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electric_creamsicle t1_j8zy9h2 wrote

Reply to comment by beanqueen88 in Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles

The article about Canada is for the option for folks to pay for private healthcare if they want to. It does not say anything about the public healthcare system in Canada failing.

Regarding the first two articles, the NHS is struggling just like the private American healthcare system is struggling. We’re barely a year out from a global pandemic.

The US pays more per capita for healthcare than any developed country in the world. And it’s not even close. A few links doesn’t change anything.

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zoicyte t1_j8zuu47 wrote

Reply to comment by marxistbot in Why Are Philly Brands Flocking to the Suburbs? by Proper-Code7794

In the northeast US I would say yeah, most folks I know put off first kid till 28-32 but I know a couple of younger parents as I have a 7 year old and a few of her friends have parents in their late 20s or early 30s. But they’re also not as well off. There’s definitely still a socioeconomic aspect to it.

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gia_is_a_penguin t1_j8zssqw wrote

Reply to comment by CathedralEngine in renewing my real-id by [deleted]

You know what I definitely read your comment wrong. I thought you said you need a new photo every 4 years! Not that they expired every 4 😂 oops

But yeah for further reference for anyone else. anyone who got their first id after 2002 (I believe) you can apply to get the real-id online and they will let you know if they need any extra info and if not you’ll just get approved.

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abigdumbrocket t1_j8zrab7 wrote

Reply to comment by AbleAmazing in Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles

One time my partner took her mom to the ER after a syncope. She got triaged in, they did an ECG, drew some labs, got a line going and gave her some fluids. After a while, the resident ER doc comes in. He's young, mid-20s, and looks like a train hit him. Just absolutely exhausted, no real rest for days, total warmed-over shit. He looks at my partner and says, "Yeah, so, it turns out your mom is just dehydrated. She needs to drink more urine."

"What?"

"Your mom's dehydrated. She needs to drink more urine."

"My mom needs to 'drink more urine'?"

The resident paused, stared into space for a moment, sat down on a chair in the room and silently put his face in his hands and then his head between his knees. He stayed like that for a minute, then just stood up and left the room.

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gia_is_a_penguin t1_j8zr9mn wrote

Reply to comment by CathedralEngine in renewing my real-id by [deleted]

This is probably true but I must have slipped through the cracks. My license expired in 2020 during the pandemic and they just let me get a new one by mail (with my old picture). A couple months ago I decided to get the real-id and went through the online channel for it. They approved it and my expiration date was extended to 2028. I will have a picture of ~19 year old me on my id when I'm ~30.

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aguafiestas t1_j8zpze1 wrote

Reply to comment by k0mm13 in Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles

Eh, I don't think the match is the issue. I think it would be worse for residents on a more open market system.

The issue is they've got you over the barrel. You've got hundreds of thousands of debt on one end and need residency to get to the actual income on the other. And there are more people who want those spots than positions to fill.

You can't counter that imbalance with a one-on-one negotiation. You need a union - and even then.

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