@Indian_Bronson i agree with your overall point but disagree that nobody claims the 1950s were better materially. lots of nostalgia-porn related to the lifestyle one might afford on a single factory income, despite many homes being 2-br shotgun builds and one car/fam.
@Aella_Girl lack of access/opportunity gets mistaken for being principled often. most have never tasted the forbidden fruit, not because it is forbidden but because it is too high on the tree. i also donโt believe this to be an exclusive-to-men issue either.
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@KnoxEndemic common denominator: every man wants to evade the ever-watching eye of sauron...except sauron when you are 25 is your boss...and when you are 52 it's your wife.
@memeticsisyphus i mean, earth wind & fire with chicago would be a pretty cool concert...i bet their sounds work well together with the loud brass sets
@JahangirAsgha10 i also wonder what subsidizing overall demand will do to the monopolistic, constrained supply we have...and, in turn, the prices...which, as a 2nd order effect, will impact the assumption for how much will need to be taxed.
@ajlamesa >80% of USA is serviced by 1 or 2 hospital "system" monopolies. healthcare is also the largest employer in the USA, totalling about 15% of total jobs. im not sure it matters who pays for it...prices aren't coming down. this is why same procedures are 4-6x compared to in the EU.
@womenoptionswin it's interesting that the solutions so far to healthcare are all demand-side. insuring people is important, i agree. but hospital systems having monopolies in 80% of the usa will make it difficult to negotiate pricing whether it's the gov, insurance corp, or patient doing it.