BlogHide Resteemsgeke (70)in coronavirus • 5 years agoAre government lockdowns the best option to keep a population healthy?According to which is updated every minute, the most current (as of this writing) number of deaths from coronavirus in Denmark and Sweden are 77 and 146, respectively. The population of Denmark…geke (70)in stimulus • 5 years agoFederal Reserve stimulus / easing is “banking communism” that drives consumerism and punishes savingSomebody asked me today if the $1.5 trillion in “capital” injections by the Federal Reserve would be helpful to the economy. The question terrified me because it really brought home the fact that…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoThe High Cost of Health Care: is Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" the solution?Is democratic socialism the solution to what is, admittedly, a huge problem in the U.S. healthcare system? If we break down all its various definitions and iterations, socialism boils down to one…geke (70)in instagram • 5 years agoInstagram accounts up & running for Cost Benefit Jr. and GekeVenns (plus a few more!)After much tinkering and sub-dividing accounts, I think we've got the various Instagram marketing prongs where we want them. I posted a few weeks back about my plans to promote Cost Benefit Jr. and…geke (70)in instagram • 5 years agoA new direction for 2020The military posts have stopped because, after almost two years documenting how the DoD is spending our tax dollars, daily, to enrich ten or so multinational corporations, I decided I needed a new…geke (70)in naturalmedicine • 5 years agoLooking and feeling young over 50I turned 53 a few weeks ago and I'm sometimes told I look young for my age. Occasionally I even get questions about how I achieve that, so I'm going to document here some of the unusual products and…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $946 millionLockheed Martin was the only company on our watchlist to see an award on Nov. 27. Note that the November to-date totals are current. Yesterday's breakdown: BAE: -- Boeing: -- General Dynamics:…geke (70)in recipes • 5 years agoMy favorite sweet potatoesHope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! Yesterday I made my favorite sweet potatoes and thought I might share a few photos. I love fall flavors and this very simple dish includes a few of them:…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoThe High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 3 - its German-pharmaceutical angle)This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in this series: Is…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $1.22 billionYesterday Raytheon broke the $1 billion barrier with another $386 million modification (increase) to an existing contract. General Dynamics is poised to do the same thing any day now. (Note that…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $1.02 billionResearch into the origins of our ridiculously expensive healthcare industry has been overwhelming my time so I apologize (again) for not posting daily on military spending. The November to-date…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $2.03 billionIn addition to the awards to companies on our watchlist, of special note yesterday was a $1.2 billion contract awarded to Rolls-Royce for “sustainment support” of the V-22 AE1107C engine.…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $501 millionSorry for the lapse in posting; have been immersed in research on another topic. Spending is still somewhat slow as we approach the middle of this spending quarter with only three companies on our…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoThe High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 2 - its discriminatory angle)This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in this series: Is…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $4.1 billionI've been wanting to replace Booz Allen Hamilton on the watchlist with either Rockwell Collins, General Electric, or L3. It varies, but of those three companies, I think L3 is showing up the most…geke (70)in ecotrain • 5 years agoMy answer to the Ecotrain QOTW: In what ways has centralisation failed us?I love @eco-alex and his work on Steemit, especially his Questions of the Week. The latest one ..... “In what ways has centralisation failed us?” might be my favorite so far and I'm excited to give…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $1.2 billionWith several smaller contracts and one large one the Pentagon was able to break a billion dollars in spending yesterday. None of the companies on our watchlist received contracts or modifications…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoThe High Cost of Health Care: the Flexner Report (Part 1 - its progressive efficient-monopoly angle)This is a series on the history of health care, exploring how and why health care costs in the US have risen beyond the levels a free market would normally bear. Other posts in this series: Is…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoOctober's highest paid defense contractor: Lockheed Martin ($7.7 billion)October's highest paid defense contractor: Lockheed Martin ($7.7 billion) September's highest paid defense contractor: Northrop Grumman ($5.1 billion) Of the seven companies contracting…geke (70)in deepdives • 5 years agoHow much did the military spend yesterday? $621 millionThe last day of October saw a few more contracts for our watchlist than we've been seeing: a total of two contracts and six modifications of existing contracts. Lockheed Martin won the day and, as…
