evatronic

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[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

I know.

They have unrealistic expectations about how the world works and feel like anger, even if justified, should be enough.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 21 points 4 months ago (15 children)

The ACA, while not perfect, literally saved my life. It prohibits lifetime maximums and eliminated the idea of pre-existing conditions.

Without that, I'd be dead.

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Let's apply the same standard, then.

Let it ride until after the election, and then apologize and correct the mistake.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Right.

Owning one or two residential properties is fine, more is problematic.

I say "two" to handle the very common case of children putting their parents' homes in their own name because Medicare clawback rules will take the home after they die if you don't do it early enough.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

The documents were delivered by GOP congresspeople during Trump's term, over a July 4 holiday.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395719-gop-senators-visited-moscow-on-july-4/

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I don't think anyone seriously is claiming Biden is without issue. Only that now is too late to call for replacing him.

They are basically the "blue no matter who" people. I'll probably be one this election too, considering the alternative.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

The Internet says that the total cost for a degree from Johns Hopkins medical student per year is $64,665. In addition, various indirect costs like books, housing, healthcare, various fees, living expenses, and so on, bring that same estimate up to around $105,000 annually.

$1,000,000,000 invested in a stupid boring index fund at an estimated 4% return yields $40,000,000 in interest alone, or, using the above numbers, enough for 380(.95) students each year.

Based on this quick page from their own website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/education-programs/md-program/our-students/class-statistics

Wherein they accept just 266 students, it could last for a very long time.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It sounds like you are advocating for primaries.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Primaries are held by the states, before the Convention. It's.. kind of the whole point?

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Replacing nationwide primaries with a private 400-person schmoozefest at the last minute is moving in the wrong direction.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (7 children)

So what do you do?

You advocate for replacing him at the convention.

With whom? How do you select this person?

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (9 children)

So unilaterally picking someone else will make it.. better?

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