I find it my personal mission in life to teach Doob what real economics is, thats why without him and a few others this would be a dull place.
well, dim IS the brightest you can manage.
Never think you don't make a difference, you do.
It's the Asian markets NODRAMA.... that's where you should be investing right now. They are on fire over there. Outperforming Obama's economy completely. Now that is embarrassing, but profitable for the keen minded.![]()
You're right, it's not just Bush, but he contributed quite a bit to that total. A very large bit, in fact.
its actually more like 35 million uninsuredI don't know a ton about Obama's healthcare plan, so I have a couple of questions:
We have what, roughly 300 million people in the US? Then out of this number roughly 75 million are without medical insurance. It's safe to say that these people are in the lower economic classes and therefore have received little medical help for a chunk of their life. With this said, isn't it safe to guess that out of these 75 million people you will have more sick/unhealthy people who will require more care (and money) than the other 225 million people who have had medical insurance their entire lives?
I ask this because with our entire population about to have insurance and thus able to see a doctor, where are we going to find enough medical personnel (doctors specifically) to treat this influx of people? Coupled with the baby boomers getting older, we are looking at the greatest number of people requiring very expensive care. How can we afford - several wars and 75 million+ people who require care from hospitals who are already hurting for doctors without this chunk of sick people requiring their care?
I just don't understand how logistically and monetarily this could work...
its actually more like 35 million uninsured
I would exclude Russia. Their markets are flimsy and corrupt. their population is imploding and alcoholism is rampant.
I would pick the Asian market now just on a stability factor. There are high gains to be made in places like Brazil, but the risks match the gains.
ChChoda is much closer to the mark as far as the uninsured.
So how do we pay for these people, while we continue to fight several "wars" and remain economically stagnant?
While I was not a fan of Bush, correct me if I am wrong, but I thought Clinton was more to blame. Maybe not for diving deeper into the maelstrom that is our economic position, but definitely for "tossing" us into it. Wasn't it his policy to allow thousands-millions of people who could not afford certain loans/houses to be given loans that banks knew people were unable to afford? Again, correct me if I am wrong.
I'm uninsured at the moment, cause I was covered under my dad's insurance and he lost his job...anyway, I went to the pharmacy to see how much my medicine (I take advair for asthma) was without insurace. It turns out a month supply is $300...and the really crazy thing is, a months supply is only about 35mg worth of medecine...not even 1/20th of a gram and it costs $300...how the fuck is that possible?
Sorry, just venting.