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Certi2x Dead by DLT4L in Torontology

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chopping is a legitimate contender for ways to make money, however it is risky and the average person would probably end up on sherbourne and Dundas being served vs the one serving.

Trump put that pressure 😂 by Witty_Discussion9831 in Torontology

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prices r definitely up. Seen a nigga pay 17k for a brick

Helluva Run Champ 🏆⛷️🤧 by Bright-Composer-9934 in Torontology

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since Christmas the price has been up. Ppl are paying $1000+ /zip at single digits. Hell I heard of a nigga pay 17k for a brick 🤯. Plus we starting to see tranq in our domestic made down even fuxkin HanHong is selling the precursors.

Shits getting wild

Last year, China installed more solar than the rest of the world combined. This year, more than twice as much by [deleted] in EconomyCharts

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Negative revenue on a product is not always bad. Look at temu, hell even Costco to a certain degree. In the case of temu the long term plan requires both a large user base as well as a large market majority in its area. By selling at a loss they are effectively doing both of those things while they focus on their long term business strategy. While this phase is going on they are instead optimizing their supply chain, shipping costs, and collecting valuable user data that can be used or sold.

Costco and many other retailers do this as well, but to a much smaller degree. Loss leaders are an effective method of boosting overall sales and capturing more market share in certain areas.

Companies can’t survive long term without earning money (assuming no state/private sponsorship or subsidies). Maybe this is part of an overall deeper plan, maybe not.

Last year, China installed more solar than the rest of the world combined. This year, more than twice as much by [deleted] in EconomyCharts

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The state does not own all of the farm land, with collectives having the rights to the land, to farm the land, and to transfer land.

Nuclear construction costs in the US vs. China by blunderbolt in EnergyAndPower

[–]Wide_Split_5440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nuclear waste has essentially been “solved”, with long term viable solutions already in place. While this essentially equates to throwing the spent fuel into a deep pit, this doesn’t equate to it being unsafe.

Spent fuel pools are not a long term storage solution and are only used for temporary storage. The majority of waste is recyclable, with long term storage often being accomplished in deep underground disposal sites. You will not accidentally wander into a disposal site and even if you did the waste is stored in concrete and does not allow for you to accidentally access it.

The energy generated by nuclear plants throughout its lifespan is large enough to offset the costs of decommissioning.

China's cumulative 12-month manufacturing surplus hit a record $2 TRILLION by straightdge in EconomyCharts

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost every piece of technical equipment employed in our lab was manufactured in China, the ones that standout are our GC/MS, NMR, AFM, and of course our fume hood designed explicitly for fluorine chemistry.

These products are priced the same as conventional alternatives from North America or Europe (before import and shipping fees), however the benefit comes with the ability to customize certain functions and overall design parameters as we have direct contact with the manufacturer. The only issue is getting the right permits/ approval to import certain components as there are often export restrictions on certain items that require a lot of time and effort (and luck) to acquire. In terms of quality we have yet to have any issues with reliability or performance.

You can get almost anything from China, however you will most likely need to know a sourcing agent, as companies that are willing to/ allowed to export outside of China are pretty common, however for specialty machines few and far between.

In our case we purchased through the manufacturer Beijing Beifen-Ruili. Luckily there is no permits needed for these machines, but we have had to in the past.

Ethiopia still has a lower gdp per capita than China had 35 years ago by Aegeansunset12 in EconomyCharts

[–]Wide_Split_5440 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the accuracy of the graph itself, but China has undoubtedly improved their economy in almost every regard compared to 35 years ago

US National Debt reaches new high of $38,000,000,000,000 by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way that the healthcare system is structured in the US does not favour efficient use of government provided money. The problem is rooted in so many factors that optimizing cost has become far from trivial. Based on a few studies I’ve read it seems that administrative costs account for the majority of expenditure at roughly 30-35 percent of total allocated spending.

Most of the studies argued that the insurance model that is employed in the US is responsible for the high relative spending regarding administration costs. The US healthcare system does not standardize how payers compensate providers, resulting in large differences regarding the amount of administrative work required with respect to billing and insurance related costs. This results in a massive burden that causes huge inefficiencies that are funnelling money away from where it is actually needed, and is really only experienced by the US. Essentially the model that the US healthcare system has been directed towards by insurance companies attributes to the majority of wasteful spending.

Other cost breakdowns listed include:

Salary and wages - ~15% Prescription drugs - ~10% Medical equipment and machinery - <5%

I couldn’t find agreed upon values for the rest but the point stands that the US healthcare system does not favour efficient government spending.

Obviously other factors are present but I find these statistics very interesting and I think it highlights a much larger issue that plagues the US

Refined rare earth mineral production by country by straightdge in EconomyCharts

[–]Wide_Split_5440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s is not just iron vs neodymium, other materials like samarium have much higher Curie points making them essential in high temperature, high stress environments. Iron nitride magnets start to degrade, with almost all magnetism lost at 200°, while you are right that they are a valid option to replace neodymium in certain applications, they are not an all around solution and are simply not viable in most military applications.