I don’t know a lot about Stern and my mother and friends are union teachers but when you look at how many teachers are actually fired a year in large city school districts, versus pretty much every other profession, it indicates systemic issues and protectionism. Tenure also doesn’t necessarily mean a teacher is…

Sounds about right. Some of my friends who are nurses did the traveling program in these kinds of areas and after a few years, most bounced because of this. If they are married, a lot of their spouses don’t want to move because the career opportunities in these areas are limited.

In a situation of a transgender athlete where there is the introduction of outside hormones and a clearer biological difference and classification, I understand that.

If there is no identifiable artificial hormones and her sex is defined is clearly defined and documented as female, then I don’t see why she shouldn’t be free to run.

Much like the post office model, they will provide coverage but in more remote areas, it will be limited. The facilities that were once much larger also may need to be scaled down. The issue of getting staff will continue to be an issue though. A friend completed his residency and was offered far more money in a more…

I would say it is the contrary. Thinking back to even being in high school and college, I can recall having a virus and being taken to the ER. An urgent care could have just as easily given me IV fluids without the long wait or taking a bed that could be necessary for a true medical emergency. The cost of care at a…

This and the rise in urgent care centers and Minute Clinics from CVS can impact hospitals as well. Often occupancy is supported by general practitioners and with less need given alternative providers, this again can strain the breakeven points. It isn’t just one thing and like what we see in retail, maintaining these…

If they were that level of athlete, they would probably be playing in the NBA, NFL, or MLB. 

Patients are a major issue. Hospitals aren’t unlike a hotel in that they need occupancy. They have fixed costs to maintain the facilities, salaries, licensing, etc. That means they need enough demand to cover their overhead and a lot of rural hospitals just don’t have that. Often these facilities actually need to pay…

It is the FT so the readers are going to know these people and this is definitely his target audience

I don’t follow it that closely but what evidence are you looking at to support that?

I hope they are able to negotiate a larger share of the revenue in their next contract.

So now people will need to provide a list of all accounts, assets, holdings, etc. to the government? Or worse that information will be reported from those financial entities to the government. Given the breaches with Equifax and Capital One, what could possibly go wrong?

People can sign letters, petitions, write op-eds, or do whatever but with Trump, it just doesn’t matter because he and his administration simply don’t care. What we have been shown clearly is that the President while also being above the law, also can be beneath decency and there are no legal or even tangible…

You mean that people didn’t see those videos and laugh?

Except Biden has way higher likability scores. Maybe if Hilary was doing videos with Obama in sunglasses like Uncle Joe, she’d would have done better but Biden is going to get way more from his affiliation with Obama. 

Everytime I read your screen name, I immediately think about Swayze throwing the dog which leads to the attacking dog being punted.

Obama ran with a clear message. Bill Clinton ran with a clear message. Hell Trump’s takeaways from his message were pretty clear.

As an ideal, sure. As a pragmatist, I have good insurance now and would generally expect the government to screw it up, fail to adapt, and their costs will run out of control if other large programs are any indication. If it doesn’t have wide bi-partisan support, it can’t pass or endure meaning the actual…

She also ran a horrendous campaign, polls as unlikable, had decades of baggage, and ran a campaign that didn’t stand for anything.