That’s neither here nor there, is it?
You cannot take someone seriously when they hold conflicting thoughts. Doublethink and doublespeak are signs of disingenuous sociopathy.
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valianteffort commented on Japan sets record of nearly 100k people aged over 100 bbc.com/news/articles/cd0... · Posted by u/bookofjoe
1 in 3 Japanese smoke. That's down from 2 in 3 about 30 years ago.
I can tell you very easily why Japanese live longer than Americans, since I have spent abundant time in Japan.
I suspect two things, low-calorie diets consisting predominantly of fresh foods and vegetables. And active lifestyle.
It is unreal how much a good diet and walking everyday will change your entire life.
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valianteffort commented on From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year npr.org/sections/shots-he... · Posted by u/laurex
I was like you. Then I was left with a surprise $32,000 medical bill that I feel pushed me past my limit. I still haven't recovered my life. My divorce. Missing so much with my kids.
https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/scheinman-institute/blog/john-au...
You are OK with peoples lives (500,000 a year) being destroyed in order to 'keep the service good'. And you are OK with the price of good service being over 50% of American bankruptcies being due to medical dept. But who cares if peoples lives are ruined, you have a shorter wait.
When did this country become a country of sociopaths? This isn't working.
I don't know you or give a shit about you. You need to be a man and be accountable for your own life. Why are you expecting others to subsidize your mistakes?
You are weak and your life is the outcome of your own actions. You should have prepare for such a situation if you feared it was possible.
As for all the others, same thing, literally not my problem. You failed your family, why are you blaming the healthcare system.
valianteffort commented on From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year npr.org/sections/shots-he... · Posted by u/laurex
I'd recommend you listen to the consumer's of those systems, instead of American pundits talking about them.
Our system in Australia is absolutely fantastic, and far cheaper in taxes than you'd think.
How much do you pay as a percentage of your salary in taxes? In total of course.
I pay 30% in taxes for federal and state. House is paid off but taxes is about 3% my salary. My insurance is more than I need (I don't use it at all) and cost me less than 2% of my salary.
You can keep your socialized system, we are doing more than alright here mate. I got plenty of friends in Europe, England, Canada, and Australia all complaining about the same thing, wait times for care. I can see my doctor for basically anything inside of a couple weeks.
valianteffort commented on Evidence that AI is destroying jobs for young people derekthompson.org/p/the-e... · Posted by u/duck
H1B visas are clearly a massive factor. Well before AI.
AI is barely a blip on why the job market is dead for entry level, and dying all the way up the ladder.
Every one of my engineer friends says the same thing. "My team is 80% indians" and more than half are not qualified for the job they have.
The whole thing is a fucking scam for them, every company, top to bottom. Recruiters, hiring managers, referrals, CEO's. All one thing in common.
I'll take my downvotes, I don't care, everyone here knows I'm right. And those with their head up their ass can enjoy getting replaced and spending years looking for another role.
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valianteffort commented on From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year npr.org/sections/shots-he... · Posted by u/laurex
Universal healthcare is supported by something like 60 or 70% of Americans. Don’t be fooled by those trying to make it into a party issue.
Agreed, it’s crazy. Making healthcare contingent on employment is barbaric but aligned with other practices (like W2 tax withholding) where the government effectively deputizes your employer to enforce the civic contract.
>60 or 70% of Americans polled*
I certainly don't want it and nobody I know that actually understands the real cost does either. Every single nation that provides socialized healthcare is hopelessly strained by its cost, and the service has suffered as a result. The system relies on eithe dramatic reductions in the cost of healthcare or a positive birthrate to sustain it.
Nobody I know in socialized healthcare systems has good things to say about it when they actually need it.
valianteffort commented on Control shopping cart wheels with your phone (2021) begaydocrime.com/... · Posted by u/mystraline
It's not always out of laziness: many times I see moms buckle up their young kids in the car, unload the groceries from the cart, and then be nervous about leaving their kids in order to return the cart. A lot of them will try to park next to the cart return, but that's not always possible.
This is even less than statistically insignificant.
Every single person that doesn't return their cart does so out of laziness. Besides just being an asshole, the cart will take a potential parking spot that someone else later needs to move to free up, and worst of all the wind could blow the cart into someone elses car.
Nobody is gonna kidnap her kids as she walks the cart back in less than a minute. It is simply her being a lazy asshole.
valianteffort commented on Lithium compound can reverse Alzheimer’s in mice: study hms.harvard.edu/news/coul... · Posted by u/highfrequency
Is advising people to wear sunscreen and not speed also nannying? If the government ultimately bears the costs of poor health of citizens, why shouldnt they embark on public health interventions to lower those costs.
The government should not be bearing that cost. It is idiotic to ever put the state in charge of people's health.