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Is South Korea’s Health Care Better than U.S.?

It certainly seems that way looking at the latest Coronavirus stats. As of this snapshot deaths are 37.6% of final outcomes in the U.S. where we pay more for drugs and services than any other country. In South Korea only 2.9% of the final outcomes were fatal. [ 1943 /…

Roland HughesMarch 28, 2020

Landscapes

Good Morning From Tranquility

Locked inside, fearing Coronavirus, hoarding toilet paper. Any other Monday morning snow would probably honk you off during your commute. Today you don’t have to commute, take in the beauty. As a child it filled you with wonder. Just for a moment be a child again. Remember the snow forts,…

Roland HughesMarch 23, 2020

Aging Experience Finance Russian Dolls Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Reality of Shelter in Place

Illinois, like many other places, is about to find itself under a “Shelter in Place” order. Currently it runs through April 7th. Other states and municipalities have different dates. The list of exceptions is a bit fuzzy. I was at the local auto supply store today and they were going…

Roland HughesMarch 21, 2020

Finance

Are You Ready for the Dow to hit 8,000?

No, that is not a typo. While economists will haggle over the numbers, but quite a few have been talking about a major Dow crash. The #trumprecession was already in full swing despite what the stock market was telling the world. Our market was artificially high. The Fed was handing…

Roland HughesMarch 13, 2020

Experience Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Coronavirus

This is why you don’t put an uncouth dumb ass in the White House. No, it doesn’t matter how much he backs your White Supremacist views. No, it doesn’t matter how much he helps you commit the ultimate sin of man by stacking the Supreme Court with Bible thumping terrorists,…

Roland HughesMarch 12, 2020March 12, 2020

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What people with lots of $ should know:

I recently read a non-fiction account titled “The Emerald Mile,” by Kevin Fedarko. Within the pages, I came across a passage about dam building in the United States. The passage was related to the Grand Canyon and the taming of waters draining the Colorado River basin. I’ll paraphrase: By 1980,…

Gregory LambMarch 6, 2020March 6, 2020