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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. You’re reading why too much into either my inclusion or exclusion of a single word. 100% there is greed. And that can be used for good or bad. Pharmaceutical companies create great products because of that greed. And that greed creates overpriced drugs as well. its a bit like tragedy of the commons that everyone in the healthcare industry is working to extract as much money as possible from the system. Like any non-charity company or industry.
  2. I’m unsure how a risk product is not financialized. Besides a fair amount of the money is kept by employers not insurance companies. im not arguing that there aren’t inefficiencies but the vast majority of the money involved ends up with the healthcare industry not insurance providers.
  3. We’ve never had as good of healthcare options as we have today. There is zero argument against this. John D. Rockefeller may have been the wealthiest people ever, relatively speaking, but a simple skin cut could have led to his death from tetanus in 1910. Our trained individuals, technology and pharmaceuticals are perhaps the greatest achievable in history especially in the last 75 years. The US capitalist system has led to this, and the people behind healthcare want to be compensated for their work. we definitely can give healthcare away for low $ amounts but that will greatly slow the continuing progression of healthcare. You also are not going to have a Level 1 Trauma center fully staffed by offering the medical professionals $70k per year. Personally if I’m in an auto accident I want the neurosurgeon with 20 years of training and he now earns $750k per year. I don’t want the 1870s barber/surgeon who accepts payments in chickens. finally ever healthcare system in the world rations healthcare in some form. It’s a lie to say otherwise.
  4. Recent stories have detailed how Granger last voted in Congress back in June and is now living in a memory care unit. Still collecting a congressional salary because why not. I know we’ve had reps or senators that appear to have dementia but don’t recall one living in a dementia center while collecting federal paychecks. I guess the House could force a resignation but it’s now only a matter of days before she’s replaced and she may not have the capacity to resign of her free will. most likely her staff is also collecting their salaries even though her offices in Ft Worth and DC were cleaned out in November. https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/
  5. Has a president-elect ever had as many losses as Trump has experienced the past few weeks? He may be looked at as lame duck before he is even inaugurated.
  6. $10 sounds cool to me
  7. remember when it cute that George Soros allegedly controlled the govt by funding campaigns?
  8. Good to see how Mike Johnson handles a crisis when the future president is upset with the current funding bill. I don’t see how Johnson even remotely makes everyone happy. And now that Trump has jumped in, trump cannot compromise one inch.
  9. When do we discover Laura loomers role?
  10. Pull together a group of young Dem activists, and the meeting will turn into endless discussion about how to best support each subgroup in the room. The autistic, transgender Inuit group needs to be recognized. Dems would be best served with a single platform: anti-MAGA.
  11. dumb question but is it possible for you to submit the claim to UHC based on the documentation that you have from Ascension? I'm sure UHC doesn't want you to do this but that doesn't mean you can't.
  12. Could there be a shareholder suit against Disney (ABC) for settling a lawsuit with Trump, and perhaps stop it? I know shareholders give a company's execs the power to make decisions that they feel are best but that doesn't mean they can waste corporate resources. Personally I would love to see Trump's lawyers argue that while Trump was found guilty of sexually assaulting someone that doesn't make him a rapist.
  13. What a mess. My guess is that while UHC made the original mistake, I would bet they were waiting on more information from Ascension who never sent it. And then UHC deleted the claim as neither approved/denied.
  14. I believe that over the last decade the FDIC has been ignoring their rules and fully covering every depositor. The White House and Congress doesn't want to piss off wealthy donors (business and individual) by only protecting 250K. It's not really an insurance program any more, it's a bail out program governed by politicians. Whether or not it should or could be administered through the Treasury dept is outside of my knowledge. I also realize that the FDIC does more than only offer deposit insurance.
  15. This is actually a consequence of a partial embargo on Russian oil. Since they can still trade with some, they need to transport to those countries. I’m guessing that most legit and safe transport options are not available to them. Or even if those options are there, they reject them for cost reasons
  16. While we all like to complain about govt agencies being inefficient and unhelpful, I actually have had the opposite experience with many govt agencies and employees. It’s also my guess that when you have a bad experience it’s because they’re understaffed. Whenever I spoken to a person directly, on the phone or in person, it’s almost always a good service. sure I’ve waited in long lines at the post office. They have 1 person working at a 4 station front desk. You know what it reminds me of? Walmart. I’ve never once seen Walmart appropriately staff their stores.
  17. We are seeing a new normal where Trump will sue media outlets if he perceives their commentary as defamatory but no one sue him for the same action as he will declare himself immune. Obviously a court will eventually decide those arguments but I imagine that he will have the WH counsel if not the DOJ backing him. and of course if the non-Trump side of these actions need a relationship with the WH or the federal govt, they must cave to his demands. totally normal.
  18. For me, I like TSA because it stops non-terrorists from bringing weapons on the plane. Or at least it makes it less likely since people don’t want their weapons confiscated and face prosecution. I know a couple of people who are armed 100% of the time outside of their house, and one or two here have posted about a weapon within reach at home because they believe a home invasion is a real possibility. theres a fair number of people that feel they’re law abiding citizens until they’re not. And we all know tempers flare on flights because we honesty don’t like our fellow citizens. Perhaps eliminating tsa would lower the temperature but I don’t think so.
  19. All fair criticism of the hsa hoarding strategy. If someone is a big saver and hoarder of hsa funds, they’re probably also a max retirement saver as well. It doesn’t take long for the two balances to be wildly different. Then you’re wondering if the hsa is worth the hassle. My simple management is an online folder with an online spreadsheet. From the online drive, take a picture from there of the receipt and write the amount in the spreadsheet. Maybe 30 seconds for a health costs. Then forget about it.
  20. Russian general assassinated in Moscow? That must be sending shockwaves thru the military leadership and perhaps even the civilian leadership.
  21. well at least the aliens are being respective of our laws.
  22. Oklahoma just announced a larger purchase of Trump bibles. Each student will wear the Bible tied to their chest to protect themselves from heathen school shooters.
  23. is there some news that I missed, or just a shot in the dark? I would think that being 7'4" can't be good for long term health. I'm going with the tried and true method: people that were once on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Gary Busey Daniel Baldwin Steven Adler (Gn'R) Heidi Fleiss Dennis Rodman
  24. I'm sure this has been addressed but if the drones were from the Chinese military, US military, CIA or even a private US company while are they flying with lights? The drones don't need lights for navigation or even to stay away from each other. My guess is that these are drones by private individuals that are bored of only flying above their own house? Can't private drones now be programmed with a flight pattern and return home?
  25. History tells us that the 2nd amendment has to be frequently tested by the blood of our children. Scoreboard: 2nd Amendment 5,000 - Children 0. We should all be ashamed.
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