geke (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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…
