Josh Merfeld
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Development, labor, and nerdy measurement stuff | Sr. Lecturer, @UQ_News | @iza_bonn | @jpal | insulin addict | dad of an awesome girl
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined June 2009
Type one diabetic here. Okay, boss.
BREAKING: In a shocking moment, Medicare & Medicaid head Mehmet Oz says if you want lower insurance premiums, just don't get sick. "If you really want to drop the cost of health care in America, get healthier." Sick advice from an absolute quack. https://t.co/5Tv3B8IGrm
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YESSSSS
Novartis' new malaria treatment cured 97.4% of patients – more than the current best treatment It kills resistant parasites, too, and probably blocks transmission better than current drugs Approval is expected next year!
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Yes…
Do the owners of EVs understand where the power comes from to charge their cars?
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Don’t worry guys! Prices will go down, you’ll just be unemployed!
Absolutely incredible… The SF Fed just released a study of 150 years of US tariff policies. The conclusion? Tariffs lead to *lower* inflation.
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Cheesecake Factory is overpriced trash. Has always been true. If you’re short on money why on earth would you eat there??
Dad takes the family(kids) to Cheesecake Factory. The bill comes to $140. "How are families surviving right now?"
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And this is why attending seminars regularly is one of the most important things you can do as a PhD student.
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The number of low-income countries keeps falling, yet the share of the global poor living in them is rising.
Over 830 million people live in extreme poverty today. Who are they and what is life like for them? Understanding this helps design better policies. Five key facts: The share of extreme poor in low-income countries has nearly doubled in the last decade ➡️ Extreme poverty is
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Counterpoint: people change and people fall in love. Stop judging.
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In many of those countries you can still have private health insurance and go to a private hospital if you prefer. Works well.
Sorry. A single payer socialist healthcare system would actually be way worse than what we have today.
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Using completely different poverty lines. Apples to oranges comparison.
These are classic lagging preconceptions about SEA Czechia has 21% poverty Thailand has 5% poverty Just because the cost of living is lower doesn't mean everyone is poor, see purchasing power parity, which means things are cheaper (like rent) which takes people out of poverty
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This is literally how insurance works…
Up to 40% of Obamacare enrollees never file a claim. That’s billions in taxpayer dollars flowing to insurance companies for people who don’t even use the system. Republicans are committed to ending the fraud and making healthcare truly affordable.
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Walked into Eataly in NYC for tiramisu and a sandwich Saw this, changed my mind and will no longer shop at Eataly Disgusting…
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Nope.
If anyone is interested in understanding why so many people dislike super-tall luxury towers, you can read this publicly available paper on the topic written by Dr. Kheir Al-Kodman (Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Illinois Chicago). The paper argues that while
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There’s literally nothing worth getting upset over here. Wow.
The NHS is a cult. This is disgraceful. Who wrote and ratified this needs sacking.
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Sorry but this is dumb. The major concern is Antarctic or Greenland glaciers melting. Those are not currently in the water—they are on land—so this “experiment” is ridiculously stupid.
Here’s a “global warming” science experiment you can do in your own kitchen. Grab a big glass and a handful of ice. Put the ice in the glass. Fill the glass to the very top with water. Sit it on a level surface. As the ice melts will the water overflow out of the glass? No it
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