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Well, of course. They wouldn't be able to research and implement innovative excess billing without excess billing. Your overpayment today funds your children's

by a3n 2y ago

Well, of course. They wouldn't be able to research and implement innovative excess billing without excess billing. Your overpayment today funds your children's and grandchildren's more effective overpayments. It's your legacy.

29athrowaway 2y ago
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- ruthmarx 2y ago
  This doesn't matter. Not while the US is the reserve currency, and not for a few other reasons either. It's a fake GOP campaign point and nothing more.
  - UberFly 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - pas 2y ago
      the relevant metric is "debt service as percentage of GDP amortized over the term of the term" big number goes up is meaningless scaremongering
    - ruthmarx 2y ago
      Whose money is it you think we are overspending?
  - Propelloni 2y ago
    It is entertaining to me that the GOP is actually the party working hardest to end the US$ status as the reserve currency. I don't know if they just like self-fullfilling prophecies or if they really have no grasp of network effects. Probably both.
  - ljsprague 2y ago
    Obviously it doesn't matter until it suddenly does.
    - ruthmarx 2y ago
      Sure. When is it you think it will matter?
      - ljsprague 2y ago
        2058
        ruthmarx 2y ago
        Why then?
  - decremental 2y ago
    [dead]
  - 29athrowaway 2y ago
    The G7 no longer has the highest share of the global GDP, and its percentage is dropping fast. BRICS are now trading directly with each other through their own bank, with their own version of SWIFT, etc. They can have access to the largest share of the world GDP while ignoring sanctions and not having to use US dollars or euros.
    - ruthmarx 2y ago
      > The G7 no longer has the highest share of the global GDP, They still have more than half of the entire G20 though. > They can have access to the largest share of the world GDP while ignoring sanctions and not having to use US dollars or euros. This gives those countries more freedom and reduces the US ability to put pressure on those countries, but it's not an indication that the US is going to stop being the reserve currency anytime soon.
FollowingTheDao 2y ago
Yes, R&D into exploitation must proceed. I do not know how these health insurance companies survive on a gross margin of only $2000 per person[1]! [1] https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/health-insurer-financial-performance/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/health-insurer-fina...
Garvi 2y ago
The top comment on this topic really exposes the HN userbase and what it has become.
- dredmorbius 2y ago
  <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24313136 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24313136> Vote, flag, or vouch as you see appropriate instead. The best way to improve thread quality is that, and leading by example as I've attempted with a top-level comment here.
- FollowingTheDao 2y ago
  Yes, and it's great! But seriously, do you want your mind to live in a monoculture or do you want it to be challenged and open to new idea?
  - Garvi 2y ago
    What is this? The argument for censorship in opposite world?

by a3n 2y ago

29athrowaway 2y ago

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ruthmarx 2y ago
This doesn't matter. Not while the US is the reserve currency, and not for a few other reasons either. It's a fake GOP campaign point and nothing more.
- UberFly 2y ago
  [flagged]
  - pas 2y ago
    the relevant metric is "debt service as percentage of GDP amortized over the term of the term" big number goes up is meaningless scaremongering
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    Whose money is it you think we are overspending?
- Propelloni 2y ago
  It is entertaining to me that the GOP is actually the party working hardest to end the US$ status as the reserve currency. I don't know if they just like self-fullfilling prophecies or if they really have no grasp of network effects. Probably both.
- ljsprague 2y ago
  Obviously it doesn't matter until it suddenly does.
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    Sure. When is it you think it will matter?
    - ljsprague 2y ago
      2058
      - ruthmarx 2y ago
        Why then?
- decremental 2y ago
  [dead]
- 29athrowaway 2y ago
  The G7 no longer has the highest share of the global GDP, and its percentage is dropping fast. BRICS are now trading directly with each other through their own bank, with their own version of SWIFT, etc. They can have access to the largest share of the world GDP while ignoring sanctions and not having to use US dollars or euros.
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    > The G7 no longer has the highest share of the global GDP, They still have more than half of the entire G20 though. > They can have access to the largest share of the world GDP while ignoring sanctions and not having to use US dollars or euros. This gives those countries more freedom and reduces the US ability to put pressure on those countries, but it's not an indication that the US is going to stop being the reserve currency anytime soon.

FollowingTheDao 2y ago

Yes, R&D into exploitation must proceed. I do not know how these health insurance companies survive on a gross margin of only $2000 per person[1]! [1] https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/health-insurer-financial-performance/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/health-insurer-fina...

Garvi 2y ago

The top comment on this topic really exposes the HN userbase and what it has become.

dredmorbius 2y ago
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24313136 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24313136> Vote, flag, or vouch as you see appropriate instead. The best way to improve thread quality is that, and leading by example as I've attempted with a top-level comment here.
FollowingTheDao 2y ago
Yes, and it's great! But seriously, do you want your mind to live in a monoculture or do you want it to be challenged and open to new idea?
- Garvi 2y ago
  What is this? The argument for censorship in opposite world?