jmoak

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by jmoak 1y ago
I usually don't comment but I felt the urge to here. It's disheartening to see the replies to your comment on this forum that these companies are doing something evil, and that these comments are arguing in favor of higher taxatio
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by jmoak 1y ago
>But western societies don't seem to have a "We need X people with Y skillset" institution. If someone came to me like, "we need a welder to produce $needed_thing" then i would have put my skill points into that.
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by jmoak 2y ago
While not directly related to your question, I think this will help answer many questions you may have about our spending. This is a good start comparing america's healthcare expenditure to other countries' expenditures: https:&#
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by jmoak 2y ago
I recommend reading Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone (2000). American civic and social engagement has been declining in almost every measurable way for 50 years now. There is no way to deny this. The largest contributor according the book
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by jmoak 2y ago
Can you provide some stats on this? I was unable to find anything after 15 min of looking, and that would be quite a surprise to me.
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by jmoak 2y ago
I agree with this as a possibility for general doctor visits. I already mostly see NPs for my checkups. If they aren't sure, then I can jump through the hoops to get a Physician. It works well and I get plenty of time to discuss things
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by jmoak 2y ago
While residencies have existed since well before Medicare was passed, they were mostly something elites pursued. Overall, residency wasn't an absolutely necessary practice until the mid-late 20th century. By the 70s, with the tailwind
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by jmoak 2y ago
Yes. If the short term rate banks can lend to each other (the fed funds rate set by the central bank) is lower, then all downstream longer term rates / bond yields tend to fall: https://www.cnbc.com/bonds/ This is
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by jmoak 2y ago
and if nobody is willing to lend to these students any longer because their field of study won't yield enough income to pay back a loan... well, mission accomplished
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by jmoak 2y ago
This seems to have proven that growth leads to higher earnings and equity prices. Of course less taxation and a drop in interest rates will lead to more earnings over time and higher valuations. The crux is that he frames the drop in intere
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by jmoak 2y ago
Agreed, there's not some organization taking a fat cut, it's a matter of overall demand, namely subsidized demand. We hamstring our healthcare supply in a variety of ways while massively juicing demand, which leads to increased pr
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by jmoak 2y ago
Agreed, on healthcare our government spends ~2x the amount it spends on defense. Medicare: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/W824RC1 ($0.99t) Medicaid: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/W729RC1
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by jmoak 2y ago
>Humans and our livestock dominate the planet. +1 >I still eat meat as a rare, luxurious treat; one need not give up meat to reduce environmental impact. +1 My rule is: veggies at home, meat when eating out. The biggest downer of goin
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by jmoak 2y ago
I found this to be practical, educational, and important in our current economic and political climate.
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A Comprehensive Federal Budget Plan to Avert a Debt Crisis(manhattan.institute)
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by jmoak 5y ago
They were so close to being called: The Dollar "Three".
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by jmoak 5y ago
I LOVE this book - this is one of those books I recommend reading just for the joy of programming. It explains the concepts so well that you can hop in even without a background in the subject! Back in college I ended up making my own trace