Is it a built in feature like capitalism?
Do you ever make substantive criticisms or just banal comments?
I would laugh if it weren’t so sad.
And you think we can’t do better.
It’s a built in feature of human greed
Tried that and you outright ignored the points and proved you can’t interpret data.
No, not with humans involved.
It will always end up a shit show.
There is NOTHING in human history that shows otherwise.
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Go use the other system first, then come back and tell us how great it is
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Your inability to understand what people are saying to you is impressive.
There’s this thing called taxation. Maybe you’ve heard of it.
These two things aren’t even remotely the same. Regardless, I generally oppose subsidies.
No, I mean logging on to a platform like Charles Schwab built by capitalist and trading currency while providing exactly zero benefit to society.
I don’t think redistribution to the upper class is morally right.
You eat and are not homeless because you trade currency… USA has the highest GDP of any country in the world.
Press X for doubt.
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Walked into a local clinic yesterday, paid $40 co-pay, was seen within 5 minutes, was diagnoses with an sinus infection within 10 minutes, drove to a pharmacy and paid another $15 for antibiotics, will be good within a week.
Fucking awful.
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All of these countries benefit from our for-profit system, specifically R&D, and is a significant reason why they can afford their programs.
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It’s a built in feature of the human condition. How did you make it to 50?
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Castoli the clown
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We’ve successfully eliminated survival of the fittest for the human condition.
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That is a good point.
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I had a multi-level spinal fusion - 8-hour surgery by an excellent team in a top end facility and it cost me a total of $3,500 out of pocket. I was in surgery 1 week after having it scheduled.
My physician followed up with me daily for the first week to make sure everything was going well.
Our 2 children cost roughly $4,000 each out of pocket over the course of the pregnancy and delivery.
Conversely, in the biggest / best hospital in Rome I handed an off-duty physician $1,500 just to get us to the front of the line to be seen immediately to see my cousin’s GF at the time that ended up having appendicitis. The wait was 2 days had I not. The hospital was lined everywhere with people on cots moaning and groaning. It was dirty and gross. All of the staff looked exhausted and overworked.
Upon confirming with ultrasound (on a machine that looked decades old and the picture was shit) we confirmed she had appendicitis. Upon this confirmation, the doctor asked if we were American - which we said yes. He told us to go to the embassy and have her flighted to the nearest carrier for surgery as he would not operate on his dog in this hospital if he had the choice.
Oh and the ultrasound / visit cost us $850.
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Nice stories, bro, but have you ever been a bartender at Blackbeard’s Putt-Putt, Longdrive, and Arcade Extravaganza?
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No, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express a few times.
I have also worked at Walmart on 2 black fridays.
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Was your supervisor banging your girlfriend-from-back-in-kindergarten?
Not that I was aware of.
My supervisor was gay and liked men, so highly improbable.
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I see you have no relevant work experience, then.
I believe you repeat yourself here.
I am just a rube.
My supervisor could have been female and liked women.
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