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Thaeger commented on an article. 1:14 PM

Anatomy of the World's Most Insane Health Care Billing System

@Morgan

Have you read 'Bitter Pill,' (a recent, lengthy Times piece on this subject)? I found it striking at how medical bankruptcies frequently occur to folks who not only have insurance (as do 78% of all

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Thaeger commented on an article. 8:59 PM

The Worst News in the History of Finance

To be fair, folks in positions of authority often have to put forth a confident and optimistic face, even if they have caught a whiff of something. Or if you're cynical, -especially- if they'd caught a whiff of something.

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Thaeger commented on an article. 3:42 PM

How Banks Became Too Big to Fail

The greatest problem with our political system is the amount of money it takes to get/stay elected. Politicians are forced to make so many promises to so many wealthy donors that their positions on any given issue are seldom

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Thaeger commented on an article. 4:22 PM

Stop Worrying About the Stock Market. It Might Literally Be Making You Sick

What's that old saying...'A watched stock never doubles?'

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Thaeger commented on an article. 3:24 PM

Housing's Labor Shortage

MH wrote: "Eventually it will work itself out, through higher wages and increased immigration."

A related article, focusing on the skilled labor 'gap' in general; namely, how such gaps seem to go hand

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Thaeger commented on an article. 9:30 PM

The World Is So Much More Complicated Than You Think

The only simple truth in life is that there are no simple truths in life, and anyone who claims otherwise is usually trying to sell you something?