Yeah, no. Private insurance is NOT comparable to Medicade. Even if the patient isn’t paying for it, the government is. Private insurance companies under Obama care get to make 25% profit, where Medicare doesn’t profit. Even if you assume equal levels of care, it’s still going to cost the country 25% more because the private insurance companies have to turn profit. If you’re trying to reduce the costs, that means denying care, and you’ll end up looking like UHC.
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Nobody said to celebrate, just that we should learn from history.
If we could recreate the effects (higher wages, lower living costs) without the cause (millions dead), maybe we could reap the same benefits.
Cort@lemmy.worldto한국 Lemmy 커뮤니티 / Korea Lemmy community@lemmy.funami.tech•'Marry and receive 20 million won’ — but will cash incentives really drive marriage?2·4 hours agoAbout 15k usd so maybe a year or two if you find somewhere cheap. $300/week would last about a year
Cort@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Cleveland private school says they will give student who came out as gay her diploma4·1 day agoMight depend on the school’s started reasoning. If being gay was against the “school rules” they could have a valid reason for removing the student.
Cort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Realtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this yearEnglish9·2 days agoAnecdotal, but I’m doing 10g over a 100ft 5e cable. It’s not technically supported, but it does work on short runs.
Cort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Realtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this yearEnglish1·2 days agoEven with the sfp+ ports some providers make not using their provided modem a real headache. (Looking at att)
Cort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Realtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this yearEnglish2·2 days agoEven without tariffs, the collusion between nand manufacturers to keep prices high meant 2030 would be the earliest that 8tb SSDs would be “affordable”
Cort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Realtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this yearEnglish4·2 days agoUsually you’d be fine to use 5e for like 100ft 33m
Cort@lemmy.worldto Everyday Bingo@lemmy.sdf.org•Stinky pits an hour into the day despite your morning shower, fresh clothes, and deodorantEnglish3·2 days agoShower at night, apply deodorant+antiperspirant then reapply in the morning
Cort@lemmy.worldto Doctor Who Social Club@startrek.website•Doctor Who's Russell T Davies says finale will 'shake up' lore of GallifreyEnglish2·2 days agoMaybe not THE rani, but a rani
Cort@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•The World's First Mass-Produced Flying Car Is Here and It Costs $1 MillionEnglish9·3 days agoI bet it handles like a boat on the roads though.
Cort@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Revealed: Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgets5·3 days agoThey’d probably only be able to catch you on large purchases like a car or boat where you have to register them.
Cort@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Revealed: Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgets2·3 days agoIt’s only a hack in the sense that anyone can lie on their taxes and not to pay the use tax which is sales tax on out of state purchases used in Washington.
Cort@lemmy.worldto Cyberstuck@lemmy.ca•The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun,...2·4 days agoIt’s about to be soup, can’t have it walking off before the water comes to a boil. /S
Cort@lemmy.worldto science@lemmy.world•Biologists Engineer Spiders to Spin Glowing Red SilkEnglish3·4 days agoBut the cyber punk clothes will look great on our corpses
Cort@lemmy.worldtomicromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.world•Newport Beach, California Bans E-Bikes, Scooters, and Bikes on the SandEnglish2·4 days agoGood to hear there’s secure parking at the beach and along the trails. Sounds pretty typical regarding shopping centers. Would be nice if bikes were considered in parking plans and minimums.
I think that might technically be illegal coordination, but good luck to you either way
Cort@lemmy.worldtomicromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.world•Newport Beach, California Bans E-Bikes, Scooters, and Bikes on the SandEnglish3·4 days agoSounds fair on the beach part. How’s the bike parking situation (re: confiscating anything locked to public property)? Are there regularly spaced places to lock up bikes?
Cort@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous voteEnglish91·4 days agoKitchen staff aren’t typically tipped employees. That’s more the exception than the rule
employers can require tip pooling among employees who regularly receive tips, but not for non-tipped staff unless the employer pays the full minimum wage directly.
Call him a Chino (Christian in name only) real Christians love their neighbor as they love themselves.