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bgoggin··on Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
How do you get healthcare though? Medicare is tied to staying here.
bgoggin··on Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution
Yes, I did not read closely enough. You referred to new medicare for all plans, while I responded recalling similar false accusations against Obamacare. Some of these new proposals do not allow duplicate plans. Nevertheless, I don't think this particular objection makes them DOA. I believe this is an objection that could be overcome with discussion.
bgoggin··on Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution
This is not correct. There was no prohibition on private insurance. Rather, all would have been required to participate in the public plan to spread the risk. That's the only way it could work. If someone wanted to also pay for a private plan, that was allowed.
bgoggin··on iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C
Seriously? Your claim is that Apple is afraid being able to make calls on an iPad would cannibalize iPhone sales? You think this is what's preventing people from walking around talking on iPads? Apple prevented calls on iPads so that AT&T would offer a cheaper cellular plan for iPads. Apple completely cannibalized their iPod business with the iPhone. They have proven over and over that they will cannibalize their own product lines.
bgoggin··on Apple has a bug in its disk I/O throttling code that affects raw disk copies
You can move the dock to the side on MacOS and this has existed for years.
bgoggin··on Computer work lying down comfortably with a home-made stand over the bed
How do you get in and out? It looks like you're almost in a cage.