Sure, you pay for the smokers, drug users, alcoholics, and obese now...but if you get cancer or get hit by a bus then they will be paying for you. See how that works?
The ACA also has requirements on the portion of premiums insurance companies are required to spend on care, which limits the predatory profit approach you describe by insurance companies (https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rate-review/).
Your numbers are way off (defense spending is in the hundreds of BILLIONS, not millions), but your point is right on. If you want lower taxes we have to cut spending on the military as it makes up more than half of the discretionary spending.
The kind of person the world needs in that position is one who will absolutely swear he / she will turn the key and will convince the enemy that the key will be turned if it needs to be turned. But at the same time, when it actually came time to do it, that person, for the sake of the world, should decline to turn that key. The critical part of the job, then, is convincing everyone else that you will turn the key even if you won't actually do it.
Not to mention the fact that in 50-100 years we would only know that a dog could have a lifespan of 50-100 years. It would take at least 300 years before we would know a dog could have a 300 year lifespan.
Students can (and many do) report rape accusations to the police. But it's two separate processes - a criminal process (handled through the police), and a student conduct process (handled through the university). Universities need a way to determine whether or not the accused should be punished for violating the student code of conduct (just like they would, say, for plagiarism violations or academic cheating). Even if a crime wasn't committed, it still might be a violation of the student code of conduct. It is the university's right to sanction students who violate the code of conduct and they need some way to make a determination as to whether or not a sanction is warranted.
The police, on the other hand, are focused only on whether or not a crime was committed.
In some instances, victims don't want to go to police and prefer it be handled only through the student conduct process. In these instances the university cannot compel the student to go to the police due to FERPA rules. In other instances there is insufficient evidence for a criminal trial but there may be sufficient evidence for a student code of conduct violation.
It is complex and I can see why it looks bad. But there are very legitimate reasons why universities get involved in a separate but parallel process.
Only 4% were "positive" while the other 9% were "somewhat positive." Being positive or somewhat positive toward a group doesn't mean they are going to be violent or represent any real threat. Have they done the same poll in other parts of the world? I bet in many parts of the world the rates of positive views toward ISIS are similar (probably even in the U.S.).
If you had lived in Syria, would you have had positive views toward Syria? How easily we condemn others.
Just because they are refugees doesn't make them bad people.
Property is generally not a good investment. If you want to invest in property you can invest in mutual funds that buy up mortgages, real estate (mostly commercial), etc. But thinking of your own home as an investment is a mistake because it's a bad one (low returns and very high cost of ownership, taxes, insurance, etc.).
There is some evidence of honey's impact on specific kinds of allergy symptoms, although honey, especially unfiltered and raw honey, can be dangerous. Some research has suggested honey "should not be considered a completely safe food" due to potential toxic compounds. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu...
I've thought about this for some time. I find IT Crowd really funny, but I can't connect with TBBT. My thought is that in the IT Crowd we are laughing with the Geeks, in TBBT we are laughing at them. Certainly IT Crowd has stereotypes and exaggerations (comedy would almost be impossible without exaggerations, by the way), but it develops more empathy toward its characters and allows us a way into their experiences much more than TBBT. Take Jen, for instance. Even though she is a stereotype (woman who doesn't understand computers but somehow ends up in charge of IT), she's portrayed as a real person who wants to do a good job and recognizes her shortcomings but just wants to be successful (and really the joke is on the higher level management who hired her without knowing anything about IT or computers, either!).
Even if they were assuming they weren't the driver, why does this require a screen? The best way to connect and share experiences with friends is to use the car to pick them up and go do something.
Banning guns from certain locations isn't the goal of gun-control advocates. The goal of gun control is to keep the guns out of the hands of the SHOOTER. If that means that a few law-abiding citizens can't get access to an M-16 for entertainment purposes, than so be it. Banning guns piecemeal from specific locations has never been promoted as a comprehensive solution.
Persons with college degrees are less likely to be on welfare, are more active in their communities (through, for example, community service and voting), wear seat belts at higher rates, and are more likely to practice other healthy behaviors - all of which are benefits to society and reduce society's costs.
Hulu + isn't free, and neither is cable or satellite television. I don't mind paying for content I want, but I don't want to pay and be forced to sit through tons of commercials. Providers, make your pick. If I'm paying, layoff the adverts. If it's free, then feel free to load it up with advertising, but I'm much more likely to turn it off or install an ad-blocker.
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Sure, you pay for the smokers, drug users, alcoholics, and obese now...but if you get cancer or get hit by a bus then they will be paying for you. See how that works?
The ACA also has requirements on the portion of premiums insurance companies are required to spend on care, which limits the predatory profit approach you describe by insurance companies (https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rate-review/).
Your numbers are way off (defense spending is in the hundreds of BILLIONS, not millions), but your point is right on. If you want lower taxes we have to cut spending on the military as it makes up more than half of the discretionary spending.
There's not?
Post a sign on your house that can be viewed through the webcam that would only be understandable by regular /. users. That would be proof enough :)
Getting you to believe that you are completely unaffected by advertising is a key goal of advertisers. Beware.
The kind of person the world needs in that position is one who will absolutely swear he / she will turn the key and will convince the enemy that the key will be turned if it needs to be turned. But at the same time, when it actually came time to do it, that person, for the sake of the world, should decline to turn that key. The critical part of the job, then, is convincing everyone else that you will turn the key even if you won't actually do it.
Rising sea levels are a risk to all ocean-front tourism properties!
Not to mention the fact that in 50-100 years we would only know that a dog could have a lifespan of 50-100 years. It would take at least 300 years before we would know a dog could have a 300 year lifespan.
"Museum of Politicians" is sufficient.
Students can (and many do) report rape accusations to the police. But it's two separate processes - a criminal process (handled through the police), and a student conduct process (handled through the university). Universities need a way to determine whether or not the accused should be punished for violating the student code of conduct (just like they would, say, for plagiarism violations or academic cheating). Even if a crime wasn't committed, it still might be a violation of the student code of conduct. It is the university's right to sanction students who violate the code of conduct and they need some way to make a determination as to whether or not a sanction is warranted.
The police, on the other hand, are focused only on whether or not a crime was committed.
In some instances, victims don't want to go to police and prefer it be handled only through the student conduct process. In these instances the university cannot compel the student to go to the police due to FERPA rules. In other instances there is insufficient evidence for a criminal trial but there may be sufficient evidence for a student code of conduct violation.
It is complex and I can see why it looks bad. But there are very legitimate reasons why universities get involved in a separate but parallel process.
Only 4% were "positive" while the other 9% were "somewhat positive." Being positive or somewhat positive toward a group doesn't mean they are going to be violent or represent any real threat. Have they done the same poll in other parts of the world? I bet in many parts of the world the rates of positive views toward ISIS are similar (probably even in the U.S.).
If you had lived in Syria, would you have had positive views toward Syria? How easily we condemn others.
Just because they are refugees doesn't make them bad people.
Property is generally not a good investment. If you want to invest in property you can invest in mutual funds that buy up mortgages, real estate (mostly commercial), etc. But thinking of your own home as an investment is a mistake because it's a bad one (low returns and very high cost of ownership, taxes, insurance, etc.).
Why do you need a loan? You are not part of their target group so your score is irrelevant.
There is some evidence of honey's impact on specific kinds of allergy symptoms, although honey, especially unfiltered and raw honey, can be dangerous. Some research has suggested honey "should not be considered a completely safe food" due to potential toxic compounds. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu...
I've thought about this for some time. I find IT Crowd really funny, but I can't connect with TBBT. My thought is that in the IT Crowd we are laughing with the Geeks, in TBBT we are laughing at them. Certainly IT Crowd has stereotypes and exaggerations (comedy would almost be impossible without exaggerations, by the way), but it develops more empathy toward its characters and allows us a way into their experiences much more than TBBT. Take Jen, for instance. Even though she is a stereotype (woman who doesn't understand computers but somehow ends up in charge of IT), she's portrayed as a real person who wants to do a good job and recognizes her shortcomings but just wants to be successful (and really the joke is on the higher level management who hired her without knowing anything about IT or computers, either!).
Even if they were assuming they weren't the driver, why does this require a screen? The best way to connect and share experiences with friends is to use the car to pick them up and go do something.
I think we've shown conclusively that we know exactly what to do: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01...
Some coffee drinks have a tremendous amount of sugar in them, too. Which, by the way, makes them delicious.
Banning guns from certain locations isn't the goal of gun-control advocates. The goal of gun control is to keep the guns out of the hands of the SHOOTER. If that means that a few law-abiding citizens can't get access to an M-16 for entertainment purposes, than so be it. Banning guns piecemeal from specific locations has never been promoted as a comprehensive solution.
Did they follow him back? I mean, it's only common courtesy.
Persons with college degrees are less likely to be on welfare, are more active in their communities (through, for example, community service and voting), wear seat belts at higher rates, and are more likely to practice other healthy behaviors - all of which are benefits to society and reduce society's costs.
Yes, and companies have already found away around the GMO labeling by using genetic information and cross-breeding (story here).
I'm sure it's in there somewhere. You just have to know where to look.
Hulu + isn't free, and neither is cable or satellite television. I don't mind paying for content I want, but I don't want to pay and be forced to sit through tons of commercials. Providers, make your pick. If I'm paying, layoff the adverts. If it's free, then feel free to load it up with advertising, but I'm much more likely to turn it off or install an ad-blocker.
To explore is to be human. That's why.