Politics

[Ed Lally]

Regarding costs of medical and dental services in the US - I smashed a lot of teeth in a diving accident in a pool at age 27. Bridges and crowns lasted 25+- years and were replaced. They lasted another 25 years and I was looking at $22,000 to $25,000 in dental implants and crowns according to several specialists I consulted with in the US. On advise of PH, I had the work done in South Africa by the most competent dentist I have ever met who utilized the most advanced German and Swiss equipment and facilities I have ever seen. Total cost, excluding money spent on safari, cape buffalo and transportation - $6,000.00!!

 

[Tanks]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/politics/trump-picks-kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-ambassador/index.html

I guess that is one way to throw her a bone, and get her away from Don Jr. who became Instagram official with a 38 y/o heiress that lives a few blocks from Mar-a-Lago.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Ah but then you won’t learn about the great Indian chief SohCahToa!

Sine: opposite/hypotenuse
Cos: adjacent/hypotenuse
Tan: opposite/adjacent

Amazing how a good teacher can make stuff stick in your brain!

And to this day I still haven't had to use trigonometry in any of my careers: military; construction; businesses.

 

[WAB]

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And to this day I still haven't had to use trigonometry in any of my careers: military; construction; businesses.

You did, you just had a computer doing it for you!

 

[Red Leg]

I just looked at a couple of quarterlies of United Health. Yes, they have a quarterly revenue of around 100 billion USD. But, the company's net margin for the quarter was only 6% and operating margin was 5.6%. Yes, on a 100 billion USD, 6% is a large number - but try running your average small business on that rate. I should also add, the United Health Group employs 440,000 people. All the damning articles I read simply pointed to growth in gross revenue - not a word about actual profits.

 

[CJW]

I'm no fan of big Pharma or the U.S healthcare system. It's greed driven.
I support capitalism and a fair profit, but the healthcare & pharmaceuticals cost has gotten ridiculous.
I forgot what company it was, but that new CEO that took over one of the big Pharma's immediately quadrupled the price on EpiPen's, causing a big outcry.
I can go to Thailand and get world class healthcare for a small fraction of the cost here. I know a few guys that have done it.

But if you made a Thai, or South African or insert country here income you would be in the same boat as you are here. Maybe worse.

 

[Brent in Az]

Secret Service has been stonewalling congress over the assassination attempts
And now nobody will explain the large flock of drones following a coast guard ship off of New Jersey.
This administration can't be gone soon enough

 

[Altitude sickness]

Those are not enemy drones or aliens from outer space. Most likely a program local yocals can not be briefed on.

 

[Brent in Az]

But if you made a Thai, or South African or insert country here income you would be in the same boat as you are here. Maybe worse.

But I dont, and I can still go to Thailand and not get gouged as a foreigner.
They don't pay Hospital administrators and CEO's ridiculously bloated salaries, bonuses & comps.

 

[WAB]

I just looked at a couple of quarterlies of United Health. Yes, they have a quarterly revenue of around 100 billion USD. But, the company's net margin for the quarter was only 6% and operating margin was 5.6%. Yes, on a 100 billion USD, 6% is a large number - but try running your average small business on that rate. I should also add, the United Health Group employs 440,000 people. All the damning articles I read simply pointed to growth in gross revenue - not a word about actual profits.

Exactly, this is the same crap that the oil industry takes. Average returns are well below what most folks expect out of their 401-k. They hold these stocks for diversification while they hunt growth in AI, and then scream about obscene profits. Try building a $2B oil refinery or developing and registering a drug at a cost of $1B while running a corporation at a 6 to 8% return. The ignorance of the folks making these asinine accusations is almost beyond comprehension.