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geke (70)in #stimulus • 5 years ago
Federal Reserve stimulus / easing is “banking communism” that drives consumerism and punishes saving
Somebody asked me today if the $1.5 trillion in “capital” injections by the Federal Reserve would be helpful to the economy. The question terrified me because it really brought…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
The High Cost of Health Care: is Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" the solution?
Is democratic socialism the solution to what is, admittedly, a huge problem in the U.S. healthcare system? If we break down all its various definitions and iterations…
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geke (70)in #instagram • 5 years ago
Instagram accounts up & running for Cost Benefit Jr. and GekeVenns (plus a few more!)
After much tinkering and sub-dividing accounts, I think we've got the various Instagram marketing prongs where we want them. I posted a few weeks back about my plans to promote…
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geke (70)in #instagram • 5 years ago
A new direction for 2020
The military posts have stopped because, after almost two years documenting how the DoD is spending our tax dollars, daily, to enrich ten or so multinational corporations, I…
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geke (70)in #naturalmedicine • 5 years ago
Looking and feeling young over 50
I turned 53 a few weeks ago and I'm sometimes told I look young for my age. Occasionally I even get questions about how I achieve that, so I'm going to document here some of the…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $946 million
Lockheed Martin was the only company on our watchlist to see an award on Nov. 27. Note that the November to-date totals are current. Yesterday's breakdown: BAE: -- Boeing:…
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geke (70)in #recipes • 5 years ago
My favorite sweet potatoes
Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! Yesterday I made my favorite sweet potatoes and thought I might share a few photos. I love fall flavors and this very simple dish…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
The High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 3 - its German-pharmaceutical angle)
This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.22 billion
Yesterday Raytheon broke the $1 billion barrier with another $386 million modification (increase) to an existing contract. General Dynamics is poised to do the same thing any day…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.02 billion
Research into the origins of our ridiculously expensive healthcare industry has been overwhelming my time so I apologize (again) for not posting daily on military spending. The…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $2.03 billion
In addition to the awards to companies on our watchlist, of special note yesterday was a $1.2 billion contract awarded to Rolls-Royce for “sustainment support” of the V-22…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $501 million
Sorry for the lapse in posting; have been immersed in research on another topic. Spending is still somewhat slow as we approach the middle of this spending quarter with only…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
The High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 2 - its discriminatory angle)
This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $4.1 billion
I've been wanting to replace Booz Allen Hamilton on the watchlist with either Rockwell Collins, General Electric, or L3. It varies, but of those three companies, I think L3 is…
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geke (70)in #ecotrain • 5 years ago
My answer to the Ecotrain QOTW: In what ways has centralisation failed us?
I love @eco-alex and his work on Steemit, especially his Questions of the Week. The latest one ..... “In what ways has centralisation failed us?” might be my favorite so far and…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $1.2 billion
With several smaller contracts and one large one the Pentagon was able to break a billion dollars in spending yesterday. None of the companies on our watchlist received contracts…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
The High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 1 - its progressive efficient-monopoly angle)
This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
October's highest paid defense contractor: Lockheed Martin ($7.7 billion)
October's highest paid defense contractor: Lockheed Martin ($7.7 billion) September's highest paid defense contractor: Northrop Grumman ($5.1 billion) Of the seven…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $621 million
The last day of October saw a few more contracts for our watchlist than we've been seeing: a total of two contracts and six modifications of existing contracts. Lockheed Martin…
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geke (70)in #deepdives • 5 years ago
How much did the military spend yesterday? $533 million
Everyone on our watchlist, except for Booz Allen Hamilton, has been getting at least small amounts of taxpayer love this month. Lockheed Martin, however, looks like the October…
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