Sam Lessin is a partner at Slow Ventures, a former VP of Product at Facebook, and a two-time founder who’s now teaching etiquette to Silicon Valley’s founders. I thought this was a helpful conversation for folks entering the workforce (and also for my kids).
The data is five years old, but I thought the charts were useful for comparing the US to other countries, and the conclusion is stark.
Every country should and can do better in this respect, but a particular weakness of the US is a lack of success in preventing poor health. Many of the important factors – smoking, obesity, violence, poverty – are not about providing better healthcare for those that need it, but about preventing poor health outcomes in the first place.
I sure hope people understand the impact of attacking the Fed’s independence. This is a nonpartisan governing body that considers the long-term implications of monetary policy. An independent Fed is the firewall between a stable currency and short-term political incentives. We need more long-term thinking, not less.
“This war is illegal. It’s embarrassing that we went from being the world’s cop to the world’s bully in less than one year,” said Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona. “There is no reason for us to be at war with Venezuela.”