I know it is politically correct nowadays to diss US healthcare system. But in the current pandemic, it is more about government preparedness. If you let an exponentially infectious pandemic run wild without any curtailing mechanism, no matter how sophisticated the healthcare system is, it is bound to get overwhelmed.
I absolutely can't stand the notion that describing or warning against the very real, awful scenario many Americans face with their healthcare is first and foremost a "diss", as opposed to something that must be said loudly and often until the problem is eliminated. This is human suffering we're talking about.
Italy here.
I agree with your point. Luckily despite the rumors of war like triage we're still treating everybody because we increased capacity. There is a little slow down in new cases today. Still a race between setting up new capacity and hospitalizing people.
It is good to have insurance. I have one. But when I was trying to reach a doctor during the weekend because I had bad cough and was very worried, I couldn’t get through. The line was overloaded. At that time it hit me that, in case of emergency, different set of rules apply. Having insurance becomes almost irrelevant.
I’m not sure it’s accurate to say/imply that “many” have short-term plans, which is what were reauthorized. Those plans make sense for some but certainly not many.they Are edge case solutions. There are, as you say, many with no health insurance.
You're right that it's about government preparedness, but how do we expect a government that's all about protecting the profits of the insurance industry to have the best interests of the citizens in mind?
We're in the midst of a crisis and we still can't imagine giving away tests / vaccines for free. Even though economically it would be the best course of action, we're so opposed to anything that even slightly resembles a handout here. Even when those handouts have drastically positive effects on the economy.
The USA needs to end the whole "crabs in a bucket" mentality, or we'll wind up wondering why this is happening again just a few years from now.
“When the next pandemic occurs (and make no mistake, it will) and the federal government is unable to respond in a coordinated and effective fashion to protect the lives of US citizens and others, this decision by John Bolton and Donald Trump will be why.”
Even though it says it supports 100 languages, I cannot find the list of supported languages. I am mostly trying to find out if it supports Indic languages.
This is indeed a very courageous decision on AA's part to leave a secure job at Facebook to join D Foundation. But I am pretty sure, if at some point in future AA decides, FB will be very happy to have him back.
I didn't see anything definitive in the article. Didn't go through the videos though. The takeaway seems to be if you can play music to the point of causing pain ('musician's high', may be), then your brain probably is different.
Isn't that true for any field, musical or non-musical?
