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If teachers taught financial responsibility, there would be no next-generation teachers. Oof.

Why is Israel proposing 'innocent' Gaza residents to move to Egypt but not to Israel, the West Bank, or Lebanon?

@1032004 Does the 3-point takedown create even more incentive to pick bottom than a 2-point takedown, given the need to narrow the point gap and the common strategy to secure a 1-point escape?

A 3 and 3 would be similar, yes. It will be interesting to see if wrestling becomes more exciting to watch. I want higher-scoring matches because increased action is entertainment, not because the point system is inflated. I want to see the guy with one takedown win the match against the guy with two escapes, and the current format addresses that.

Would more choose top to go after near fall and riding time, and is that a problem?

Here is the concept paper where the Israeli Intelligence Ministry identifies the 'best' option of evacuation of the civilian population from Gaza to Sinai. https://www.scribd.com/document/681086738/Israeli-Intelligence-Ministry-Policy-Paper-on-Gaza-s-Civilian-Population-October-2023

Reversal is still there. The 'riding time' is still there. Please say more about how the 3-point takedown is better than removing the 1-point escape concerning mat wrestling.

Regardless of Israel's history with Palestinian refugees, the best ethical choice for Egypt (and Israel) is to provide refuge to the Palestinians at the gate. It is a humanitarian obligation and should be framed as such. The stronger reason that Egypt doesn't want Palestinian refugees is one of national security, such as the president saying that the refugees would continue terrorizing Israel and would bring about an Egypt vs. Israel war. The security reason is the driver, and 'complicit in ethnic cleansing' is some spin. One would think that the humanitarian choice to save lives has higher international value than concern about land possession.

UB core says Hamas is bad, but I understand some of their motivations, including Israel's behavior. Israel should better ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians when targeting Hamas. There are innocent Palestinian citizens forced to stay and risk death or fleeing violence. Some people might interpret UB's stance as: "Israel is bad," which isn't what UB is saying. "Hamas is justified," which also isn't UB's message. Supporting humanitarian rights for Palestinian citizens doesn't mean supporting Hamas, and understanding the reasons behind Hamas's actions doesn't equate to supporting Hamas itself.

You are correct. All three of my kids spent a couple of weeks learning about money, writing checks, and doing pretend jobs for a day. I did the same and learned that police have power, judges make money, and nobody wants to be a button maker. In high school, there should be required teaching about school loans... sort of like the scared straight approach for law/order, the tattoo king, OR the 'jaws of life' demonstration from firefighters for drunk driving danger. Many kids don't have too much personal responsibility yet and still don't respect finances... so at this time, it makes sense to have adults with student loans come and talk about 'what they wish they knew then.' College ought to require a personal financial class. These students often have more personal responsibility, and the timing is right. One class could be called "Beyond Ramen Noodles, A Path to Financial Freedom." Thankfully, my mother told me to save 10% when I got my first post-graduate paycheck. I did because I trusted her. I wish she had said to save 30%. My oldest high-schooler has a part-time job and recently saved $2K over many work hours. When researching a product for her, we stumbled on a limited supply/demand market. Against her fears (but under my guidance), she spent her entire savings on three large products. She sold two for 50% profit and recovered her investment. Selling the third should net $1K in the green for about 1 hour total of work. I am also teaching her about the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) Movement, to save and invest aggressively—somewhere between 50–75% of her income—so she can retire sometime in her 30s or 40s.

Egypt is forcing Gazans to stay on land that Israel announced they will bomb. There is a difference between Egypt cooperating with Israel to relocate Palestinians versus Egypt opening the door to the Palestinians at the gate, allowing them to seek refuge.

Honoring the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol does not enable ethnic cleansing. I wouldn't want to be on the side of history that denied safety to the Gaza citizens reported as desperately trying to leave Gaza. #Egypt

Egypt’s prime minister, Mostafa Madbouly, says, "We are prepared to sacrifice millions of lives to ensure that no one encroaches upon our territory.” ------- The Egyptian narrative "Not wanting to assist Ethnic Cleansing (relocating)" needs to be scrutinized because Egypt indirectly enables Ethnic Cleansing (violence) when refusing to follow its obligations per the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol. Egypt doesn't want Gazan refugees because enough Gazan citizens have concerning violent intent. This goes back to the July 2023 survey, where 47% of Gazan citizens want escalated resistance against Israel. Egypt is favoring its national security over humanitarian obligations.

There are many analysts saying different things but.. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says he won't allow refugees from Gaza into his country, adding it would make the peninsula a target for Israel the whole concept of transferring Palestinians from the Gaza Strip into Sinai is simply moving the fighting and resistance from the Gaza Strip to Sinai which means Sinai will become a base for military operations against Israel and then Israel will try to defend itself and direct its military operations against Egypt.

There should be 0 points for an escape, 2 for a TD, and 2 for a Reversal. This maintains the incentive for scoring a reversal and still increases the incentive for more action through takedowns. Whether you were gifted or found your way to your feet, congrats on obtaining the neutral position (position of no control). Your opportunity to score a takedown is the reward.

Yianni Diakomihalis is not overhyped. Seniors - World Silver (55-10) | World Cadet Gold x 2 College - Champion x4 (115-2) High School - Champion x4 (243–3) Notable Senior Victories --------------------------- Vladimer Khinchegashvili - Olympic Gold, Silver | World Gold, Silver, Bronze | World Junior Gold x 2, Bronze Ismail Musukaev - World Gold, Bronze x 2 | World Junior Silver Zain Retherford - World Gold, Silver (63-16) | World Cadet Gold Barjrang Punia - Olympic Bronze | World Silver, Bronze x 3 | World U23 Silver Vazgen Tevanyan - World Bronze | World U23 Gold, Silver | World Junior Bronze James Green - World Silver, Bronze (141-39) | World University Silver Vladimir Dubov - World Silver, Bronze Joseph Mckenna - World U23 Bronze | World Junior Bronze Jordan Oliver - World Junior Bronze (81-29) Frank Molinaro - Olympic 5th Ali Rahimzade - World U23 Silver Senior Losses ------------------ Amouzad Rahman - World Gold | World Junior Gold | World Cadet Gold x 2 Ismail Musukaev - World Gold, Bronze x 2 | World Junior Silver 2 x Zain Retherford - World Gold, Silver (63-16) | World Cadet Gold Vazgen Tevanyan - World Bronze | World U23 Gold, Silver | World Junior Bronze 2 x Joseph Mckenna - World U23 Bronze | World Junior Bronze Jordan Oliver - World Junior Bronze (81-29) Sujeet Sujeet - World U20 Bronze Nick Lee

Imagine a big company with 30,000 employees. The CEO makes $12 million while the average employee earns $80,000. If $10 million of the CEO's pay was shared equally among the employees, each would get a $333 raise. Let's compare two scenarios: CEO 1 (with $12M) leads the company to a $1 billion profit. CEO 2 (with $2M) leads the company to a $100 million profit. Which CEO deserves their pay more, and which outcome is more likely to result in higher employee salaries? Supply and Demand matters.

Yianni had gone undefeated internationally there for a period while his domestic peers had been losing. And he beat good international competition...

The Supreme Court said, "It gives to the honest but unfortunate debtor…a new opportunity in life and a clear field for future effort, unhampered by the pressure and discouragement of preexisting debt." What was the opinion on personal responsibility in the 1930s? Given the judicial stance on bankruptcy, why are school loans treated differently? How is the risk of an individual taking advantage different than a business taking advantage?

The older I get, the more disappointed I am with the educational gap in required life skill education. Schools ought to be teaching finance management at a young age. How to make money. How to save money. How to use money to make more money. Good debt versus bad debt, etc. How many elders would have saved more money at a younger age had a mentor spoken with them about it?

Success is not solely determined by luck or one's family background. Both my parents and my wife's parents had their first child while in high school, had their life and college paid for by joining the military, and made something of themself despite their economic circumstances. Their personal responsibility helped them overcome unfortunate 'birth' luck.

It changes the profit model from treating sickness to preventing sickness. —— Imagine a primary care doctor agrees to a value-based payment arrangement. They receive $1,000 per patient per year from the insurance company. If they have 500 patients, they earn $500,000 a year ($1,000 x 500 patients). Now, in this model, their income is not tied to the number of tests or treatments. Instead, they're focused on keeping their patients healthy. If they successfully keep their patients healthy and avoid expensive hospitalizations or procedures, they may earn an additional bonus. Let's say they manage to save $50,000 in healthcare costs by emphasizing preventive care and good management. In this case, they might get a bonus of, let's say, 20% of the savings, which is $10,000. As one example as a patient, your provider may start initiating communication to you to coordinate physicals, screenings, vaccinations, chronic disease monitoring, health education, etc. Its like having a loving momma remind you to brush your teeth, cash for As, and dad saying come outside and play catch… less cavities, less Fs, less fat… https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.17.0558

I learned today that being respectful is insulting. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-you-still-call-people-sir-maam-stop-elhoucine-aittakalla/

I don't know how you guys can sleep at night.

While there are good outcomes for not-for-profit healthcare... Why do vets prefer healthcare outside the VA? Why do foreigners come to America for treatment? (time and quality) Yes, the healthcare and insurance industries should include for-profit organizations (and non profits). As a consumer, my biggest beef with the healthcare industry is the lack of price transparency. I often can't shop around for care and don't know prices until the after-care bill is presented. Price transparency allows for price shopping which drives the competition that drives the highest quality for the cheapest price. Healthcare is largely profiting off treating sick people rather than keeping people healthy. The insurance incentives for value-based outcome payments are a move in the right direction.