Hey I'm thinking about running for mayor of New York City. I have statistical zero chance for winning. That doesn't mean that I have no chance of winning, it means I have less then 99 to the ninth degree chance of loosing.
Now why should anyone run if their chance of winning is just about zero.
Well I want to run a campaign about nothing, and New York needs a mayor candidate who promises nothing new.
I will not promise to have waterfront promenades in fifteen years when climate change indicates that the ocean will inundate the land next to the water.
I will not promise to close Rikers Island prison when crime is a it's lowest in decades.
I will not promise to have more low income housing by having tax abatement to those who set a side a marginal amount of housing for low income families when those taxes could be used to maintain public housing.
I will not promise to use my influence on elections North of New York City when I want home rule for New York and Erie County, Broom County, etc want home rule for themselves.
I will not ask to rule the school system, then farm it out to charter schools.
I will not promise free tuition to public colleges when those who just graduate (or didn't gradute but dropped out) have huge debt.
I will not promise new transportation when the debt we have for the transportation system we already have is making it unaffordable for many of our poor.
I will not ask for campaign contributions, why should the good people who believe in nothing, throw good money after bad.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Steve's Barking; A man ran against a woman in America's last election (sexist rant)
In the past presidential a man ran against a woman and the woman won.
(Stereotype).
The president whines when she doesn't get her way.
The president blames everyone else for her failure.
The president acts like she's on the rag.
The president claims to be a victim.
The president can't make up her mind.
Every excuse why a woman shouldn't be president sexist claim, our current president shows signs in his behavior.
I like businessmen who never complain, never explain, just like our current president said he likes war heroes who weren't captured.
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Steve's barking; Get out, get out of health care stocks
Get out of health care stocks before it's too late.
Under the proposed healthcare bill by Paul Ryan insurance companies will lose money.
Younger male workers instead of buy health care insurance at a lower rate will forgo health health insurance. Bad for insurance stocks.
Older workers will forgo healthcare insurance because the price wold be prohibitive. Bad for insurance stocks.
There might even be less doctors, after all new doctors are paid by Medicare and Medicaid and guess what Medicaid is being reduced. Bad for hospital stocks.
There being no incentive for companies to offer health insurance to their employees. Bad for health insurance stocks.
Why should a person use their healthcare savings account when they can use the money in it to pay their doctors directly. Bad for health insurance companies.
The patient can possibly negotiate with their doctors.
"If" healthcare companies lose much if not all their profitability they have no one to look at then themselves.
Under the proposed healthcare bill by Paul Ryan insurance companies will lose money.
Younger male workers instead of buy health care insurance at a lower rate will forgo health health insurance. Bad for insurance stocks.
Older workers will forgo healthcare insurance because the price wold be prohibitive. Bad for insurance stocks.
There might even be less doctors, after all new doctors are paid by Medicare and Medicaid and guess what Medicaid is being reduced. Bad for hospital stocks.
There being no incentive for companies to offer health insurance to their employees. Bad for health insurance stocks.
Why should a person use their healthcare savings account when they can use the money in it to pay their doctors directly. Bad for health insurance companies.
The patient can possibly negotiate with their doctors.
"If" healthcare companies lose much if not all their profitability they have no one to look at then themselves.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Steve's Barking; Americans don't know Jack about their Health Care
Popular myths about Health Care in the US of A.
1. Seniors have paid into Medicare.
No us seniors have only paid into hospitalization part of Medicare, doctors are paid 70% from the general fund and 30% we pay in Medicare part B. Then we still have to have extra insurance.
2 The call of wild wants all Veterans to have VA health coverage.
I hate to tell my fellow Americans but all us veterans are entitled to the VA for health care. Because of budget restrictions we are put into categories, my category is 8( meaning Incan only go to the VA if I'm dead). Any one over a category 5 has to pay, and if you have your own insurance that comes first.
3. People from countries that single payer are coming to America for health care.
In 2015 it was estimated that 60,000 people came to America for health care. That same year it was estimated that 600,000 Americans sought health care in a foreign country. That doesn't bode well for Americans health care.*
4. Canadians come to America to get faster service for elective surgery.
It can take three to six months for knee surgery, darn, I can't imagine how long it must take in Canada. Oh and if you insurance doesn't cover it, and you don't have the money you're not getting it at all.
* Doesn't anybody know of health care tourism?
The estimates come from adding up claims from, India, Indonesia, Panama, Israel, and even Mexico.
Coming to America for health care estimates are from the State Department.
America is losing hospital beds, Wer're losing doctors because we're not training. We pay our interns from Medicare and Medicaid, and we're cutting back to save money.
America try to be competitive by putting one hand behind its back and having industries pY for employees health care.
1. Seniors have paid into Medicare.
No us seniors have only paid into hospitalization part of Medicare, doctors are paid 70% from the general fund and 30% we pay in Medicare part B. Then we still have to have extra insurance.
2 The call of wild wants all Veterans to have VA health coverage.
I hate to tell my fellow Americans but all us veterans are entitled to the VA for health care. Because of budget restrictions we are put into categories, my category is 8( meaning Incan only go to the VA if I'm dead). Any one over a category 5 has to pay, and if you have your own insurance that comes first.
3. People from countries that single payer are coming to America for health care.
In 2015 it was estimated that 60,000 people came to America for health care. That same year it was estimated that 600,000 Americans sought health care in a foreign country. That doesn't bode well for Americans health care.*
4. Canadians come to America to get faster service for elective surgery.
It can take three to six months for knee surgery, darn, I can't imagine how long it must take in Canada. Oh and if you insurance doesn't cover it, and you don't have the money you're not getting it at all.
* Doesn't anybody know of health care tourism?
The estimates come from adding up claims from, India, Indonesia, Panama, Israel, and even Mexico.
Coming to America for health care estimates are from the State Department.
America is losing hospital beds, Wer're losing doctors because we're not training. We pay our interns from Medicare and Medicaid, and we're cutting back to save money.
America try to be competitive by putting one hand behind its back and having industries pY for employees health care.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Steve's Barking: I'm not worried that he governments spying on me.
I'm not worried that the government is spying on me, I'm worried sh*tliss that tha a** holes that the private contractors that the government hires sell the tools to the criminals that will steal my money, destroy my computer just for the fun of it, and just about make a very one's life miserable.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Steve Barking; Will the Fed kill the stock market rally?
Will the raising of interest rates by the Federal Reserve kill the Trump stock market rally?
The unknown answer for me is how much is borrowed money and what the interest rate is on this borrowed money.
Quick question are some banks vulnerable if the stocks are too high and a sudden reversal leads too a sharp drop that much of the borrowed money can't be paid back?
Question if borrowing cost go up can many of our businesses that are leveraged meet it'snut?
Question, what is a reasonable cost of borrowing for companies that want to help build America's infrastructure that wouldn't be too high?
Question what is the line that the interest rates are too high?
* If things do go south I'm sure the know nothing know it all who kept calling the Fed to raise it's rate will blame the Fed.
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