisy"? I knew you could!
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John Siegfried Your statement echoes Al Gore’s ‘lockbox’ metaphor from 2000. Social Security is not truly separate from other federal government programs because the ‘assets’ of the program consist entirely of US Government bonds. Remember that money is fungible. It’s the statutes that created Social Security that give it the patina of being separate, i.e., the illusion of a trust fund that when depleted would negatively impact benefits. I read this was FDR’s idea to put an imaginary fence around Social Security so that participants would believe that their benefits were protected. As a US debt holder it is open to discussion where Social Security’s position is in line with other unsecured creditors. In the end it’s politics which will determine the outcome, which has to be higher taxes (which I support). Extending the full retirement age would disadvantage the working class who usually aren’t able to work past their mid-60’s.
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"content": "John Siegfried Your statement echoes Al Gore’s ‘lockbox’ metaphor from 2000. Social Security is not truly separate from other federal government programs because the ‘assets’ of the program consist entirely of US Government bonds. Remember that money is fungible. It’s the statutes that created Social Security that give it the patina of being separate, i.e., the illusion of a trust fund that when depleted would negatively impact benefits. I read this was FDR’s idea to put an imaginary fence around Social Security so that participants would believe that their benefits were protected. As a US debt holder it is open to discussion where Social Security’s position is in line with other unsecured creditors. In the end it’s politics which will determine the outcome, which has to be higher taxes (which I support). Extending the full retirement age would disadvantage the working class who usually aren’t able to work past their mid-60’s.\n",
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Tesla was never intrinsically worth $1,000,0000,000,000, its not intrinsically worth $10,000,000,000. So it a stretch to call a $700,000,000,000 selloff "destruction of market value".
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"content": "Tesla was never intrinsically worth $1,000,0000,000,000, its not intrinsically worth $10,000,000,000. So it a stretch to call a $700,000,000,000 selloff \"destruction of market value\".\n",
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AC Not to mention that Biden in the current fiscal year has cut the budget deficit by $1.5 trillion.A fact that the media ignores and Americans don't know.
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"content": "AC Not to mention that Biden in the current fiscal year has cut the budget deficit by $1.5 trillion.A fact that the media ignores and Americans don't know.\n",
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This is a weirdly pessimistic article. We're spending $200 Billion Dollars, in effect, to restart our domestic chip industry, but it won't instantly cure all our problems? That's hardly news. The trip to Rome starts with the first step.
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"content": "This is a weirdly pessimistic article. We're spending $200 Billion Dollars, in effect, to restart our domestic chip industry, but it won't instantly cure all our problems? That's hardly news. The trip to Rome starts with the first step.\n",
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There's an old saying that you can't swindle an honest man.From the outside, what Santos did with that investor looks for all the world like actionable fraud. In typical Santos fashion, he stated to the client that there was a letter of credit when there was none. The client relied on the representations, to his detriment.Oh, yes: and Santos represented that he "had invested millions of dollars because of Harbor City, financial disclosures filed during his 2020 run for Congress show that he earned just $55,000 that year, and had no assets."What a surprise.
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Biden’s military budget proposal was larger than any of Trump’s. Then the Pelosi-Schumer Congress increased it even further, and Biden signed it. And that budget didn’t even include the $100 billion going to weapons contractors to prolong the Ukraine war.
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"content": "Biden’s military budget proposal was larger than any of Trump’s. Then the Pelosi-Schumer Congress increased it even further, and Biden signed it. And that budget didn’t even include the $100 billion going to weapons contractors to prolong the Ukraine war.\n",
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Gov Ron “Don’t Look Up” DeSantis is the perfect leader of the State of Denial, which is where you need to be to live in Florida. It was reported that too many people didn’t understand the “cone” of hurricane forecasting and failed to evacuate before massive Ian struck, as if it was a graphics failure by weather reporters, as if people in Florida don’t know hurricanes are 500 miles across, as if it wasn’t regularly depicted in popular satellite images with the outline of the coast, as if Floridians aren’t in a constant state of climate denial. The leadership of DeSantis was even worse in the pandemic, where tens of thousands of Floridians died needlessly under his early re-opening, lack of social measures and politicization of public health, including the advice of his hand-picked Surgeon General that adult males under 40 shouldn’t get vaccinated. Florida economic growth is driven by tourism, real estate and retirement, which works until hurricanes, beach erosion, storm surges, seawater aquifer infiltration, septic failures, shoddy construction, labor shortages and other emerging problems start driving people away. When boom times end, and the economy is not diversified, it is usually not pretty.
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"content": "Gov Ron “Don’t Look Up” DeSantis is the perfect leader of the State of Denial, which is where you need to be to live in Florida. It was reported that too many people didn’t understand the “cone” of hurricane forecasting and failed to evacuate before massive Ian struck, as if it was a graphics failure by weather reporters, as if people in Florida don’t know hurricanes are 500 miles across, as if it wasn’t regularly depicted in popular satellite images with the outline of the coast, as if Floridians aren’t in a constant state of climate denial. The leadership of DeSantis was even worse in the pandemic, where tens of thousands of Floridians died needlessly under his early re-opening, lack of social measures and politicization of public health, including the advice of his hand-picked Surgeon General that adult males under 40 shouldn’t get vaccinated. Florida economic growth is driven by tourism, real estate and retirement, which works until hurricanes, beach erosion, storm surges, seawater aquifer infiltration, septic failures, shoddy construction, labor shortages and other emerging problems start driving people away. When boom times end, and the economy is not diversified, it is usually not pretty.\n",
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I think that I share a lot with my closests friends. I like being very open about how I feel or what's going on unless it's something serious I don't like talking about. I would say that they mostly know 50% of what's going on in my life or going with me.
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I was fortunate to retire before email, smartphones, Slack, the open office plan, et al. came along. Designing and writing top-quality software in an interrupt-driven environment would have significantly reduced my productivity. If today's software developers are working under such conditions, I wonder what management thinks of the resulting lower productivity and quality and the attendant higher project costs.
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I love the Constitution of the U.S. Even with plenty of shortcomings, there is clear effort to have some rule of law for our country. All political parties and any independent elected officials need to abide by its words and intentions. I go to church often but would be in favor of Congress opening sessions with readings from the Constitution rather than vague prayers. Lets stamp those billion dollar coins this month just on principle.
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"content": "I love the Constitution of the U.S. Even with plenty of shortcomings, there is clear effort to have some rule of law for our country. All political parties and any independent elected officials need to abide by its words and intentions. I go to church often but would be in favor of Congress opening sessions with readings from the Constitution rather than vague prayers. Lets stamp those billion dollar coins this month just on principle.\n",
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Yes, the "fiduciary" standard is important, and one should insist on it -- IN WRITING, but the CFP credential -- "certified financial planner" -- is the gold standard credential for fee-only financial advisors. Why is that not mentioned? This article, and its writer, are uniformed. Why are RIAs (registered investment advisor) mentioned, but not CFPs? Would an expert please reply? A RIA is trained in investments, but a CFP is trained to help people in a more holistic manner with their financial life.If I had a windfall, I would put the stock portion in a mutual fund or ETF that follows the market (S&P 500, or the Total Stock Market Index). I would hire a CFP by the hour to take my whole financial situation into account. They would help with the RATIO of stocks to fixed income to cash, and also other investments like real estate. Stay away from things you don't understand. Get advice on how to survive for 4-5 years in case the market tanks. Also, I would get advice re: taxes, retirement account withdrawls, social security, insurance, and estate planning. This is "wealth management" -- the whole picture. But don't give anyone a percentage of your assets that are sitting in index funds.Old-fashioned "brokers" work on commission, and they only make $ when they buy or sell. They are ripping you off. Stick with a fiduciary by the hour, or on a retainer to make trades on your behalf. Keep your money with a major discount brokerage like Fidelity, Vanguard, or Charles Schwab.
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Peter Jenkins, Another issue is that the engineers from other countries who come to the U.S. to work in the tech industry aren't saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, if not over 100K.The debt incurred by students in this country is a huge obstacle. They enter the job market saddled with debt, whereas their counterparts from India and China, for example, have little to no debt resulting from obtaining the degrees necessary to work in this field. For what it costs for one year of school in the U.S. at a state university, you can get an undergraduate and a Master's in many of these other countries, and have some left over. My wife got her undergraduate and an advanced degree - licenciatura, which is similar to a Master's, for less than $8k in a country in Latin America at a Catholic university. In my first semester at university, I paid over $800 in just books, with many of them used ($6,400 for eight semesters, not counting the cost of books for my MA). This severely hamstrings our professional workforce.
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"content": "Peter Jenkins, Another issue is that the engineers from other countries who come to the U.S. to work in the tech industry aren't saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, if not over 100K.The debt incurred by students in this country is a huge obstacle. They enter the job market saddled with debt, whereas their counterparts from India and China, for example, have little to no debt resulting from obtaining the degrees necessary to work in this field. For what it costs for one year of school in the U.S. at a state university, you can get an undergraduate and a Master's in many of these other countries, and have some left over. My wife got her undergraduate and an advanced degree - licenciatura, which is similar to a Master's, for less than $8k in a country in Latin America at a Catholic university. In my first semester at university, I paid over $800 in just books, with many of them used ($6,400 for eight semesters, not counting the cost of books for my MA). This severely hamstrings our professional workforce.\n",
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judithla And it's not just one sheriff. "At least 30 county sheriffs are refusing to enforce the newly-passed assault weapons ban because they contend it violates the Second Amendment.""The Protect Illinois Communities Act (HB 5471) bans the sale of all ASSAULT WEAPONS and MAGAZINES in the state. It also requires owners to register existing guns, among other provisions. Gov. Pritzker signed the bill into law on Tuesday."Counties refusing to enforce the law include: Clay, Edwards, Dekalb, Dewitt, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Grundy, Iroquois, Jefferson, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Logan, Massac, McLean, McDonough, Ogle, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Randolph, Richland, Stephenson, Tazewell, Washington, Wayne, White, Winnebago, and Woodford.Oh, and get this: Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins released a statement opposing the legislation and said it will only hurt law-abiding citizens.“This is another example of Chicago policy being pushed downstate on responsible gun owners. This bill does not solve the root cause of the problem. The real focus should be on the Mental Health Crisis that’s plaguing our communities that I see increasing every day in Peoria County.”It's always something like: "the real focus should be on .. Mental Health Crisis . ."(These quotes I took from the reporting of WMBD TV today.) When the story aired, a gun-shop owner was lamenting the passage of the law by stating he would probably lose $40,000 worth of sales per year.
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"content": "judithla And it's not just one sheriff. \"At least 30 county sheriffs are refusing to enforce the newly-passed assault weapons ban because they contend it violates the Second Amendment.\"\"The Protect Illinois Communities Act (HB 5471) bans the sale of all ASSAULT WEAPONS and MAGAZINES in the state. It also requires owners to register existing guns, among other provisions. Gov. Pritzker signed the bill into law on Tuesday.\"Counties refusing to enforce the law include: Clay, Edwards, Dekalb, Dewitt, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Grundy, Iroquois, Jefferson, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Logan, Massac, McLean, McDonough, Ogle, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Randolph, Richland, Stephenson, Tazewell, Washington, Wayne, White, Winnebago, and Woodford.Oh, and get this: Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins released a statement opposing the legislation and said it will only hurt law-abiding citizens.“This is another example of Chicago policy being pushed downstate on responsible gun owners. This bill does not solve the root cause of the problem. The real focus should be on the Mental Health Crisis that’s plaguing our communities that I see increasing every day in Peoria County.”It's always something like: \"the real focus should be on .. Mental Health Crisis . .\"(These quotes I took from the reporting of WMBD TV today.) When the story aired, a gun-shop owner was lamenting the passage of the law by stating he would probably lose $40,000 worth of sales per year.\n",
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The War for control of the 1070 mile Lomonosov Ridge will start in Romania. The North Pole contains 160 billion barrels of oil and 30 per cent of the planets undiscovered natural gas. The American dollar is placing a strategic bet on the strength of its hole cards. The Russian barrack bet makes me wonder about the call and the flop. Pray this is a pot limit game. The chips on the table are real human lives and important physical assets. The turn and river cards are coming. The military contractors will rake the pot no matter who wins the hand. Negotiate acceptable purse stakes for the Dollar and get back in the Space Race.
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Mark Brophy stocks may or may not be overpriced. But the point of the article is the bedrock of investing- T bills and government bond holders may not get payments. Typically a default - or non-payment- reduces the value of the financial instrument. The haircut is that lost value on the bond. The US has never defaulted but it feels like we’ve just been through three years of unlikely events.I personally think stocks are priced correctly. But because of the lost purchasing power of the dollar the nominal value increased. Inflationary economies often have rip roaring markets.
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Extraordinary to claim that Benedict had brought a peace to the Church. Intellectual claptrap. I left in 2004 because the Chuch had gone down the path of becoming an open ally of right wing politics. The disgraceful current college of bishops who ignore the the absolute greed of the right, the gun deaths, the lack of a child tax credit(the only developed nation in the world without one), the plight of of immigrants and refugees, the lack of public transportation and parks and good schools. Ross is on a mission, like many so called “conservatives “ to whitewash the cop killer in Mara Lago and sick GOP that supported him.
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"content": "Extraordinary to claim that Benedict had brought a peace to the Church. Intellectual claptrap. I left in 2004 because the Chuch had gone down the path of becoming an open ally of right wing politics. The disgraceful current college of bishops who ignore the the absolute greed of the right, the gun deaths, the lack of a child tax credit(the only developed nation in the world without one), the plight of of immigrants and refugees, the lack of public transportation and parks and good schools. Ross is on a mission, like many so called “conservatives “ to whitewash the cop killer in Mara Lago and sick GOP that supported him.\n",
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Continuing along the lines of “political fantasy” as Prof Krugman lays out here, I noted that the new house Republicans exclaimed loudly that they would pay close attention to every proposed bill and its scoring by the non partisan Congressional Budget Office (the CBO). If it added to the deficit and/or was not “paid for” they would reject it. Given that context, I was SHOCKED to see that the very….first….bill that the new Republican majority voted on and approved along strictly partisan lines, was the legislation aimed at defunding the IRS. In spite of the fact that the CBO reported that this legislation would add over $100 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years and was clearly not paid for, they voted for it anyway!I was aghast to see that the initial legislation of this revolutionary and fiscally responsible congress was to pass an unpaid for bill that increased the deficit. Well…….not really….
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Election Deniers Are Also Economy DeniersRoousseau’s Discourse on Inequality: "Rousseau arranges what he terms the “genealogy” of the causes of moral corruption describedand identifies the primary role of inequality in the causal chain Sage Journal Volume 73 Rousseau makes a compelling ,argument that economicinequality does shape how people see the world Paul Volcker , at age 91, NY Times InterviewMr. Volcker is no great fan of the president, but he acknowledged that Mr. Trump had cannily recognized the economic worries of blue-collar workers. Mr. Trump “seized upon some issues that the elite had ignored,” he said. “I don’t think there’s any question about that, in kind of an erratic way, but there it is.” He wondered how many lectures and presentations he had sat through with economists “telling us open markets are wonderful, everybody benefits from open markets.” ... concern was dismissed too easily, with talk of worker retraining or some other solution far easier said than done. NY Times Oct. 23, 2018 Rousseau"Another mode of political failure arises where the political community is differentiated into factions (perhaps based on a class division between rich and poor) and where one faction can impose its collective will on the state as a whole. Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThat is very clearly the case in the US, where the Rich via campaign donations dominate the politics
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"content": "Election Deniers Are Also Economy DeniersRoousseau’s Discourse on Inequality: \"Rousseau arranges what he terms the “genealogy” of the causes of moral corruption describedand identifies the primary role of inequality in the causal chain Sage Journal Volume 73 Rousseau makes a compelling ,argument that economicinequality does shape how people see the world Paul Volcker , at age 91, NY Times InterviewMr. Volcker is no great fan of the president, but he acknowledged that Mr. Trump had cannily recognized the economic worries of blue-collar workers. Mr. Trump “seized upon some issues that the elite had ignored,” he said. “I don’t think there’s any question about that, in kind of an erratic way, but there it is.” He wondered how many lectures and presentations he had sat through with economists “telling us open markets are wonderful, everybody benefits from open markets.” ... concern was dismissed too easily, with talk of worker retraining or some other solution far easier said than done. NY Times Oct. 23, 2018 Rousseau\"Another mode of political failure arises where the political community is differentiated into factions (perhaps based on a class division between rich and poor) and where one faction can impose its collective will on the state as a whole. Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThat is very clearly the case in the US, where the Rich via campaign donations dominate the politics\n",
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My 16 year old daughter has had a core group of friends since the beginning of middle school. All identified as female throughout middle school but now in the 10th grade half of them identify as a different gender or non binary. My daughter has cut her hair and wears gender neutral clothes and says she’s bisexual(while also saying she’s never had a crush on someone of either gender). One of her friends who now identifies as male is dating a former male who now identifies as female. We are supportive parents, giving her space, but none of this adds up in my opinion. Additionally, while our daughter has been open with us she says her friends parents are not as open and most of this is a secret to them (while they really have to be not paying attention to see what’s going on). I have thought a lot around if I’m obligated to say anything but for now we are keeping a non judgmental space for my daughter and her friends. There’s more at play here than more trans kids coming out and it feels like it does the real trans kids a disservice while other kids are just try things on.
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"content": "My 16 year old daughter has had a core group of friends since the beginning of middle school. All identified as female throughout middle school but now in the 10th grade half of them identify as a different gender or non binary. My daughter has cut her hair and wears gender neutral clothes and says she’s bisexual(while also saying she’s never had a crush on someone of either gender). One of her friends who now identifies as male is dating a former male who now identifies as female. We are supportive parents, giving her space, but none of this adds up in my opinion. Additionally, while our daughter has been open with us she says her friends parents are not as open and most of this is a secret to them (while they really have to be not paying attention to see what’s going on). I have thought a lot around if I’m obligated to say anything but for now we are keeping a non judgmental space for my daughter and her friends. There’s more at play here than more trans kids coming out and it feels like it does the real trans kids a disservice while other kids are just try things on.\n",
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It's pretty obvious where the $700k came from...Koch, Mercer, any number of that cult...maybe even Gingrich or Trump.Follow the money and you will learn exactly who knew he was a pathological liar, a priori.
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"content": "It's pretty obvious where the $700k came from...Koch, Mercer, any number of that cult...maybe even Gingrich or Trump.Follow the money and you will learn exactly who knew he was a pathological liar, a priori.\n",
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David $5.21 here and I'm going use it to purchase a Red Bull Dragonfruit and enjoy it with an opioid painkiller.
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"content": "David $5.21 here and I'm going use it to purchase a Red Bull Dragonfruit and enjoy it with an opioid painkiller.\n",
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Declaring a pay range does not mean the range has to be narrow. A range of $60-90K leaves lots of room to provide more for the better performers. And they can always be promoted if more is required.
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"content": "Declaring a pay range does not mean the range has to be narrow. A range of $60-90K leaves lots of room to provide more for the better performers. And they can always be promoted if more is required.\n",
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When I was undergoing chemotherapy, and bald, I bought several wigs to wear when I left the house. The wigs were brunette, blonde, and gray. (I also had a pink one but only wore that in the house, haha.) At that time gray was my natural color, but the place that I bought the wigs had VERY inexpensive prices( $25 each) so I decided to try some different colors for fun. I also was not interested in talking with people I know about my cancer treatment, so it was a disguise,too. I had just read the memoir Garlic and Sapphires( in which Ruth Riechl wore wigs as a disguise) and was inspired by that book to be adventurous. I was very surprised by the different treatment I was given depending on the color of wig I wore. This happened to Ruth, too, actually affecting her personality.I was almost invisible wearing the gray wig, and the long brunette wig ( which I called Veronica)was not noticeably different, but oh, the blonde wig (which I called Blondie) inspired a different reaction from both men and women. I was immediately noticed, treated like royalty, with doors opened and friendly greetings, and people eager to talk to me. I realized that blondes definitely DO "have more fun".. however, here I am, 16 years a cancer survivor and I'm still happy with my gray hair. I wanted to share these observations as they relate very well to the author's thesis.
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"content": "When I was undergoing chemotherapy, and bald, I bought several wigs to wear when I left the house. The wigs were brunette, blonde, and gray. (I also had a pink one but only wore that in the house, haha.) At that time gray was my natural color, but the place that I bought the wigs had VERY inexpensive prices( $25 each) so I decided to try some different colors for fun. I also was not interested in talking with people I know about my cancer treatment, so it was a disguise,too. I had just read the memoir Garlic and Sapphires( in which Ruth Riechl wore wigs as a disguise) and was inspired by that book to be adventurous. I was very surprised by the different treatment I was given depending on the color of wig I wore. This happened to Ruth, too, actually affecting her personality.I was almost invisible wearing the gray wig, and the long brunette wig ( which I called Veronica)was not noticeably different, but oh, the blonde wig (which I called Blondie) inspired a different reaction from both men and women. I was immediately noticed, treated like royalty, with doors opened and friendly greetings, and people eager to talk to me. I realized that blondes definitely DO \"have more fun\".. however, here I am, 16 years a cancer survivor and I'm still happy with my gray hair. I wanted to share these observations as they relate very well to the author's thesis.\n",
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I know - what if you had to spend an extra 50 cents for breakfast. The hardship!! Each egg used to be $0.25 and now...a walloping $0.50. For pity sake - don't be such snowflakes.
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"content": "I know - what if you had to spend an extra 50 cents for breakfast. The hardship!! Each egg used to be $0.25 and now...a walloping $0.50. For pity sake - don't be such snowflakes.\n",
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Thanks to Gail for common sense views on the IRS and taxation in general. Tax rates 70 years ago on the wealthy were in the range of 80-90%! And none of them were homeless or starving because of it. Today the top tax rate is 37% for individual single taxpayers with incomes greater than $539,900 ($647,850 for married couples filing jointly). In my opinion, a not unreasonable rate of taxation for people making that kind of money, especially with all the exemptions and deductions allowed them.The Republican defund the IRS movement is an outgrowth of wealthy corporations and individuals not wanting to pay any tax, not wanting to contribute to the common good, except where they themselves choose in the form of philanthropy. It's Me Me Me now, not us.
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"content": "Thanks to Gail for common sense views on the IRS and taxation in general. Tax rates 70 years ago on the wealthy were in the range of 80-90%! And none of them were homeless or starving because of it. Today the top tax rate is 37% for individual single taxpayers with incomes greater than $539,900 ($647,850 for married couples filing jointly). In my opinion, a not unreasonable rate of taxation for people making that kind of money, especially with all the exemptions and deductions allowed them.The Republican defund the IRS movement is an outgrowth of wealthy corporations and individuals not wanting to pay any tax, not wanting to contribute to the common good, except where they themselves choose in the form of philanthropy. It's Me Me Me now, not us.\n",
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alayton It would be nice to learn precisely how George Santos (aka George Devolder) spun the "Devolder Org" out of thin air in 2021 and suddenly had the means to pay himself $750K, loan his political campaign $600K, and give Republican candidates $185K, all from from a company which showed basic revenue of less than $44,000! That’s a cool trick.
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"content": "alayton It would be nice to learn precisely how George Santos (aka George Devolder) spun the \"Devolder Org\" out of thin air in 2021 and suddenly had the means to pay himself $750K, loan his political campaign $600K, and give Republican candidates $185K, all from from a company which showed basic revenue of less than $44,000! That’s a cool trick.\n",
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Sam, yes! Only a B-corp or a nonprofit can buck the shareholders, and if shareholders are involved they will most likely win. The penalties need to be more substantial. Billions.
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"content": "Sam, yes! Only a B-corp or a nonprofit can buck the shareholders, and if shareholders are involved they will most likely win. The penalties need to be more substantial. Billions.\n",
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the price of gas went up 40cents/gallon in the past 2 weeks where i live. according to the financial media, china "re-opening" creates more demand and is driving up crude oil prices. good news for china is bad news for inflation.
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"content": "the price of gas went up 40cents/gallon in the past 2 weeks where i live. according to the financial media, china \"re-opening\" creates more demand and is driving up crude oil prices. good news for china is bad news for inflation.\n",
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Millie Bea There would need to be a plan to migrate to those ideas. Does our government have to backbone to develop it and implement it? With the use of Citizens United money, the movement to government control of currently commercialized 'products' like health care is at risk. A lot of planning is needed that extends over multiple election cycles and dividend quarters.
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"content": "Millie Bea There would need to be a plan to migrate to those ideas. Does our government have to backbone to develop it and implement it? With the use of Citizens United money, the movement to government control of currently commercialized 'products' like health care is at risk. A lot of planning is needed that extends over multiple election cycles and dividend quarters.\n",
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Constance or just that people have differing thoughts and would like to have open discussions without being called transphobic. Any questioning, discussions and concerns immediately get shut down with name calling, canceling, online attacks and bullying. I don’t see fear or anger in the comments, I see intellectual honesty.
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"content": "Constance or just that people have differing thoughts and would like to have open discussions without being called transphobic. Any questioning, discussions and concerns immediately get shut down with name calling, canceling, online attacks and bullying. I don’t see fear or anger in the comments, I see intellectual honesty.\n",
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All these brands are charging their customers more “because of inflation,” but then they spend millions of dollars on teenage sellouts.
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"content": "All these brands are charging their customers more “because of inflation,” but then they spend millions of dollars on teenage sellouts.\n",
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Agarcia Yes, this war could have been settled using diplomacy, and a large white flag. Thus giving Putin an open door for his next invasion of wherever he wanted to go.Please remember that Putin promised Ukraine its borders would be respected, if it gave Russia its collection of nukes. We see how that worked out.
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"content": "Agarcia Yes, this war could have been settled using diplomacy, and a large white flag. Thus giving Putin an open door for his next invasion of wherever he wanted to go.Please remember that Putin promised Ukraine its borders would be respected, if it gave Russia its collection of nukes. We see how that worked out.\n",
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The anti-Humanist crowd is out in force! Is it New Yorkers justifying their childlessness that does it? Just a couple thoughts:We, the USA, have a higher population than in 1990 as CO2 emissions have fallen…kinda debunks the whole “population is causing CO2 emissions” shtick China’s population is not “unsustainable.” In fact most Chinese live much better lives than their grandparents did despite their being far more Chinese. As long as they have the inputs needed for food and energy (fertilizer mainly) they’ll be fine. The idea China can ramp up robots and AI to take over their needs is laughable to me. That’d require trillions of dollars of investment into tech that doesn’t exist…by a workforce that is shrinking. In Paul Ryan terms there “takers” are going to outnumber the “makers” by hundreds of millions. Where’s the investment coming from? And not only that—There isn’t a bit of tech that isn’t made better by someone outside of China. Also, as they have less money to spend that means cheaper energy will be needed. That means more energy that’s in China, which means coal. It’s likely the fall in Chinese population will accompany a *rise* in CO2 emissions, not fall. Should a major oil shock hit this will happen quickly.And those saying the US hates seeing China rise— China is dependent on the free trade system we created and have enforced since WWII for ALL of their recent success. They need our system more than we do. We have plenty of food and oil. They don’t.
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"content": "The anti-Humanist crowd is out in force! Is it New Yorkers justifying their childlessness that does it? Just a couple thoughts:We, the USA, have a higher population than in 1990 as CO2 emissions have fallen…kinda debunks the whole “population is causing CO2 emissions” shtick China’s population is not “unsustainable.” In fact most Chinese live much better lives than their grandparents did despite their being far more Chinese. As long as they have the inputs needed for food and energy (fertilizer mainly) they’ll be fine. The idea China can ramp up robots and AI to take over their needs is laughable to me. That’d require trillions of dollars of investment into tech that doesn’t exist…by a workforce that is shrinking. In Paul Ryan terms there “takers” are going to outnumber the “makers” by hundreds of millions. Where’s the investment coming from? And not only that—There isn’t a bit of tech that isn’t made better by someone outside of China. Also, as they have less money to spend that means cheaper energy will be needed. That means more energy that’s in China, which means coal. It’s likely the fall in Chinese population will accompany a *rise* in CO2 emissions, not fall. Should a major oil shock hit this will happen quickly.And those saying the US hates seeing China rise— China is dependent on the free trade system we created and have enforced since WWII for ALL of their recent success. They need our system more than we do. We have plenty of food and oil. They don’t.\n",
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ZERO empathy, especially in the so called right to work states (aka right to fire states). Companies shouldn't complain when an employee uses the same right to quit without cause with the same ease an employer has to fire without cause."the perpetual need to train employees has been a central reason for the production slowdown" is what a company that no longer wants to grow, innovate or compete thinks. Successful growing companies are always training new and existing employees - but that cuts into the tax-evaded cash piles of the idle owners."Productivity is what allows the economic pie to grow" Yea, but what's the point if all those who produced that bigger pie only get the same or fewer crumbs in return while the bigger pie always goes to those who already have massive stockpiles of pies?"If workers can produce more in the same amount of time, then their employers can afford to pay them more per hour" Yes, THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY THEM MORE but DON'T, of course! The wealthy scalp and keep all those gains for themselves."pay becomes a zero-sum game: If workers want to make more money, then the money has to come from somewhere else." Like from where ALL the money is - in the wealth hoards of the largest tax evaders?"new hires often do not stick around long enough for that investment to pay off." Or they leave because they realize that investing their time, their life, their labor and their dignity will never pay off at that company - indeed, it would be a wasted life.
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"content": "ZERO empathy, especially in the so called right to work states (aka right to fire states). Companies shouldn't complain when an employee uses the same right to quit without cause with the same ease an employer has to fire without cause.\"the perpetual need to train employees has been a central reason for the production slowdown\" is what a company that no longer wants to grow, innovate or compete thinks. Successful growing companies are always training new and existing employees - but that cuts into the tax-evaded cash piles of the idle owners.\"Productivity is what allows the economic pie to grow\" Yea, but what's the point if all those who produced that bigger pie only get the same or fewer crumbs in return while the bigger pie always goes to those who already have massive stockpiles of pies?\"If workers can produce more in the same amount of time, then their employers can afford to pay them more per hour\" Yes, THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY THEM MORE but DON'T, of course! The wealthy scalp and keep all those gains for themselves.\"pay becomes a zero-sum game: If workers want to make more money, then the money has to come from somewhere else.\" Like from where ALL the money is - in the wealth hoards of the largest tax evaders?\"new hires often do not stick around long enough for that investment to pay off.\" Or they leave because they realize that investing their time, their life, their labor and their dignity will never pay off at that company - indeed, it would be a wasted life.\n",
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I’m in Mexico this week, where egg purchases are NOT limited. Even in the small town of Loreto, $2.71/dozen at the local supermercado.
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"content": "I’m in Mexico this week, where egg purchases are NOT limited. Even in the small town of Loreto, $2.71/dozen at the local supermercado.\n",
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glennmr I agree with the importance of energy to economic performance. When I trace the economic history of the modern world, I see liquid hydrocarbons, natural gas, and electricity as the main drivers for the economy and the steady improvement in the quality of life and expected life spans. Coupling the market for oil, coal and gas-fueled technology for fundamentals like electricity, and transportation to provide a comfortable living standard with efficient access to our arable land and fisheries created a successful standard of living. However, not we know we and the modern world economies can't stay on this fossil energy path so we need to change without destabilizing the global economy. This will be a very hard change for the world economy to make. I am pleased that we finally have installed a good portion of the World leaders who understand that we need to invest in non-fossil technologies that will hopefully maintain our standard of living and not be too disruptive.We need to go with what we know but the scale of the transformation required for a global population of 9 or 10 Billion will require some breakthroughs in energy generation and in market access technologies.
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"content": "glennmr I agree with the importance of energy to economic performance. When I trace the economic history of the modern world, I see liquid hydrocarbons, natural gas, and electricity as the main drivers for the economy and the steady improvement in the quality of life and expected life spans. Coupling the market for oil, coal and gas-fueled technology for fundamentals like electricity, and transportation to provide a comfortable living standard with efficient access to our arable land and fisheries created a successful standard of living. However, not we know we and the modern world economies can't stay on this fossil energy path so we need to change without destabilizing the global economy. This will be a very hard change for the world economy to make. I am pleased that we finally have installed a good portion of the World leaders who understand that we need to invest in non-fossil technologies that will hopefully maintain our standard of living and not be too disruptive.We need to go with what we know but the scale of the transformation required for a global population of 9 or 10 Billion will require some breakthroughs in energy generation and in market access technologies.\n",
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vishmael Nice find~ My grandmother hid $10,000 in small bills in her accordion, which wasn't noticed until my mother and brother were arguing over who would take it, and it dropped to the floor with bills spilling out all over.
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"content": "vishmael Nice find~ My grandmother hid $10,000 in small bills in her accordion, which wasn't noticed until my mother and brother were arguing over who would take it, and it dropped to the floor with bills spilling out all over.\n",
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Ben Ross Open borders are the trouble? With a degree in economics or without it is possible to learn that the US has a labor shortage in terms of what is needed to get gdp growth higher. But whatever.
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"content": "Ben Ross Open borders are the trouble? With a degree in economics or without it is possible to learn that the US has a labor shortage in terms of what is needed to get gdp growth higher. But whatever.\n",
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I have said for years that if I somehow make $5-10 million I am going to disappear too! Michigan in the summer sounds amazing.
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"content": "I have said for years that if I somehow make $5-10 million I am going to disappear too! Michigan in the summer sounds amazing.\n",
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Mike, You hit the nail on the head. And that is precisely that sort of things we SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO!A dentist I know said that someone came to her for some sort of procedure, then proceeded to tell her just what opioid and dosage she needed. The dentist told me that she then realized the woman was out for drugs. Maybe so, but that is exactly the sort of thing that makes the rest of us hesitant to open ourselves to the doctor.Likewise, if you don't "sell it" well enough, you'll get some sort of medication that won't do the job.Some years ago, I had an abscess in the nether regions. I was hurting so bad that I was almost pleading with the doctors to lance the thing. They gave me something (antibiotics, maybe), but I had to go back to the ER the next day! I was hurting very badly, but the foolish doctor was apparently so cowed by opioid concerns that--get this--he prescribed ONE NAPROXEN A DAY for me! Outrageous. Insulting.So, for the next two or three days or so, I suffered. That was nothing else I knew to do. Finally, I got up very early one morning due to hurting so badly I couldn't sleep. It finally burst on its own.I should not have had to suffer. They could have looked at my records, I'm sure, to see that I was not a user, and have taken them only when prescribed (and never bought any illegally or the such).One time a pharmacist accidentally gave me 100 pills instead of 30. I didn't recognize it at first, but I took those extra 70 back.
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"content": "Mike, You hit the nail on the head. And that is precisely that sort of things we SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO!A dentist I know said that someone came to her for some sort of procedure, then proceeded to tell her just what opioid and dosage she needed. The dentist told me that she then realized the woman was out for drugs. Maybe so, but that is exactly the sort of thing that makes the rest of us hesitant to open ourselves to the doctor.Likewise, if you don't \"sell it\" well enough, you'll get some sort of medication that won't do the job.Some years ago, I had an abscess in the nether regions. I was hurting so bad that I was almost pleading with the doctors to lance the thing. They gave me something (antibiotics, maybe), but I had to go back to the ER the next day! I was hurting very badly, but the foolish doctor was apparently so cowed by opioid concerns that--get this--he prescribed ONE NAPROXEN A DAY for me! Outrageous. Insulting.So, for the next two or three days or so, I suffered. That was nothing else I knew to do. Finally, I got up very early one morning due to hurting so badly I couldn't sleep. It finally burst on its own.I should not have had to suffer. They could have looked at my records, I'm sure, to see that I was not a user, and have taken them only when prescribed (and never bought any illegally or the such).One time a pharmacist accidentally gave me 100 pills instead of 30. I didn't recognize it at first, but I took those extra 70 back.\n",
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Do people making 400K a year really fret about the price of eggs?
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One of the best investments the world can make to tackle global warming is pay the people of the Amazon (not those raping the land and killing indigenous people) to not allow clearing and to expand the rainforest. Much better investment than covering the earth in solar panels and wind turbines.
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"content": "One of the best investments the world can make to tackle global warming is pay the people of the Amazon (not those raping the land and killing indigenous people) to not allow clearing and to expand the rainforest. Much better investment than covering the earth in solar panels and wind turbines.\n",
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TastetheDifference Yes! It was Bannon's project for which he collected $millions most which went for his own (and his partners use). He has been convicted and sentenced for that fraud but is 'still' out on appeal.
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"content": "TastetheDifference Yes! It was Bannon's project for which he collected $millions most which went for his own (and his partners use). He has been convicted and sentenced for that fraud but is 'still' out on appeal.\n",
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somebuddy Ms. Del Rocío made a brave personal choice to do what was best for her family. I'm surprised anyone would second-guess that.If you don't solve burnout, you may reach a point of no longer being able to perform your job, let alone be emotionally available for your family.It's her personal decision, her life, and she is in the best position to consider all the nuances that might not come through in an article. But even if one chooses to evaluate her life as though it were a financial statement only, we can applaud her for having built up savings while single parenting, and for having worked another job where she could be emotionally healthy, and that also opened the door to new possibilities.Regardless of whether her campaign is successful, I feel confident she is going to do what it takes to take care of her family, and I am impressed that she also is trying to take action to support her community.
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"content": "somebuddy Ms. Del Rocío made a brave personal choice to do what was best for her family. I'm surprised anyone would second-guess that.If you don't solve burnout, you may reach a point of no longer being able to perform your job, let alone be emotionally available for your family.It's her personal decision, her life, and she is in the best position to consider all the nuances that might not come through in an article. But even if one chooses to evaluate her life as though it were a financial statement only, we can applaud her for having built up savings while single parenting, and for having worked another job where she could be emotionally healthy, and that also opened the door to new possibilities.Regardless of whether her campaign is successful, I feel confident she is going to do what it takes to take care of her family, and I am impressed that she also is trying to take action to support her community.\n",
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I'm in medicine and have been employed by two different large specialty medical practices, both had required non-compete agreements. In entering into these agreements there was no opportunity to negotiate, it was boilerplate and take it or leave it. Both practices filed lawsuits against doctors trying to leave.In medical practices non-compete agreements waste healthcare dollars, restrict patient access to care, and protect incompetent practice management. While commonly said to be unenforceable, that lay blather is no answer to a filed lawsuit with the attendant $100k in legal fees, inconvenience, and stress. So you won and get to add 100K to your $250K of medical education debt. Terrible way to treat young doctors, our "healthcare heroes."
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"content": "I'm in medicine and have been employed by two different large specialty medical practices, both had required non-compete agreements. In entering into these agreements there was no opportunity to negotiate, it was boilerplate and take it or leave it. Both practices filed lawsuits against doctors trying to leave.In medical practices non-compete agreements waste healthcare dollars, restrict patient access to care, and protect incompetent practice management. While commonly said to be unenforceable, that lay blather is no answer to a filed lawsuit with the attendant $100k in legal fees, inconvenience, and stress. So you won and get to add 100K to your $250K of medical education debt. Terrible way to treat young doctors, our \"healthcare heroes.\"\n",
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Only two car companies make a profit on their electric vehicles: Tesla and BYD. As stated in the article, Tesla earns an industry leading gross margin on every car sold, more than twice the industry average for gasoline powered cars. Tesla’s model Y was the highest selling EV in the US last year. This price cut spells trouble for Ford, General Motors and all other legacy automakers.
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Encouraging unauthorized illegal immigration to the US (or anywhere else in the world) outside of true asylum cases must be considered as treason and no less. It must be severely punishable. It means inciting open rebellion against the sovereignty of US as a country, US law and US border. In addition it clogs the asylum system and might prevent people truly eligible for asylum from accessing this. It also encourage humanitarian disaster of more economic migrant from doing dangerous voyage. Whoever believe open border with zero control is good for the US is living in La La Land.
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"content": "Encouraging unauthorized illegal immigration to the US (or anywhere else in the world) outside of true asylum cases must be considered as treason and no less. It must be severely punishable. It means inciting open rebellion against the sovereignty of US as a country, US law and US border. In addition it clogs the asylum system and might prevent people truly eligible for asylum from accessing this. It also encourage humanitarian disaster of more economic migrant from doing dangerous voyage. Whoever believe open border with zero control is good for the US is living in La La Land.\n",
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$1.6m seems like small change for a billion dollar enterprise, but only if you believe it is a billion dollar enterprise.
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"content": "$1.6m seems like small change for a billion dollar enterprise, but only if you believe it is a billion dollar enterprise.\n",
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Wow, you have no idea about how manufacturing works, Sure there is going to be a shortage of people, and we will not make the high end chips at first but you only get those things after the investments are made, not before. It has take 25 years for TSMC to get to where they are in Taiwan. You do not start at the top you build your way up. The authors should really be asking why TSMC which was started by a Dell employee in Austin Texas, could not find any investment capital in the US and had to start up in Taiwan. The root of this problem is on Wall Street not in Joe Biden
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"content": "Wow, you have no idea about how manufacturing works, Sure there is going to be a shortage of people, and we will not make the high end chips at first but you only get those things after the investments are made, not before. It has take 25 years for TSMC to get to where they are in Taiwan. You do not start at the top you build your way up. The authors should really be asking why TSMC which was started by a Dell employee in Austin Texas, could not find any investment capital in the US and had to start up in Taiwan. The root of this problem is on Wall Street not in Joe Biden\n",
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Trump's enthralled those who are open to him by saying outright that the system is rigged, and that he knows it because he uses it. If the Democrats could jump on that bandwagon, and make that pitch to all races, they would win.
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"content": "Trump's enthralled those who are open to him by saying outright that the system is rigged, and that he knows it because he uses it. If the Democrats could jump on that bandwagon, and make that pitch to all races, they would win.\n",
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Nicholas Mellen that's just a pyramid scheme and kicking the can down the road and using sweatshop labor is morally wrong. This reasoning also ignores the jobs that will be lost due to automation in the coming years from fast food, to shipping to transportation. Expanding work visas to bring in the skilled people we need like nurses is the solution not open borders.I do however agree withtaxing the utra rich you in
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MSFT has $136B in cash on hand. Surely they can afford to keep these people on board, after going to all the work to hire and train them. They did the same thing a decade ago when they freaked out about the Great Recession, throwing thousands of lives into chaos and destroying careers.
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"content": "MSFT has $136B in cash on hand. Surely they can afford to keep these people on board, after going to all the work to hire and train them. They did the same thing a decade ago when they freaked out about the Great Recession, throwing thousands of lives into chaos and destroying careers.\n",
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As Prof. krugman points out, being in debt or the amount of debt are not major problems. And IMO, there are three very simple ways to cut down the debt:1. Cut defense spending by just 5%.2. Raise taxes on corporattions and individuals earning more than $1 million, including those from their assets.3. Fund the IRS and make sure that the uberrich are not gaming the system.
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"content": "As Prof. krugman points out, being in debt or the amount of debt are not major problems. And IMO, there are three very simple ways to cut down the debt:1. Cut defense spending by just 5%.2. Raise taxes on corporattions and individuals earning more than $1 million, including those from their assets.3. Fund the IRS and make sure that the uberrich are not gaming the system.\n",
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Angus That’s no longer true. Two months ago the Pound was around $1.10, today it’s at $1.24. That’s a significant decline in the dollar.
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"content": "Angus That’s no longer true. Two months ago the Pound was around $1.10, today it’s at $1.24. That’s a significant decline in the dollar.\n",
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Hab I haven't seen them in years, either. I grew up in Vancouver and now live in Calgary. I think we had them when I was about 10. 4 Litres of milk is $5.65, 2 litres is $4.65. If I can't drink it all before the best before date, I make ricotta. Takes 30 minutes (for a full 4 litres), some salt and lemon juice and you've got a great cracker spread with hot pepper jelly.
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"content": "Hab I haven't seen them in years, either. I grew up in Vancouver and now live in Calgary. I think we had them when I was about 10. 4 Litres of milk is $5.65, 2 litres is $4.65. If I can't drink it all before the best before date, I make ricotta. Takes 30 minutes (for a full 4 litres), some salt and lemon juice and you've got a great cracker spread with hot pepper jelly.\n",
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Schadenfreude is fun... but. If Congress persons cannot behave responsibly -- time for a wooden spoon brigade... grab your pots and pans and wooden spoons... and stand outside the Capitol and bang away.. And time that police do NOT arrest protestors or innocent bystanders. Why was the liar Goerge Santos seated??? Why isn't it illegal to lie on your resume when running for political office? If Elon Musk ends up in court for a comment, why not Santos for his lies? And where is Universal single payer healthcare not Medicare Advantage plans which feed $$ to the investors in health insurance companies?? Where are our gun control laws? Where is the law protecting a woman's right to have an abortion in the first few months of a pregnancy and thereafter if medically necessary? And when will the IRS rules change so real estate magnates and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes?? Being bakc the luxury tax - 10% Federal on that wonderful piece of art you bought at auction?
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"content": "Schadenfreude is fun... but. If Congress persons cannot behave responsibly -- time for a wooden spoon brigade... grab your pots and pans and wooden spoons... and stand outside the Capitol and bang away.. And time that police do NOT arrest protestors or innocent bystanders. Why was the liar Goerge Santos seated??? Why isn't it illegal to lie on your resume when running for political office? If Elon Musk ends up in court for a comment, why not Santos for his lies? And where is Universal single payer healthcare not Medicare Advantage plans which feed $$ to the investors in health insurance companies?? Where are our gun control laws? Where is the law protecting a woman's right to have an abortion in the first few months of a pregnancy and thereafter if medically necessary? And when will the IRS rules change so real estate magnates and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes?? Being bakc the luxury tax - 10% Federal on that wonderful piece of art you bought at auction?\n",
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I have a plastic Casio watch. It cost $15. I think it’s actually a sensible use of plastic, considering I would like it to last for many, many years. However, plastic bags should be banned. Nobody really reuses them, so they should be under the category of single-use (although plastics companies and grocery stores have successfully lobbied in California against this categorization). Shame.
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International Business Times:'Koch Brothers Could Be $1 Billion Richer Each Year From GOP Tax Bill'
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Smilodon7 In California alone, the amount of fraudulent unemployment was in the 10's of billions. The PPP disaster gave most of its funds to large corporation that had their banks file the paperwork. It was intended for small companies to stay open. I wouldn't so quickly write off what was lost as a minor inconvenience.
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"content": "Smilodon7 In California alone, the amount of fraudulent unemployment was in the 10's of billions. The PPP disaster gave most of its funds to large corporation that had their banks file the paperwork. It was intended for small companies to stay open. I wouldn't so quickly write off what was lost as a minor inconvenience.\n",
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Tim that’s the thing, these policies don’t serve the welfare of the state. The goal of state government is the create a system that functions and benefits the whole. You can’t possibly say with a straight face that unions aren’t in it for themselves, that’s the whole point of unions. The downside of unions, or environmental laws etc is that other states don’t follow that path, as a result Democratic cities and regions are suffering losses while more open areas are growing. This is the way it is when you have 50 competing states and multiple regions, with that competition you must remain competitive.
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"content": "Tim that’s the thing, these policies don’t serve the welfare of the state. The goal of state government is the create a system that functions and benefits the whole. You can’t possibly say with a straight face that unions aren’t in it for themselves, that’s the whole point of unions. The downside of unions, or environmental laws etc is that other states don’t follow that path, as a result Democratic cities and regions are suffering losses while more open areas are growing. This is the way it is when you have 50 competing states and multiple regions, with that competition you must remain competitive.\n",
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Democratic leadership should end its closed primary rules in states where those exist and move to a hybrid primary, where independents can join with Democrats to select the Democratic candidate for the November general election. "Should" means something like a good idea, and positive. But many in the Democratic leadership are behind the times, and not so smart. In fact, many Democratic leaders are more interested in power than democracy, more interested in a narrow focus of social issues, and asleep at the wheel. I would mention Ranked Choice Voting as a positive move towards more democracy and move election wins, but many Democratic leaders are behind the times and and locked into a losing position. In many states, more than 30% of the voters are registered as independents. Leaving them out in the cold in primaries doesn't win any significant support in the November general election. While RCV would be even more positive for Democrats, Democratic leadership has a recent history of being all talk and no smart action on issues like hybrid primaries (open primaries), RCV, independent redistricting commissions, or competition between Democrats. As with many issues, Democrat leaders do not agree with the adage "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." They would rather lose. They would rather focus almost exclusively on a few social issues and then wonder why the election didn't come out they way they expected. We need new Democrat leaders!!!!
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"content": "Democratic leadership should end its closed primary rules in states where those exist and move to a hybrid primary, where independents can join with Democrats to select the Democratic candidate for the November general election. \"Should\" means something like a good idea, and positive. But many in the Democratic leadership are behind the times, and not so smart. In fact, many Democratic leaders are more interested in power than democracy, more interested in a narrow focus of social issues, and asleep at the wheel. I would mention Ranked Choice Voting as a positive move towards more democracy and move election wins, but many Democratic leaders are behind the times and and locked into a losing position. In many states, more than 30% of the voters are registered as independents. Leaving them out in the cold in primaries doesn't win any significant support in the November general election. While RCV would be even more positive for Democrats, Democratic leadership has a recent history of being all talk and no smart action on issues like hybrid primaries (open primaries), RCV, independent redistricting commissions, or competition between Democrats. As with many issues, Democrat leaders do not agree with the adage \"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.\" They would rather lose. They would rather focus almost exclusively on a few social issues and then wonder why the election didn't come out they way they expected. We need new Democrat leaders!!!!\n",
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Rima RegasSoCal3h agoI think the question should be "Does America Have Insufficient Corporate Taxation?"A complex question But you CAN make the point , with validity , the US does not tax sufficiently those corporations who made record profits from the war in the Ukraine and InnflationCA Democrats tried to H.R.7061 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax ActThis bill imposes an excise tax on the windfall profits of crude oil on taxpayers who extracted and imported more than 300,000 barrels (a barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons) of taxable crude oil (i.e., crude oil, crude oil condensates, and natural gasoline) in 2019, or who extracted and imported that amount in the current calendar quarter.The bill requires rebates of the tax collected to be paid to individual taxpayers. The bill establishes the Protect Consumers from Gas Hikes Fund to finance such rebates.Latest Action: House - 03/11/2022 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)This bill has the status IntroducedThe bill has still has the status introduced and has not moved out of the D controlled H&M H.R.9246 - Stop Wall Street Landlords Act of 2022 -This bill denies certain tax and other benefits to large investors whose assets exceed $100 million in a taxable year for investment in single-family housing Status Introduced : October 2022. Both bills , introduced by Democrats when Democrats were in charge of the House and Senate, failed
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Ace The federal debt is far larger than the $31 trillion that is oft discussed. If one were to include the structural deficiencies in the funding vs benefits ponzi schemes known as social security and medicare/medicaid and the debt is approximately $125 trillion, or 4 times larger. The government doesn't include those unfunded liabilities on the balance sheet because congress can terminate those programs at any time, and the populace would have no legal recourse as there is no obligation (contractual, legal nor constitutional) of the government to fund such programs.
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"content": "Ace The federal debt is far larger than the $31 trillion that is oft discussed. If one were to include the structural deficiencies in the funding vs benefits ponzi schemes known as social security and medicare/medicaid and the debt is approximately $125 trillion, or 4 times larger. The government doesn't include those unfunded liabilities on the balance sheet because congress can terminate those programs at any time, and the populace would have no legal recourse as there is no obligation (contractual, legal nor constitutional) of the government to fund such programs.\n",
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Finally, a discussion of inflation that mentions (very near the end) the role of unchecked profiteering by corporations that are raising prices, rewarding investors, and enriching executives, but without a corresponding increase in wages for their employees. President Biden is fully aware of this but has limited influence, other than "jawboning" the guilty companies. Consumers, dependent on things like food and gasoline, are hardly able to mount any boycott that would exert market pressure on the companies that are gouging us. And Congress, aware of the sources of butter for its bread, is hesitant to risk shutting off the flow of campaign dollars from the major suppliers. To add a little salt to the wound, consumers are paying higher prices that will give companies even more money to fund campaign contributions and to win tax code battles. I have no hope that the cycle will be broken soon.
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I will confess to a slight frisson of generational schadenfreude.I'm 67. My partner, 65, has been at his firm for about 35 years. The founding partners all retired five and more years ago; the company is now run by GenX and Millenials who are all about teamwork, collaboration, management-by-a-thousand-meetings-a-month, wokeness and other seemingly performative exercises. They appear to have no clue about how to get business in the door, but their hair-trigger sensitivities about myriad micro-aggressions is well-developed. The 45-ish firm president just announced his imminent departure, driven by his anguished conclusion that he feels no connection to the current board/principals group. My partner is investigating options, including retiring to a life of painting and yard work. I cannot wait.
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Jeff "Climate change is just getting started?"Well, yes...that is, if you think 4.6 billion years is just getting started, of course.From the article: "Since opening two decades ago, Noma — the Copenhagen restaurant currently serving grilled reindeer heart on a bed of fresh pine, and saffron ice cream in a beeswax bowl — has transformed fine dining"If grilled reindeer heart on pine (oh excuse me..."fresh" pine) is fine dining, then bring on the comfort food immediately. That kind of pretentious silliness is similar to the NYT Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott's similarly pretentious choices for this year's Oscar categories. Nothing but a bunch of food nobody wants to eat along with a bunch of films nobody will see. Great company. :-)
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"content": "Jeff \"Climate change is just getting started?\"Well, yes...that is, if you think 4.6 billion years is just getting started, of course.From the article: \"Since opening two decades ago, Noma — the Copenhagen restaurant currently serving grilled reindeer heart on a bed of fresh pine, and saffron ice cream in a beeswax bowl — has transformed fine dining\"If grilled reindeer heart on pine (oh excuse me...\"fresh\" pine) is fine dining, then bring on the comfort food immediately. That kind of pretentious silliness is similar to the NYT Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott's similarly pretentious choices for this year's Oscar categories. Nothing but a bunch of food nobody wants to eat along with a bunch of films nobody will see. Great company. :-)\n",
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People need to realize that crypto was never meant to be an investment! It is a tool to be able to make payments where traditional money trading hands isn't possible or convenient. Just like I put money in Venmo to pay someone who can't take cash or a check or a credit card. It's like buying tokens in a game arcade! Or buying drink tickets at a county fair! Nobody buys up a ton of drink tickets because beers could cost more in the future! Nobody"buys" Venmo or PayPal thinking it will be worth more, crypto needs to all map to a fixed currency or we will constantly have scams and cheaters tricking the public into buying crypto get rich tickets.
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"content": "People need to realize that crypto was never meant to be an investment! It is a tool to be able to make payments where traditional money trading hands isn't possible or convenient. Just like I put money in Venmo to pay someone who can't take cash or a check or a credit card. It's like buying tokens in a game arcade! Or buying drink tickets at a county fair! Nobody buys up a ton of drink tickets because beers could cost more in the future! Nobody\"buys\" Venmo or PayPal thinking it will be worth more, crypto needs to all map to a fixed currency or we will constantly have scams and cheaters tricking the public into buying crypto get rich tickets.\n",
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While I'm sure Mr. Levin has some great academic credentials, his prescriptions for Congressional reform would not produce more consensus, but rather more chaos. Allowing members of the Rules Committee to permit more open-rules and amendments is a prescription for mischief. The budget, authorization and appropriations process' are not broken so much as not enforced. And all of this with an expanded House? As expanded body would be appropriate- with the opposite of what Mr. Levin suggests - much stronger and centralized leadership. Over decades the party's leadership has been usurped by PACs, media sirens and abdication of leadership tools, like earmarks. Those have been the real source of congressional dysfunction. More of it will result in perpetual gridlock. Mr. Levin assumes that factions of members will negotiate agreements. I submit that that requires an attentive leadership that will forge those factions into party policy.
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"content": "While I'm sure Mr. Levin has some great academic credentials, his prescriptions for Congressional reform would not produce more consensus, but rather more chaos. Allowing members of the Rules Committee to permit more open-rules and amendments is a prescription for mischief. The budget, authorization and appropriations process' are not broken so much as not enforced. And all of this with an expanded House? As expanded body would be appropriate- with the opposite of what Mr. Levin suggests - much stronger and centralized leadership. Over decades the party's leadership has been usurped by PACs, media sirens and abdication of leadership tools, like earmarks. Those have been the real source of congressional dysfunction. More of it will result in perpetual gridlock. Mr. Levin assumes that factions of members will negotiate agreements. I submit that that requires an attentive leadership that will forge those factions into party policy.\n",
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A Nony Mous Yeah, this is a pizza humble brag. Pairs nicely with those "They had $900K, what apartment could they afford" stories.
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"content": "A Nony Mous Yeah, this is a pizza humble brag. Pairs nicely with those \"They had $900K, what apartment could they afford\" stories.\n",
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45 will just put out one of his fund raising "stop the witch-hunts!" emails and raise the $1.6m in short order. His followers will gladly hear his call and oblige accordingly.
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"content": "45 will just put out one of his fund raising \"stop the witch-hunts!\" emails and raise the $1.6m in short order. His followers will gladly hear his call and oblige accordingly.\n",
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I have enjoyed reading Coaston's reporting since she was at Vox, and I found this piece appropriately thoughtful, but the issues go beyond the gladiatorial brutality and the money. The Times had an excellent (and unsettling) piece recently about the infusion of Christianity into football, which has been clear for a long time and is one of the reasons why I, a non-Christian, have never cared for the sport or its culture.It has also long seemed to me that the ubiquity of football has commandeered so much of the total potential cultural attention that could be available for other things---especially the arts. What if we redirected even 20% of our attention away from football and into other cultural pursuits and interests? What if we reduced the fire hose of money coursing through professional and collegiate sports to a slightly smaller fire hose, and put that extra money towards funding music and arts programs in schools, or providing free high quality public concerts and plays? I'm not saying there can't be a role for sports culture, but what if it existed alongside, rather than at the expense of, so much other culture? I can't comment on what a safer football looks like, but I do know that I'd like to live in a society where sports are just sports, and not some juggernaut cocktail of sports, money, and public religion.
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"content": "I have enjoyed reading Coaston's reporting since she was at Vox, and I found this piece appropriately thoughtful, but the issues go beyond the gladiatorial brutality and the money. The Times had an excellent (and unsettling) piece recently about the infusion of Christianity into football, which has been clear for a long time and is one of the reasons why I, a non-Christian, have never cared for the sport or its culture.It has also long seemed to me that the ubiquity of football has commandeered so much of the total potential cultural attention that could be available for other things---especially the arts. What if we redirected even 20% of our attention away from football and into other cultural pursuits and interests? What if we reduced the fire hose of money coursing through professional and collegiate sports to a slightly smaller fire hose, and put that extra money towards funding music and arts programs in schools, or providing free high quality public concerts and plays? I'm not saying there can't be a role for sports culture, but what if it existed alongside, rather than at the expense of, so much other culture? I can't comment on what a safer football looks like, but I do know that I'd like to live in a society where sports are just sports, and not some juggernaut cocktail of sports, money, and public religion.\n",
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The main benefit of investing in coal is funneling money to Republicans. No wonder Putin is confident.
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"content": "The main benefit of investing in coal is funneling money to Republicans. No wonder Putin is confident.\n",
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With such great educational outcomes, perhaps we should start paying SHOFCO to run our schools - imagine what they could do with the budget we allocate to NYC schools i.e. 32k a year per student!
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"content": "With such great educational outcomes, perhaps we should start paying SHOFCO to run our schools - imagine what they could do with the budget we allocate to NYC schools i.e. 32k a year per student!\n",
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My goodness, the vitriol spewed in this comments is astounding. For Americans and their favorite virtue-signaling phrase, “have some compassion”, there sure isn’t much showing up here. Leave them alone. What we are witnessing is the breakdown of a sibling relationship and that is sad, regardless of money or class. These men had a terrible childhood and need healing. Put on your parent/grandparent hat, think of your beloved children/grandchildren and yes have some true compassion for these two men by keeping your vitriol to yourself. I honestly expected better from NYT readers but then again, this is America after all, the home of very open, very conscious and unconscious racism.
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"content": "My goodness, the vitriol spewed in this comments is astounding. For Americans and their favorite virtue-signaling phrase, “have some compassion”, there sure isn’t much showing up here. Leave them alone. What we are witnessing is the breakdown of a sibling relationship and that is sad, regardless of money or class. These men had a terrible childhood and need healing. Put on your parent/grandparent hat, think of your beloved children/grandchildren and yes have some true compassion for these two men by keeping your vitriol to yourself. I honestly expected better from NYT readers but then again, this is America after all, the home of very open, very conscious and unconscious racism.\n",
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In 2022, a typical Humira treatment was $5K per month. Under a Medicare Advantage plan, this required a $2K copay, more than half of a typical Social Security check and more than most people can afford. AbbVie conducted the same legal strategy in Europe, but eventually prices settled at a more reasonable level. A typical treatment in The Netherlands was EUR 250 ($270) a month with biosimilars being even less costly. To qualify for a reduced price in the US, the company requires disclosure of health history and financial information that a lawyer I spoke to considered onerous and out of proportion.We all know the stories about how high drug prices support research. But in this case, a great deal of the proceeds went to lawyers and lobbyists with no benefits to patients.Crohn's Disease and other autoimmune disorders that Humira is meant to treat afflicts an ever-increasing number of people, young and old, here and in Europe. It is very painful and, if left untreated, leads to more severe conditions. It is well documented that the US spends more on healthcare than any other developed country and that access to healthcare is unevenly distributed. More politicians should be on the side of Americans who suffer because of the lack of access to healthcare they can afford. Since it is so difficult to negotiate a price cap on a simple drug like insulin, I am pessimistic about getting a more reasonable price for complex drugs like Humira.
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"content": "In 2022, a typical Humira treatment was $5K per month. Under a Medicare Advantage plan, this required a $2K copay, more than half of a typical Social Security check and more than most people can afford. AbbVie conducted the same legal strategy in Europe, but eventually prices settled at a more reasonable level. A typical treatment in The Netherlands was EUR 250 ($270) a month with biosimilars being even less costly. To qualify for a reduced price in the US, the company requires disclosure of health history and financial information that a lawyer I spoke to considered onerous and out of proportion.We all know the stories about how high drug prices support research. But in this case, a great deal of the proceeds went to lawyers and lobbyists with no benefits to patients.Crohn's Disease and other autoimmune disorders that Humira is meant to treat afflicts an ever-increasing number of people, young and old, here and in Europe. It is very painful and, if left untreated, leads to more severe conditions. It is well documented that the US spends more on healthcare than any other developed country and that access to healthcare is unevenly distributed. More politicians should be on the side of Americans who suffer because of the lack of access to healthcare they can afford. Since it is so difficult to negotiate a price cap on a simple drug like insulin, I am pessimistic about getting a more reasonable price for complex drugs like Humira.\n",
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Well, with all these travails maybe it’s time to work off book like the yuber driver that (finally, after the first driver ‘declined’ me) came out in the storm, just after it got dark to add misery to dark-panic (I know where I’m going, but foggy windows add a bit of apprehension to the mix); 30 miles later, it was nice getting to my home, for the 0ff book fare of $40 & $20 tip, almost equal to a $75 yellow cab std fare (I’d paid in a previous emergency) , it’s just this money went into the drivers pocket.
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"content": "Well, with all these travails maybe it’s time to work off book like the yuber driver that (finally, after the first driver ‘declined’ me) came out in the storm, just after it got dark to add misery to dark-panic (I know where I’m going, but foggy windows add a bit of apprehension to the mix); 30 miles later, it was nice getting to my home, for the 0ff book fare of $40 & $20 tip, almost equal to a $75 yellow cab std fare (I’d paid in a previous emergency) , it’s just this money went into the drivers pocket.\n",
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Telephone call. Your copay assistance ran out of money for prostate cancer. That fund, the Assistance Fund, gets its money from Big Pharma. The change on Wednesday of this week has me at $3,000 a month for my two drugs that are keeping me alive. One of them bills out at $15,000 a month. Like Eero below. I'm lucky because I can afford this, but to do it I'm drawing money from a rolled over IRA. That means less money over the course of my life. So it goes like this. Sure we can keep you alive. But. We'll take the money you need to live a long life to do it. Which do you prefer? Life now or poverty later? In the wealthiest country on earth this is a decision no one should have to make. Ever.
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"content": "Telephone call. Your copay assistance ran out of money for prostate cancer. That fund, the Assistance Fund, gets its money from Big Pharma. The change on Wednesday of this week has me at $3,000 a month for my two drugs that are keeping me alive. One of them bills out at $15,000 a month. Like Eero below. I'm lucky because I can afford this, but to do it I'm drawing money from a rolled over IRA. That means less money over the course of my life. So it goes like this. Sure we can keep you alive. But. We'll take the money you need to live a long life to do it. Which do you prefer? Life now or poverty later? In the wealthiest country on earth this is a decision no one should have to make. Ever.\n",
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