Greed Is Immoral. Health Care Greed Is Abominable. – by Jim Hightower Creators.com America has endured a long panorama of corporate greed — from the East India Trading Company to the Robber Barons, Gordon Gecko Wall Streeters to Elon Musk. But down at the bottom of raw greediness today, you’ll find the insatiable profiteers of […]
As far as Planning ahead and what to do? Multiple organizations have this story up. I have linked to all of them I have seen as they may differ in version. It also adds detail which may have been missed by other sites. As far as Tom Homan Planning? Looks and commentary leave me the […]
Homeownership has been an issue in the US. This is mostly because of the rising prices, interest rates, and increasing property taxes, etc. Interest rates can stop you dead in your tracks even with a good income. If you do not put 20% down, they make force you to take out mgt. insurance and you […]
Yale Professor Timothy Snyder is an expert on the history of Eastern Europe, especially the histories of Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia and World War II. He has become a public intellectual with the publication of his books “On Tyranny” and “On Freedom.” Snyder has been sounding warnings about the second Trump Administration, not only for […]
Fury at Private Power Giants as Puerto Rico Suffers New Year’s Eve Blackout, Common Dreams The latest failure of the Puerto Rico privatized power grid on Tuesday plunged much of the island into a blackout on New Year’s Eve, sparking fresh anger toward the system’s for-profit operators and political leaders who sold off the U.S. territory’s public […]
Upcoding Linked to Up to Two-Thirds of Growth in Highest-Intensity Hospital Discharges in 5 States, 2011–19, Health Affairs This is an abstract as I did not have access to the research article by Health Affairs. Besides the numerics also consider this is only for 5 states. Just something to be aware of and the magnitude […]
In the past . . . In September it appeared this get-together stood a good chance of not happening. things are being said that are not legally enforceable. Other thing occurring that are questionable. Let me see . . . Deleted emails, Albertsons CEO walks away with a $40-something million bonus if he can close […]
Be Safe Tonight and have an Excellent New Years Day. Thank you for reading us and your comments. “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – CS Lewis
“Biden Can Fix the Anti-Worker H-1B Immigration” was written early on in 2022. It was not till recently a new Biden rule change is taking place for H-1B Visas. Of course, the problem with this change is how long will it last under a Trump – Musk presidency. I am sure the H1-B program is […]
– by New Deal democrat I was on vacation through the weekend, and since there has been no significant economic data in the post-Christmas lull, I decided to continue to play hooky. After tomorrow, on Thursday the 2025 data will start in earnest, so expect a return to form later this week. In the meantime, […]