If Amazon workers can do it, we should too!
Two years ago, there were several articles in the mainstream press about residents being over-worked as the pandemic tore through the US. Residents were exposed to dangerous working conditions. There was talk of residents considering joining or forming unions, like many workers in other sectors of the economy, to gain protections that only organization can bring.
Was there any hazard pay? Were there substantial raises in base pay for trainees? Did residents and fellows negotiate with...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: tbs247365 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
“It could be like a Lehman Brothers scenario, where a couple of big health care companies take the economy down.”
Covid has wreaked havoc on our nursing system, creating escalating nursing discontent, and escalating nurse pay. The supply chain is precarious and prices for everything, from gloves, to masks, to medicines, is escalating. Costs to run hospitals are escalating and revenues lost from out-patient ortho procedures, etc. are decreasing. They are making it because of COVID subsidies, but how long will those last? At what cost? While making record profits in the early pandemic, insurance companies...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 10, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: RonWeasley7 Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Applying to king econ
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Source: The Student Room - October 8, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: artful_lounger Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
Should Both Pain-Ballers & 1/2-Ballers Oppose Biden-Harris Tax Plan?
President Biden’s Campaign Tax Plan
Biden’s tax plan is estimated to raise about $3.33 trillion over the next decade on a conventional basis, and $2.78 trillion after accounting for the reduction in the size of the U.S. economy. While taxpayers in the bottom four quintiles would see an increase in after-tax incomes in 2021...
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Details of Biden Tax Plan
Biden’s plan includes the following payroll tax, individual income tax, and estate and gift tax changes:
Imposes a 12.4 percent Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (...
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 12, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Executive action on non-competes
I was going to post this in the other thread where this topic was brought up, but I felt that it warranted it’s own discussion.
FACT SHEET: Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy | The White House
The economy is booming under President Biden’s leadership. The economy has gained more than three million jobs since the President took office—the most jobs created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history. Today, the President is building on this economic momentum by signing...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 10, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: GravelRider Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Likely Non-Compete Clauses Will Go Away
Biden declares war on anti-competitive practices with sweeping order
President Biden will sign a sweeping executive order on Friday, aimed at promoting competition in the economy through 72 initiatives cracking down on anti-competitive practices in multiple industries.
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Looks like the White House is on the offensive for non-compete clauses. Will be interesting to see how the larger groups react.
Lots of other stuff in the executive order: importing drugs from Canada, investigating hospital mergers, etc. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: southerndoc Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Warren Buffett: "The tapeworm won."
Buffett on failed health care venture Haven: 'We were fighting a tapeworm in the American economy. And the tapeworm won'
At the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) annual shareholder meeting on Saturday, CEO Warren Buffett and his long-time business partner Charlie Munger discussed the failure of Haven, the joint health care venture with JPMorgan (JPM) and Amazon (AMZN).
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Buffett - Bezos - JPMorgan triumvirate admit defeat. The healthcare system is a monster they just can't disrupt. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 3, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WVUPharm2007 Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
More Evidence that Elimination is the Best COVID-19 Control Strategy for Health and the Economy
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Market leverage
This GameStop thing has really made me really think about how crazy it is that Hedge Funds and Banks are allowed to be leveraged 30X or more.
That is really nuts. That explains why when a crash starts, it goes crazy fast.
It also explains why the market is so high, despite an incredibly damaged and poor economy. Being leveraged at those levels (with billions of dollars) makes it seem like there is 30X the amount of money in the market. Yet when it starts to decline, it basically...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: epidural man Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Politics, economy, covid-19, competition and fact
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 28, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
A shot in the foot: Re: Political economy of covid-19: extractive, regressive, competitive
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Buy a house now or wait?
I'm a new attending and have not yet bought a house. I'd like to, but flexible as to when I do. I'm ok in my current situation.
What I like about buying a house now:
- I can finally afford one I like
- interest rate at historic low
What makes me hesitate:
- Price of houses keep elevating, many houses being built and getting bought due to low interest rates driving up house prices further
- Uncertainty of economy, pandemic, new administration, etc
My worry is that I'll buy a house...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: goldsummer Tags: Finance and Investment Source Type: forums
Biden has won.....What do you think will happen to student loans debt
I know he wants forgiveness of some portion of loans but do you think he would go full on Bernie Sanders forgiveness with the current state of the economy and no end in sight for the pandemic? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PharmaSex Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
Operation Moonshot or How to Shut Down Society and the Economy Forever
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Becoming a doctor in the UK then going to Dubai?
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Source: The Student Room - September 13, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 999tigger Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
