@dlboardman Heartfelt piece with much to agree with but odd to think the “narrow ideological spectrum from far-left to center-left” political monoculture is an ingredient for recovery rather than a facilitator of the decline.
@ericearling Eric, the organization I lead in Olympia was dropped from the association health plan (through Premera) we had in 13-14 because of restrictions imposed by ACA rules. 🤷🏻♂️ We landed elsewhere in the small group market, but at substantially higher cost.
@wspd3pio Worst is the double on ramp at I5 N, mp 101. Reliably solid wall of semi trucks in the fwy right lane, long fast merge space if entered from ebound Trosper, and painfully slow, short merge space if entered from wbound Trosper all coming together in space of a few seconds!
Watching the kerfuffle over the cost of Gatorade etc. at Seattle Costco, my first thought is how soon will it be before the City Council considers an ordinance to prohibit businesses publicizing the source of the cost increase