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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • This has definitely been happening forever. Unnecessary fillings are par for the course. I went to a new dentist once and on the first visit he told me I needed 3 fillings. I declined and a high pressure sales pitch followed. I went to someone else the next time who said there was nothing that required immediate attention. I’ve been going there for years and just now needed one filling from her.

    Lots of other people would just trust the first sleazebag dentist, or lack the confidence to say no, making this a serious problem. Licensing boards need to hold their licenses accountable for performing ethical work







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    Growth doesn’t matter as long as people still treat the currency like it has value. Most of that debt is owed the the people of the United States, and as long as the US govt continues to pay interest on T bonds and make Social Security payments people will continue to have confidence in the system.

    Take a look at Japan as a more advanced example of this, with a larger debt as a percentage of GDP than the US and still maintainjng a sustainable economy despite population shrinkage


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    18 days ago

    The Department of Homeless Services says it’s cut ties with three nonprofits cited in the report and were seeking corrective measures from at least two others.

    Right there below the headline it mentions how the city has already taken corrective action on this. The headline in particular doesn’t play well to a national audience, given that it’s an article only about NYC and whose target audience is NYC



  • “Since DADT repeal [in 2010], many veterans who sought to upgrade their less than honorable discharges reported a prolonged and burdensome process, often requiring the use of a lawyer, to seek the respect and benefits they rightfully earned,” the letter stated. “And far too many veterans discharged under DADT had no idea they could seek an upgrade or where to start the process.”

    Austin said today that 96% of the service members who were separated under DADT now have an honorable discharge.

    “We will continue to strive to do right by every American patriot who has honorably served their country,” he said.

    Glad the Biden Admin proactively upgraded their discharge statuses so no more veterans have to fight to change theirs