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@1st-Amendment Private free-market competition works only in cases where there are 1. Competition (no local or country-wide monopolies),…

> Citation required. I don't know a single person this happened to, the cost was worn by the employers, but I'm happy to see your…

@1st-Amendment - I guess that you're very pro-big government then? Our super, unemployment benefits, healthcare, pension system are all…

@1st-Amendment Dude, thier employer is still paying that $40000 for them, it still comes out of their wages, they just have no choice who…

US per capita tax (government) costs for healthcare are about the same as Australia's. So Americans pay the same amount through taxes that…

I'd be pretty pissed off if I lived in the USA. A family in the USA pays on average $40000 AUD per year for health insurance premiums…

Yeah I remember going to the GP in the US for a really obvious ear infection (I just needed antibiotics) and I got charged around $950 AUD…

US is far worse even as someone from overseas. Comparing my doctors visits while I've been overseas from memory: UK: Free Sweden: I think…

The "ideal" customer for a for-profit healthcare system is one that is alive, but in constant pain and on a regular supply of medication…

Yep agree completely. Whenever inequality is rising, and the right or left moves too far in one direction, the other extreme springs up to…

That's the reality of life in Australia, for good or bad. Aussies don't want to become a mini-America, are scared of the mess of hatred…

@Danstar I was just a bit concerned about you - You said that Twitter was run by left-wing nut jobs. I don't think anyone thinks that is…

@Danstar Here in Australia we're pretty moderate, lefties and righties are still mates. Don't get brainwashed into that US politics BS, and…

BlueSky is a completely open, free-speech platform where anyone can setup their own server, and anyone can post what they want, not…

BlueSky is #1 on the Apple AppStore currently: https://mashable.com/article/bluesky-top-ios-app-apple-app-store

Twitter used to be anti-censorship. It used to fight authoritarian governments like Turkey & India who used to censor criticism of the…

BlueSky is free for premium features and it now has pretty much everyone I follow on it. https://bsky.app/ Everyone just mirrors all their…

@Xizor Twitter under Musk has gotten markedly worse for censorship. A good example is Turkey. Twitter used to fight censorship in court,…

I have a couple of LG Grams and they seem pretty durable and both are going strong. LG says that they're certified for MIL-STD-810H…

It is very helpful of them to collect all your password and account data as diagnostics! If you ever forget a password you can just ask…

Yes, looks like they come with a chip that re-installs a trojan/malware picked up by Windows Defender even after re-installs of windows.…

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/165770231220

In Australia those with lower incomes work more hours and harder than those with higher incomes, and that pattern continues in most of the…

Economic performance under Trump was worse under Trump than Obama, even outside of pandemic years:…

Unemployment is at 7%, much higher than during Obama's Presidency. It does say something that he didn't trash the economy enough to match…

The unemployment in the US is higher that it was in the Great Depression Obama's policies saw a continual dropping since the mess that Bush…

Remember the time that Trump drank that glass of water and everyone got excited That was the most memorable achievement of his presidency…

Sometimes when I'm thinking about buying something I pray to the roadside gods to provide and I find it the next week Some good finds: -…

So much malware and misleading links returned in the search results though

I found one of these that someone was chucking out on the side of the road 6+ years ago and its still going strong For a while there I was…