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Americans pay twice as much for healthcare yet get the worst care of any developed Western nation because the industry’s conglomerate of monopolies results in higher costs while discouraging innovation and efficiency optimization.

February 10, 2023 8:46 pm

Americans pay twice as much for healthcare yet get the worst care of any developed Western nation because the industry’s conglomerate of monopolies results in higher costs while discouraging innovation and efficiency optimization.https://t.co/e7oP9LmjOv — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) February …

China has developed an app where all debtors can be tracked in real time…

October 15, 2022 6:57 pm

by silvertomars It is part of China’s social credit system… if your score drops too low you lose access to services… just as if you don’t do your daily PCR test, your QR code turns yellow and you get locked out …

Staggering YTD declines in many currencies in the developed world…Russia, Brazil and Mexico have however seen their currencies appreciate against USD

September 26, 2022 3:30 pm

by silvertomars They increased rates aggressively early on, front running inflation, whereas the West kept rates at zero and pretended inflation did not exist…

Coming Soon to the IRS: France uses Google Earth and a Google developed AI to find Tax Cheats

August 29, 2022 2:18 pm

France is using a Google AI algorithm to locate tax cheats all over their country. The IRS can use a couple thousand of those new agents to do the same thing here, and that would just be the beginning of …

United States’ 9.1% inflation rate is one of the HIGHEST among developed countries despite Biden saying the OPPOSITE – and is costing Americans an extra $500 a month

July 14, 2022 1:11 pm

by Boo_Randy How’s that “Build Back Better” working out for ya, ‘Murica? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11010535/United-States-sees-one-HIGHEST-inflation-rates-developed-countries.html The United States is experiencing one of the highest inflation rates among developed countries, with the federal government reporting on Tuesday that inflation climbed to a 41-year high of …

Chinese company has developed ‘mind-reading’ artificial intelligence capable of measuring a citizen’s loyalty to the CCP

July 11, 2022 5:06 pm

I guess some people were just born to be slaves and now they can tell the difference… Researchers at China’s Comprehensive National Science Center in Hefei claimed to have developed “mind-reading” artificial intelligence capable of measuring citizens’ loyalty to the …

Most Americans Don’t Know About The New Nuclear Weapons Russia Has Developed Since The End Of The Cold War

March 14, 2022 10:51 pm

by Michael Snyder Even though war has erupted in Ukraine, most Americans still do not believe that a nuclear war with Russia is a serious threat. The Cold War doctrine of “mutually assured destruction” has been pounded into our heads …

Developed economies. Economic surprise turns negative for the first time since June 2020. Suggests the peak of the recovery is behind us.

August 27, 2021 9:10 am

Developed economies. Economic surprise turns negative for the first time since June 2020. Suggests the peak of the recovery is behind us. pic.twitter.com/1kUzgecEgi — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) August 27, 2021 see the pattern here? in 2018 as Fed was hiking …

How CRT has been developed by the Left using the Scientific Method: Make everything up, dismiss all disagreement, call everyone a racist who objects, falsely claim there’s a consensus et voila, ‘the science is settled’.

July 9, 2021 1:13 pm

by ClassicSoulboy THAT’S BECAUSE IT’S STUPID AND RACIST: Critical race theory not very popular in new educator survey. “Teaching critical race theory (CRT) doesn’t seem to be very popular among non-union educators, according to a new survey.” THE PUBLIC DOESN’T WANT WHAT …

Here’s How the U.S. Tax System Compares to Other Developed Countries

March 25, 2021 10:14 am

by howmuch What would it mean to have a fair tax system? Would individuals pay more than companies? And would people pay more taxes through consumption, or when they earn an income? This visualization contains a snapshot of different tax …

NOT HEALTHY: 13% of developed-country public companies are ‘zombies’ that don’t make enough to cover interest payments on their debts.

April 8, 2019 6:29 am

New York (CNN Business)1. Easy money: The past decade of ultra-low interest rates has spawned the rise of “zombie” companies. These debt-laden firms don’t make enough to even cover their interest payments. That’s never a good sign. The number of …

‘$1,600 for $6 meds’: HIV drug prices ‘inflated,’ even though it was developed with taxpayers’ money

March 28, 2019 10:13 am

An online campaign has been launched against a US drug maker accused of inflating prices of an anti-HIV drug by thousands of dollars. And it turns out the company doesn’t even own the patent for the treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcxEHT0rR4E

Russian engineers developed an AI based avatars app for old iPhones. Apple didn’t let it go live.

September 5, 2018 8:01 am

https://medium.com/swlh/russian-engineers-developed-an-ai-based-avatars-app-for-old-iphones-apple-didnt-let-it-go-live-aaeb3ff16298 “Too similar to Animoji, which creates a misleading association with Apple products.”, — The App Store Review Team In other words, your app is better than Animoji, and they don’t want the competition. h/t philippbatura

Will Japan Be the Modern-Day International Case Study for Developed Nation Fiat Failure?

August 24, 2018 5:07 pm

via realclearmarkets: For nearly two decades, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has deployed negative interest rates, asset purchases and other unorthodox monetary policy tools to battle moribund inflation. Today, that policy toolkit is showing signs of exhaustion – a warning …

U.S. “most dangerous” place to give birth in developed world, USA Today investigation finds

July 28, 2018 5:50 pmJuly 27, 2018 8:59 am

A USA Today investigation finds the United States is the “most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.” Every year in the U.S., more than 50,000 mothers are severely injured during or after childbirth and 700 die. USA Today’s investigation, …

Why does US labor force participation rate lag other developed economies? Some are very sad reasons.

July 12, 2018 9:31 pm

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Inequality Crisis: UN Warns 40m In Poverty, U.S. Most Unequal Developed Nation

June 26, 2018 9:20 am

by stockboardasset A new report by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in the United States finds about 40 million live in poverty, 18.5 million in extreme poverty, and 5.3 million live in Third World conditions. The 20-page report …

U.S. healthcare ranked worst in the developed world. And yet, we spend far more on healthcare than anyone in the entire world. Can we all at least agree there is a problem?

June 18, 2018 11:04 pm

We are being hoodwinked. The conspiracy is rooted in depopulation. I’m almost positive this is a facet of the elites plan for depopulation. Make healthcare terrible and yet too expensive to obtain. It’s working well in the “land of the …

IMF: US Only Developed Country Expected to Increase 5-Year Debt to GDP

May 24, 2018 5:18 pm

via RT: Identifying runaway debt as a problem is the first step in dealing with it. Then there is the dissonance between the politicians who at once decry the federal budget deficit, then vote for bills that cut taxes and raise …

HUGE opportunity in Puerto Rico… and the developed country whose looming debt crisis is far worse

May 21, 2018 5:03 pm

by Simon Black We just finished a really -sensational- conference here in San Juan over the weekend showcasing Puerto Rico… with all of its challenges and opportunities. We’ve talked about this before– Puerto Rico is an attractive place to live and …

U.S. Government Bonds Pay More Than Debt From Other Developed Nations

May 22, 2018 9:08 amMay 21, 2018 10:10 am

via Daniel Kruger U.S. government bonds are paying more than debt from other developed countries for the first time in almost two decades, a new sign of investors’ struggle to reconcile expectations for faster U.S. growth with concerns about the impact …

Facebook Scandal Shines A Light on Tactics Developed By The Military & CIA

March 25, 2018 7:50 am

The Facebook scandal involving Cambridge Analytica has revealed some questionable tactics and methods developed by the military and the CIA. Representatives for CA have boasted that their list of past and current clients includes the British Ministry of Defense, the …