Class 11: “Reducing Health Inequities” by UC Berkeley Professor Reich

[@tomkallen]

Now for the first time I have a small inkling of how our democracy, government and capitalism works. Every policy maker from local to national should be required to take this class along with all CEO's of public companies. With some clues they may be able to recognize how unintended consequences happen to poorly thought decisions. Their decisions even with popular opinion and good intensions, they don't always have the intended results. I have always watched and admired your career and at your age you have my vote as a human being, by the way by birth year was 1951. I spend my enormous free time now just learning. I was too busy working 7 days a week with an obsession of hard work with miniscule regrets because of one wife who made all the difference. Luck has a lot to do with it. Not growing up poor but extremely frugal, I learned many necessary things from my parents. I will continue until some day I will not awake on this earth. Thank you for your efforts.

[@austindahu]

When I was in university, wow nearly a decade ago, maybe none of the lectures I attended would warrant applause at the end. I'm so glad you're able to reach so many through your classes, online and offline.

[@susanheath5467]

I see the logic! It is a way of killing off those who are considered unproductive and a drain on the government! Simple and effective

[@paulcolburn3855]

When I lecture my students, I welcome debate. I welcome arguments against my lecture because my position stand on facts, math, science, and economics. This man does not welcome any debate. The reason why he does not is because his points and positions can't possibly stand up to what happens in the world of reality. As an academic, he lives in a world of his own where he thinks he has the authority to determine how others who do not live in that world, live.

[@_fukunicorn_164]

Raise your hand if you are absolutely NOT enrolled in this class but watch these videos every week… 👋

[@tammystockley-loughlin7680]

🖐 positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself during these trying times

[@brianschalme1457]

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[@rachelclayton1623]

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[@BlahblahblahblahblahblahblahFU]

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[@anonymoushuman6635]

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[@al.spudkin]

All of these lectures have had a deep, earth-shaking kind of impact on me, as someone who is really waking up to political activism and trying to educate myself on the problems facing us today. But this one truly hits home. My husband just left a job of eight years because his wage “increases” were completely outstripped by rising insurance costs. He has a masters in teaching, yet we struggle every month to pay our bills. He’s choosing to work 2 part time jobs instead - one at a large public district with a union, and the other at an ethical grocery co-op. It was a huge leap to leave a “stable” job of many years, and scary for both of us. We can only hope there will be a better insurance plan as he networks within this new district in hopes of full-time hours down the road. We’d like to start a family, but my sister in law is *still* paying off her hospital bills for her two births. For her youngest daughter, she received an itemized bill in the BABY’S NAME for time spent in the natal unit, which is just… obscene. This stuff has got to change. Husband and I are both doing all we can to reach out to our local politicians and get involved in these decisions. I hope millions of other Americans do the same. We can exert enormous pressure if we work together.

[@tonycatman]

Here are some of the problem with Reich's perspective: - He doesn't have the experience of dealing with customers who will leave his business if he doesn't give them what he wants. Most people in business are too busy doing their thing to debate him, so he hasn't imported their perspective. - He is very smart. He may empathise with people much less smart that he is, but he doesn't really know what it is like. He spends his time in universities and top-level government. - He loves receiving affirmation and adulation, and he wants to be cool. It informs his opinions, and it is why he teaches. I've watched him cherry pick data in this course. Sometimes he will compare things with other countries - sometimes he makes comparisons over time. He always chooses the data that hints at his position. I have been very poor, and very wealthy. Twice for both in my life, and I've had absolutely no family or social safety net (from moving countries). It really is nonsense that having less money makes you eat worse. Simply untrue : it is cheaper to eat healthy. But saying so isn't something that makes you popular, so Reich doesn't say it. You (and Reich) are of course right about the cost and system of healthcare in the US. Obscene is an appropriate word. The system seems to be rigged by lawyers and the government, and the result is the worst of all worlds. But it isn't going to change in a timescale that works for you. Unions won't help you, and neither will the government. Don't waste your time on activism. Your problems are your own, and if you take charge of them, you will be able to improve your situation. This might mean uncomfortable things like changing jobs, moving, confronting your employers, and taking other risks. Best of luck. Don't be drawn in by people who tell you what you want to hear.

[@jayns69]

There is a correlation between being poor and eating unhealthy foods in the US. This is fact. Remember that low income is also correlated with low education. And that's the whole game right there. Education. ​@tonycatman

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

With this lecture someone is finally teaching me how the medical system works. No wonder I could not make sense of it before... I did not understand it in terms of the "HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS". That is basis to understanding a lot of things in life but especially the things that have to do with life-and death-type issues. Thank you, Prof. Reich.

[@suzyq1934]

Elucidating as always! Thank You, Mr Reich, for continuing to shine a light on economic realities! 💖🇭🇲

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

I want to live better, not longer! Great lecture as usual, Mr Secretary.

[@ry8519]

Thank You for uploading this lecture Professor Reich ❤😀

[@makeithomewithsade4176]

Enjoying this entire series! On this I expected to also hear about the impact of the diminishing quality of our food in the US on our health, including how the foods we all regularly consume (rich and poor alike) include ingredients which are BANNED in other countries, but overlooked in for the sake of higher profits in the US… Think the high fructose corn syrup in or favorite Coke products, etc. Change starts with education. The cigarette example proved this point. Can’t thank you enough for giving us free access to class!

[@_fukunicorn_164]

That’d be one of the greatest benefits of a single payer system… once the government has to foot the bill for everybody’s medical care, they’d be forced to try and keep us all healthy because it would be in their best interest financially, rather than making money hand over fist off of us all being sick. (And we know they’ll never do ANYthing unless the money forces them).

[@wolfgangouille]

Glad to see people like this exist in the US.

[@caracrabtree715]

On healthcare, there’s also a variable of how high stress over long periods affects lifespan and all aspects of health. And pretty much all food in the US is crap. Especially with the introduction of high fructose corn syrup. Even the fresh fruit and vegetables have far less nutrients because of factory farming. You can’t have time to exercise or get proper sleep when working 2 or 3 jobs.

[@christopherbullock1209]

Ounce of prevention or pound of cure. 18:20

[@caracrabtree715]

US pays medical professionals pretty high with compared with countries who have centralized healthcare. The difference is most of these place have free or cheaper colleges. Opening doors for more people to become professionals

[@JP-JustSayin]

This class has become my favorite game show. 🙂

[@FlyingDwarfman]

And you can choose which version you want. Is it "Can You Guess the Reason America Ain't Ever Been (sic) Great?" or "What Will Berkley Students Guess?" Note: There are almost certainly more variations on those than what I could think of (it's another game show!)

[@BeeBop1029]

I live in a neighborhood undergoing gentrification, right next to a supermarket. I go there daily. Poorer people's carts are loaded with cheap soda, cakes & sweets, ramen noodles, hot dogs, etc... I ate that stuff when I was poor in college too... they're the cheapest food. And I witness obesity, diabetes (including plenty of missing limbs & what looks undiagnosed in young people too), bad health, daily. It bothers me so much that the gov't subsidizes corn & cheap food. So much unnecessary suffering.

[@suzanneemerson9787]

They should buy something different. Seems like they don’t want to.

[@dawnjones659]

Thanks again for sharing your lecture, this time insights about policy and health care.

[@beeinthehive]

What amazing points. Why would corporations have record profits yet keep raising their prices if capitalism truly worked on competitive pricing? Why would they risk losing business to their competition? They don't compete, they cooperate behind closed door meetings to maintain this profiteering practice.

[@the_ikiru]

You don't have to buy the product if you are upset at the price increase, right?

[@beeinthehive]

@@the_ikiru Yeah, who needs luxuries like transportation to get to work, medical care so they don't die, clothes so they don't get arrested for walking around naked, electricity so they don't die in the winter, rent so their families aren't living in the streets, and let's not forget the luxuries of food and water. We just won't get those things. That'll show 'em! I'll just spend my short life staring at a wall and die of thirst because record profits aren't enough for billionaires.

[@coopsnz1]

@@beeinthehive franchise own retail store not a corporation dummy. Corporation supplier and government add taxes to prices robbing consumer

[@Sqwaush]

too many middlemen are skimming off the top en masse without actually providing any extra value

[@beeinthehive]

@@coopsnz1 Corporations raise prices at will and have been caught many times creating false "supply problems" as an excuse to jack up prices, on everything from food to computers to cars. If they incorrectly estimate how much they'll be selling and make too many, they destroy them or stock it away. Whether or not they destroy the products depends on if it's something that will be outdated in a few months or years (they'll destroy them) or if it can just sit there for a while and maybe released later. Take diamonds for example. They have been withholding them in diamond warehouses for decades and only allowing so many to trickle out at a time so they appear to be rare, when diamonds are actually quite common and plentiful. This keeps the demand higher than the "supply". It is artificial pricing.

[@johns.7297]

M1 increased from around $#4 trillion to around $20 trillion. That's the main reason why we have higher inflation today. Reich's argument about lack of competition, however, is a contributing factor.

[@C-Span222]

Thank you so much for your dedication and wisdom. Thank you for making this available.

[@simonbattle0001]

Our economic system is a sh*t sandwich and you can try to polish that turd before you put in the bread, but it's still sh*t. "That's the way it is" considering your comment on the Shareholders, I find it so amusing that one single responsibility is the only thing left that is sacred. Good to see you Bob.

[@lindawallers4202]

This information doesn't make me depressed. It makes me angry, furious that Congress has done nothing and that Americans are so uninformed about the options, the history, and their own ability to force changes. That I had to wait this long (73) to discover how we have been lied to by politicians, the health care industry, and Big Pharma..

[@LiefRunsFar]

Until the masses get active the only ones influencing congress are the extremely wealthy and the elderly.

[@tomconverse7862]

We've always known that politicians LIE to get elected and Washington/Government has slowly been overtaken by corporate rule since the Nixon administration and went full throttle when Ronald Reagan was elected. The media has become the propaganda machine for those corporations whether directly or indirectly and the baby boomer generation fell for it hook, line and sinker! That started to change with Gen X (we started to wake up to the deception) but for the most part, it was business as usual in Washington. Overall, we can only blame ourselves for our current state of government. To change this, we NEED to get the younger voters (18-34) out to the polls! If that were to happen, we would see the biggest shift in politics in modern history! A shift that would be TRULY for the American people! That scares the SH** out of the Republicans! In short: GET OUT AND VOTE YOUNG PEOPLE!!! 18-34! VOTE PROGRESSIVE!

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

Reich lies by withholding information he is awful I can give maney examples

[@samahlan]

Love the anecdotes about what was going on behind the scenes during the Clinton administration.

[@hollystump1]

Universal health care was almost part of the original Social Security Act of 1935... what a tragedy that it was dropped.

[@_fukunicorn_164]

Ughh, that is heartbreaking. 💔

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

How would we pay for it we already have a debt so big it defies belief will you pay half your income to the government to pay for it if not we add it to the debt our children will have to pay for makeing you a thief of the worst kind

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

We have a debt so big it defies belief our children will inherit a bankrupt shell of a nation because you won't pay enough taxes for the social programs Democrats want

[@paulah.mandell7694]

Seems to me that another outcome of the Fed policy of raising interest rates reinforces the strength of monopolies by increasing the cost of borrowing money, thereby making it more costly for startups and a disincentive to start new businesses.

[@lindawright4553]

Great series. Regarding the U.S. high medical costs compared to other countries; drug prices in the US are higher than other countries. That is why some people buy their medicines in Canada and Mexico. And alopathic doctors are trained to treat disease not cure disease.

[@typrus6377]

Over $830 a paycheck comes out for premiums. At my income level, ACA plans are roughly the same price. But prescription costs rise enough without insurance to make it a wash (even ignoring the possibility of needing to see a doctor, let alone have an emergency) versus having no premiums. Prescription costs rising. Premiums rising. Between premiums, deductibles, co-pays, and prescriptions, I paid over double my true Federal tax burden (Social, Med, Income).

[@jz8756]

new and important insights every lecture! thank you so much Professor.

[@7628739]

If you were self employed chances are you didn't get anything during the pandemic. If you worked for an employer, you got a check evey month. It was tough for us. We knew many who lied about their situation.

[@BioFlipTeach]

Did you lose your business? When the pandemic conditions subsided, were you able to recover if able to keep your employees? Business owners typically profit from the labor of others, AND take on the risks in exchange for being allowed to have this opportunity. I would feel better about businesses asking for government support if they were not so frequently opposed to supporting workers/poor individuals.

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

Do you support a livable wage

[@jorgegomezmonge5344]

Thank you sir from the deepest f my gratitude for your insight in power equality and giving me hope

[@TubeNutriDoc]

Have several pages of notes and comments which will benefit from a more streamlined contribution after review. Will post soon to add a sidebar solution to the mix. Can't tell you how much these classes are appreciated and shared with others, @Professor Reich aka Mr. Secretary. May you and yours...Be In Good Health.😎

[@ProgressiveEconomicsSupporter]

On the USA, you should reallz shift to a public health insurance that covers much not only essential basics There is no point of giving this into private hands that try (don't have to) maximize their profits

[@Sqwaush]

Man this makes me wanna move to canada

[@suzanneemerson9787]

It’s very cold there.

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

You wouldn't like the taxes there nor the waiting time for medical care

[@ONAROccasionallyNeedsARestart]

Q1. I chose B and am supremely confident in that answer. Let's find out.

[@ONAROccasionallyNeedsARestart]

Q2. I'm going to say a, physicians. But I might be wrong.

[@ONAROccasionallyNeedsARestart]

I missed some questions apparently. Q7. I think all of them are false honestly, but if I have to choose I choose B.

[@ONAROccasionallyNeedsARestart]

Q8 I'd argue a. As more whites enter poverty crime rates go up around whites. Ultimately if the correlation is between poverty and crime (which it is) then obviously violence and crime rates will increase for those demographics.

[@ONAROccasionallyNeedsARestart]

Q11. Going ith private hospital

[@ProgressiveEconomicsSupporter]

By the way, no company really maximzes their profit, rather optimizing. Maximizing prfits wouls mean back to merciless, tough raw capitalism, or worse

[@amiensarabellis8391]

1) Physicians are not reimbursed for prevention counseling. 2) can a person buy shares in their own health insurance company. If so, would enough of these people change the direction of the company?

[@bjoehill]

Mighty Fine.

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

Does it feel good, because it does to me? These lectures seem to speak of a new world of freedom and equality. It was what I thought lay in wait for me when I grew up but never materialized. But there is STILL TIME and renewed hope.

[@EdwardFlynn]

I would hazard a guess that Vehicular deaths have risen due to the marketing of sports cars and larger trucks that are too powerful to be on the road combined with a lack of good driver's ed programs.

[@suzanneemerson9787]

Nah . . . ADHD and drugs.

[@YoungAstronomicalReaserc-zf8zy]

I would say phones

[@Synthetrix]

In my 60s now and everyone smoked and fitness was not a big thing when I was young, but the consumption of opioids and methamphetamine usage has skyrocketed in the 21st century.

[@Pallasathena-hv4kp]

Another reason for the poor having sedentary lifestyle and bad diet: after working a physical job all week and looking after children, would you feel like making a meal from scratch and then dealing with a dirty kitchen?

[@happygucci5094]

Or going out and exercising? What a joke right?

[@benjamMin278]

Norway!

[@jamesmorton7881]

MMT, who decides who gets the resources ? The 1%, not a government for the people. ❤❤

[@challengerRT392]

Another informative lecture, thank you, Professor!

[@mnowak1493]

One of the problems with the healthcare system is the cost of Insurance. Also Big Pharma spends incredible amounts of money on research and development. Only one drug out of 10K actually make it to the market.

[@boombot934]

Thank❤🌹🙏 you, professor Robert Reich👍! For-profit healthcare system is American working people's disaster... 😢

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

The VA is governor run result poor care high cost when we have universal healthcare run by government we will all get poor healthcare

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

Just today I talked to a chiropractic office that gave me their regular rate. I then asked about insurance compensation and they told me that instead of billing my Medicare they gave me a special rate (if I prove I have it). I was thrilled. I wanted to pay them what my insurance would have given them without them having to pay to extract it from my Medicare. I feel like everyone wins. But it is their way to going back to getting the money to good providers instead of someone else's administration and and even profits. It's a whole different game that gets back to basics and quality care.

[@angreehulk]

🤘

[@Danielgbest]

Our poor health outcomes are in large part due to diet. No amount of spending can save a nation of obese citizens subsisting on fructose infused ultraprocessed garbage. It would be interesting to plot spending against obesity rates

[@moonpeach4684]

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[@frozenheart7133]

I used to think my Family had really bad luck since no Man has survived past 50. The oldest surviving male of my entire family (100+ cousins) is currently 36. The runner up is my son at age 14. I was 28 when I realized that it wasn’t “bad luck” it is capitalism/education/systemic issues.

[@FlyingDwarfman]

I'm sorry that this is the case for your family. It's a decrepit system that hurts the aids those who take advantage of others and punishes the vulnerable, for sure.

[@landontesar3070]

That's crazy. What are some of the causes for your situation?

[@frozenheart7133]

@@landontesar3070 uncles died by police, one drunk driving, one from alcohol abuse. He wasnt the same after iraq/afganistan. My brother had a rare heart condition and we couldnt afford the treatment so he died. My other brother died in a go-cart accident. Basically just a lot of the “death by despair” by some more directly caused by capitalism.

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

Give examples

[@coopsnz1]

Corporate profit up is turnover not net profit up

[@fightthepower4648]

KZbin video: "Global Declaration of Independence - Fight the Power"

[@themandalor38501]

I'll be honest - I have a beef with those last 2 slides, but for a specific semantic reason. Framing some of the reasons associated with the wealth/health gap with the word "personal" in *any* way gives those who like to frame societal issues with the "personal responsibility" idea a sticking point, an out, and a place to point the imaginary blame. Many, if not all, of these same rampant and deadly issues can be readily and demonstrably remedied by sound public policy that can, in fact, address many (if not all) of the issues that these same policymakers use as excuses as to why they don't support these policies, like saving our systems financial stress to the tune of billions of dollars a year by implementing policies that actually demonstrably improve the well being of the people in this country. As one of my favorite KZbinrs puts it, "It's cheaper to be a good person."

[@themandalor38501]

Wow, that was unnecessarily super wordy. TL;DR: Don't use the word "personal" or the "personal responsibility" crowd will use it as a reason not to put effective policies in place. Yes, I know this is UC Berkley, but still. :D

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

@@themandalor38501 Personal responsibility is their kryptonite. Narcissists are owed everything without personal responsibility. But the gosh-darn truth is that responsibility is what life is about and brings about the greatest joy of life of self-actualization. That is the real fun of actually "being someone". It is where you have totally convinced yourself of your intrinsic value that has been there all along.

[@themandalor38501]

​@@CynthiaSchoenbauer What I was saying is that if he put the word "personal" ANYWHERE in his presentation, people who believe in the myth of personal responsibility will come in touting the merits of absurdities like pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, which, as the original saying meant, is physically impossible. What we don't want to admit as a society (myself included) is that each of us comes into society with different hurdles and different advantages, so, to deal with these problems, we HAVE to factor those out of things that we as a society can address with policy. And make no mistake, what he is explicitly talking about here is *policy*, and that poverty is a policy choice, and has *NOTHING* to do with personal responsibility. The assumption is that the people that these policies are effecting have already done everything they can to succeed and that policy is what we are trying to address. He is separating policy and personal responsibility into two categories where we are currently addressing the policy decisions, which is what we the people are trying to get our governing bodies to change.

[@themandalor38501]

@@Zach-ju5vi What makes you say that?

[@themandalor38501]

@@Zach-ju5vi So, we might be coming at this from different angles, so I want to make sure I'm understanding you. What do you mean by socialist?

[@ronniewilliams3980]

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[@TubeNutriDoc]

As promised, here are a few of my notes on this class that may add clarification due to my own training in the realm of health care, particularly nutrition biomedicine as well as advanced training in traditional Chinese medicine [licensed acupuncturist]. 1. Obesity in our era may be associated not only with the foods and quantities of those foods, yet the overuse of antibiotics which began in the early 1950's and accelerated, as viral attacks have led to more and more bacterial invasion. This coupled with the fact that it was discovered, antibiotics tend to disrupt and permeate the tight cell walls of the small intestines. Leaky gut became a diagnoseable disease within the past couple of decades, as more people who as children were prescribed antibiotics again and again. leading to poor absorption of quality smaller, well digested food particles through the wall of the jejunum [small intestine] into the liver portal system...and from there into the liver for management of the energy production when complemented by the insulin injected to make the determination to either store or burn the energy. Over-eating does contribute, yet so does irregular times of food consumption. Think of this: The Stomach is the Cement Mixer and delivers the right amount of digestive fluids into the mix, based on a tight time line before it needs to be poured into use. As you may imagine, this is a bit like deciding when to use fiscal vs monetary policy. 2. As a licensed acupuncturist who, by invitation of Harvard Medical Board, was invited to Bethesda in November of 1997, to participate in debates to incorporate acupuncture into our legal medical model via an National Institutes of Health Consensus statement. As we listened for three days to research studies with nine physicians on the daiaus challenging our statements, it was obvious a major compromise was brewing and the establishment workforce was being challenged. I was expecting one of those doctors to remove their shoe and throw it at us. We ultimately gave in to all the myriad of disease we had been treating in our Colleges of Oriental medicine across the USA, infertility, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, Avian Flu [aka bird flu], MERS, etc. and settle for writing the Statement of Consensus targeting pain management, since that was the largest hole in the existing model of care and still is. Yet, we are still in the fridges of medical providers, much as chiropractors were at one time. The good news is that there has been a bill before congress and it will reappear again and again until it is passed, providing the services of skilled, trained and experienced acupuncturist to treat diseases, beyond pain management and to get paid to do so in an appropriate amount to cover the cost of that care. PS. During the World Health Origination's earliest meeting on COVID19, on of the press questions asked if there had been any use of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. An adjunctive staff member stepped up to the microphone and announced there had been and of the over 1100 patients, none of which were given individual care due to the risk to the providers, ~96% recovery of one auditorium of patients had recovered. With that information, fed into our own model here in the USA, through the CEO of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a colleague who had a doctorate in western pharmacology, as well as a license to practice acupuncture. I had hosted the first acupuncturist continuing education class where he provided his herb and drug interaction protocol. As a result of these behind the scenes activities, the FDA here in the US has approved a COVID19 treatment study using traditional Chinese herbs compared to turkey tail mushrooms, being studied at UCLA and US San Diego. By the way, this study was paid for by a philanthropic family in Boston. There is so much more to health care than just a treatment and payment exchange, that people seem to fail to comprehend [Rand Paul etc.]. It is ever evolving, just as human do, and these is a certain amount of inherit risk involved that goes beyond skills and training, relying on a mutual agreement provider to patient to take that risk and both to do their best at restoring wellness. At this point, it is a whole other conversation when it comes to racial and social rifts between provider and patient, some of which is simply a matter of the disparity due to educational gaps which simply can not be closed due to role each live in their daily lives; patient and provider. @Robert Reich

[@suzanneemerson9787]

Too long.

[@tybrady1935]

What kind of society do we want to live in. The republicans don’t realize that their ideal form of government would not be the type of world they want to live in. Do we want poor people to die of hunger? Do we want mental patients to be homeless. (Too late for that). Do we want hungry people to steal food? We need a social safety net for those who are not capable of holding a job, otherwise you say you’re fine with them dying. Of course it’s complicated, but we need a government that provides the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people.

[@coopsnz1]

Who in power democrats , was better under Trump

[@coopsnz1]

@QB5 for middle class it was

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

We have a debt so big it defies belief because of democrat handouts vote out handout democrats before it's to late

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

Why do democrats not pay enough taxes to pay for the handouts they want we have a debt so big it defies belief because of democrat handouts

[@tptptptp8027]

Treasures in Heaven Matthew 6 NIV 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Do Not Worry 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you-you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

[@hsingkao2024]

"You cynical students." Actually, pessimistic.🤣

[@tangentreverent4821]

@ProfessorReich. Party affiliation is the # 1 determinor of vaccination status in the US.

[@vinista256]

54:20 - Brutal 😏😂 Also … 1:09:24 😂🤣😅 (Nobody laughed-either Bob was just too subtle or this audience is just too young.)

[@WoWCity]

and sir, you still want to save capitalism? Choose please... A. Capitalism above Democracy B. Democracry above Capitalism C. Capitalism begets DEMOCRACY D. Democracy begets CAPITALISM

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

Show where communism works

[@dancorkill7033]

Look at the flock 🤣🤣

[@jeffreyrothstein-c2d]

It is mis-leading and possibly disingenuous talking about highest current profits without adjusting for inflation.

[@jeffthomas7345]

Why is the border not related? Don’t we give free medical care to each illegal immigrant? Doesn’t that cost American taxpayers?

[@I.AM.JUPITER]

Apparently you haven’t gone through the entire class because you would know that that figure is so freaking minimal and you are helping people eat and take care of themselves. You have an issue with resentment

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

Strange how people coming in late want to sit in the middle anyway, even though it is a disruption to everyone in that row as well as the camera.

[@jerrycoggin9434]

Its terrible insurance. Its expensive, there is a lot it doesn't cover, it has a huge deductible, and it is difficult to find on network doctors. Particularly if you need a specialist. I bought my own insurance. It was expensive but it was a much much better deal. Obamacare? No thamks.

[@weksauce]

We have too many healthcare professionals. The major professions, healthcare, engineering, law are profit-seeking, anti-competitive rackets where we artificially restrict the supply with credentialing. If we let everyone who can pass a reasonably-priced test practice healthcare, engineering, and law, the wages for all these professions would crater. The way to know when there are too few of something is when the prevailing price (wage) for that thing is multiples of other similar things or multiples of what it used to be. There is no shortage of anything that continues to have a reasonable price, relative to itself historically or globally, and to other similar things. Don't let anyone tell you there's a shortage of doctors unless we're also paying doctors $2M/yr in inflation-adjusted 2020 dollars. Don't let anyone tell you there's a graphics card shortage, they've been available the whole time, almost always

[@weksauce]

@Hattie Lankford Huh? Ask a question for specifics that you're curious about. Generality isn't wrong. It's impossible to be "too general". I'm making an assertion about a very big system.

[@Stonecoldfrank]

@Hattie Lankford He's actually explaining exactly how markets allocate scarce ressources.

[@judithrussmorris5310]

*Despite the economic downturn,I'm so happy☺️. I have been earning $30,000 returns from my $8,000 investment every 12days*

[@user-Sandara]

@@user-luis

[@Ethan_01]

I have heard a lot about investments with Mr Charles Schwab and how good he is, please how safe are the profits?

[@OldHeathen1963]

Must be drugs.

[@user-samuel_]

@@Ethan_01 Wooo that man his good work has been everywhere. Been seeing a lot of good comments about him on several places. I feel more confident investing with him, I've been on the train for over two weeks now... best Broker for life

[@robhochsteindickey1269]

@@Ethan_01 It's four months now I started investing with him and it's been a good experience.

[@tomdemeo2708]

Funny he works a few hours a week and makes 300k # hypocrisy

[@Edo9River]

Totally Impressive data to argue with my best friend, a Trump supporter

[@fritzforsthoefel8031]

Do you believe in a livable wage

[@Bmeri3]

The girl in the first row, right side that constantly nods her head is so annoying! I apologize for my remark if she has a behavioral problem.

[@Synthetrix]

She really wants that A 😂

[@coopsnz1]

Socalist party in Australia Want to own 40% of your home 🏡

[@jeffbanken689]

UC Berkeley, where sheep are bred and brainwashed.

[@I.AM.JUPITER]

If you had gone through the series, then you know your comment is RESENTMENT- fix that

[@Synthetrix]

Where conservatives squirm, when faced with the truth.

[@jeffbanken689]

@@Synthetrix liberals don’t know the definition of truth, check back later.

[@tedphillips3119]

There is no correlation between health care spending and actual health. Native Americans have access to high quality relatively inexpensive healthcare and are by far the most unhealthy population in The United States. Health is the result of personal choice. Mormons are the healthiest demographic in the United States and they didn't get that way by navigating the healthcare system. This entire presentation is based on a fallacy.

[@Stonecoldfrank]

Of course you still haven't said anything about the economy shrinking by 1.4%... why would you

[@iOnRX9]