I mean, when I googled supply-side economics it said it was another name for trickle-down economics. I'm interested in how you'd say they differ, honestly, not trying to be argumentative.
It seems obvious that there is an optimal tax rate, too much or too little is bad. But I'd definitely say right now we are far far on the too little side of things.
Exactly: in political rhetoric, the Laffer Curve is 5% an honest examination of tax tradeoffs and 95% a trojan horse designed to smuggle into the conversation the assumption that we are on the "drowning in taxes" side of the Laffer Curve.
I think there's also the consideration that the Laffer curve is very Ceteris Paribus.
In reality higher taxes implies higher spending, and different countries spend differently. It's entirely possible that the peak of the curve moves based on where you plan to spend the money. If you proposed a 5% tax increase to build the supports to take on Taiwan in semi, then you probably have a curve that looks different than a 5% tax increase to start a war.
I don't know where you're looking, but if you go to the first result for trick-down economics, the Wikipedia page, within the first few lines it mentions how the term is used, and how it was created by detractors of supply-side economics. It's never been a real policy.
"the term 'trickle-down economics' was popularized by Democrats in the US to derogate Reaganomics"
If you similarly look up supply-side economics, at the top of the Wikipedia page it says
"not to be confused with trickle-down economics"
I'll happily take you on your word that you're not trying be argumentative. It's certainly not your fault that this strawman has been so widely spread that people think it's a real policy idea now. It is confusing to me too.
As for whether supply-side economics actually works, to say it "hasn't panned out" I think, is really oversimplifying. Has capitalism (efficient markets but also environmental decay) worked? Has socialism (universal healthcare but also the military) worked? It depends on who your asking and in what regard. In some ways yes and in other ways no. The category is too broad.
Also, just as important as how much we tax is where we tax. Carbon tax (very good) vs stamp duty tax (very bad). Competent policy often allows you to have your cake (supporting government services) and eat it too (not sacrificing growth).
What is the difference between how trickle-down economics is portrayed vs. the actual ideas of supply-side economics? You have to specify how / in what way it's a strawman
I mean that's definitely cherry picking portions of the wiki. Both of the articles refer to each other much more than those examples, not that that really matters.
Plus the Supply Side Economics wiki article, right below the "Not to be confused with trickle-down economics", contains a huge box pointing out the many issues with the article, including but not limited to "Needs more academic or scholarly research, rather than newspaper articles." and "contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information."
What does socialism have to do with universal health care?
For someone who is making a point of using correct terminology this seems really strange.
Universal healthcare is a policy that is completely compatible with capitalism, implemented by countries even far from being social democracies.
Yep, I disabled it and moved to Claude.local.md anything that seemed worth keeping. Automemory kept so much random cruft and had grown bigger than my Claude.md.
It's strange to say it might be biased. Bias is absolutely impossible to avoid, especially with how today's "AI" works.
You might be able to avoid it with a panel of AI, similar to how we try to avoid it by using panels of humans, but even that turns out to be contentious and not surefire.
I have feeling with AI it'll be even worse, since folks / companies can pass the buck (similar to how health insurance companies are now using it to deny folks).
> * Bias is absolutely impossible to avoid, especially with how today's "AI" works.*
Unless you're taking the "there are multiple mathematically incompatible ways to define bias" view of the topic, just do what's already known best practice for high-bureaucracy human review. Which is too define an overly-pedantic standard rubric.
Everyone knows there is bias. The problem this article highlights is that by delegating screening and human judgment to a few AI vendors those vendors will bias all employers in the same way.
I have a fear that my CPAP machine will die one day while I'm away from home, such as vacation overseas or during a business trip. I literally no longer can sleep without it, I have anatomical sleep apnea (perfectly fit), but it's quite severe (79 AHI).
I once forgot it on a trip to a different state, and tried to sleep in the hotel but basically just had insomnia, as I could no longer pass out when I woke up from the apneas. Terrifying to think I did so earlier in my life.
Anyways, I lucked out as I went to craigslist and found one during that trip the next day.
But even if I was home, I'm no longer eligible for a CPAP since my last sleep study was roughly 13 years ago. Apparently they think my anatomy is magically improved since then, aka the US medical system wants their cut of my time / money to keep living.
So even my recent new purchases are from folks on craigslist.
It's wild they would rather me go through another sleep study when during my initial one they cut it short because I had such severe apnea (of the sort where I could have a heart attack without it). They hooked me up to a machine within around an hr or so. Now that I'm older, the risk is even worse.
If you haven't already, you should try making an appointment with a sleep doctor. Mine was able to write me a new prescription without a new sleep study, just a regular office visit. Make those insurance companies pay for what you are entitled to!
Happened to me once. Water chamber broke in checked luggage. I slept poorly for a few days far from home.
Thinking back later:
- I wonder if I could have sealed the area where the water chamber goes and done it water-free?
- I should have taken 1x extra parts for everything
- I have a complete second setup, maybe I should have taken that?
thing is, the 100's of times I didn't need to "overthink" things set my "over" and "appropriate" thinking levels and I thought i was ok.
as to the sleep study - it is LOTS less invasive nowadays. You probably take a device home with you, strap it to your body while you sleep and return it the next day. None of this "sleep in hospital setting" nonsense.
The US (as well as other countries) has weird hangups because there's not a lot of granularity in prescription rules and insurance won't cover things unless they require a prescription.
So patients and doctors fight to have things continue to be restricted so that their workplace insurance will pay for it.
Amazon is breaking the law by shipping one to you. I suspect there is very little enforcement of this law, which is why Amazon is unknowingly breaking it.
I can't find anything to support the claim that they require a prescription from any authoritative source. The page you reference cites guidelines from an association that has no legal power. The relevant Act seems to only define a prescription regime for medication, and to only specify category classifications for medical devices for the purpose of certification, not restrictions on purchase. But I'm not a lawyer.
Which law is it you think Amazon would be breaking?
EDIT: In fact the page you linked itself points out that the "prescription" they are talking about is in fact not a prescription. "When the word 'prescription' is used for the purchase or rental of a CPAP machine, this is not like a standard prescription which GP's provide for medication."
... much like we have the sketchy telehealth services out there, some online CPAP shops will have 'prescription renewal' services available for like $50-100.
If you already have an OSA diagnosis you don't need a new sleep study for a new script provided the doctor is just willing to sign off a new prescription for supplies.
I've had a CPAP part failure when I traveled - I used a Dreamstation Go with its special 12mm tubing. The tubing split and I had a hell of a time finding replacement 15mm tubing in the city I was in. I stopped into a random durable medical equipment supplier and went "heyyyyy can I buy a hose I'm really screwed right now!" and they just slipped me a new hose out the back door and shook my hand. Then I had to have a friend 3D-print me a hose adapter... field-expedient medicine is fun.
My current travel setup is now designed to accept as many standard parts as I can ('standard' 15mm tubing available at Walmart/Walgreens/CVS, a 'standard' CPAP mask, and the machine is adapted to use USB-C Power Delivery so I just need a 100W PD source or better to run everything (even battery).
I would disagree that it's a sweet spot for execs.
Essentially no one should be working 60 hours a week, the human mind needs breaks to unconsciously work on problems.
I would posit unless someone is doing pure labor, anything involving creativity / problem solving actually has worse returns past 30 hrs a week of intense work.
Anyone in exec positions claiming otherwise likely would hesitate to let someone actually see what they do all day / week. No doubt they "work" all day in some cases, but that day is filled with lots of non work / downtime.
I don't think it's meant to browbeat you, that feels a rather uncharitable read of what is essentially just the author saying connect with the people in your life because they'd love to hear from you and likely need someone to talk to as well.
Anecdotally, I can also attest to it. I know lots of "finally successful" folks who end up spending their wealth keeping their siblings and extended family afloat. There's no real safety net for them in the USA.
Not really, in my experience you still have to be good at solving problems to use it effectively. Claude (and other AI) can help folks find a "fix", but a lot of times it's a band-aid if the user doesn't understand how to debug / solve things themselves.
So the type of programmers you're talking about, who could solve complex problems, are actually just enhanced by it.
Yes, exactly. I have exercised daily (either weight training or cardio) for nearly 20 years. I've also had anxiety and depression for that entire stretch of time.
Exercise was how I stayed mildly sane for a good majority of those years, but when I started taking medication it was like the entire world changed. I wish I had started earlier in life. It helped me to become a lot more introspective as well, being able to better examine why I was feeling the way I did.
There are some things that no amount of exercise or "healthy living" can fix, that's unfortunately just the human condition. It's nothing to be ashamed of.
I found at least found one analysis (by a left leaning think tank, so take it for what you will) https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-failure-of-supp... that seems to show that supply-side economics hasn't panned out.
It seems obvious that there is an optimal tax rate, too much or too little is bad. But I'd definitely say right now we are far far on the too little side of things.