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by pnutjam 6y ago
Does gabapentin do something similar? I've seen this prescribed more and more for pain relief, and it seems to have some serious side effects. My wife refuses to take it after taking it for just afew days.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Walmart has been doing this around here (car not bike). Too bad they will substitute a "similar" item when their stock is not correct, which is always. The "similar" item is not similar enough in my experience.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
"Making everyone a millionaire" is so easy to refute. It's a nonsense talking point masquerading as an argument. It's a waste of time to consider it, but here we go. There is value in being able to predict the cost of th
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Welcome to the USA. You shouldn't, but you certainly can and we have. Read any laws about driving licenses and reasons for suspension.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
I'm teaching my kids, insurance companies stopped giving any discount for drivers ed. My daughters all passed the exam to get a learning license on the first try. I made them read the dmv book, on the state website. I also quizzed the
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Fair enough, an actual economics professional might have some insight is you can ensure your not talking to a voodoo economics professional. Economic theory is good for asking questions and maybe creating a standard. It has a dismal record
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by pnutjam 6y ago
I don't dismiss the profession. I dismiss the professionals. They need to provide more proof then identifying as a professional exactly because it is not a science. I also need to understand their biases and agenda. Honestly it's
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Yes, but those professions have agreed upon norms and standards that can be measured. Did you win, Does it taste good, is it accurate and easy to follow, etc... Economists are all over the place you an pick and choose different theories to
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by pnutjam 6y ago
You forgot the quotes around "economist". Economics is still not science, it's getting closer; but the whole field ignores stuff and deals with spherical cows to simplify complexities. This, of course, makes it wildly inaccur
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by pnutjam 6y ago
The one I saw was 6 years.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
No, they don't pay anywhere near enough. https://truecostblog.com/2009/06/02/the-hidden-trucking-indu...
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Mathew Desmond talks about this some in his book, Evicted. https://www.evictedbook.com/ Basically poor people have to have room mates and they have to interact with the people around them, so they tend to form quicker bonds
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by pnutjam 6y ago
I think a big part of it is also the moral choices people are willing to make. Most people climb to success because they are incredibly talented (rare), incredibly lucky (nobody likes to admit it), or because it's always bowb your budd
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by pnutjam 6y ago
$200k per year is in the top 10% of salary, I think it's actually around top 8%. So, obviously not everyone is going to be able to do that. Errors can cause big problems that compound, so early in your career it's much easier to b
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Imagine if the trucking industry had to absorb the cost of the roads they damage.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Opensuse has an excellent default kde.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Pro-tip, most US cities don't have anything like that. Midwest are all buses except Chicago. I can't think of a single Southern city with a rail transit system.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
I've had paystubs that enumerate what the employer is paying for different benefits, like health insurance or short term disability (US midwest). There is no standard in the US. When I worked at a university, they made a big deal about
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by pnutjam 6y ago
As long as there is a hidden "benefits tax" that varies wildly from company to company, it doesn't matter. It's crazy to try to compare offers in the US.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Utilities, deliveries, etc... Urban areas are way better in many ways.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
You know most American's can't cover a $400 unexpected bill. Try <$100, which is still a stretch for many.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
but, what if I have a substantial financial stake in pitching new tech to the military...
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Once a year the company can shop around, but you as an insured have no say. Your HR picks, and they may or may not be competent. They may optimize prices for family, or for single people, or any number of weird things.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
That and the ever present complaint that they can't take a hit like they used too. Never mind that makes them way safer and saves tons of lives. Some people want to crash up derby their car every weekend.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
There is some incentive, but when you tell someone you can only make a profit of (for example) 10% of what you pay out; it warps their incentives. They don't want to bankrupt themselves, but they can raise rates and keep more money whe
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Explain why they only build luxury apartments in the Midwest too. You're analysis is faulty.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Until recently, I don't think you could start a company and reach the entire EU area. Can you now? In the US, any person has access to consumers all across the US. I think this is a big part of the success of US companies.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
What your describing is normal in lower income apartments in the US. People pay 50% of their take home to live like that.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
If rich people were the ones who had to build their estates far away, (instead of lower-middle class suburbs being pushed away from the urban areas) we'd have light rail and all sorts of ways for them to easily commute.
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by pnutjam 6y ago
Have you heard of this thing called "the internet"?

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