Living in the US, I see on a daily basis the indifference to climate. It’s been heavily politicized. One side cares a little, the other side does not care one bit. It’s very sad to see.

I also lived in Europe for many years where climate is less politicized and more mainstream. Most people try to do their best to contribute regardless of their political preferences. It’s a big difference to what I see in the US.

I’m never going to be on the side of Hamas, but there’s no need to make a mockery of something that will surely involves civilian casualties. Shame on her.

But also don’t automatically dismiss until we know more.

Or probably just do both.

Here’s an in-depth comparison between the US and Danish mortgage models. It’s a PDF from the NY Fed:

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/epr/2018/epr_2018_us-danish-mortgage-finance_berg.pdf

No worries. The article isn’t clear on that.

require at least 20% down for their system to work would be a nonstarter for so many people.

That’s not really how it works, though. You actually only have a to put down 5 percent or more in Denmark. Much like the US.

The difference is that, in Denmark, the mortgage (the loan with the covered bond) can only finance 80 percent of the value, the rest can be financed by a regular bank loan. So 80 percent mortgage and 15 percent bank loan.

Maybe, but that doesn’t really have anything to do with what the article is covering.

I don’t like that.

I was actually part of a startup in Europe some years ago. Healthcare was not part of the equation.

It would work anywhere, but the opportunity I have is in the US and moving overseas right now is not really an option.

I do feel discouraged that it’s the healthcare system that’s holding back my business opportunity. Shouldn’t be like that.

Yeah, that’s also what I’m thinking. It’s just so sad that the US healthcare system is the thing that’s holding back business. Seems counterintuitive. I was just hoping someone knew of a good workaround.

I guess one option is to save more and risk losing the business opportunity.

I can, but it’s still outrageously expensive compared to my current situation. It would put a lot of financial stress on us in a situation that’s already stressful in every way possible.

Republicans playing God. No news.

Royal Caribbean does not accept “land-based” health insurance plans.

True, but:

Once on land, in Florida, Wasney was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, where he incurred thousands of dollars more in medical expenses.

Netanyahu hasn’t figured out that the US is a country on the decline yet? He should be asking for support elsewhere.

Two favorites from different genres:

Puddle of Mud - Blurry

Alexi Murdoch - Wait

And Trump is your common ground, I suppose?

I support a mandatory retirement age, but being more than 75 years doesn’t necessarily mean you’re senile.

Unfortunately not much better elsewhere, if at all. What would make me move is the idiotic healthcare system.