In the short term a lot of people were very uncomfortable. True - they've recovered well and established the new (for them) industry of tourism which is very nice. But the real value of their economy, given the substantial fall in the value of their currency, is still damaged.
This is the properly worked out sales tax that Europe uses to raise a lot of revenue. Every company pays VAT on its inputs, charges it on what it sells, and sends the difference to the government. Bitcoin miners avoid this charge, so it is reasonable for the legislator to make this point.
One of the features of being an EU citizen is that you get equal access to other EU countries' health systems - but need to apply for a card to obtain it. I applied on line, and it arrived within days. You were obviously unlucky. And remember, you wouldn't have needed the card to get medical care; turn up, explain the situation and you would have got treated.
Apart from a charge for each prescription of about $12, there are NO other copayments for most conditions. There are charges for dental and optician care, but that's pretty much it. It's not perfect; there are queues and delays, but in terms of bang for your buck, it's massively better than the US system.
The NHS costs rather less than half the percentage of GDP that the US system does and produces better health outcomes, with 100% free coverage for citizens.
The UK's system is widely recognised as the most efficient, so the basic model - of single payer contracting with controlled hospitals - has a lot of efficiencies to offer in the American context. In the light of the news that the arrival of an Amazon distribution centre LOWERS the wages of warehouse workers, perhaps we will see this happen to doctors...
It is sad to see such mistakes, and defence lawyers should highlight them in court when police evidence is supposed to be taken seriously. There is a serious problem with the police; it requires a certain type of personality to spend one's life confronting bad guys, and the culture of many police departments is toxic. However in this case there is the added element of a warrant being issued: someone made a false statement to the judge who issued it, and that should also be investigated.
'Have the primary election countrywide on the same day - just like the general election.'
Bad mistake. The reality is lesser candidates who can only raise a small amount of money will become inconceivable in such a scenario. By contrast with the staggered primary, a candidate that does well in the early rounds can build momentum in a way that leads to their being the candidate, when they didn't have the slightest chance at the start.
Note also that staggered primaries force ALL candidates to engage with real people in at least a few states; if it was a national poll, there would be no need for them to get out and do retail politics at least once. Now admitted the present situation where this privilege is granted to Iowa and New Hampshire is probably not ideal, but it's better than the alternative.
After all it couldn't be a public employee of a Democrat run state that made a mistake, because as we know all public employees are paragons of virtue unlike those dreadful people who work in the private sector for...
A visit to the site reveals that only some books are borrowable: others you have to get in line for, implying they restrict borrowing. The parallel with a library is thus precise.
Historically libraries didn't make royalty payments. Yes, one book was purchased, and I imagine that local libraries that have gone down this route buy ONE e-copy which they make available to their borrowers. So the fight is over ONE copy owned by the Internet Archive or not. If the book has to be disassembled to be scanned in successfully then that's one book that is no longer alive, being replaced by one electronic copy.
I stand by the claim this is merely a quantitative difference; YMMV
Every time I go into my local library and borrow a book for free, I'm depriving the author of a royalty payment. What this does is make these books more accessible, but many other real world libraries are moving to this model of borrowing as well.
They work best when they enable the outcome that is best for the business in the circumstances. Thus achieving pay rises for employees who would otherwise migrate to other companies is good, ensuring information gets from the shop floor to senior management without being spun by middle managers is good, stopping bullying and harrassment is good, and helping members through short term crises so they don't leave the company for no good reason is good.
Yes, as with any institution they can become captured by people with a far more unhelpful agenda. I write as a former union rep recognised by my employer as such. I helped achieve some of the above, and saw how the wider union achieved most of them. Yet I came from a background that was heavily anti-union as having been victims of the union abuse of power in the UK during the 1970s.
Seeing one group - recipients of federal subsidies - against another - taxpayers - is what politics is all about. Farm subsidies are another way that rural residents are benefiting against ordinary tax payers...
Actually as a Brit, I'm speaking about the experience of much of Europe, where we have massive unfunded pension liabilities in the public sector. Do your civil service employees' pension costs form a fund or are they also a black hole?
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In the short term a lot of people were very uncomfortable. True - they've recovered well and established the new (for them) industry of tourism which is very nice. But the real value of their economy, given the substantial fall in the value of their currency, is still damaged.
This is the properly worked out sales tax that Europe uses to raise a lot of revenue. Every company pays VAT on its inputs, charges it on what it sells, and sends the difference to the government. Bitcoin miners avoid this charge, so it is reasonable for the legislator to make this point.
One of the features of being an EU citizen is that you get equal access to other EU countries' health systems - but need to apply for a card to obtain it. I applied on line, and it arrived within days. You were obviously unlucky. And remember, you wouldn't have needed the card to get medical care; turn up, explain the situation and you would have got treated.
Apart from a charge for each prescription of about $12, there are NO other copayments for most conditions. There are charges for dental and optician care, but that's pretty much it. It's not perfect; there are queues and delays, but in terms of bang for your buck, it's massively better than the US system.
The NHS costs rather less than half the percentage of GDP that the US system does and produces better health outcomes, with 100% free coverage for citizens.
The UK's system is widely recognised as the most efficient, so the basic model - of single payer contracting with controlled hospitals - has a lot of efficiencies to offer in the American context. In the light of the news that the arrival of an Amazon distribution centre LOWERS the wages of warehouse workers, perhaps we will see this happen to doctors...
https://www.economist.com/news...
It is sad to see such mistakes, and defence lawyers should highlight them in court when police evidence is supposed to be taken seriously. There is a serious problem with the police; it requires a certain type of personality to spend one's life confronting bad guys, and the culture of many police departments is toxic. However in this case there is the added element of a warrant being issued: someone made a false statement to the judge who issued it, and that should also be investigated.
'Have the primary election countrywide on the same day - just like the general election.'
Bad mistake. The reality is lesser candidates who can only raise a small amount of money will become inconceivable in such a scenario. By contrast with the staggered primary, a candidate that does well in the early rounds can build momentum in a way that leads to their being the candidate, when they didn't have the slightest chance at the start.
Note also that staggered primaries force ALL candidates to engage with real people in at least a few states; if it was a national poll, there would be no need for them to get out and do retail politics at least once. Now admitted the present situation where this privilege is granted to Iowa and New Hampshire is probably not ideal, but it's better than the alternative.
You can't check out many books - they offer to put you on a waiting list.
The OP complains that the process leaves a blocked copy of the book on the device of people who've returned it. That's a different issue.
As a visit will reveal. So there's no fundamental difference except that I'm using an internet library, not a local government e-library?
After all it couldn't be a public employee of a Democrat run state that made a mistake, because as we know all public employees are paragons of virtue unlike those dreadful people who work in the private sector for...
PROFIT!!!
A visit to the site reveals that only some books are borrowable: others you have to get in line for, implying they restrict borrowing. The parallel with a library is thus precise.
YMMV!
Historically libraries didn't make royalty payments. Yes, one book was purchased, and I imagine that local libraries that have gone down this route buy ONE e-copy which they make available to their borrowers. So the fight is over ONE copy owned by the Internet Archive or not. If the book has to be disassembled to be scanned in successfully then that's one book that is no longer alive, being replaced by one electronic copy.
I stand by the claim this is merely a quantitative difference; YMMV
Every time I go into my local library and borrow a book for free, I'm depriving the author of a royalty payment. What this does is make these books more accessible, but many other real world libraries are moving to this model of borrowing as well.
They work best when they enable the outcome that is best for the business in the circumstances. Thus achieving pay rises for employees who would otherwise migrate to other companies is good, ensuring information gets from the shop floor to senior management without being spun by middle managers is good, stopping bullying and harrassment is good, and helping members through short term crises so they don't leave the company for no good reason is good.
Yes, as with any institution they can become captured by people with a far more unhelpful agenda. I write as a former union rep recognised by my employer as such. I helped achieve some of the above, and saw how the wider union achieved most of them. Yet I came from a background that was heavily anti-union as having been victims of the union abuse of power in the UK during the 1970s.
Let's start off being nice...
The true version is that vast numbers of parents haven't got a clue, and are stupid. Sad but true. By definition Slashdot readers are wildly atypical.
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Seeing one group - recipients of federal subsidies - against another - taxpayers - is what politics is all about. Farm subsidies are another way that rural residents are benefiting against ordinary tax payers...
Actually as a Brit, I'm speaking about the experience of much of Europe, where we have massive unfunded pension liabilities in the public sector. Do your civil service employees' pension costs form a fund or are they also a black hole?
So it's legitimate to suggest that the Federal government stops doing a post office, just as it doesn't hand out privateer licences any more.
One can only assume that Americans regarded this as from outside the USA and so insignificant to real people ;)
That's why they are paid well. They should have ensured this issue was addressed in the design somehow.
I hope they aren't caught.