peterbecich

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by peterbecich 25d ago
I agree it is the point, but it is not the end of the story. These districts will continue to vote for Trump-like candidates until their situation improves, I predict.
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by peterbecich 26d ago
Agreeing with your larger point but on the other hand, Trump-voting districts with older industries probably have trade deficits, both with other American districts and especially internationally.
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by peterbecich 2mo ago
They are not popular. See the canceled Poseidon facility in Huntington Beach.
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by peterbecich 3mo ago
The narrative of the Big Short omits something big i.m.o.: encouragement of easy mortgage lending standards by Washington politicians. Is this line about the SEC the only reference to government in the movie?
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by peterbecich 3mo ago
Given the litigious nature of medical patients these days, I think most doctors would justifiably avoid the additional responsibility of pharmaceutical QA.
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by peterbecich 3mo ago
In my opinion this is an unfair risk to the doctor's career in assuming responsibility for the quality of the compounded drug. In the absence of any other evidence, I assume the 30-fold increase is the cost to the manufacturer of prepa
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by peterbecich 3mo ago
The higher manufacturer price of the eyeball-safe formulation is clearly justified, then, i.m.o. Also, is it the doctor's responsibility to assume risk to save the patient money?
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by peterbecich 3mo ago
What are the odds of the optimal deal being reached on Trump's birthday (Eastern Time)? Who knows, maybe US stalled before, and/or gave a little extra concession to conclude today.
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by peterbecich 3mo ago
Sure, it is logical that opening a previously restricted or infeasible product space is an easy way to produce business opportunities. Like the legalization of gambling in Nevada.
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by peterbecich 4mo ago
That cheapest option may not be the cheapest option in the long-term when the next Democratic president would re-activate the devices. Same reasoning as removal of many post office boxes in last days of Trump 1 term.
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by peterbecich 4mo ago
This is consistent with the very old topic of television as babysitter
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by peterbecich 4mo ago
Chemistry question: is there any advantage to preempting the possible spontaneous explosion with a controlled explosion? This controlled explosion would happen when the MMA is in a less volatile state, perhaps. Second question: would it be
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by peterbecich 4mo ago
What about airlifting a containment vessel on top of it? To lessen the impact of an explosion?
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by peterbecich 4mo ago
The distinct categories of building, selling and measuring seem fallacious
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by peterbecich 5mo ago
I'm going to guess if net energy use goes up, due to a glut of renewable energy, the gaps on cloudy, windless days will result in greater fossil fuel use than before. There need to be assurances renewables are replacing fossil fuels ra
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by peterbecich 5mo ago
Agreed completely. Other examples: long-distance telephone minutes, shoes, clothing, air travel... probably all cheaper.
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by peterbecich 6mo ago
Neat, how about adding historical constitutions as well, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constitutions_of_Franc... or the U.S.S.R.?
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by peterbecich 6mo ago
That is partially due to damage from the previous reserve drawdown.
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by peterbecich 6mo ago
That is why I said "artificially low." As there is a water shortage, the current price should justifiably be higher. Instead we will simply run out or damage the acquifer by saltwater intrusion.
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by peterbecich 6mo ago
There are environmental and financial concerns https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/05/california-desali... I don't understand the financial concern at all. How could increasing the water supply incre
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by peterbecich 7mo ago
Stratospheric aerosols: the dangers of this seem overblown. It is milder than a volcanic eruption. It seems like a reasonable thing governments should be attempting.
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
Thoughtful concept but agreed. I.i.r.c the phone can assess the inaccuracy of the compass and prompt the figure-8 movement. But that is not practical here.
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
> If wages do not rise sufficiently to cover increased costs, that does not imply that the generational contract was unfulfilled; the taxes were paid. That's an interesting alternative view I had not considered. I think it is debata
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
Speaking only of the financial aspect, not any other ethical issues: Those end-of-life patients paid into the system, earlier in their lives, financing the cost of earlier generations of end-of-life patients. It would be unfair to change th
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
I did not claim it would save from unexpected costs. The full premium is an unexpected cost. I claimed COBRA is more affordable than out-of-pocket healthcare if you are in the middle of an expensive treatment at the moment you lose employer
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
The OP is claiming the country should re-align its priorities to optimize this health-insured number, not claiming the gov does not already track this number.
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
Excessive testing to protect against legal liability, also.
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
Well stated, and I agree completely. > happen much more frequently within the population I assume the high premium reflects this frequency -- a higher frequency than many people realize. I do not assume the insurance companies are price
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
I realize COBRA is the full premium. My claim is that, if company coverage is lost in the middle of an expensive treatment, COBRA is more affordable than the out-of-pocket cost. COBRA is older than ACA. Special enrollment in ACA under the j
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by peterbecich 9mo ago
Terrible. COBRA would have been best option in this situation, I think. By law, (for a steep COBRA fee) no one is supposed to lose their insurance on such short notice.

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