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If the CCP had more female leadership, then maybe it wouldn't be quite so crazy; and draconian over-reaches like the "One Child Policy" or "Zero Covid" or "Zero Free Speech" would never have eventuated... (or at least would have been attenuated in their worst and most dystopian aspects).The only major political party in the world that has never had any real female leaders; if the CCP isn't a "toxic masculinity" Boys' Club, I don't know what is...!Needless to say -- especially in light of their unqualified support for Putin's genocidal aggression in Ukraine -- now is the time we should stop investing with this totalitarian dictatorship, effective immediately. Let them sink or swim on their own steam.Let's see how great they really are without the help of Democracies... (which the CCP does nothing but badmouth and threaten).What was 'Corporate America' ever even thinking; empowering a violent, threatening, revanchist one-party-system Cult of Personality?! How nuts was that!I fear our disloyal CEOs' post-WTO enabling of China will go down as one of the greatest mistakes of the century. Even last week, at Davos, most of them still appeared to be in COMPLETE denial about the monster they've created by empowering Beijing....Let's decouple now, folks, and not wait till there's a war over Taiwan. This is getting crazy....Kicking this can down the road indefinitely only makes the potential problem greater.Decouple, now.
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This field is begging for government oversight. It’s not as though tech companies and their employees have a great track record respecting copyrights and prior art. Anyone creating original content of any kind should have absolute control of their work including rejection of any use by any AI tech company including Microsoft.
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Traders Joes Organic Classic Tomato and Cheese pizza foor $5.99 is SUPERB!
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The article reports that BCG estimated that $50 billion of subsidy could increase the U.S. share of world chip production from 12% now to as much as 14 percent by 2030. And I suppose (or hope) that we are really most interested in the production of the most advanced chips but who knows when reporting at the headline level. In any case, perhaps while the subsidies last we can expect some period of larger U.S. semiconductor firm profits and dividends.My suspicion is that Taiwan accurately assesses that our security support for them depends directly on our dependence on their chips produced in Taiwan.
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Waiting rooms with natural light. Every one of my medical appointments, in five different facilities, has a waiting room that is internal, with no windows.Don't allow TV's, especially those tuned to Fox (not)news. I actually quit going to one clinic that televised Fox loudly while I was there for hours getting infusions. The nurses were cheering for Trump's inauguration. I switched care providers.Gowns that don't leave gaps. I'm very small -- just over 5 feet, just over 100 pounds. You can't expect a gown that covers a very large patient to have any chance of being comfortable on me, just as one that worked for me wouldn't work on a very large person. I understand Henry Ford Health System in Detroit completely redesigned their gown, with ample input from patients, and that they are very popular. Why has no one else done this? Most of all, give the patient the chance for some comfort and dignity.
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I snuck a peek at the Diary last night at 3:30, then went back to bed. Now I'm up. The story that stayed with me is James Roddy's "Quick Stop." The tale of the hat-returning package-laden woman. Also a tale of a cooperative bus driver.Once again Guido today has written about doing Random Acts of Kindness. I need to be reminded all the time.I work from home. Still isolating during the pandemic. So my in-person contact with the outside world is a lot less than it was. Visits to the supermarket and the blood-donation center. Visits to the library when I call from my car and a librarian puts my requested items in my popped-open trunk.As a partial hermit, I have to stretch myself to do an Act of Kindness. Still, I try. I recommended a book to a librarian whose mother has dementia. ("Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America" by Kate Washington. I've only started reading it.) I spoke to an insurance person working from home. We talked about Covid, and I gave her a URL, the web page address for finding out if her rapid tests had expired. I recycle my newspapers by passing them on to a neighbor now in a nursing home.The opportunities are there for a Random Act of Kindness even for us hermits.And that leads me to Marge Keller, whose husband is having surgery Wednesday. Let's make Wednesday the day we do something kind for others in Mr. Keller's name.Hugs & prayers,Phil G
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A few policies which haven’t been mentioned - our isolation bought us time, and this was recognised by Ms Ardern and her policy advisors. We put ourselves further down the list in acquiring vaccinations, with the lockdowns to ensure that we had that time. This was extended to our even more isolated small Pacific neighbours, and we all shared the much lower death rate.Thank you, Ms Ardern. We’re devastated by your decision but appreciate your reasons, and hope you read these NYT commenters rather than the stale pale males who are likely to put their thumbs on the scales.
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I feel sorry for anyone losing a job but I was pleased recently to open a CD at 4.1 percent. Even my passbook savings are earning 1.5 percent, and my checking account is earning .5 percent, which is double what banks were offering on CDs just a year ago. I told my bank associate that I feel like my grandparents must have earning interest on savings.
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This is also an opportunity to remind Republicans who are suddenly worried about the national debt that they made a substantial contribution to it. Trump's 2017 tax cut was supposed to pay for itself over ten years. The theory was that all this extra money back in private hands would be invested.Those investments would average out to a 3% growth rate over the ten years of the tax cuts, and taxes on this economic growth would effectively pay for the initial loss of revenue.The only problem was the projected 3% growth rate was simply made up and not based on any sound economic data.As it turned out, the projected economic stimulus turned out to be only 15% in actual investments.The rest of the money, 85%, went to stock buybacks and executive compensation. In other words, the rich got richer.What we were left with was a huge hole in projected revenues that added 4 trillion dollars to the national debt.
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Did I read this correctly? They might add four lanes for traffic entering the Holland Tunnel? Then what happens? Does the tunnel miraculously expand to accommodate the traffic? The congestion caused the narrowing lanes squeezing into the tunnel is one of the worst I have experienced in getting from NJ to NY. This proposal will just dump more cars competing for the final squeeze. Having lived in NJ long enough to endure this torture innumerable times, I now have switched from bad to worse. I live in Southern California and have experienced many freeway widenings. Ultimately, they are like the Holland Tunnel. Sooner or later, the freeway narrows, and there you are, backed up, trying to squeeze in. SoCal drivers have also learned from their NY brethren. What used to be a more courteous driving culture has morphed into a Darwinian survival of the fittest. Nobody lets anybody in a lane, while the same drivers try to cut into other lanes.Finally, as the article states, by some magic or principle of physics or whatever, the widened freeway eventually fills up and is eventually more congested than before.As a native NYer, I like the idea of mass transit. They’ve made fits and starts here. LA has a limited subway, and there are commuter trains, but the rush hour still comes earlier and earlier. Better get on the road by 2:30 if you want dinner at home.
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Ibn Battuta Let's be clear: it's not "hatred toward the Chinese" to criticize Xi, his lying, or his failed Zero Covid sudden pivot.No regime in history-- please recall-- has been more harmful to Chinese culture (the "4 olds", the Cultural Revolution, etc) than the CCP themselves; so waving the "hatred" flag around (as if the Chinese people and the repressive CCP are synonymous!) is the the height of cynicism.Did you know you literally cannot make a comment on a Chinese message board that the CCP doesn't like, without it getting immediately erased? Or that you cannot criticize or speak even slightly disadvantageously of the CCP whatsoever in their "domestic press" (which is therefore nothing but propaganda); and yet the CCP and its disinformation agents flood the Western press with whataboutism daily; gaming our own system against us; preying on people's ignorance or the threat of "transnational censorship" (just look at John Cena's shameful apology!)?To use your free speech here to defend a regime which steals speech from its own citizens, is to betray the silenced people over there who can't use their own voices for fear of reprisal.A more censorious regime than the CCP has never existed in human history (okay, North Korea; but they're just China's little sidekick)... and so we in the West really need to wake up and stop pretending like they're a bunch of "open-minded altruists" who got a raw deal.Because it's Totalitarianism.And to criticize it isn't "racist".
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The response that you should change your stove is absolutely silly. First is that changes from gas to electric is a major infrastructure change, even if you own you home. The cost of doing such could easily run into the thousands of dollars, since it will involve a licensed electrician to provide the feed, assuming you have the capacity, a licensed plumber to disconnect and properly terminate the gas line, and the cost of replacement of a range and oven.Secondly, if the Times has not noticed, many people rent, and expecting your landlord to make this change is comical.Mitigation is the best approach if you are not in a position to make this change. Open a window or turn on your exhaust if you stove/oven is outdoor ventilated.
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Half of Americans earn under $30,000 a year, and many less than $19,000. The federal minimum wage is a deplorable $7.25 an hour. Health care is problematic in states where Republicans refuse to expand Medicaid. This is the kindling. Republican politicians tell these frustrated people not to blame them, blame those city people instead. Right wing radio and TV strike the match. I’m from Missouri, and I grew up on a ranch in the Ozark foothills. Rural people are more angry there now, and fiddlers conventions and mandolins have been replaced by gun ranges and MAGA hats.
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"The U.S. federal government last ran a budget surplus in the fiscal year 2001. ..."Actually, we didn't really run a true surplus. Debt continued to increase through all the years of the Clinton Presidency. This is due to some accounting slight of hand that counts excess Social Security revenues as general revenues. They are not. Excess Social Security revenue cannot be spent by Treasury since it belongs to Social Security. Social Security uses the excess revenue to buy Treasury bonds. The bonds which are an asset for Social Security are of course debt to the Treasury.Social Security ran big surpluses every year since the Reagan Administration which hid the true size of the deficit. For example, the Social Security surplus in 2001 was $163 billion.
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Michael Collins The fact that he uses his resources to expand his philanthropy seems overlooked here. In walking away from his family's resources, he did something his great-uncle Edward VIII never did: created real independence that required using his own skills to support himself and his family (including the wildly expensive security needed to protect them, especially his children). I do not begrudge Harry & Meghan moving forward and establishing their new lives by opening up trauma awareness and investing their time and energy in global philanthropic agencies. They're using the power they have in the moment they have. Watch his interview with Stephen Colbert ~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6l0ObY2XVM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6l0ObY2XVM</a>
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Huh, maybe AI will solve Ross Douthat's demography problem. After all, a dollar's a dollar--and what's needed are lots of those changing hands to make the system go. Perhaps 'economic activity' to fund the retirement years of the current aging population bulge could be undertaken by AI sliding into positions vacated by the seniors exiting the workforce. This was, after all, the idea all along: machines work would benefit people, making their lives easier. The fly in the ointment is the liklihood that the benefits wont be shared broadly but hoarded by the usual suspects here in the (corporate) US. Maybe the AI future will be rosier in places like Canada or France which are both societies more devoted to taking care of their citizens than the US. Just a thought.
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Diogenes When we humans (unwisely) warm the planet at a rate of speed unprecedented in human history, extreme shifts in climate occur. These changes are not "magical." They're a natural consequence of the profound disruption we're causing in our Earth's natural cycles.Scientists have been warning us for decades about the dangers of continuing to burn fossil fuels and pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere and, if we we'd been wise enough to listen to them, we could have averted the dire consequences that we're already experiencing. If we choose to wake up now and respond, there's still hope that we can prevent the collapse of our civilization. We can choose to be healers or deniers. For now, it's still up to us. From 2015: "A warming climate coupled with more intense El Niño and La Niña events could cause twice as many droughts and three times as many floods in California by 2080, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications.The findings come while California suffers its most severe drought in recorded history, a four-year disaster that has caused an estimated $2.2 billion in economic loss from 2013-14 alone. At the same time, heavy rainfall––which triggered mudslides last week in Southern California––is anticipated through the winter from a strong El Niño event predicted by many climate forecasters."<a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23102015/california-faces-future-drought-alternating-floods-el-nino" target="_blank">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23102015/california-faces-future-drought-alternating-floods-el-nino</a>/
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The Republican House is not off to a great start as far as openness and transparency.The battle for the Speakership involved back room negotiations, demands from PACs, and secret agreements. The proposed Rules will be out for review for less than the 72 hours required before a vote. And already there is talk of a secret 3 page addendum.When Obama and the new Democratic Congress took office in 2009, the idealistic President Obama had promised a bipartisan Congressional committee and open negotiations on health care reform. It quickly became apparent that the Republicans on the bipartisan committee were interested only in maintaining the status quo and used disruptive tactics and did a lot of grandstanding. Whether it is the filibuster, filibuster by amendment, or grandstanding and preening for the camera, too many Republicans, especially in the House, have demonstrated little desire for serious governance. These are not serious people.PS Ever try accomplishing anything in a Committee of 435, without procedural rules? Ever read one of those multi-page bills, with pages and pages of technical amendments to existing laws? 72 days would not be enough time to read through the bills and check every technical amendment.
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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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Doreen Meyer Thank you; in an interesting piece, that line stopped me as well. It’s a stretch that such a vast swath of people could be any one way…especially *that* old trope.Years back, my ex flew out to meet his Cupertino team at a home-based job, and was introduced around as ‘the guy who lives in a lighthouse.’ We finally realized co-workers must have heard the large buoy bell on our porch during calls when he had the windows open, then jumped to conclusions. Because, of course, people in ME must live in lighthouses!
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How do you think all the other city-opened skateparks are handling this? It’s skate at your own risk. What an odd comment to make about a sport that has been around decades and is growing. As a proud mama of a skater I can tell you it’s worth the risk of injury especially when you grow up in a concrete jungle. Loosen up! I’m so happy this is finally happening. Go Mr. Mayor and Ms. Chang!
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The pandemic is not over, not even close to being over, but it is different. It's now a pandemic of the elderly and the vulnerable. Those at risk need to keep taking precautions and those who aren't need to let them to do that. Think of someone in a mask as someone who is saving your tax dollars by not getting sick; someone who is allowing you to get an ICU bed when you need it because they are not filling it up for months at a time; someone who won't be incubating the next deadly variant that will put everyone back into lockdown. Life has got worse for many elderly and vulnerable people since 'opening up' became the mantra of the day. They are more at risk now than they have been since the very start of the pandemic. The last thing they need is for some bozo to get in their face because they are wearing a mask!
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I listen to The Daily every day, and I find it informative and enjoyable. But I found this particular story misleading and biased. I have worked in healthcare for 30 years, both inside large health systems and outside, and this story missed one important reality for not-for-profit healthcare systems - most operate on margins between 1-2%. Not-for-profit does not mean no-profit; it means any profits go back into the health system, not into investors' pockets. Hospitals must generate large amounts of revenue to operate. An important omission from the story is the total amount of indigent care that is provided and the cost to the hospital, which, depending on the size of the system, is hundreds of millions of unreimbursed care annually. Also missing from the story was context around the 340B pharmacy program. The program allows qualified hospitals to purchase pharmaceuticals at a lower cost for outpatient-only. The manufacturers negotiate the ceiling price with the administrator of the program, not the hospitals directly. You reported correctly that the hospital is allowed to collect the entire reimbursement for 340B scripts, but hospitals purchase millions of dollars of pharmaceuticals for inpatient that are not reimbursed. The 340B program is essential to hospital pharmacy departments not losing money. I'm not able to defend any CEO making $10M a year, but that is a separate issue that deserves its own research and reporting.
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Ms Spot on! That's precisely why advanced robot technology is being supported by major corporations.Robots with "deep learning" capabilities will know how to do complicated tasks and will never complain about working conditions. The problem for society at large will become: what do you do with people? A guaranteed income may work for some, bread and circuses may occupy others. The definition of "hard work" could morph into "civically responsible"citizen if we're lucky.
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Applaud Gen Zs for being transparent about their salary. The more open we are about it, the less taboo it appears. It’s just a number, we are hesitant to share because of OUR THINKING that number equates our value/worth.
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Safe seat. And still he raised $45 million in the past four years. The article makes it seem like that’s impressive. The truth is — it’s disgraceful. Taking people’s hard earned money when he doesn’t need it. Money is the root of all evil in politics. Sadly his roots run deep.
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Spot on. Thank you Mr. Malesic. I look forward to reading your book and hope it is widely circulated and serves as an impetus for change!Decades ago, I read a book published by Herbert Kohl, titled, "The Open Classroom." It was a real eye-opener and covered much of what you have stated here. What stuck with me most is how constrained teachers are in the curriculum they're allowed to teach as well as the methodologies they're allowed to employ; a major cause of burnout among teachers, along with standardized test scores. Common Core has proved to be an unmitigated failure and the emphasis on STEM, to the near exclusion of literature and the arts, has also contributed significantly to our falling to 57th in global rankings for education.
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I do not agree with the premise that it is the governments fault for what ails the government. We, and the media keeps blaming elected officials for the decline of the middle class. It is not the elected officials, it is " wall street" and how it is more important to pay dividends than to reinvest in its workforce and cap ex. prime example Chevron just announced a $75 billion buy back of its stock. Mike Wirth at the WPC on 12/7/21 in an interview with Brien Sullivan [ which by the way was 15 minutes long but they only show 5 minutes on you tube ] stated that his co. was going to " not drill many wells next year " he liked oil at $65 and expected it to go to $100. Of corse it would if you know at the time we are coming out of the pandemic and demand would be high but supply would be low because they where not planing on drilling much, a self for filling predicament no. Drill less profits up. Know in the being of 23 he is buying back $75 billion in stock because he new demand would be high and they where not going to drill much. They still have not produced as much oil as they did in 19 they where at 12.9 million barrels that year, a record.If you look at the U.S field production chart the oil co. pumped more oil per month in 19 than they have in 22. Mind stets like that are what made co. go to China not the government it is all about greed plain and simple. Corporations killed the middle and have been blaming the government and you just keep playing that tune for them.
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Life on earth---ain't it grand? When I was in college, there was a strain of hippies very much opposed to science and technology. (The bunch I hung out with were pro-science.) The anti-science people believed a load of absurdities flying in the face of chemistry, nutrition and other sciences. They probably felt guilt about the invention of the wheel, and certainly weren't into the science regarding the life cycle of a star (our sun). If we survive on the earth long enough, the sun's expansion will do us in. Before then, something like an asteroid strike might. This is a limited warranty location. As Carl Sagan pointed out shortly before he passed, the future of life on earth depends on going into space, finding other places in the universe to live. As far as anyone knows, technological advances are needed to do that, including hurdles of climate, energy, political stability and cooperation, and of course scientific advances. I know there is climate change going on, but I'm not sold on the causes and I'm not about to feel guilty because of helpful technology like those anti-science hippies did. Most of all, I don't want to be served a pack of lies that can be refuted by looking out the window, so to speak.
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Joe From Boston A very valid point. But don't ignore the 2/3 that of the debt that is owned domestically, which is vulnerable to devaluation. The hard right House Representatives are counting on that in their "negotiations" on the debt ceiling. It remains to be seen how far their brinksmanship will go, but I don't feel good about being economically vulnerable to a group of power hungry election deniers. And that is just on the home front. Internationally, although foreigners own a lot of our debt, some have been reducing their share, as China has. I wouldn't count on our debt to keep our rivals at bay - the debt is an attractive weakness for rivals to exploit. During World War 2, our debt spiked as we paid for the war efforts. In the years following, the debt dropped precipitously, as we paid for the debt. Nowadays, we finance wars with debt and never repay it. In fact, we fought the frivolous Iraq war and simultaneously awarded tax cuts, as we did under George W Bush. Our increasing debt may not be a problem at the moment, but as with any significant debt, it can handicap the borrower if their fortunes change.
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The only time I “agreed” with a non compete was when an employee “surreptitiously” made an unauthorized copy of the business client files, then quit, moved close by and used those “stolen” files to send out notices directly that he was in business. I suppose it would actually qualify as theft, but that was covered in non competes. As mentioned by others, many non competes are unenforceable in many jurisdictions because they really are unreasonable even to those who believe in non competes. I have seen professional businesses hire someone right out of school, pay them pretty well even though the business had to teach the “newbie “ everything so that he/she could eventually start to earn their keep, only to have them leave when they finally became competent and open up down the street with the old practice’s client list. I think a non compete covering let’s say 5 miles for 2 years might be reasonable under those circumstances. But these 200 miles for 30 years or worse are ridiculous and usually unenforceable. The greedy non competes just ruined the idea of reasonable ones. The well is poisoned now and they all must go!
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BChad "What Goeas terms "normal politics" is supposedly bipartisan cooperation, but the two parties have to propose real constructive programs."What these people want is a Democratic party that enacts Republican policies without the vile racism and stupidity of the far right.What the country needs is something very different - new policies to address the real problems and a hard look at the money currently being squandered in the $1.3 trillion earmarked for the "security state" and the $4.5 trillion in the for profit health care industry.There is $2 trillion a year to be saved by doing this.
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Mor "But Democrats are so invested in virtue signaling that they have to portray their political enemies as evil, not just mistaken".And this does not describe the Republicans as well? Come on.To my mind, the Republicans are much better team players. They stick together (though not as much lately) even though it is mostly lies that bind them.<a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-the-science-of-blue-lies-may-explain-trumps-support" target="_blank">https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-the-science-of-blue-lies-may-explain-trumps-support</a>/The Democrats on the other hand seem far worse organized. It was almost surprising they stayed together on the House vote for Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker.
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That was the inflation hangover from decades of military spending on the Vietnam War. We will likely experience something similar for the next ? years until citizens politicians decide to invest in the things that lead to long-term growth and prosperity: education, healthcare, infrastructure, and food security. Until then you can watch the country’s roads, bridges, railways, airports, hospitals, schools and overall wellbeing continue to crumble.
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"As one of the 100,000 or so Catholics in this country who attend the old Mass each week, I will always be grateful to him for allowing for its widespread celebration despite the promulgation of a new, vernacular liturgy."This really says it all. "Soren Kierkegaard?"? Really? Mr. Walther may be the editor of "The Lamp," but his lamp sheds no light on Ratzinger or the fundamental evils of the continuous and painfully slow downward spiral that has been the trajectory of the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church for a very long time.Vatican II opened up a great hope. Ratzinger and his followers saw in it only a threat to the cult of secrecy, both of the sacraments, and the sins. They have done much to unravel the all of the inherent good of Vatican II -- which actually made Catholicism interesting and meaningful to youths at a time of great cynicism in the world. Walther and his 100,000 should form their own 4th century Catholic schism, "despite the promulgation of a new, vernacular liturgy," and leave what's left of the Catholic church alone to re-build.
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Its crazy for any entry level worker to be forced into paying for basic training that should be mandated for employers by their state board of health. If you as an employer have trouble paying $15 to train an employee, you are either lack good business acumen or you are a cheapskate. Invest in employees, they see it and will perform better.
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As a long-time publishing executive, I appreciate your sentimentality about B&N, but you’re missing some context.In 2022, Barnes & Noble began severely cutting its orders of YA and middle grade books from publishers. Further, Daunt’s “new model” has meant that the company entirely skips over certain titles from publishers. The ramifications: less diverse titles in stores, less debut novels, and less discoverability of new books, period.This is why they’re able to expand: They’re not taking risks on as many books that aren’t “sure things” from publishers and they closed several stores—some in communities where no other bookstores exist. They also eliminated roles of book buyers with 20 yrs of institutional knowledge of the publishing industry, some of whom had played an integral part in launching authors’ careers. B&N’s expansion comes at a hefty price: authors can no longer depend on their books being sold by the chain, and Amazon is no substitute for browsing a brick & mortar store. Thank goodness for libraries & indie bookstores that can more equitably serve their communities and whose support of authors is unwavering. Let’s not romanticize Barnes & Noble’s expansion; the story doesn’t end well for many authors.
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I support President Biden in agreeing to send Ukraine the Abrams tanks. Yes, at $10 Million a piece, they are expensive, but what is democracy worth!!
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A lot of people have to start looking in the mirror and blaming themselves. We don't care about any group in this country until it affects us personally, and only when it's in a crisis that suddenly we don't know how to deal with. At the same time, anyone and everyone who invests for their retirement expecting big returns have to look and see how much of their investments are in health funds. These depend on growing from the profits of drug companies, hospital chains and insurance companies. If you don't like the way they're operating the system for profit at the expense of patients, invest elsewhere. And vote for a different health care system like other countries which respect and care for people.
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Prediction; Democrats will regain the House, expand the Senate and keep the Whitehouse in 2024. The Republican Party is gone. Obsolete. They don’t want to govern. They cant govern. They are all fanatical libertarians and even worse they are the MAGAist fascist, Nationalist. There is no such thing as a moderate Republican. Some so-called centrist come out in public and complain about the MAGAist but when the rubber hits the road they are all in with the fascist. Time for the GOP to divide whats left of their so-called caucus and start a new party. All this is happening on the same day and week as the January 6th Insurrection anniversary. Go figure.
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This is too complex to blame on one negative factor (for instance the way Medicaid pays for services delivered by hospitals) and then subjectively decide this is the cause. The decline of pediatric healthcare predates these negative Medicaid incentives. There are plenty of examples of poor business management, aggressive mergers and cutbacks in order to secure bonuses, while removing services for patients/people who are less likely to complain or file lawsuits. I'm personally no fan of for profit driven system of services that are fundamental in a society. But that does not mean that economic incentives and standard of treatment evaporates:Here (Oslo) I never have to pay for a heli-evac, an ambulance, childbirth or a kidney transplant. Last years CT+MR scans costed $40 combined and last weeks doctors appointment was $30, but my doctor still drives an electric Mercedes sedan home to their in-city villa. Work, education and skills still pay off: So Comparisons has to be precise in order not to simply be a joke.Future universal healthcare in the US cannot be compared to a random country with universal healthcare. Currently the US vastly outspend every country in the world on healthcare, but still has high mortality rates and poor coverage of services. If the current spendings was put into a universal healthcare system the potential is wast: If it is built from the ground up.
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Seth Plus the newly enacted rule that provides the critters a $30,000 per year allowance for “living” expenses.
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Yes, Harry did sell out his integrity for a price tag.Just wondering, have the publisher and streaming company made back their $130,000,000.00, yet, that they have already paid out to Meghan and Harry? The big media companies referred to, don't care if Meghan and Harry are trustworthy or not. M's and H's 'inconsistencies' just add fuel to the fire and create more controversy.And they don't care if Harry loses his family, just so long as they don't lose any money.Bottom line.
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"The extraordinary fact that Mr. Durham opened a criminal investigation that included scrutinizing Mr. Trump has remained secret."Here's where the Keystone Cops of Barr & Durham meets farce, meets possible cover-up.Let's see if I have this straight. Durham and Barr, while cooking up a thin gruel of illusory "evidence" and feeding it to Fox News, come across information that points to Trump possibly engaging in financial crimes. That doesn't bear more scrutiny by them. But, by all means, when a judge doesn't find probable cause to sign a search warrant, twice, they then abuse the power of a grand jury to go after a cybersecurity lawyer, on a flimsy pretext that he failed to declare a client of his. They make sure he is charged with a crime, over the objections of colleagues who aren't as heavily invested as Barr and Durham are with witch-hunting, and that person is acquitted by a jury.I both want to laugh at the absurdity of the Barr Durham bumbling, desperate "investigation", and cry at the abuse of power.And meanwhile, as his Flying Monkeys who committed sedition on January 6th are convicted, and Barr and Durham are disgraced, Trump is teeing up and free as a bird. So, what about this behavior of Trump that pointed to him possibly committing a financial crime? Is that info under a rug?
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"Why do they need this?"OpenAI wants users to agree to their terms of use:"You must be 18 years or older and able to form a binding contract with OpenAI to use the Services."That is from the "Terms of Use" web page at the openai.com web site.
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$650 grand, and directly tied to a Russian oligarch? Glad he got suckered. Sad he can’t go to jail too.
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Aside from a fairly obvious effort to try and annoy ogre45 by trying to pretend he's past his prime, assuming he ever got to the end of this op-ed, I can't figure out where all the recent NYT efforts to try and downplay what just transpired come from.Is it not completely obvious that the House is now effectively under the ruthless, uncompromising thumb of the same power hungry gang who implicitly, if not explicitly, enthused about the 1-6-21 Insurrection 1 as it was happening? The House leadership, such as it is, is desperate to maintain its symbolic authority as Majority Leader and fellow team members. But it can't do so without the cooperation ofthe twenty+ participants of Insurrection 2. This is evident from how the Democratic Party behaved during the weekend. They clearly have calculated/decided that it's in their interests to distance the caucus from whatever chaos will be let loose by kowtowing down to whatever crazy, self destructive notions will be imposed upon the House by this cabal of insurrectionists.As a result of this strategic error by DP, enormous, if not complete, power has now been effectively transferred in a bloodless coup to this gang of 20+, who both clearly know it and will exploit it to the full, since they now have clear and very convincing evidence that mccarthy et al will do anything at all to maintain their now purely symbolic authority. What is the point of denying this or ignoring it?
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Is it worth it to point out that when it came to saving the wealthy investment in the stock market and saving businesses in 2020 they were all in for spending government money and passing legislation that would help businesses to remain profitable. Ot when it comes to infrastructure that helps Amazon and other businesses to receive and send their goods , they will think it is up to the taxpayers to do that. What they seem to be against is providing people with the educational health and economic tools that will enable them to compete with the already wealthy businesses and families. If the reason capitalism is the best economic system is competition then the GOPers do everything they can to see to it that it can't occur.
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Oatmeal SPAN panels are currently available. R&D leading to production does take time, and will involve failures along with small successes, but technology has a way of leapfrogging expectations at certain points. If you told most people 10 years ago we would have sub-$35k EVs with 250+ miles of range that outperform their gas counterparts and have a lower total cost of ownership, they probably would not have believed you.
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Mitch GormanSo easy to twist this war into a Biden failure: But let’s roll back the clock a bit here Buddy and look at what 45 had in mind that set this up- 2016- 2020 ( with a second term … or third term in mind): Manafort in place; GOP platform shift; carte blanc for Russia; melt NATO; Russian sphere of influence open season; the phone call to Zelensky; dirty Biden, Moscow real estate plans; 45 siding with PUTIN on all troop movements; 45 giving Russia classified intel; 45 suggestion Russia can keep Crimea; 45 siding with Russia 100%; 45 denying Russian hacking; 45 open to lifting Russian sanctions; 45 returning spy bases to Russia; 45 creating a cyber unit with Russia; 45 congratulatory message to Putin on sham election; 45 praise for pro-Russian leaders in Europe; 45 spread Russian myths about Ukraine and froze aid; 45 smeared US ambassador to Ukraine. I’ll end here ..It must be easy to live in your simplistic revisionist world- however for the sake and honor of Ukraine you might want to seek out the truth.
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It is a shame that great QBs can destroy their own team by raiding their franchise's cap. If I were an elite QB, I'd want my team to be a compliment to my talent. These QBs can afford to take less & invest in a HOF financial team, to ensure multi-generational wealth, while allowing their team to grow around them. I believe this is what Brady did with The Pats.
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Once again, US businesses seek ways to avoid hiring US citizens and pad CEO bonuses and shareholder returns by moving jobs to another country—a country that happens to be the biggest supplier of fentanyl that is leading to record drug overdoses. Much of this drug is smuggled through the ports of Laredo and other border cities. Expanding these ports because US companies refuse to pay living wages means more and more drugs on the street—drugs that cost we taxpayers billions of dollars every year for DEA enforcement and cause local and state police to spend an inordinate amount of time on drug busts, some of which get innocent people killed. In 2022 the black unemployment rate was over 80% higher than for white people. How about companies hire people in the US and move their manufacturing facilities to the small towns and rural areas that are dying as their young people move to get work? Win-win for the supply chain, win-win for workers. Maybe bonuses and dividends decline by a bit, but shouldn’t US businesses that get enormous tax perks from federal government pay a bit also?
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From far away what puzzles me most is what motivates a person to give $25,000 to an organization he/she clearly did no due diligence on. Probably a case of easy-come-easy-go wealth : inherited? Are these payments tax deductible? If not it becomes a $40,000 effective donation.
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I.T. guy here.I use mSecure (password manager and general info vault) and chose the option to sync the vault only between my devices via my local network -- not their cloud.They do offer cloud syncing but it's not required. It's a subscription product, $30/year, whether you use their cloud or not. So there's no pressure for them to start forcing it because you pay either way. I don't mind paying a subscription. Software costs money to maintain, you cannot expect to just "pay once" and use forever, getting updates, fixes, etc.My master password is quite lengthy, unique, and has upper, lower, numbers, and special chars. All my website passwords are similarly long, complex, and unique.Nothing is perfect but I've made it about as safe as I can without resorting to a paper-only copy.
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Some people desire fine wine, ultra-expensive audio components, $70,000 pick-up trucks, or $200,0000 electric cars. I worked for years at the Four Season Restaurant (now closed) in NYC. It wasn't only the great, unforgettable food that attracted people, it was the art and architecture of the building, chairs, and even the wooden walls and undulating window treatments. first-class service, Picasso stage curtain, works of great art, museum-quality glasses and silverware, and on and on. It raised eating into an art form. Should being an aesthete or desiring to strive for the pinnacle of excellence in all endeavors be illegal or frowned upon? If we are going down that road, why don't we start by revamping our tax code, providing basis needs for humanity, outlawing billionaires, and undoing the great wealth divide before performing an all-out assault on fine dining? What is not your cup of tea is someone else's idea of an experience of a lifetime. A day at Disney world is just as expensive but a sure turnoff for many. Should an expensive trip to an amusement park be immoral in a world where millions die each year due to exposure, lack of food and needed medical service?
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citizen Did Biden's 15% international corporate tax ever happen?I know that of our top billionaires, Elon Musk paid the highest rate - something like 1.3%. Much less than us commoners pay, in any case.REPUBLICANISM IS THE ISM OF OUR TIME.
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As a recipient of such a gift (and in my case it was a gift, as repayment was never discussed in any form), I was shocked years later when my friend asked for the money back. My financial situation had not improved, and it was stressful and difficult to obtain the money. But I did, and I learned that it is very important to spell out the terms whenever money changes hands between friends. And I forgave them and tried to imagine what situation they could possibly be in years later that would cause them to make the request of me. While doing so, I considered that even when someone is living in a million dollar home with high income, stuff can still happen. When I've been on the other side, I've always made clear that the money I am handing over is a gift and I have never expected, nor received, repayment. My father taught me as a child that if someone comes to me in need, and I could meet the need, to always help and never consider it a loan. He taught me that making gifts instead of loans frees the giver from any anxiety about repayment. My father was wise. With regard to LW1, I live with cancer and my solution is to not date. My last serious relationship ended with a statement of fear by my boyfriend that I could end up in a wheelchair (twenty years later this still has not happened), and he didn't want a partner who used a wheelchair. I have used his cruelty as motivation to stay as fit as possible. And I prefer my disability to his. But I'm done with dating.
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"Mr. McCarthy also said he would open government spending bills to a freewheeling debate in which any lawmaker could force votes on proposed changes, including those designed to scuttle or sink the measure."Great idea, Kevin. Lock the drunks inside the bar. Who cares about the country? It's all about the holy gavel. Pathetic.
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The primary goal of Every - Single - Detective - is too get the case closed (by closed I mean sent to the DA). Then it is 'off the board' and no longer counts against them. They are unproductive and poorly rated if they keep a case open too long. Therefore the incentive isn't on justice or guilt, but on finding the easiest person to charge and building a case around that person to make them look guilty to the prosecutor. That is why 99/100 cops and prosecutors advise people to answer questions only on the advice of an attorney.If you are concerned this let's criminals off, then you should be concerned about changing the system so that the police are encouraged to seek justice not just close a case by focusing on the easiest suspect; and amend the rules of evidence that tips the scales of justice to the prosecution.
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Jeremy Rothwell Oh!I get it!You mean like the minimum wage went from $4.25 in 1938 to $7.25 in 2009 to, um $7.25 in 2023.Or, like the actual shopping value today went from $4.25 in 1938 to, oh $82.30 today.Who can't get by on $82 an hour? AmIright?Except that it's not $82. Only business gets to profit from inflation, as they mightily do.Our workers, the ones lucky enough to qualify, have gone from $4.25 in spending power to $00.37.And now they refuse to work after they're old a crippled to save the venture capitalists and bankers a few hundred mil?Greed at the bottom. That's what it is, pure working class greed.Thanks, Jeremy, for bringing it up.
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And I am sure that Microsoft's CEO and his team will forgo raises and bonuses and stock options for themselves during this trying time in technology, even taking a salary or $1 as a sign of some leadership!
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I live down there in a fine small town on the ocean. At least until after dark when the touristo stupido and walkers of shame come out to clog the Avenue. In early morning, walkers of dogs and baby stroller young parents and runners and other singles and couples of all ages meander among workers opening up shops, sweeping sidewalks (yep - brooms!), and even a handful of our homeless start stirring. It’s like Our Town. Well, sometimes. I make believe Im the Stage Manager. Unfortunately, we have been discovered. I actually wrote to the mayor suggesting that the town use its tourism marketing budget to promote OTHER places. No response for some reason. Until recently, I would even say the town was a pale blue dot in a sea of purplish-red. People were nauseated by idiots with huge Trump flags rolling and honking down the Avenue. I am sure we will see that again - or their equivalent - soon as election cycles burst. Recent elections have put DeSantis republicans into local offices unfortunately. My wife and I discuss where to move next. We call it The Stench. When does that DeSantis smell go from a slight irritation to toxic to lethal? It starts as an odorless gas leak…Or perhaps there will be an ironic twist. Perhaps all these new folks barging into FL will be disproportionately Blue…We wonder what can we and our saner friends do to turn the red tide? At least before the entire state falls to the encroaching tides. Both figuratively and literally. Stay tuned….
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Maybe you should have told Republicans under Trump. They passed tax cuts for the rich AND expanded spending to the tune of $2.3 Trillion.
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Admittedly, a bad look for Biden here, which will eventually come back to haunt him if he runs for re-election. All ReTrumplicans need is a small crack of an opening in order for them to rip the door open."Silly Season 2024" has begun.
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Gerard ...if you look at the numbers, tech companies over -hired during the pandemic to keep up with demand...I think it was Microsoft that hired 75,000 people...so companies laying off 10,000-20,000 people doesn't look like a crisis...and while your "retirement fund is still a lot lower than it has been", how much higher is it than, say, 10 years ago?...aren't you supposed to hold it for the long term and not worry about the inevitable downturns?...
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my sense is that the ever increasing wealth disparity & tightening of the economy that's been underway for the last 40 odd years has finally reached a "straw that broke the camel's back" moment. Recall that even before the pandemic something like 1/2 if Americans would have been able to cover a $500.00 emergency. They certainly were not doing well before but a relatively small change puts them in a whole new situation
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I take Imbruvica, which costs $14,000 per MONTH. Medicare pays for it. In recent legislation, Medicare has been given the right to negotiate prices for ten drugs. Why not all drugs? The Drug cartel contributes money to political campaigns, so politicians of all stripes are beholden to them.The underlying cause of this corruption is our campaign finance system. Until this is fixed, these and other analogous problems will exist.
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LW 1 - you are not alone. many people with uteruses struggle wit this. The biological clock is a lie from the 1700s from a time when people didn't live long and now it's a pronatalistic talking point. and tbh I'm disappointed the adviser's response. it's clearly a topic he knows nothing about. people who know nothing about the history, the process, or the affect of adoption on adoptees always say "just adopt." Notice that the adviser didn't mention egg donation or embryo donation bc he probably doesn't have experience or know of anyone who built their family with donor eggs or embryos. Adoption doesn't cure the yearning to carry and accepting that one may never carry. Donor egg is an option. Freezing your eggs is only option if and only if your ovaries can produce at least 20 eggs to be collected. i know a few people who have donor egg babies and while it wasn't their first choice, they love their choice. At age 40 myself, after almost a decade of trying, i had a missed miscarriage with my own eggs. consider finding a sperm donor independent of your dating life so you fulfill your dream on your own terms and not relying on a partner.
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I never understood how permissible open carry and stand your ground work together. If I am in a public space and a openly armed person enters. If I asked the person to leave because I feel threatened and am unsure about the persons presence, why can I not use my own gun and kill that person if there is any sign of hostility from that person. Keeping the definition of hostility wide open?Or the same during a protest march. An armed person comes at me because they don’t like my message. I can stand my ground and shoot them. ??
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BW the .01% are 14,000 families worth over $660m each. They have over half of the country's wealth, and their income has more than trippled since 1980 Reaganomics, while all other's wages are mostly flat; they have captured most all of the GDP increase since 1980 too; the US is an oligarchy, and there is general impunity for the rich making the claim of kleptocracy credible.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/major-study-finds-that-the-us-is-an-oligarchy-2014-4" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/major-study-finds-that-the-us-is-an-oligarchy-2014-4</a>
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It´s true that George Santos invented his bio out of whole cloth and in the last week or ten days that unhappy fact has been pointed out countlesss times. But it is also true that, not content with self-invention, he provided a thoroughly fictive bio for his mother as well. This, in turn, suggests a career opening for the time--may it be soon--when he is no longer in Congress. Buy-a-Bio, the company that I founded and of which I am sole proprietor and CEO, is more than willing to take him on as an apprentice fabulator. The position won´t pay quite as well as a seat in Congress, but as Bob Dole once said of the Vice-Presidency, it´s indoor work and there´s no heavy lifting. Moreover, unlike his present job, it s one for which he is lavishly qualified. I look forward to hearing from George ASAP.
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Debra L. Wolf At an income of $107,000 per year is great depending on where the person lives. If they live in NY City, it would be barely enough to get by. In the Detroit Area, it would be a median income, and would not purchase a home in the northern suburbs. Probably the same for Philly, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Dallas. I remember when, prior to 1998, my husband and I made that kind of money. Taxes over $100,000 were higher, and we didn't feel rich, but were able for the first time to save a little money every month. In today's world, it is not a great salary.
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"$1.2 trillion in direct government spending from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act"Where did this $1.2 trillion come from? How in the world will the 51% of Americans that actually pay income taxes ever repay this? Our elected officials are borrowing and spending the U.S. into oblivion. Further reasons for me to be thankful I didn't breed. I wouldn't want to leave any offspring of mine with this financial mess. The United States of America is beyond bankrupt.
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John Brown I do completely disagree. But you know what allowed them them to grow their costs so fast? Access to easy capital that was way out of proportion to the value the companies provide. And they got that capital because everyone wanted to get in and make a buck on a rising ticket. So why is it that most of those investors will be made whole, but many of the employees who delivered actual value will not?I ask again—why should it be easier to make money by having money than by working for it? You make deride these employees as “privileged” but they were showing up and doing what was asked of them. Investors are just skimming off the top of a system that was built to privilege them.
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JMR He did not have plenty of money at his disposal. He had 20 million dollars from his mother. While this might seem like a lot, his security costs 5 million dollars a year, alone. I think he was incredibly brave to leave to royal family and embrace a new life, tell the truth about his life and find a way to make a living and protect his family.
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AjG Part of that $200 billion will go to buying the next many places in ASML's production line over the next many years which will close out Chinese orders.
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Gina The best friends and lovers come from doing activities one enjoys that involve other people with similar interests such as hiking, dancing, sculpture, pottery, theater and museum support and the like. Meeting a man who cares for you is easier than you think as he also needs companionship and affection! Moreover, in the 60’s age group, already 30% or more men have done erectile challenges! He might be so relieved to hear that works for you!This is the best advice and more importantly the kind of choice that some couples, Board of Directors and partners miss!Instead of asking which choice do I vote for A or B, be a “contagonist” ask why not invest that effort in another venture that supports our long term goal?The term comes from thr software program for drama construction, “Dramatica” and likely, a good Board of Directors has someone at the table who challenges the Chairman with the reality that the project they are deciding on is the wrong path to achieving their common goals!In the very complex nature of forming relationships, there is no requirement for a man or woman to disclose impotency or a breast missing.After the second or third meetings, personal details lije past surgeries, troubled family members court problems and the like are shared.…and it can be numerous. Not that one, feel this breast, it’s original and real!Asher Kelman
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Gnirol Look, this is a cash grab, but what about stuff like the Invictus games, etc.? Still, even those aren't the doings of a single person, like this book or the TV show.But if you had a chance to make $100 million dollars by telling your story (whatever it is, with all its details but as you perceive it, so you only say what you think is factual), as are you saying with 100% certainty you wouldn't take it? I know many people would say they wouldn't, but I also many others who would. The Windsors are among those who've chosen the latter path.
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It's difficult to believe the accountants and lawyers at the IRS would be satisfied with a $1.6M judgment.
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Doing great if you don’t mind sky high gas prices, soaring inflation, an open border and trillions of printed dollars with uncertain homes.
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somebuddy This is demonstrably *not* why "we have irresponsible politicians who can't manage public funds". The average wealth for a state legislator in Florida, for example, is $1.9 million. <a href="https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2019/09/09/millionaire-lawmakers-average-florida-state-senators-net-worth-is-59m/3201397007" target="_blank">https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2019/09/09/millionaire-lawmakers-average-florida-state-senators-net-worth-is-59m/3201397007</a>/Someone with a small salary where they have to watch every dollar is likely to be better at understanding the financial issues the average household faces.And the reason our elected officials are "bad" at managing our money is because of ideology and corruption; greed pure and simple. The wealthiest ones are often Republican and if they're voting for lowered taxes and giveaways to corporations, like most Republicans, then they are not responsible with public money.We need more regular people leading us, including people who quit their jobs to spend time with their families and figure out what really matters in life.
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Erik Frederiksen And where will the $100 trillion come that is allegedly needed to stop the climate from changing? That's the question the climate alarmists never want to answer, and rest assured all those greedy corporations' and billionaires' money won't cover more than 10% of the cost.
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“It’s not inexpensive, though you can easily drink well for under $75 a bottle. “Lah di dah! Is Asimov for real?
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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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We won't look back on the current buildings because there will be nothing left of them. Anybody notice how poorly they are built? My son has. He delivers refrigerators to these new buildings. Nobody has lived in them yet, but the doors don't open or close properly, the floors are often uneven, the buildings are made of chipboard. There's are reasons Medieval buildings are still standing. They were built to stand. Today's apartments are not built to be here in 20 years, much less 500.
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AC Doing a quick calculation, the Sussexes could probably get 24 hour protection for 365 days per year with 6 security guards for around $5 million. Plenty left over from the $120 million they got from Netflix.
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KLH I just sold some old jewelry including my wedding ring and diamond. I got $1,300, almost enough for the channel band with diamonds and sapphires which I long for as a mark of a major transition in my life and a job well done. I'm not buying it to impress anyone but for its intrinsic worth to me. More jewelry is bought by women in these days for the same reasons as mine.
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This is a full-on, heart-breaking tragedy. Even in large anesthesia groups that cover more than one hospital, there are better and worse places to work ... and guess who covers the worse assignments? Junior members. The best docs, as well as the senior docs, get the plum assignments. There's also a shortage of 'gas passers' which means some places just need bodies to stay open. In OB, the patients just keep coming. In the early days of the pandemic, I'm sure the doc in question was fatigued beyond belief. As a less than stellar doc going into it, he worsened during it. Some people gain competence in trial by fire, but not all of them. NONE OF THAT EXCUSES THIS. One of the laws of medicine is that if you don't know what to do, stand down. Mother Nature is way, way smarter than you are. Had the doc fainted on the floor or burst into sobs of exhaustion BEFORE attempting the epidural, the OB would have said, "Sorry, Mom, you're gonna have to do this without an epidural." All would likely have turned out well.
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After 20 years as a customer, Amazon literally “broke up” with me through Alexa. At around two in the morning, all 5 of my devices throughout the house reset as if they were brand new. Needless to say, it startled my whole family and I quickly realized I had ‘tripped’ the Amazon algorithm of too many customer returns (probably the trial and error of buying/returning too many standing desks/tech items during Covid) and Amazon decided that I was not profitable to them. Amazon simultaneously sent me a termination email. So what was i to do after becoming so reliant on Amazon for Alexa, shopping, Whole Foods delivery? Two days later— and without incident—I opened a new account under my wife’s email.Old habits die hard.
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Darko Begonia Believe me,I would love to see the capitalist real estate consortium brought to their knees,but I’m not holding my breath. Our city coffers are in thrall to real estate dollars,here and everywhere else in this country.
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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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Tell the matchmaking service. These men are paying a lot to make a life partnership. They should know what they are getting into.These freeloaders should have repaid their debt before purchasing expensive furniture. Ask for repayment in full. Tell them you are glad their lives have improved. Now you need to think about your retirement. Here's the total. We'd like to receive a check within the week.
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50% of inflation last year went straight to US corporate profits, 8% to labor and the rest went overseas, mostly to oil producers and supply chain problems (i.e. China).The increase in corporate profits has caused 60% of inflation over the past 20 years, with labor causing almost none.Yet the solution of the Fed is always to hammer the labor market in order to control inflation.At the same time, under Republican administrations, the Fed opens the monetary taps because they see most of the increase in wealth going to the wealthy, who have a lower marginal propensity to consume. All that means is that workers and government massively increase debt in order to survive.Then Republicans tell them they are consuming too much and need to live like peasants in China.So, keep rates high under Republican administrations, tax corporate and oil profits more and reduce debt.But I guess a fox in his foxhole will never change his spots.
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The libraries budget for NYC is only $400 million. To put that into perspective, that's about half of what the NYPD paid out in just overtime in 2022. NYPD who went about $500 million over budget (probably more) for overtime, despite being told to reign it in. This tells us everything we need to know about Adams and his priorities and his preferred city workers.
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Really should not be a surprise as if you give away something for free or low cost using other people’s money you will have lines down Collins avenue…..many people have large 401 k balances and hundreds of thousands of dollars in home equity yet they are getting free insurance paid for by others….a friend husband recently passed away….she received $750,000 from life insurance, home equity of $550,000 with no mortgage and a 401k with over $650,000 and she and sons have a Mercedes plan and pay nothing for coverage!
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The case seems tenuous at best. How many millions of dollars will be spent on this case which like the others will do nothing to punish Trump for what he did. Use the money to build another school. Bill Clinton used to be referred to as the teflon man. The mantle has passed to the Donald.
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Republicans only care about tax cuts for the wealthy. I doubt very much they will bargain in good faith. Holding America's and the world's economy hostage is not a responsible negotiating position. How about we start by cutting the excess spending for the military...Congress handed the DoD $45 Billion more than it asked for...WHY? Killing off Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the IRS, the VA, the CFPB, the SEC, the CDC and the DOJ leaves us with no reason to have a military.
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Part II LU• The first order of business at our hotel in Maui? To sign up for a LU(4) that took place right on the beach at sunset. Incredible experience for the entire family.• There was an unexpected LU(4) in the conversation and then everyone began to speak at once.• Whenever she makes an error--which happens quite seldom--, it does tend to be a LU(4).• My daughter’s best friend in 3rd through 5th grade? Moon. Her best friend in 6th-12th grades? LU(4)! Seriously!• If something is said to be LU(6), then it is crescent shaped.• If you learned to play the piano in my era, your practice repertoire would eventually include Debussy’s “Clair de LU(4).”• Her favorite aunt loved to wear a poodle skirt with a polka-dotted blouse and topped her outfit off with a pair of black LU(7)-shaped glasses, which gave her eyes a feline air. Meow!• “Um, what do they call that whitish crescent shape at the bottom of your fingernail?” “I got it! LU(6)”• If you look at that same crescentic (!!) shape at the bottom of all ten fingers, then you would have ten LU(7).• He loved to play the LU(4) so he was hired to stroll among the attendees of the AN(6) Renaissance Fair.• LU(6) is an adjective signifying “of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum or its formation” which is a phase in a woman’s menstrual cycle. (M-W)• My son began work as a line chef at the newly-opened and LU(6) Proper hotel in downtown Los Angeles.NU• The judge declared their marriage to be NU(4) and void.
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As a small business owner, I was outraged when George Santos was named to the Congressional Small Business Committee, but now that I think it over, maybe he can serve as a shining example to me. Maybe my deductible expenses are much higher than I previously thought that they were. Maybe I really don't need to send that sales tax money to the state, instead of pocketing it. Maybe I can get a loan of $500 million against my sales of, oh, I don't know, $3 trillion? Thanks for the inspiration, George!
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You make excellent points. It’s costing the US way more to treat the symptoms and diseases associated with an unhealthy diet then it would be to continue giving you as others, additional money for healthier foods (which tend to cost more). I love soup and with a cheap crock pot, can make a pot that will yield at least 6-8 bowls and freezes perfect (even the cream base ones). I hate frozen and canned fruits and veggies (I blame growing up in the 70s and 80s where box was best!). So I try to buy and eat the fruits and veggies that are in season and cheaper. Apples and bañases and oranges are usually year round and reasonable. But there are entire food deserts in the US where your eating options come down to what they carry at Dollar General! Pitiful. For as much as we subsidize the farming industries (who for the most part, do not need it), we could be feeding Americans a healthy diet. But then what would PepsiCo and the like do for profits? So many corporations have made so much money off our poor diets, that they pushed, that it’s hard to find a way out. Try farmer’s markets p, if available and co-ops, if you have any. I used to get a giant box of groceries (meat, fruit, veggies, herbs) for about $20 from my local co-op and would make it last. And the right herbs, seasonings and cooking methods can make most veggies taste pretty good.
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