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  • Unethical and counterproductive. Having a prosthetic limb would almost invariably lead to a less sedentary lifestyle, which is strongly correlated with better health. Paying for a prosthetic today has to be cheaper than paying for a heart attack or diabeties later.

  • Well then you didn't have any pre-existing conditions.

    I don't know why you would assume that, or why you would imagine that I was unaware of this change.

    That was huge for me and millions of other people. A game-changer.

    Of course this was huge for people, but it wasn't a huge reform for the health insurance agency. It didn't change the for-profit nature of health insurance; it just put a guardrail on it. It softened one of the hardest edges of private health insurance, which made it palatable enough to escape real reform.

  • I agree that we got change under Obama, but I wouldn't call it any more than that. Softening the edges of the existing system just enough to gut any real push toward change isn't reform; it's entrenchment fundamentally different systems like universal healthcare wasn't reform; it was entrenchment.

  • Situated several hundred feet above sea level, routes through the caves pass along steep cliff edges and over deep ravines like the one Andic tragically fell down.

    Several areas include tricky terrain, like rocky pathways without proper fencing or support.

    Might make a great location for a corporate retreat

  • On the other hand, a colorful sorting would only negatively affect you when you are actively looking for a book.

    No, unfortunately, it would remind me every time that I looked at it that I had somehow married someone who thought this was acceptable.

  • OK, let's just say she's a hero. I'll say it for you. Lena Khan is a hero everyone!

    With that out of the way, look at the last, say, five decades. Look at income disparity over that time period. Look at wages. Look at the health of labor unions. Look at how much more money political campaigns cost now. This has all been happening under Republican and Democratic administrations. Both parties have been moving to the economic right.

    You can find heroes like Khan throughout this time period. Point them out if you like. Just don't ignore the fact that these trends continued despite their best efforts.

    I just think you need to recognize that sometimes civic engagement requires more than just a vote

  • Oh, things will be different for us. The rich, however, will be just fine. They'll still gatekeep who can run for president. They'll still actively co-write legislation. They'll still buy lobby legislators and cozy up with regulators. We're living in a second guilded age. We didn't just vote our way out of the last one