hardcandy

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by hardcandy 11y ago
Out of curiosity then, what would you consider appropriate salaries for GPs, general surgeons, and specialized surgeons like neurosurgeons, orthopods, or ENT? Keeping in mind that medical school costs an extra $250k (whether in debt to sall
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by hardcandy 11y ago
Read the whole post (it's worth it). The part you quoted refers to states which have damage caps >$1m (versus Texas at $250k). The author writes about his own experience going from Illinois to Indiana and then Texas. My uncle was
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by hardcandy 11y ago
You're incorrect, the cost of medical care is measurably lower as a result of tort reform in Texas. And maybe more importantly, accessibility of care has increased. You see price reflected in at least two places: 1) the variable in t
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by hardcandy 11y ago
What do you consider to be ''absurd salaries''? A friend of mine is a hard working (50 hours/week) 35 year old GP in San Francisco and makes about $175k all-in, which is about the same as the average base + cash bo
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by hardcandy 11y ago
There are other taxes and fees that add up. The State of California levies an $800 annual tax on every LLC doing business in the state, for example.
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by hardcandy 11y ago
I think aggieben might have been referring to FICA, medicare, and all the other little taxes that small business owners get nickled and dimed with.
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by hardcandy 11y ago
Two entry level developers at Facebook would make >$250k combined. As would a CRNA married to a nurse. As would almost any post-residency physician working 50+ hours per week. As would any big law associate beyond 3rd or 4th year. Th
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by hardcandy 11y ago
I wouldn't expect it from politicians, but am surprised how even experienced writers on this topic can't seem to understand the real factors at work here and contribute to an objective conversation about income, wealth, and class
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by hardcandy 11y ago
Basic income probably couldn't be adjusted for cost of living differences or else a bunch of perverse incentives would be introduced. One of the things I like about a flat nation-wide basic income is that it would instead incentivize
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by hardcandy 11y ago
In my experience people will spend as much money as they can to get into desirable real estate. So if demand exceeds supply then prices rise to a high % of income. This is why I don't believe in minimum wage increases in HCOL urban a
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by hardcandy 11y ago
Thanks to zipcar, uber, postmates etc it's becoming easier than ever to survive without a car. That's traditionally been a huge expense. Now those dollars can be redirected to housing instead.
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by hardcandy 11y ago
Adblock Plus whitelists all sorts of malware infested and annoying ad networks (for instance, Outbrain and Taboola). All they seem to care about is who will pay them the most money. I switched to uBlock and was reminded what a real ad fre
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by hardcandy 11y ago
If enforced properly this should force investor owned units out of the short term rental market which should help lower annual rental prices somewhat. Big IF.
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by hardcandy 11y ago
FDIC insurance was never questioned in 2008 and therefore customer confidence/common depositors were never threatened. Investors who had purchased toxic assets were threatened. Banks who held toxic assets on their balance sheets were
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by hardcandy 11y ago
I learned more from this comment than from my entire high school physics class.
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by hardcandy 12y ago
Also the biggest tickets to middle class wealth in the last few decades have been pensions and home equity. Home equity being the ability for a young couple to borrow money at a low rate on a stable asset that appreciates at a higher rate
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by hardcandy 12y ago
This will not end well for Facebook. Once you start competing like this, you quit competing with innovation and eventually end up losing to someone else.
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by hardcandy 12y ago
I sympathize with you. Greed has taken over everywhere.
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by hardcandy 12y ago
Adblock Plus has completely sold out due to their ''acceptable ads'' policy which whitelists 300+ ad feeds including most native ad networks (taboola, outbrain) and even some banner display ads now - basically, anybody w