I see this as overly pessimistic. Unless our economy is fundamentally unable to produce any wealth, and people decide all taxes are for suckers, the debt is still at a payable level. It's been higher, historically and has declined (as a percentage of GDP) as recently as the 90s.
The housing market collapsed because people lost faith in the loans. China and Japan might decide one day that US debt is worthless, and in doing so would wreck not just our economy, but theirs, and probably the world economy as a whole.
So it is a dangerous game, and at some point we do have to pay it down, but comparing it to the housing market is like comparing the US to a nation like Ecuador, or some other nation that needs debt relief.
Also, as a percentage of GDP, we are only now approaching WW2 levels. The debt decreased as a proportion of GDP during every presidency until Reagen, and has been rising ever since. The original 'Keynesians' did pay it down after it got us out of the great depression, all the way down to 30%. Take that for what you will.
It's clearly Obama's fault that a bunch of people projected their desire for competent leadership onto a candidate because of the obvious inadequacy of the previous administration.
Let me guess: you spend all day sitting in front of Matlab trying to make sense of the data only to be confounded by the obvious deficiencies in your grossly inadequate model. Don't get me wrong, we've all been there, but don't be jealous of the guys w/ exciting experiments (some of which do work).
What if they'd tried this? There's a good chance it would have gone differently
As President, one has three levers at one's disposal: lawyers, guns, and diplomacy (I'll put the bully pulpit under diplomacy.) If none of these things can be levied to solve the problem, there isn't much one can do.
And my 'ones' go to eleven.
Yes, the effect of one person on the global economy is very small. However, buying something and selling it at a higher price increases costs for someone, that's for sure. Whatever hand-waving you want to perform (no one else would have bought it, there's a bigger market online, etc.)...that's up to you.
The thing about evolution and genetics is that there are tradeoffs. For instance, we're probably breeding cows to maximize meat production (size and muscle mass genes). This isn't free - more mass means sacrifices are made in other areas, perhaps the immune system is one area which loses effectiveness because of genetic factors related to breeding larger cows.
So were the facts that determined rightness to be the domain of religion gathered by the scientific method?
That's a little pedantic...but so is claiming that all of science is a model. Science is also about observation and understanding (perhaps in the effort of modeling but that is chicken v. egg).
I generally agree with the above comment. However the people that develop a condition because of a vaccine are certainly worthy of consideration even if they consist of a small group.
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I see this as overly pessimistic. Unless our economy is fundamentally unable to produce any wealth, and people decide all taxes are for suckers, the debt is still at a payable level. It's been higher, historically and has declined (as a percentage of GDP) as recently as the 90s.
The housing market collapsed because people lost faith in the loans. China and Japan might decide one day that US debt is worthless, and in doing so would wreck not just our economy, but theirs, and probably the world economy as a whole. So it is a dangerous game, and at some point we do have to pay it down, but comparing it to the housing market is like comparing the US to a nation like Ecuador, or some other nation that needs debt relief. Also, as a percentage of GDP, we are only now approaching WW2 levels. The debt decreased as a proportion of GDP during every presidency until Reagen, and has been rising ever since. The original 'Keynesians' did pay it down after it got us out of the great depression, all the way down to 30%. Take that for what you will.
I guess that's why religious people are so easily tricked.
This is true, but it's still growing.
So any threat/ by the police is justifiable. That's an interesting view of the law you have there.
If you don't want to acknowledge standard measures of economic growth, it's your prerogative.
She makes a living bashing the left while winking at the same time, people feel the need to bite back.
It's clearly Obama's fault that a bunch of people projected their desire for competent leadership onto a candidate because of the obvious inadequacy of the previous administration.
What if they'd tried this? There's a good chance it would have gone differently
I bet they would be pleased with this comment.
The economy is still growing at a rate of 2-3% a year which is not stagnant...
As President, one has three levers at one's disposal: lawyers, guns, and diplomacy (I'll put the bully pulpit under diplomacy.) If none of these things can be levied to solve the problem, there isn't much one can do. And my 'ones' go to eleven.
Wrong...education = population control.
Yes, the effect of one person on the global economy is very small. However, buying something and selling it at a higher price increases costs for someone, that's for sure. Whatever hand-waving you want to perform (no one else would have bought it, there's a bigger market online, etc.)...that's up to you.
But he does raise average costs to the consumer in a difficult to recognize way.
According to my sample, 2+2=4.75 with 95% confidence.
The thing about evolution and genetics is that there are tradeoffs. For instance, we're probably breeding cows to maximize meat production (size and muscle mass genes). This isn't free - more mass means sacrifices are made in other areas, perhaps the immune system is one area which loses effectiveness because of genetic factors related to breeding larger cows.
I like "cosmic power" a little more than "space might." +1 google.
Too bad it's the backward-facing ones that give my browser all the trouble.
So were the facts that determined rightness to be the domain of religion gathered by the scientific method? That's a little pedantic...but so is claiming that all of science is a model. Science is also about observation and understanding (perhaps in the effort of modeling but that is chicken v. egg).
I generally agree with the above comment. However the people that develop a condition because of a vaccine are certainly worthy of consideration even if they consist of a small group.
Except we've all been trained to press ctrl+s every five minutes and will call tech support when we can't find the little diskette icon.
Are you asking for a challenge?
The fear of prison rape appears to be one of the main reasons to avoid getting jailed. It's quite barbaric the way our society uses sex as punishment.
tl;dr Google Wave failed because it was a glorified chat room.
Legal and fiscal bullying is one of the more common applications of copyright law, apparently.