A government where Science is king would perform the risk/benefit analysis and mandate a course of action based on the results, whether the people like it or not.
So that is not a "Science based government". It's a political government reacting to facts, or not, depending on the circumstances and popular opinion.
A true science based government would say "Science says A, therefore our response is B".
A political government says "Science says A, therefore or response is B...or C...maybe D, wait, election is coming up so none of the above."
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My son had go see the Dr. today. Called at 8 and got a 9:30 appointment. Been that way since I started working in 1986.
Maybe you are the one whose been lied to.
We've all read about how they keep people Healthy over there.
Just don't ask for a glass of water.
Doesn't take much effort
GameboyRMH gets his news from the Daily Show and Foreign Policy insight from Cracked.
This is America's future.
Abandon all hope.
It's all our fault eh?
Shouldn't you be out defecating on a Police Car or something?
De-fund Congress and we'd all be better off.
they have only one overriding ideology - increasing ratings to gain influence, and more importantly, to get more of that almighty dollar bill.
Hmmm...MSNBC's obvious slant and piss poor ratings argue against this. But they do seem to operate by another set of rules than other networks.
Journalists twist and manipulate facts to match their political narrative.
Shocker.
And in 10 years most of these protestors will be married, have children and be working for the very same corporations they are protesting.
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Most of the people posting on this topic are probably at the protests, posting on Slashdot using their iPhones.
Using their iPhones and Blackberrys and toting Starbucks cups.
Hear Hear!
You are the Eeeeevil "rich".
Here is a very good description of the protestors
Ferriers
Blacksmiths
Typesetters
Lamplighters
Elevator Operators
Milkman
Stables
etc.
I don't recall any mass suicides when each of these occupations were rendered obsolete.
So an industry sector was made obsolete due to more innovative ways of distributing content. And?
This is why History and in particular U.S. Economic History needs to be taught more.
Things change. Industries die, new ones are created. Markets shift. New markets created
Get the fuck over it.
Or, you could go Occupy something a whine that you can't fine a decent job with your Liberal Studies degree.
Well, if you are not an America, then you are a foreigner using my frame of reference.
I don't get it. Were you responding to someone else?
It wasn't that long ago that it would be normal and acceptable to kick the shit out the bully.
Ahh...those were the good old days.
Great. Foreigners are getting their news about America from the Daily Show.
But then, I learned everything about Great Britain from the Benny Hill Show.
A government where Science is king would perform the risk/benefit analysis and mandate a course of action based on the results, whether the people like it or not.
So that is not a "Science based government". It's a political government reacting to facts, or not, depending on the circumstances and popular opinion.
A true science based government would say "Science says A, therefore our response is B".
A political government says "Science says A, therefore or response is B...or C...maybe D, wait, election is coming up so none of the above."
Someone's thought this through before
In other words, the way to entice someone to build a better mouse trap is to make all the other mouse traps too damned expensive.
That's not market forces...that's coercion.
Excuse me, but Science and Government are two incompatible disciplines.
Science is all about determining the absolute. Facts know no compromise.
Government is all about moderating the absolute. Government (Politics) is the master of compromise.
A "Scientific" Government is a dictatorship.