https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PSuXZ0TqScZZE1AfbbEeT?si=N19JwisSS4O-_2ckyodNkw
A friend of mine sent me the above podcast episode this morning (click here if you can't see it embedded above). I've only listened to a bit of it, but I plan to finish it up over the long weekend. Here are the topics it covers:
We discuss why the states with the highest homelessness rates are all governed by Democrats, the roots of America’s homelessness crisis, why economists believe the U.S. gross domestic product could be over a third — a third! — higher today if American cities had built more housing, why it’s so hard to build housing where it’s needed most, the actual (and often misunderstood) causes of gentrification, why public housing has such a bad reputation in the U.S.; how progressives’ commitment to local democracy and community voice surprisingly lies at the heart of America’s housing crises, why homeownership is still the primary vehicle of wealth accumulation in America (and the toxic impact that has on our politics), what the U.S. can learn from the housing policies of countries like Germany and France, what it would take to build a better politics of housing and much more.
Below is an interesting podcast with venture capitalist Bill Gurley talking about how technology might transform and improve health care.
Based on their discussion, the US spends about 17-18% of GDP on health care. In most Western European countries and in Canada, it’s about half of that.
In Singapore, it’s only 4% of GDP and there doesn’t appear to be any demonstrable differences in terms of health outcomes.
If you can’t see the podcast embedded below, click here.