actually, the problem is that Congress continues to LOWER physician reimbursement, but RAISE hospital reimbursement. When I became a surgeon in 2002, medicare paid $600 for me to take out a gallbladder. I had to pay my…
surgeon here. before Obamacare insurance companies denied payments if they deemed the issue pre-existing and were not told about it in the patient's application. I was in private practice for 10 years and now employed…
The USA tax code potentiates this. First $12m tax free, step up basis allow tremendous wealth to be bequeathed without financial penalty. Trusts, when set up correctly, can do so as well. Once inherited, the first…
surgeon here: antibiotic treatment works great as long as there's no peritonitis and/or no appendicolith seen on CT. However, statistics show that 30% of successfully treated patients go on to get appendicitis again…
this. rich people make their money either investing for others or investing for themselves and are rewarded with paying less taxes on that income than people that work.
I grew up in the 80s going to the Cary Mall. It was awesome. I used to converge at the arcade where my dad would occasionally give me $.50 to play 2 games......Mostly I would watch. Anyway, it's great to see my hometown…
The libertarian leaning policies of the USA have already started to create a low birth rate. The first affected generation doesn't have time to realize that they will be worse off than their parents, and so has 2-3…
In South Carolina, where I work for a hospital, you automatically qualify for Medicaid when you’re diagnosed with cancer. This way people don’t die from untreated cancer. Getting diagnosed early when uninsured is where…
didnt realize that link was behind paywall. It won't happen again. Gist of the story is that an amateur law student was amazingly good at predicting AAPL earnings every quarter. Graduated, and started his own hedge…
Options trading is all or nothing. Yes, it's a way to multiply your profits, but it also multiplies your losses. AAPL stock, from the release of the iPhone until now, has been an amazing investment. Some amateur…
GF paid 18K on student loans last year, but only 2500 deductible on her taxes. I had 28k in margin interest last year, 100% deductible. US is greatly skewed to the rich
If you make less than 38600, you pay ZERO dollars in taxes on the first $75k of qualified dividend income
Senior citizens are allowed to take classes for free in North Carolina. My mother uses this to take foreign language classes. She said the older folks taking the classes take it way more seriously than the 'students'…
Excellent points. Everything in this country is aligned with being wealthy. Look at how they attack 'public schools', and 'teachers unions' ruining education and want to use tax dollars to subsidize private schools. Who…
Actually, without subsidies, it's around $3500 / month for a family and that's with a $5k - $10k deductible. I have a collegue that retired after inheriting a lot of money and that's what he pays for health insurance.…
Actually, anesthesiologists are middle of the pac in regards to malpractice. Whenever someone quotes income levels for physicians, it's usually after all expenses, including malpractice. It really doesn't matter how…
I went to Duke University from 1987 to 1991. Because I was a North Carolina Resident not using a public university, but staying in state, North Carolina paid Duke $1000 out of the $8000 tuition for me. Not sure what it…
I take care of a lot of people who work for Fortune 500 companies that have Medicaid. My taxes, therefore, subsidize these companies' profits. Moreover, when I was in private practice, I accepted sub market fees for my…
General surgeon in the South here. What I've seen is that uninsured individuals will prolong going to the doctor for symptoms because of cost and that sometimes costs them their lives because of the advanced…
my gf just finished her nurse practitioner degree and while she increased her salary from 60k to 90k, her student loan payments, with some loans being 10% !, eat up all of her increased income. She's happier, but after…
I'm old enough ( graduated HS 1987 ) to have had woodworking in middle school. Still have the shitty pine box I made in class. I now enjoy woodworking as a hobby, not a profession. Currently building a dresser for the…
I'm a surgeon and always ask patients what they do for a living. I once took care of a gentleman who travels the world for his company that designs and manufactures refrigeration units that are used to ripen green…
I've re-excised melanoma's in young people and excised moles that I didn't think looked like melanomas that came back as being them. Metastatic melanoma kills. The recovery room of one of our local hospitals is named…
no. Some are a conglomeration of private practices that joined to better negotiate with insurance companies, some are owned by other entities, some are independent. My group was self employed up until 5 years ago, but…
I'm a Duke '91 graduate and had several sigma chi friends and witnessed this game many times. Don't know if it still takes place now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwmpLZHKF4Y
actually, the problem is that Congress continues to LOWER physician reimbursement, but RAISE hospital reimbursement. When I became a surgeon in 2002, medicare paid $600 for me to take out a gallbladder. I had to pay my…
surgeon here. before Obamacare insurance companies denied payments if they deemed the issue pre-existing and were not told about it in the patient's application. I was in private practice for 10 years and now employed…
The USA tax code potentiates this. First $12m tax free, step up basis allow tremendous wealth to be bequeathed without financial penalty. Trusts, when set up correctly, can do so as well. Once inherited, the first…
surgeon here: antibiotic treatment works great as long as there's no peritonitis and/or no appendicolith seen on CT. However, statistics show that 30% of successfully treated patients go on to get appendicitis again…
this. rich people make their money either investing for others or investing for themselves and are rewarded with paying less taxes on that income than people that work.
I grew up in the 80s going to the Cary Mall. It was awesome. I used to converge at the arcade where my dad would occasionally give me $.50 to play 2 games......Mostly I would watch. Anyway, it's great to see my hometown…
The libertarian leaning policies of the USA have already started to create a low birth rate. The first affected generation doesn't have time to realize that they will be worse off than their parents, and so has 2-3…
In South Carolina, where I work for a hospital, you automatically qualify for Medicaid when you’re diagnosed with cancer. This way people don’t die from untreated cancer. Getting diagnosed early when uninsured is where…
didnt realize that link was behind paywall. It won't happen again. Gist of the story is that an amateur law student was amazingly good at predicting AAPL earnings every quarter. Graduated, and started his own hedge…
Options trading is all or nothing. Yes, it's a way to multiply your profits, but it also multiplies your losses. AAPL stock, from the release of the iPhone until now, has been an amazing investment. Some amateur…
GF paid 18K on student loans last year, but only 2500 deductible on her taxes. I had 28k in margin interest last year, 100% deductible. US is greatly skewed to the rich
If you make less than 38600, you pay ZERO dollars in taxes on the first $75k of qualified dividend income
Senior citizens are allowed to take classes for free in North Carolina. My mother uses this to take foreign language classes. She said the older folks taking the classes take it way more seriously than the 'students'…
Excellent points. Everything in this country is aligned with being wealthy. Look at how they attack 'public schools', and 'teachers unions' ruining education and want to use tax dollars to subsidize private schools. Who…
Actually, without subsidies, it's around $3500 / month for a family and that's with a $5k - $10k deductible. I have a collegue that retired after inheriting a lot of money and that's what he pays for health insurance.…
Actually, anesthesiologists are middle of the pac in regards to malpractice. Whenever someone quotes income levels for physicians, it's usually after all expenses, including malpractice. It really doesn't matter how…
I went to Duke University from 1987 to 1991. Because I was a North Carolina Resident not using a public university, but staying in state, North Carolina paid Duke $1000 out of the $8000 tuition for me. Not sure what it…
I take care of a lot of people who work for Fortune 500 companies that have Medicaid. My taxes, therefore, subsidize these companies' profits. Moreover, when I was in private practice, I accepted sub market fees for my…
General surgeon in the South here. What I've seen is that uninsured individuals will prolong going to the doctor for symptoms because of cost and that sometimes costs them their lives because of the advanced…
my gf just finished her nurse practitioner degree and while she increased her salary from 60k to 90k, her student loan payments, with some loans being 10% !, eat up all of her increased income. She's happier, but after…
I'm old enough ( graduated HS 1987 ) to have had woodworking in middle school. Still have the shitty pine box I made in class. I now enjoy woodworking as a hobby, not a profession. Currently building a dresser for the…
I'm a surgeon and always ask patients what they do for a living. I once took care of a gentleman who travels the world for his company that designs and manufactures refrigeration units that are used to ripen green…
I've re-excised melanoma's in young people and excised moles that I didn't think looked like melanomas that came back as being them. Metastatic melanoma kills. The recovery room of one of our local hospitals is named…
no. Some are a conglomeration of private practices that joined to better negotiate with insurance companies, some are owned by other entities, some are independent. My group was self employed up until 5 years ago, but…
I'm a Duke '91 graduate and had several sigma chi friends and witnessed this game many times. Don't know if it still takes place now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwmpLZHKF4Y