Blog https://www.personal-view.com/talks/categories/blog/p103/feed.rss Sun, 06 Jul 25 03:29:54 +0000 Blog en-CA War: US top maritime importers https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25905/war-us-top-maritime-importers Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:57:47 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25905@/talks/discussions image

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War: Male testosterone tragedy https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25903/war-male-testosterone-tragedy Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:30:12 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25903@/talks/discussions image

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https://sci-hub.se/10.1186/s12958-020-00575-2

http://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.euf.2020.02.006

Btw, this thing is not random, as less testosterone means higher profits for corporations, as you can push such people to work more and they spend less time on private life and are less distracted during work time. Also sperm quality has total correlation with testosterone level, 1:1.

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Energy: Consumption by country https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25902/energy-consumption-by-country Mon, 19 Jul 2021 04:54:56 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25902@/talks/discussions image

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MAGA: Leftists are out of their mind https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25899/maga-leftists-are-out-of-their-mind Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:28:19 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25899@/talks/discussions image

  • The United States is the only developed country that requires zero paid time off for maternity leave
  • Unemployment rose to 14% in 2021 because companies refused to raise wages
  • The Federal Minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009
  • 40 million Americans live at, or below the national poverty line
  • Pharmaceutical companies are extorting patients for medications
  • The average American is $90,460 in debt just to afford basic necessities like housing, food, clothes, education, and medical bills

As usual social democrats want to "improve capitalism":

  • % corporate tax rate (No loopholes)
  • Free Healthcare for all
  • 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave
  • $20 minimum wage
  • 4 day work week
  • Stricter Environmental Regulations on Corporations (Bans on single-use and microplastics, and limited emissions)

None of this will ever happen, sadly :-)

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Good quote: On essence of capitalism https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25898/good-quote-on-essence-of-capitalism Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:21:25 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25898@/talks/discussions

They rob us, hiding behind the laws that they themselves come up with.
And is it the such important difference, according to the law, I will be robbed or not according to the law?
I do not care!

N. Nosov "Dunno on the Moon"

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Capitalism: Retail markup rose 3 times since 1980 https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25896/capitalism-retail-markup-rose-3-times-since-1980 Sun, 18 Jul 2021 12:39:20 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25896@/talks/discussions

We document the evolution of market power based on firm-level data for the US economy since 1955. We measure both markups and profitability.
In 1980, average markups start to rise from 21% above marginal cost to 61% now. The increase is driven mainly by the upper tail of the markup distribution: the upper percentiles have increased sharply. Quite strikingly, the median is unchanged. In addition to the fattening upper tail of the markup distribution, there is reallocation of market share from low to high markup firms. This rise occurs mostly within industry. We also find an increase in the average profit rate from 1% to 8%. While there is also an increase in overhead costs, the markup increase is in excess of overhead. We then discuss the macroeconomic implications of an increase in average market power, which can account for a number of secular trends in the last four decades, most notably the declining labor and capital shares as well as the decrease in labor market dynamism.

https://www.janeeckhout.com/wp-content/uploads/RMP.pdf

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War: Cuban vaccine as main cause of US sponsored protests https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25891/war-cuban-vaccine-as-main-cause-of-us-sponsored-protests Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:50:30 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25891@/talks/discussions

The Cuban vaccine against the Abdala coronavirus during the third phase of clinical trials has demonstrated 100% effectiveness against severe forms of the disease and death. This was announced on Saturday by the Prensa Latina agency with reference to the developers.

"Data on the effectiveness of the third phase of clinical trials [of the vaccine against coronavirus] Abdala has already been obtained, the results are excellent," the agency quotes the director of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, which developed the vaccine, Martha Ayala.

Ayala added that the focus group for the study of the effectiveness of the vaccine is planned to increase to 300 thousand people.

Earlier, the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) of Cuba authorized the emergency use of the Abdala coronavirus vaccine. In the second half of June, Cuba announced the completion of clinical trials of the drug, its effectiveness against the symptomatic course of the coronavirus was 92.28%.

It is very bad for big US farma companies if Cuba will start providing cheap vaccine. Especially bad it is that it can break their plan for people genocide in Africa and Latin America using their vaccines.

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South Africa: Bad leftists are going against prosperity and stability https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/25890/south-africa-bad-leftists-are-going-against-prosperity-and-stability Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:24:41 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 25890@/talks/discussions

Amongst the demands are the nationalisation of the mines, the South African Reserve Bank and other key strategic industries and means of production.

“A State Bank must be established without delay, and our national banks must be focused on specific areas of industrial development."

A living wage for all public sector workers, especially the police and nurses.

All SOE’s must be protected from being privatised, and those such as SAA that have already been privatised, and sold, must be re-nationalised. Overall, free education, vocational training, and employment must be guaranteed for all of those who are willing and able to work,

Just morons, right? Where are demands of free trade and total privatization?

https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/free-zuma-campaign-gives-ramaphosa-14-days-to-respond-to-demands-bda79c20-dc61-4352-82c7-a3fb452a3598

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