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Re:Affordable Care on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @10:53PM (#13423830)
The NHS can barely stay afloat financially year to year... https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/deficits-nhs-2016
Re:Let's Say Obamacare Is Repealed. What Then? on Monday November 21, 2016 @10:05PM (#13011301)
> The Republicans never brought forward any proposals for improvement but voted 40 times or so for repealing Obamacare. I don't think they have any plans other than letting the market fix itself and if you can't afford healthcare you just have to do without.

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/18/13678690/r...

Re:Do Polygraphs Actually Work? on Monday November 14, 2016 @02:56PM (#12952704)
All prospective FBI special agents and intelligence analysts also have to go through a polygraph exam as part of the hiring process.
They are largely discredited, especially for pre-employment screenings. The polygraph exam is the last phase in the Special Agent hiring process, which can take up to a couple of years to complete. Several federal agencies still use it. I can't discuss what is asked, but you can walk out of the exam and know whether or not you told the truth - there is no ambiguity about the answers you give. That is why I am 100% certain it was a false positive.
I applied to the FBI, made it all the way through the hiring process and then failed the polygraph portion. It was 100% a false positive... Maybe they should look at utilizing a method other than the polygraph for assessing deception.
If you don't mind me asking, how were you compensated for this? What was the model?
I don't work at Amazon, but I have caught on to what, to me, seems to be an unsettling concept. This may or may not be new, but the concept I am getting it is often referred to as "internal equity" - considering what salaries are already in place for similar positions.

This appears to be one of many variables HR uses for salary negotiations and I recognize that. I don't see why this necessarily matters for most work places. Shouldn't you just pay for what the candidate brings to the table (skills, experience, etc.) and not consider what, even someone with a similar background is currently making in the company. I suppose salary negotiations/the labor market isn't an efficient market where a price can be assigned given x, y, & z.

Full-time freelance audiobook editor? I didn't realize that was a position. What exactly does this entail and how did you get started with it?
Re:New York Times Editorial Board Endorses Hillary Clinton on Saturday January 30, 2016 @11:34AM (#11002475)
No mention of Benghazi and the private email server debacle only warranting "forthright answers" seems a little disingenuous.

Ask HN: What app do you use for Podcasts?

iOS 9 has ruined the default Podcast app for me. I subscribe to around 50 podcasts and then I cherry-pick the episodes I want to listen to and add them to 'On-the-go'. Now that the playlist functionality is essentially gone I am looking for an alternative.

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Re:CrossFit’s lucrative and simple business plan on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @09:33AM (#9968473)
It is tough to take your post with any authority when you don't spell it correctly - CrossFit.
Re:How to Charge $1,000 for Absolutely Nothing on Saturday July 25, 2015 @12:01AM (#9946496)
What is the actual background on this site and/or its creator?
Are you pulling from a source for this? Care to link?
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

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