American politics has been centered around social issues since the rise of the counterculture bifurcated society in the 60s. Most of the country votes for what their idea of a "good person" is, not based on a list of policies said politician supports. That's why we see such intense polarization in the electorate. Both sides see themselves as the sole occupants of the moral high ground and the other side as morally bankrupt fools being manipulated by depraved monsters bent on oppression.
True, most are dead or at least in their 70s, but they instilled DEEP antiCastro sentiments in their family and it permeates the whole culture there. Children and grand children who never even lived in Cuba would probably enlist at the drop of a hat to take out the regime if necessary
And that's why the govt framework is built for gridlock, so we dont swing from one extreme to the other. It's why Bernie, for instance, wont pass anything, as no president does.
Not sure why these Socialists are trying to tag onto the Democrat party they don't even agree with. Why aren't they just running as straight up members of the Socialist party.
I like the thought but there are several factors that are outside the control of Company CEOs. Companies who compete against European, Asian, etc. companies really had no choice but to send manufacturing overseas because their competitors were doing the same thing. Take televisions for example. The USA wasn't the only companies building TVs. Sony, Samsung, LG, etc. also produced TVs. When they start making TVs in China,Taiwan, etc., to dramatically lower cost, US manufactures had to do the same or not be able to compete on price. Zenith tried to keep making american TVs but there was no way to compete. In most cases companies who moved manufacturing overseas did so because they had to in order to compete. Had they not, those jobs would be gone anyway because those companies would have gone out of business. That's the difficulty in bringing most of them back. Where we can bring back jobs is where trade agreements keep our products out or make them compete at a a disadvantage. If those trade agreements can be renegotiated to create a level playing field then those industries can grow and create jobs. I doubt we see things like TVs, etc. return to being manufactured in the USA.
Oh Im sure that was a major factor in this. Im not saying Walmart is doing this out of the goodness of their heart. But overall I think its a great thing, even if you never plan on using it. If this ends up being financially successful, you're going to see other big companies joining in. Which will only help lower the costs on these basic things. Even if say a more trusted company like Amazon (doesn't have the same cheap feel and quality that the name Walmart has) comes in and a basic checkup is $40 and dental is $35. That would be pretty damn good. You're also always going to have the higher quality care as an option as well.
You better watch out - ole Levibooty has some pretty nice Costco memes in his repertoire.
I agree it will lower costs on the simple stuff, but the rest will go higher to cover overhead spread over fewer procedures.
Walmart! gives off Metropolis vibes? WTF? They're as small town as it gets.
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From Newsweek, no less.
