The US government pays more money per patient on healthcare than just about any country on earth. Healthcare is the most heavily regulated sector of the economy in the US, far more regulated than in other countries. Our system is a mess, and it's the opposite of "privatized".

"Avery is celebrating its big birthday by tapping unlimited pours of more than 160 beers from over 60 breweries — including rare barrel-aged beers, like the new anniversary strong ale that pays homage to 30 years of brewing." via Daily Camera dailycamera.com/2023/07/29/ave…

After they seized power, Russian communists removed the kulaks and collectivized the farms. Agricultural productivity plummeted. As millions starved, some resorting to cannibalism, Stalin forbade the use of the words famine, hunger, or starvation. humanprogress.org/what-millennia…

America today…

In 1968, Paul Ehrlich predicted overpopulation would cause mass famines and "a substantial increase in the world death rate." In fact, the global death rate fell 37% between 1965 and 2020, and famines disappeared outside of war zones. humanprogress.org/still-wrong-ne…

"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect

I have a shoulder that kills me with pain, wrists and hands do damage and fused it hurts to type this on a phone and I simply can’t use a keyboard, but I have to use them to put on legs, stand up, or even push a wheelchair. The skin on my nubs breaks down unexpectedly. It

In 1957, in the Netherlands, there was a bygone era of open-air classrooms. This concept can be traced back to the early 20th century in Europe, where it emerged as a means to aid unwell children. These classes were conducted amidst dense forests, far removed from urban hubs, on

“Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.” Happy Atlas Shrugged Day

Anyone else pining for the good old days of Giant Douche vs. Turd Sandwich? Two extremely unpopular, extremely old, extremely bad old men, one of whom will be the president in 2025.

Why can this guy be president?

BIG thanks to Apple Music for including our new single #Thunderbird on their #NewInRock playlist! music.apple.com/us/playlist/ne…

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It is often claimed that the rich need to pay their fair share in taxes. New data show that the top 10% already pay three-quarters of US income taxes. Is that enough? cato.org/blog/tax-basic… #CatoEcon

30. Manhattan Waterfront in the 1930s Most of these films were originally produced by the Lumière Company. Later, the footage was meticulously restored, colorized, speed-corrected, and, in some cases, sound was added to make the scenes more relatable.

For those who don't understand what Chevron Deference is, and why SCOTUS ended it, here's the long and short of it: A family fishing company, Loper Bright Enterprises, was being driven out of business, because they couldn't afford the $700 per day they were being charged by the

“That when any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it”. Happy Secession Day!

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