Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Terrifying Covid-19 Projections | US System Will Be Overrun" video.

@gaston6800 , hindsight is 20/20. I hear this from his Kyle and his fan base but nowhere have I seen anyone talk about this virus. At this point all you are going to do is blame Trump no matter what. As for culture, the US is a very individualist and free culture. Even with all these shutdowns people are still partying and going out.
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@comingviking , healthcare rankings are completely arbitrary. Anyone can generate any ranking they want. When you look at the US the US is superior in access to advanced care and survival rates in advanced illnesses.
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@UserName-mn5rx very true. M4A supporters don't understand economics.
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@TheSkepticSkwerl healthcare rankings are completely arbitrary. Anyone can play with the stats and come up with any ranking they want.
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@mytoesarecold5555 , do you know how those healthcare rankings are developed? Or are you just blindly following it.
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@practicemedia2025 we also have the highest access to advanced testing and the highest survival rates in advanced illnesses. Other nations spend less because they deny more care and limit access.
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You can't use this one instant to determine how strong a healthcare system is as there are other factors at play. Even at that we are still doing very well. The US, as a whole, does many things well in healthcare. For example, we offer the most advanced testing and care and thus have the highest survival rates in advanced illnesses.
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@mikelomez9313 , this issue is not a way to criticize libertarians. Most do not support "no government" but a limited one. Right now you have government telling businesses to shut down and thus people can't get money. The money being sent is a temporary relief program.
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@sammiller9855 looking at police and the fire department to justify a M4A system is flawed. To start, they are paid for and ran locally, not federally. Next, they are a drop in the bucket in costs. Military is constitution and deals with foreign affairs. Also, there are many reasons not to have M4A in that private insurance is arguably more efficient and under our current system M4A will be very expensive.
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How would nationalizing healthcare solve this problem?
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@taylorwestmore4664 if we had a universal healthcare system the healthcare system would be falling a part. Also, no system was equipped to handle this.
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@rogeh5687 , every nation has limited resources. Thus, people will be denied care. Nationalizing healthcare will not magically create resources.
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@A_Lefty_Gamer how am I a Nazi?
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@gaston6800 hindsight is 20/20
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@EE-gv9wt show me a nation that raised the min. wage by 100% and saw strong economic growth.
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@taylorwestmore4664 what are you even talking about? If you want to have a discussion of M4A and how it will have many problems we can.
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@A_Lefty_Gamer when did I ever support the militarization of police?
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@gaston6800 it is hindsight. Plus, the culture in Argentina is different compare to that of the US.
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@EE-gv9wt and their cost of living is very high. Plus, you are talking over a long time, not overnight that most want here. So please, try again. Also, I answered your question. I told you that what you are pointing out is the danger of a government program that, once established, no matter how bad it is it won't go away. So thanks for showing the dangers of the min. wage.
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@EE-gv9wt , also, no, Australia did not double their min. wage since 2004. So try again.
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@taylorwestmore4664 Medicare pays 40% less than private insurance. So no, the money will not be the same. It will be less and thus quality and access will drop.
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@EE-gv9wt but congrats on dodging the points I make.
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@quadpumped34 huh? We don't run at the minimum of resources. Fact is resources are limited.
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@EE-gv9wt they did not double their min. wage since 2004. If you can't get basic facts straight we cannot go to opinions. As opposed to their standard of living being higher, based on what? Also, you keep ignoring my point that all you are proving is that government programs do nothing but expand no matter how bad they are. And yes, Bernie fans want to double the min. wage overnight. Again, facts bud.
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GreenIdLady 1 , not true as it was raised in 2007 and a recession took place. Not to say they are related, but to say every time it was raised we saw economic growth is simply false. Also, there is much more to the economy than the min. wage. "People who have more money buy more goods and services. " Isn't that easy because is those goods and services don't exist you can't buy them. You can't consume what you don't produce. Also, many European nations don't have a min. wage. But you taking a complex economy and reduce it down to the min. wage and the price of the Whopper is very foolish. Looking at Seattle and NYC is foolish as well as, again, there are many factors involved. To start, NY and WA have higher teenage unemployment. Also, looknig at Seattle, they have lower taxes and is home to major HQ of Amazon and Starbucks. Thus, their economy set higher wages all around. This is no different than in Emeryville, CA who has had a high min. wage for years. Three of their top employers are Pixar and two pharmaceutical companies. You see, all of that is no different than in the 90s when the min. wage was increased under Clinton. While unemployment did drop prior to the min. wage increase unemployment was already dropping along with the percent of those earning at, or below the min. wage was dropping. That means that people were being hired above the min. wage. So yes, I do look at history. I recommend you do as well.
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@gaston6800 culture is highly relevant in how programs are ran.
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@EE-gv9wt , bud, there is way more to the economy than the min. wage. My point is that what nation doubled it in a short amount of time and you cannot provide on. And yes, government programs are difficult to cut. Look at issues like Medicare and SS, two programs that are running out of money. They are expanding and any talk of "reform" is met with major push back. Same with Obamacare. Republicans were voted in to repeal it but have not. As for lowering the min. wage, the market does that over time. It has not been raised in over a decade for a reason. People don't want it raised. Also, people vote for more than just the min. wage.
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@EE-gv9wt , so you are saying people don't understand economics? I agree. You are one of them as you are taking one issue, the min. wage and connecting it to economy growth. And no, people can't vote to cut Medicare as nothing at the federal level is ever determined by the vote of a simple majority. Same with SS. Please learn how our political system works if you want to comment on it.
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@EE-gv9wt , and yes, I will say that people do vote against their best interest. That is why many parts in our society we don't vote on like SC justices and governors of the Federal Reserve. They have to make difficult decisions that will be unpopular in the short term but benefit us in the long term. For example, with Volcker was promoted to the chair of the Fed he had to jack up interest rates to slow down inflation. In the short term things were bad economically, but improved in the long term.
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@EE-gv9wt , the free market does a great jobs at stopping exploitation. With the min. wage why isn't every business paying the min. wage? Because many employees simply won't work for so little. Also, on what you were asking, I addressed it how it is an example of how these government programs expand as opposed to be reduced. Thus I turned it on you to give me an example of the min. wage being doubled leading to strong economic growth. You could not provide an example.
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@EE-gv9wt , on setting a cap on interest rates this is a great example in how the far left grossly oversimplify these complex issues. If you cap interest rates credit card companies will simply deny credit cards to people. You act as if things are in a vacuum and all we have to do is cap interest rates and nothing else will happen.
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@EE-gv9wt , on pollution, locally, you can install local laws or have it so people refuse to go there. As for workplace hazards, people won't work there unless they are paid well. My dad works in a dangerous factory where they have a hard time getting workers. Thus they pay a lot. Do you think people are going to just work at a dangerous place? As for interest rates, I recommend you watch the Stephen Michael Davis video entitled Kyle Kulinski Doesn't Get Interest Rates On interest rates, again, people have higher rates because they are essentially higher risk. If you place a cap on interest rates you will get a situation where people cannot get credit cards. As for eliminating the min, wage, many nations don't have a min. wage and do fine. For example, Denmark does not have one. Same with Norway. There are many nations with no min. wage. Singapore has one of the best economies in the world and no min. wage. But again, you are taking a very complex issue of the economy and reducing it down to the min. wage. Besides, you are ignoring my point in how, despite a min. wage, many businesses already pay much more. Why is that? Why isn't every business paying the min. wage?
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@EE-gv9wt , if you cap interest rates what will simply prevent these loan companies from denying loans?
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@EE-gv9wt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoxBdLBw-sQ On interest rates
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@quadpumped34 irony here as you are responding to a person who took the complex economy and reduced it down to the min. wage.
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@EE-gv9wt , as mentioned in the video, if you cap interest rates people will turn to the black market. If someone cannot get a credit card because of a cap on interest rates people will go to Tony Soprano and risk getting their knees whacked if they can't pay. Again, this is a problem with the far left. It is literally the ignorant against the very intelligent. You grossly oversimplify a complex issue and wonder why things don't work out well when you get passed what you wanted.
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@EE-gv9wt at the local level you have far more control of government. Also, you can create laws the local society values. How much regulation is always the question thus you do it at the local level and let the people decide. In some areas you don't need laws. "What's stopping them from just crossing the state line and going to kansas city, MO instead of kansas city, KS?" That is the challenge a state and local area faces. Your example of qatar is poor as we are talking about the US, a highly developed nation. When you make something illegal you do see an uptick in the underground economy, especially during tough economic times. "I will take your silence as a concession that i was right when i said that increasing the minimum wage like australia did doesn't hamper economic growth," And I told you there is a lot to the economy beyond the min. wage. Have you ever heard of a supply and demand curves? Just because you raise the min. wage does not mean it will hinder growth. For example, in the 90s the min. wage was increased but the economy still grew. Why? Because during that time unemployment was dropping and so was the percentage of workers earning at or below the min. wage. What that meant was that the market progressed to where the "min. wage" was higher then the one set by law. But again, you are ignoring my question on why don't more employers paying the min. wage? Why do so many employers pay well above the min. wage? Your silence shows you don't have an answer.
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@EE-gv9wt also, you ignore the several nations with strong economic growth and no min. wage.
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@EE-gv9wt you do have more control at the local level. The more local a government is the more you can see if it is actually working for you. Also, the more local a government is the easier it is for you to leave and remain a US citizen. So local governments want to create an environment where people stay. Capitalism has taken more people out of poverty than any other system. You see that in developing nations. Problem is that many developing nations don't follow capitalism. " Libertarianism always works in theory we know that already." I am not a libertarian, but we have seen this in other cases where something was made illegal. Consider prohibition for example, or drugs. It occurred underground. We actually increased the min. wage prior to the downfall. And again, there is way more to the economy than the min. wage. "They pay more than minimum wage only because they have to, to keep talent around." Why? No one is forcing them to according to you. "Minimum wage jobs usually don't require so much talent and are easily replaceable, but someone still has to do those jobs and people who do them (imo) should not starve. " Does someone have to do them? A job only exist if the market values it. If you raise the min. wage too high many jobs go away. We have seen this. For example, states with higher min. wage typically have higher teenage unemployment. A major flaw of the min. wage is that it dictates how much is paid per hour, not per week. Again, far leftists over simplify these complex issues and wonder why their ideas continue to fail. As for them not starving, most min. wage workers don't even work full time. On reason why they are paid a lower wage is because they work less and have flexible schedule. It isn't just skills that dictate wages but also how many hours you are willing to work, if your schedule is flexible or not, and so on. But statistically speaking around 90% earning $9.50/hr or less are not poor, and the vast majority who work a min. wage job works part time. You criticize me about theory when so much suggests that the min. wage is not necessary. You point to Australia where, again, there is way more to the economy than the min. wage. Remember the US raised their min. wage and the recession followed.
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@EE-gv9wt , examples? All of history. The US itself grew under the free market. Also, again, look at the strong nations with no min. wage. Why do you ignore them? Your states only removed payday loans. You are talking about all interest rates. You still have credit cards. The more local a government is the more you know how it is functioning. Most people don't know what is going on beyond their own back yard. Consider how Kyle never have seen farm land before. I lived in two different states and it is amazing how many have not been in more than two states. I am not talking about living but in a state. I have met people who did not know that there was a Kansas City, MO. As for Qatar, along with other developing nations, they have the struggles of culture there in that many kids stop going to schools to work. This is something we studied a lot in my international business course. What we also studied is the difference of West Germany and East Germany where West Germany practiced capitalism and grew. Also, in a lot of developing nations you have the issue of corruption as well.
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@pseudonayme7717 not true. The US is superior in many ways. For example, we are superior in access to advanced testing and superior in survival rates of advanced illnesses. But hey, ignore that I guess.
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@bucketiii7581 every system denies care in some way. Other nations deny more than the US does.
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I recommend you don't listen to Chomsky outside of his field. He was brilliant in his field, outside of it he is essentially clueless.
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That is how this nation is ran via state rights.
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