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One aspect of being a young boomer is that I never felt entitled to eat out every day of the week like a lot of young GenX’ers and millennials.

Mainly because no one was running the country.

Don’t drink. But when I did, I couldn’t stand the taste of any beer. Taste like shit. 9 out of 10 people couldn’t tell the difference between one beer or another in blind taste testing. Other than maybe rice beers like Budweiser. Which is the shittiest taste ever. Fuck beer.

They already do. A lot of medicine comes out of Europe. A lot of medicine developed in the US can’t be used over there because of safety concerns.

The democrats are now claiming that price controls on medication will cripple research. That’s the exact same line that republicans used when the democrats wanted the same. These people are all the same.

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I took two substantial wage reductions. One in “91 and the another in “08. I could’ve went to another clinic and made up the difference and then some on both occasions. The other places I looked at had shit, extreme for profit administrations. Fuck that.

From my experience money isn’t a prime motivator for a caregiver. My satisfaction came from easing people’s difficulties. Seeing them become more functional. Reconnect with their families. Additionally, being supported by administration to create, think outside the box, and be respected. I would’ve worked another 2-3 years and made a few thousand less if those expectations would’ve been met. You’re right about the traveling nurses. I met a few. They have no sticks or bricks homes. They live out of a conversion van and bank their cash. Many use Starlink for remote care and never see the inside of a clinic

The issue with doctors begins with their education. It’s too long, too difficult, too expensive, and from a practical point of view, much of what’s learned is useless. I’ve been of the opinion for years that the AMA imposes these guidelines and expectations to create a shortage of doctors. From my experience ANP’s are more on top of current medicine than many doctors. More needs to be done to encourage kids to look into healthcare jobs. There’s a major shortage of nurses, ANP’s, and doctors. But there also needs to be work from administration to make healthcare a better place to work. I fucking hated the administration of every clinic. More with private vs public health. But even now the same draconian measures have crept into public health. Healthcare is becoming a hellhole to work in. I could also go into state and federal statues….but that’s a whole nother rant. As is the effect of government direction during Covid. This is a very long video, but this ex-neurosurgeon talks about why he walked away. It’s another piece

Depends on how it’s filed and what state it occurred. Most states have payout caps. $100m is really pushing it for a leg.

That’s pretty weird.

I played around in the market for the first year or year and half of retirement. I finally figured out that I don’t need any more money. I have enough. It seems to be a major trend with retirees or those contemplating retirement. We’ve been programmed to be afraid of running out of money. Not saying that’s you, but it’s a god damn epidemic among most people.

Certain fats can accelerate cognitive decline. Have to eat the right type and in moderation. The main issue with low fat substitutes and increased cognitive decline is the addition of sugar and salt that’s used to replace fat. What is now considered to be the most damaging and contributes more to cognitive decline is poor sleep. The brain rids itself of waste products while we sleep. Another major contributor is untreated hearing loss.

My ex-mother in law is paying $10k per month for assisted living in an area north of Minneapolis. Beautiful place with mediocre staff.

Why are you fucking around in the market. You’re retired. You’re supposed to be out spending money and having fun.

That’s because other countries have price controls on medical care.

Vance said the conflict was none of America’s business. That was until the NSA determined nuclear launch codes were being uploaded by one of the parties in question.

Trump isn’t a human. He’s a leaf blower. Make a lot of noise and move the problem around.

I guess it’s all fixed.

Neither Elon or big balls wanted to have a freak accident. They stuck with low hanging fruit like the dept of ed.

I have to chuckle how DOGE brushed over the area of the US government riddled with the most fraud and waste. The US military. Yet leave it to the politicians to go after poor people’s medical care.

The government will never break their addiction to creating more government jobs.

I’ve got land in Utah that butts up against a few hundred thousand acres of BLM land. Later this year I’ll be on the hunt for some high desert land in Apache county AZ. Property taxes are virtually non existent in both areas. I just drive in with the van and set up shop. No upkeep, no HOA, no neighbors. I watch my niece and her husband at the family lake home. It’s a fucking part time job keeping it ship shape. The more shit a person owns the more they become a slave to the shit.

This kind of thing never happens in the US. Riiiiigggghhhttt.

It’s about time the US enacted price controls on health care. Good direction.