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"Imagination, which Ursula K. Le Guin described as "an essential tool of the mind, a fundamental way of thinking, an indispensable means Of becoming and remaining human" is important. But so is real-world data. We have to make sure people get paid enough to live. And we have to use our imagination to create a better world for all of us to live in. People are the economy. So let's make the economy about people."

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"In the coming years, the likelihood of seeing progress on all of this largely hinges on a confluence of political will, public demand, technological advancements, and global collaboration (which is kind of annoying). Substantive progress demands international cooperation on some level and domestic cooperation always."

touche n all tp ngeri ga sih u liat umaro negara besar today; ada yg pdf, yg belok, megalomaniac.

--- It's about providing safe and stable living conditions for everyone, not just using housing as an investment vehicle for a few.

Homes shouldn't be speculative assets! Homes should be homes!

It's essential to rethink the role of homes in our society. Instead of viewing them solely as speculative assets, let's prioritize their primary purpose—to be homes. A home is a place where families grow, memories are made, and communities thrive. ---

"By providing a streamlined pathway to citizenship for immigrants, we can tap in to a diverse pool of talent and skills, enriching our society and economy."

ilmu lagi aje nih (wat gw)

"Allowing people to spend more time with their families is a long-term investment in the future of the country. This not only benefits families, but also boosts productivity and helps businesses retain talented employees, maintaining a more stable labor force participation rate."

keren. I'm all for ketahanan keluarga & keluarga punya peran lebih dalam membangun society palagi at this time of age wkwk

--- such is the case for private/profit-oriented healthcare. balik lagi ke kutipan tadi, I wonder how Islam sees/manages/promotes universal healthcare wkwk

--- kalo baca2 kenapa bisa mahal, I guess research emg mahal, dan able practitioner (dokter, surgeon, ners, dll.) jg mahal educationnya. tp banyak jg yg mention soal lack of transparency & regulation soal cost, esp. for patients w/ insurance. barangkali itu ghoror yg the deen tried to tell us about wkwk. ---

--- 2. (cont), kayanya bisa cari tau di situ. tenang jiwa harusnya datang dari Allah, diparingi ambek tawakal, tp at least ada jg ikhtiarnya dari kita (?), seumpama dari kita/klg sakit, klg sisanya tidak terlalu terpusingkan dgn material sbgmn kalau tidak bersiap2 terlebih dahulu dgn hal ini sebelumnya.

tp jujur brengsek jg ya approach capitlistic insurance & pharma companies ke healthcare. ---

--- kek, klo ga ada accumulated generational wealth/wealth dari exploitasi hasil bumi (xd), sepertinya kebanyakan kita is one sakit keras away from turun kelas (wal iyaaadzu billah)

state of mind gweh skrg:
1. harus sehaaaaaaat. moga alloh kasih sehat wat gw dan lu lu lu lu lu lu semua
2. denger2, ada prinsip asuransi kesehatan (kesehatan, bukan jiwa) yg mubah kata agama, yakni berlandaskan ta'awun & takaful (?) ---

--- soal asuransi. semoga tidak bernada kurang tawakkal. alhamdulillah di Indo ada BPJS (meskipun ada sendiri disputenya dari segi syariah). tapi sebagaimana yg kita ketahui, sakit tu muahaaaal banget ges. tiap denger cerita orang yg keluarganya kena kanker, or harus operasi ABCD, terus keluar ratusan juta. kaya DEG.... man, ngumpulin duid segitu aja hrs kerja brp tahun di Indo. ---

--- Insurance pools together what you and a bunch of other people pay monthly, and that's what people get paid out of—pooling premiums from many participants to pay for the expenses for a few. Everyone contributes to the pool with the understanding that if they need help, the pool will cover them, even though many will pay in more than they take out. ---

In 2021, three-quarters of Americans said the nation's healthcare system needs either "major" changes or needs to be "completely reformed."

"But I don't want to pay for other people's healthcare!" Okay! This is a fundamental principle of insurance. ---

And it's mostly because we are scared: It's a form of escapism that protects us from thinking about the overwhelming speed at which we're hurtling toward some eventual inevitability. Boym again: "Nostalgia inevitably reappears as a defense mechanism in a time of accelerated rhythms of life and upheavals."

geeerrrrrrrr

"Commemorating the past feels easier than critically engaging with the present. We like to stay in pristine museum walls versus building new things! Especially because we tend to remember the past as being better than it actually was, and we often treat the present moment as far worse than it actually is."

*merasa terpanggil*

somehow uncannily align dgn agama: makin deket kiamat, makin dikit keberkahan xd

--- the more you save—the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor dust will devour—your capital. The less you are, the more you have; the less you express your own life, the greater is your alienated life—the greater is the store of your estranged being.

A passage in Karl Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 expands on the above idea—that as we talk about the economy, it's good to reflect on human well-being:

The less you eat, drink and read books; the less you go to the theatre, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., ---