What gives citizens rights is the constitution, which is defined and enforced by the fucking government. The government in the US is elected by the people, so, in effect you give and take your own rights.
You are seriously delusional. Overall, you have more freedoms now than you have in the last 100 years of this country. The only thing that really shits on that is the PATRIOT Act (and related legislation).
Your problem is that you largely take for granted the freedoms you have.
Keep in mind that these guardsmen did not like these protesters AT ALL. Then look at the stats on the percentage of guardsmen who shot. I assume you're not stupid enough to assume that I meant not a single person in the military would shoot...
What's the difference? At the end of the day they can take your money. You can nitpick over terminology but the result is the exact same. It's just a philosophical argument, not a real one.
Oh please. Nitpick over the terminology all you want but at the end of the day, the government can take your damn money. Keep in mind that all "rights" are determined by man. There are no "rights" inherent in nature. The Constitution dictates rights and powers in the US, so for this argument there's no effective difference.
As someone else had replied to another poster who doesn't get it...
Article I Section 8:
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"
The constitution dictates what the government can and cannot do and the constitution says that the Supreme Court is given the job to interpret the constitution. And the Supreme Court says the government has the right to tax you. Get over it.
"Same thing as the "Right to bear arms" --- you think with your pissy little semi-automatic assault rifles you can fight the army?"
You'd be surprised what can be accomplished with simple weapons. You do realize, that we cannot even defeat the Taliban with all our sophisticated technology, right? You do realize that the so called "Arab Spring" was accomplished almost entirely with small arms, right? Sure, if the government were to really take the gloves off and be willing to use NBC weapons, then there's not much you can do but that assumes the military would also follow those orders. I was in the military and I can tell you the odds of that are pretty fucking slim. Most wouldn't even shoot an air-gun at a fellow American.
I get your point about the NRA being two-faced but you're fucking retarded if you think mental health isn't an issue with these mass shootings. It makes you just as irresponsible as the NRA for saying so.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Just change your name (and make sure to register the domain of your new name).
Of course, there's always the option of hiring Russian hackers to fuck up his site and delete all his data and hack his email so that porn links are sent to his friend, family, and coworkers. They can raid his back accounts while they're at it. And yes, these services are available. Granted, it's completely illegal but if you're truly desperate...
Alright, pretend the subway in NYC didn't exist and tell me how much it would cost to add the necessary roads and highways to make up for the loss. Keep in mind, those skyscrapers cost a fortune to move.
Yeah, and I didn't even get into the fact that it's not just one bus replacing one car on the road, it's one bus replacing 96 cars (presuming a fully loaded bus) on the road. So, using his math that a bus does 33 times more damage to the road than a car, it does not do more damage than 96 cars.
I'm done with the standard issue MMO. Personally, I'd like something like Shadowbane but with good graphics and an engine that can actually handle having hundreds of players in the same area for wars. That game was seriously fucking fun except for all the technical issues it had. There was leveling involved but it was fast and primarily just to acquaint you with your powers and build some cash.
Your logic is flawed. Your assumption is that because something is subsidized, that people don't want it. How do you think new yorkers would feel if you shutdown their subway? That city would grind to a halt instantly. If you think NY is unique in this regard, have you been to DC?
It's hard to put a price on reduced pollution and traffic but people put great value in it. Additionally, the income challenged rely on these services just to earn a living.
I haven't noticed any increased speed in bootup time but I hear people mention it all the time. I guess I don't really care since I rarely reboot anyway.
Oddly, I did notice an improvement in the graphics in D3 after upgrading to Win8 but nobody really mentions the DX11.1 stuff.
lol, you're number is way off. We pay less taxes than Canada. You need to learn what effective tax rates are. In any event, go hear and learn something:
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If corporations are people, I don't see why governments can't be.
What gives citizens rights is the constitution, which is defined and enforced by the fucking government. The government in the US is elected by the people, so, in effect you give and take your own rights.
You are seriously delusional. Overall, you have more freedoms now than you have in the last 100 years of this country. The only thing that really shits on that is the PATRIOT Act (and related legislation).
Your problem is that you largely take for granted the freedoms you have.
Keep in mind that these guardsmen did not like these protesters AT ALL. Then look at the stats on the percentage of guardsmen who shot. I assume you're not stupid enough to assume that I meant not a single person in the military would shoot...
What's the difference? At the end of the day they can take your money. You can nitpick over terminology but the result is the exact same. It's just a philosophical argument, not a real one.
Oh please. Nitpick over the terminology all you want but at the end of the day, the government can take your damn money. Keep in mind that all "rights" are determined by man. There are no "rights" inherent in nature. The Constitution dictates rights and powers in the US, so for this argument there's no effective difference.
As someone else had replied to another poster who doesn't get it...
Article I Section 8:
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"
The constitution dictates what the government can and cannot do and the constitution says that the Supreme Court is given the job to interpret the constitution. And the Supreme Court says the government has the right to tax you. Get over it.
Note the percentage of shooters.
"Same thing as the "Right to bear arms" --- you think with your pissy little semi-automatic assault rifles you can fight the army?"
You'd be surprised what can be accomplished with simple weapons. You do realize, that we cannot even defeat the Taliban with all our sophisticated technology, right? You do realize that the so called "Arab Spring" was accomplished almost entirely with small arms, right? Sure, if the government were to really take the gloves off and be willing to use NBC weapons, then there's not much you can do but that assumes the military would also follow those orders. I was in the military and I can tell you the odds of that are pretty fucking slim. Most wouldn't even shoot an air-gun at a fellow American.
It has the right to tax you, so therefore it does have rights. Consequently, the whole premise for you argument falls apart.
I get your point about the NRA being two-faced but you're fucking retarded if you think mental health isn't an issue with these mass shootings. It makes you just as irresponsible as the NRA for saying so.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Just change your name (and make sure to register the domain of your new name).
Of course, there's always the option of hiring Russian hackers to fuck up his site and delete all his data and hack his email so that porn links are sent to his friend, family, and coworkers. They can raid his back accounts while they're at it. And yes, these services are available. Granted, it's completely illegal but if you're truly desperate...
No, you're absolutely right. NYC would be much cheaper to do with roads and highways. You win.
Alright, pretend the subway in NYC didn't exist and tell me how much it would cost to add the necessary roads and highways to make up for the loss. Keep in mind, those skyscrapers cost a fortune to move.
Good cherry-picking. Now perform the same analysis for NYC.
Yeah, and I didn't even get into the fact that it's not just one bus replacing one car on the road, it's one bus replacing 96 cars (presuming a fully loaded bus) on the road. So, using his math that a bus does 33 times more damage to the road than a car, it does not do more damage than 96 cars.
There are other forms of mass transit besides buses.
I'm done with the standard issue MMO. Personally, I'd like something like Shadowbane but with good graphics and an engine that can actually handle having hundreds of players in the same area for wars. That game was seriously fucking fun except for all the technical issues it had. There was leveling involved but it was fast and primarily just to acquaint you with your powers and build some cash.
Your logic is flawed. Your assumption is that because something is subsidized, that people don't want it. How do you think new yorkers would feel if you shutdown their subway? That city would grind to a halt instantly. If you think NY is unique in this regard, have you been to DC?
It's hard to put a price on reduced pollution and traffic but people put great value in it. Additionally, the income challenged rely on these services just to earn a living.
Wouldn't mass transit reduce wear and tear on the roads and ultimately reduce costs?
They have a fixed rate (2.19 pounds/per US gallon) but then they add a 20% VAT tax into the mix. So it ends up being pretty substantial.
Please tell me you're being sarcastic.
I haven't noticed any increased speed in bootup time but I hear people mention it all the time. I guess I don't really care since I rarely reboot anyway.
Oddly, I did notice an improvement in the graphics in D3 after upgrading to Win8 but nobody really mentions the DX11.1 stuff.
lol, you're number is way off. We pay less taxes than Canada. You need to learn what effective tax rates are. In any event, go hear and learn something:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada