Yet another reason to be leery of Medicare Advantage…..widespread deceptive marketing.
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Sunday, December 3, 2023
Feds Need to Enlist Consumers to Police Eyepoppingly High Level of Medicare Advantage Ad/Marketing Fraud
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Health care, Privatization, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 21 Comments »
The Destructively High Energy Cost of AI
More data on the energy cost of AI, which is projected soon to exceed that of several small countries.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:59 am | 31 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/29/2023
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 60 Comments »
Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28
The meat industry is coming under enough climate change pressure so as to have started messaging and astroturf campaigns.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 17 Comments »
Links 11/29/2023
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 105 Comments »
Gaza Conflict: End Game Not in Sight
While there is still tremendous uncertainty about where the conflict in Gaza is going, more Palestinian suffering near-term is baked in.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 84 Comments »
New Technologies to Get Around Old Laws: Algorithms Being Used to Evade Antitrust Rules, Fix Prices and Worse
Is organizing a price-fixing cartel still illegal if an algorithm tells you to do it?
Topics: Corporate governance, Health care, Private equity, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 23 Comments »
Car Dealers Warn Biden Administration to Pump Brakes on EV Plans
Auto dealers throw cold water on EV uptake hopium.
Topics: Auto industry, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:55 am | 92 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/28/2023
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 44 Comments »
Why Did Argentina Elect a Right-Wing Non-Establishment Extremist?
More on the truly wacky new president of Argentina, Javier Milei who nevertheless may get some of his bad ideas implemented.
Topics: Banana republic, China, Commodities, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Privatization
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 23 Comments »
Links 11/28/2023
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 111 Comments »
Spanish Government Threatens to Break Ranks With EU and Unilaterally Recognise Palestine. What Gives?
If Pedro Sánchez were to actually deliver on his word (which is a pretty big “IF”), Spain would become only the second country to recognise Palestinian statehood while being an EU Member State
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 18 Comments »
PlutoniumKun: Correcting the Considerable Misinformation on the Recent Dublin Riots
A detailed account of the Dublin riot and the related political and social undercurrents in Ireland by our esteemed PlutoniumKun
Topics: Africa, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Middle East, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 54 Comments »
Prices of New Houses Drop Further, -18% Year-Over-Year, Sales Drop, High Inventories Rise Further, Supply Jumps
More unhappy news on the residential real estate front: lotta unsold houses out there!
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:30 am | 35 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/27/2023
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 70 Comments »