What happened in the 70s?

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 3:34 PM PDT

2009/09/11 · 15:34

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Research (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/nhe2007.zip), between 1970 and 2004, the portion of national healthcare expenditures that went to "Admin & Net Cost of Priv. Hlth Insurance" just about doubled. From 1974 to 2007, the actual expenditures went up by a factor of over 16. This was measured in 2007 dollars, so you can't blame it on inflation. So what happened in the 70's?

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Have you ever advocated for the removal of a bad law?

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Have you ever advocated for the removal of a bad law?

Yes

33 votes

2 votes

Yes, laws against certain drugs.

3 votes

Yes, laws against suicide.

1 vote

Yes, laws that diminish civil rights.

3 votes

The Green Racket

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Friday April 17, 2009 · 12:02 PM PDT

2009/04/17 · 12:02

We now know that increasing global temperatures as evidenced by ice core data precedes increasing levels of carbon dioxide. The astute among us know that CO2 cannot be causing any of the warming that precedes it. However, the earlier ice core data didn't show that one happened before the other; the amount of time between them was too small to detect. During those "olden days" when we didn't have the science to measure such small amounts of time, the green racket was born. CO2, it was claimed, was the cause and warming was the effect. Modern technology shows this to be impossible.

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Which important aspect of environmental science do you know the least about?

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Which important aspect of environmental science do you know the least about?

The water cycle, which goes faster when it's warmer

0 votes

The carbon cycle, from plants and animals to coal and oil

0 votes

Photosynthesis

0 votes

The equilibrium rate of chemical and physical processes

3 votes

Environmental Science Lobbying

2 votes

Hyperinflation - How do we trade when inflation is high?

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Tuesday March 18, 2008 · 10:33 AM PDT

2008/03/18 · 10:33

I believe the central banking system coupled with fiat currency ultimately leads to hyperinflation so I would like to provide tech money as a solution. If you would like to know more about what motivated me to write this, watch this. It is full of good info and suggestions for further education.

I propose a new kind of money called the "tech," which is much better protected from counterfeiting and fraud than any other kind of backed currency that I know of. The tech is really just a coupon for whatever an issuer wishes to back it. The advantage is that it is anonymous and yet verifiable in real time.

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Monday November 19, 2007 · 8:29 PM PST

2007/11/19 · 20:29

Have you heard from Senator Mike Gravel? He's apparently very fond of me because he sends me all kinds of notes, although he never answers my letters back to him. His must be a peculiar kind of affection. It is strange that a person in such a high position is using spam to promote his cause. Or is it so strange after all?

Politics is the art of weilding the power of the mob against individuals, whether to convince them to believe something or vote a certain way, or to coerce them into supporting your organization. The exploitation of the Availability Heuristic is the foundation of advertising. It only makes sense that someone who is willing to get paid through taxation is also willing to spam people.

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How much are you willing to spend to support the prosecution of spammers?

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How much are you willing to spend to support the prosecution of spammers?

< $5 per year

7 votes

Up to $20 per year

2 votes

Up to $100 per year

3 votes

None, but I'd spend up to $5 for technology that protects me from them.

2 votes

None, but I spend up to $20 for technology...

4 votes

None, but I'd spend up to $100...

1 vote

I'd spend over $100 for the prosecution.

3 votes

I'd spend over $100 for the technology.

0 votes

Advertisitis

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Saturday October 27, 2007 · 7:17 PM PDT

2007/10/27 · 19:17

Advertisitis - what is it? Do you have it? Does shameless promotion bother you? Do you try to avoid engaging in it yourself?

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Monday August 27, 2007 · 11:56 AM PDT

2007/08/27 · 11:56

I mention to Andrew Gallix that I’ll be in London for a few days - maybe we’ll run into each other, have a couple of pints. He says "I’ll contact some people, make it a get together." Next thing I know, I’m meeting all these famous writers, editors, publishers; at the British Film Institute no less.

Get there, walk around lost, see a mime performing before a seated audience outside one of the buildings. A sign says ‘entrance’ with direction arrow. Go up three flights of stairs, find myself at street level facing the Thames. Go back down, fellow says - the main entrance is that way, under Waterloo Bridge.

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