This is not even really eventful Not as huge as Telsa building a gigafactory or spaceX buying a whole city
Worth repeating, @CometsWin The Census Bureau numbers were the last published before COVID-19 hit. Of the 81.6 percent of Texans who were still covered by insurance in 2019, just over half, about 17.6 million Texans, relied on employer-sponsored health insurance for coverage. Analysts say those numbers will change dramatically in 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic left millions of Americans unemployed. Early estimates from Families USA, a consumer health advocacy nonprofit, indicated that up to 659,000 people nationwide lost employer-sponsored health insurance during the pandemic. Doctors’ groups say that the lack of a Medicaid expansion in Texas is a factor in the rise of uninsured rates. Expanding the federal insurance program for the poor would mean setting higher income caps to allow more Texas residents to qualify. Uninsured rates have gone down in states where legislators extended the safety-net insurance program. In Texas, uninsured patients are turning to lower cost alternatives, such as direct primary care, which covers doctor’s visits, but not emergencies or hospital stays, and charity clinics, such as San Jose. But they aren’t substitutes for comprehensive health insurance, which encourages preventive medicine that keeps people healthier and lowers systemic costs, analysts said. “This is going to come back to haunt all of us,” Ho said. “This is going to be a mess for years to come.”
what san jose gotta say about this https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12...n-valley-texas-create-tech-hub-san-jose-jobs/ “The headline also delivers a wake-up call,” Mayor Liccardo said in comments sent to this news organization. “The move of HPE’s headquarters demonstrates how our region’s high costs — including housing, taxes, and regulatory burdens — make it increasingly difficult for employers to justify hiring any but the most technologically advanced talent here.” It also may be a time for a shift in how local leaders perceive tech titans in the Bay Area, the mayor suggested. “We need to stop demonizing our tech employers, and start working with them to chart a path to a strong recovery,” Liccardo said. @Invisible Fan
People voted out Dems in droves cuz Obamacare Sux and let McConnell do his BS as majority leader. But at least we ain’t Socialist! ::spits::
Yeah. I’m actually an HPE employee, and I’m working from home. They gave employees a choice of whether they want to be working from home or at an office long term. Most preferred home.
A lot of big tech companies are more like parasites, who pressure local authorities for big tax breaks and/or incentives, but will easily leave for the next city that offers them a better deal.
Nah they are like people who don’t want to screwed by a local government good for Texas and if you got no love for Houston Texas You leave this site now @Os Trigonum
