chirieleison (52)in #economics • 2 days agoCan the problem of forcing people to live on the street be cured by destroying homeless encampments or would it be far more effective to return affordable housing stock to market by outlawing "short term rentals" and companies like AirBnB?For context I answered this question on Quora It would be helpful to look at the root cause of unaffordable housing…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 8 days agoWhy has wage growth in the US been declining since it hit 5.9 percent in March 2022?The original author is me It has recently declined to 1% YTD from another high of 5% just last summer. Business…chirieleison (52)in #science • 11 days agoDoes the BCG Vaccine Protect against COVID19?One of the beneficial oddities of the BCG vaccine that sets it apart from other attenuated antigens is the broad risk…chirieleison (52)in #science • 11 days agoWhy don’t we check for one’s antigen /antibody levels before and after (few weeks or months later) the person was vaccinated for Covid? Would it be useful to provide better correlation for the effectiveness of the vaccine against Covid infection?It would be useful if you didn’t believe in antibody phrenology. No, having high SARS-COV-2 antibody titers does not…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 12 days agoThe $600K per room SRO HotelThe Failure of Public Housing (Part 5) The reason public housing projects fail is that governments or more readily…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 12 days agoNIMBYism Killed A Lumber CompanyWhen Affordable Solutions to the Housing Shortage Are Illegal (Part 6) Affordable housing shortages can cause labor…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 25 days agoWhy don’t homeless people just go to homeless shelters until they get a job?Unless they land an extremely lucrative gig that pays cash or on a daily basis they won’t have enough money for a…chirieleison (52)in #liberty • 2 months agoWhat do you think of the new Louisiana law that forces public schools to post the Ten Commandments?Like the law the state legislature passed last year requiring third party age verification to access pornographic…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 2 months agoWhat is the lowest possible hourly rate that someone would be willing to work for if there was no minimum wage law?Apart from local wage floors that don’t actually cover the full COLA that includes rent for a single worker without…chirieleison (52)in #science • 2 months agoAstraMengele Paid UK Celebrity TV DoctorsWhen The Media Says "Experts" They Mean Paid Corporate Shills (Part 31) Although I didn’t pay much attention to this…chirieleison (52)in #science • 2 months agoBoth Paxlovid and Molnupiravir Failed in RECOVERY trialsThe Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 therapy (RECOVERY) has tested antivirals for over 50,000 hospitalized COVID19…chirieleison (52)in #science • 2 months agoWhy do homosexual men contract HIV/AIDS more often?Three main reasons: 1) there are fewer of them (no citation needed) 2) they tend to have more sexual partners than…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 2 months agoThe Failure of Public Housing (Part 4)The reason public housing projects fail is that governments or more readily public-private partnerships in the U.S.…chirieleison (52)in #science • 2 months agoIs it valid that some people think that the COVID-19 vaccines are worthless because of the need for a booster shots, and the need to get tested if exposed to someone with COVID-19, the fact that some fully vaccinated people got infected?Let's look at what the actual Package Insert for this product says it’s supposed to do as that contains the officially…chirieleison (52)in #science • 2 months agoHow effective are the current COVID-19 vaccines against milder infections caused by XBB variants, and how will the new vaccine formula change that?I’m assuming this question is from last year since the XBB variants are no longer in circulation making the booster…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 3 months agoIs it beneficial for governments to subsidize electric car purchases? Are electric cars primarily beneficial for individuals or for companies such as Tesla?It is beneficial mostly to high income homeowners who have the means to afford the EV itself as well as the cost and…chirieleison (52)in #liberty • 3 months agoQualified Immunity Protects Incompetence, Negligence and MaliceOn March 27, 2019, a SWAT team no-knock raided a house not listed on their search warrant breaking the windows…chirieleison (52)in #economics • 3 months agoWe're always told that human resources are a company’s most expensive asset and I don't doubt that. With that said, if we're in an inflationary environment, then why don't wages ever "inflate"?Wages do inflate. However, whenever incomes rise so do housing prices and rents and in the best case scenario they…chirieleison (52)in #history • 3 months agoWhy did the United States government abandon its principles of serving the American people by putting corporations first?Let’s be honest, the U.S. has always served the interests of the wealthy elites and the original 13 colonies that…chirieleison (52)in #science • 3 months agoHow many vaccinations do you need to become immune to Covid19?Depending on the variant in circulation and the variant your last booster is formulated to you can develop immune…