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Some Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’

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Re: Some Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’

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I once got a Theranos test mostly for fun. Everyone is so focused on the fraud that they miss a more fundamental issue: finger pricks are a very painful way to draw blood. Your finger tip is extremely heavily innervated and very sensitive. Okay, maybe no big deal if you need one drop of blood, e.g. for a hemoglobin test. But Theranos wanted maybe ten drops of blood. Having one’s finger squeezed hard and long enough t…

we already microchip pets. One can speculate a bit on having a microchip for humans (and humans can potentially take a bigger one ) for internal monitoring. Especially given that smart watch already does a lot, one can see how having a sensor embedded under the skin can enhance the functionality.

Yes, but then you'd have microchip objectors, leading to governments and businesses implementing microchip mandates, and do you think that will go over well with the crowd that thinks the Mark of the Beast is an actual thing?

Re: Some Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’

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This is in the US where we aren’t burdened with inefficient, government-controlled health care. /s

To provide additional context: German Tax Rates for an individual: $58,918 - $274,612: 42% US Tax Rates for an individual: $40,126 - $85,525: 22% $163,301 - $207,350: 32% So, if you make an average salary of roughly 40-90k, you pay a full twice as much in taxes, for an extra $9,228 to $20,700 each year. That extra ~$10,000 to ~$20,000 dollars you pay in Germany in taxes, then (a portion of it) goes to pay for the hea…

The test is around 25 EUR when it's not subsidised by anyone. When it's covered by healthcare (e.g. your GP prescribed it), it's free.

Re: Some Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is in the US where we aren’t burdened with inefficient, government-controlled health care. /s

To provide additional context: German Tax Rates for an individual: $58,918 - $274,612: 42% US Tax Rates for an individual: $40,126 - $85,525: 22% $163,301 - $207,350: 32% So, if you make an average salary of roughly 40-90k, you pay a full twice as much in taxes, for an extra $9,228 to $20,700 each year. That extra ~$10,000 to ~$20,000 dollars you pay in Germany in taxes, then (a portion of it) goes to pay for the hea…

Not sure why are listing income tax here.

In Germany the public healthcare providers are indeed subsidized by taxes (about ~170€ per citizen per year), but the bulk of financing comes from monthly (salary based) fees payed directly to the healthcare providers, which is around 100€ for anyone that is out of the education system and goes up to around 800€ at 58k salary.

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