Former Mayor of Jersey Village, Texas. Nouns are geek/nerd/wonk. Into software development, amateur radio, OSINT, data and policy (from local to foreign).
@Tony_Catalina I have lived in Texas my entire life - 47 years. I had a chance to try In-N-Out while in California last year. It’s good, but it’s not as good as Whataburger.
This is the ultimate midwit healthcare take.
No, 32 countries have not “figured out” universal healthcare.
The UK has “free” healthcare, and roughly 1 in 3 cancer patients in England still fail to start treatment within 62 days of urgent referral.
Canada has “free” healthcare, and the median wait for neurosurgical treatment is around a year.
Australia has “free” healthcare, and over half the country still buys private insurance despite paying for a public universal system with their taxes.
Switzerland has universal coverage, because residents are required to buy private insurance. There is no government system where benevolent bureaucrats tuck you in at night with a warm blanket and an MRI appointment.
The actual lesson from other wealthy countries is not “they figured it out.”
America’s system has huge problems. Our prices are insane, insurance markets are distorted, and hospital systems are cartelized. Our regulations make care more expensive than it needs to be.
Yet we still guarantee access to even the 8% who don’t have coverage. We give easy routes to qualify for medicaid for those with disabilities.
Pretending the rest of the world solved healthcare because they slapped the word “universal” on a rationing scheme is not analysis.
It is bumper sticker policy for people who think access means having a card in your wallet while you wait a year to see the doctor you need.
@madmaxbr5@HistoryBoomer This chart does not show that every additional dollar went to owners. It does not compare the same workforce on both sides. It does not separate wages, benefits, executive compensation, depreciation, capital income, sector mix, nor inflation.
@compliantvc It takes me 35 minutes on average to travel 20 miles into downtown Houston from the suburbs during rush hour. Your characterization of traffic in the US is completely absurd.
Golfing legend Tiger Woods was arrested for suspicion of a DUI after being involved in a rollover crash in Martin County, Florida today, according to local police. Police said that initial investigations showed that Woods was not injured in the crash.
@thebaldgeek@elonmusk Agree with this 100%. I just added Premium last month, so seeing this money grab with zero notice pretty much made the decision to cancel easy.