On the one hand, he is touting the usage of things like smartphones and what not in comparison with Europe and hailing it as evidence of how great our system is.
On the other hand, in the very next breath is telling the same people how this must be stopped!
The funniest thing is, his remedy will result in exactly the same thing he ridicules about Europe (multiple phones).
I mean, am I the only one that see the huge incongruity in his statements?
ON a side note, most people don't have multiple phones, they have one phone with multiple SIM cards and swap them out as they go. Someone that ignorant about his own industry should be fired.
Yeah, because everyone that isn't average is a sociopath, rising to the top, or settling to the bottom of the heap, and everyone is a victim of something or another at some point in their life.
That anyone comes out even halfway normal is a miracle of GOD ^H^H^H Nature.
You know, you're exactly the same person you're bashing, and you have no idea. At some point in life, you have to realize you get out exactly what you put into it. If your life is shitty and you're 35 and living in your mom's basement, stop blaming your mom and move out.
I moved out when I was 18 exactly because I realized this truth back then. I chose NOT to be a perpetual victim. And there are PLENTY of perpetual victims and classes of people who continually blame everyone for their lot in life while doing absolutely nothing to fix their own situation.
And the saddest part in all of this, we have a whole class of people who enable this line of thinking, and come up with program after program that tries to fix problems that don't exist, because they don't understand what is a symptom and what is the underlying cause.
1) Any system simple enough that anyone can use it, is either a toaster, or won't be useful in any customized way.
2) Coding doesn't need to be "shoddy" to be a security risk. It just simply needs to fail to realize the edge cases nobody thought of when writing the code. If you make the code complicated enough and run enough checks, it becomes complicated mess that nobody wants to use.
The problem with security is one of optimizing the risk to the amount of protections built into the system. Back in DOS days, I'm sure that DOS was insecure from many many levels, however because it was standalone, the security of "networking" wasn't even considered.
However the #1 security risk with computers isn't "code" or "Programs" or Hackers or whatever; the BIGGEST problem is Social Engineering, of which there is no fix other than "Stupid should hurt".
When a web dialog box can mimic a system dialog box saying "Your Computer is Infected CLICK HERE to fix it", which downloads and installs Antivirus 2010 crapware, the problem isn't Firefox, Windows or anything any programmer can fix. PEBAC, PICNIC and 1D10T errors aren't fixable by programmers.
And if you had to fix these problems you'd realize that Hackers and such are spending more time on social engineering attacks to get their viruses, trojans, and other malware onto computers than traditional methods.
17 YO is just a code word for rich mommy and daddy, who want to skirt campaign finance laws.
You think a one year old should be able to donate to a campaign? What age is too young to "donate" (mommy and daddy's) money to a campaign?
Any age limit simply becomes arbitrary at some point. My point is arbitrary limit is already set, and that is 18 to vote. Want to change that law, then that is another debate. Having multiple arbitrary age limits is just a bad idea.
Personally I think 21 for all "adult" activities is a good and sound age. That would include military service, voting, drinking.... everything. Though, I wouldn't be opposed to having a national service card for people who serve in the military gaining certain rights at younger ages, should we want to allow 18 year olds to serve in the military. If people are old enough to serve (and do so) they should earn the right to vote and drink.
"Therefore there is no real privacy on Google email, and Google reads our emails."
Actually, most email systems are setup that there is no "Privacy" at all in any of them. And if you mean "read" email, having computer automated bots skim emails looking for key words and phrases, then every time you do a search, set up a filter or otherwise, then your computer is reading ever email you ever wrote "OH NOES"
And the Post Office, they read all those mail envelopes they deliver to your house! GASP THE HORROR. And that brown covered magazine you get, they've tracked it all the way from www.gayboyporn.com to your house.
Privacy is an illusion unless you live in a cave in the middle of nowhere.
Want to fix the ELECTION laws, while not breaking the First Amendment Rights to Free Speech? It is really quite simple. One simple rule.
Only People (persons, not legal entities)who are eligible to vote can donate to political campaigns.
This doesn't deny corporations from running ads, they just have to do it on their own, and out in the open where everyone can see who they are telling people to vote for. They have to buy their own ads to tell people to vote for Harry Reid or Mitch McConnell.
This also goes for Unions and all other organized groups. Make them buy their own ads for their own causes.
Simple rule, clear, concise, straightforward and solves all sort of problems with current campaign laws, without any bias towards or against anyone.
AND that is why it won't ever be implemented.
And I'm sure that there is someone that is going to be upset because their favorite group won't be able to donate money to a candidate/campaign while at the same time restricting anyone that might oppose them (it) from doing likewise at the same time.
That's the problem with the system now, people aren't taking responsibility for their part of the world, blaming everyone else for problems at least partially their own making.
As of right now, there is NO RISK in doing illegal or immoral activities, because of exactly that kind of thinking. It is always someone else's fault and problem, not yours, not mine. It was the CEO of Enron, even though there were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who knew how shady the business was.
"If this went into effect, some evil corporation would try to use this law to eliminate a competitor by framing them for some crime and getting them liquidated."
And if they were caught, it would mean corporate death penalty. It isn't as dangerous as you think. Would you risk death to frame someone for a crime?
The risk of death is valid check to high risk activities. It won't eliminate risk takers, but those willing to go down in a flame of glory, have already agreed that it was worth the risk when they attempt high risk moves.
"In contrast I can still use my old Win98 laptop and run the latest browsers."
You think that is progress? You think that is good?
While it is admirable on one level, it is completely worthless anecdote. I can still run ancient versions of Linux too, you don't see me bragging.
Apple has a life expectancy built into its products, and doesn't care if people are running 12 year old Operating systems. I call that smart business.
Think about it this way. Would you expect Win Vista to run on 386? How about entry level 486? Or Pentium running at 1.2 GHZ?
It is completely unreasonable, especially in this day when you can buy replacement computers (bottom edge) for under $300 ($600 Apple), with a more modern operating system.
Yes, you can spend $120 for OS X whatever upgrade to try to get it running on an old PowerPC Mac, but why?
The fact is, you have unreasonable expectations regarding life expectancy of computers. 12 years old is old. Heck even XP is 8 years old and is showing its age.
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I have a better solution, one that provides better self regulation...
Corporate Death Penalty.
Corporations are a creation of the state, and exist only under permission of the state. The solution for dealing with such abuse of laws is to have the state dissolve the corporation and auction all the assets, and release all "intellectual property" back to the public as public domain.
If we actually enforced corporate death penalty, the company's owners (stock holders) would be much more careful about how the company they own is operated.
No company is too big to fail, and failure is the only alternative we have. The whole idea that failure is not an option is itself a really bad idea.
Oh, I don't know about separation of Church and state being better OR worse. All I know is that the state is increasingly totalitarian if not kept in check.
It is now a crime to not have health insurance. You tell me how this is good for anyone? The IRS is now in charge of prosecuting people not for evading taxes, but for not having health insurance (Check box on 1040A???), and this is a good thing how? The state is mandating centralized Health records for all, and this is good why?
SO you see, The problem isn't separation of church and state, the problem is power corrupts.
Example #1 you give is a case where the hospital isn't really expecting to receive $40,000. See My "Illegal Immigrant" argument. The cost of $40,000 covers every uninsured idiot that hospital sees. Want to fix this, fix the "Free" part, make everyone pay something even TOKEN payments.
2 Single payer is nothing but cost pooling. Cost pooling never works, because it hides the REAL cost to the end user. What results in cost pooling is rationed care. Canada has this, you guys don't like to talk about it is all.
3 How much is a boob job in Canada, and do people come to the US for it (Expensive and yes) because it costs less here. Again, evidence the model is broken.
Single payer doesn't fix everyone, neither does our model. No model can. AND THAT is the problem with utopian views, is rose colored world doesn't exist.
The problem is when people trot out anecdotal evidences as a "crisis" to manufacture support for a cause that is unsustainable based on raw facts.
The best option is to suck it up, realize that life itself is not "fair", try to be compassionate by choice and realize that the world is not fair (redundant on purpose).
I work VERY hard to get what I have. I haven't always been "rich". I've done my share of dumpster diving for used furniture and clothes for my kids. But I worked hard, played by the rules, and now can afford good insurance. I pay for insurance because it is cheaper than paying CASH for services, even though CASH should be cheaper because there is no insurance involved.
I'd much rather be able to "Shop" around for the best quality service and the best price and be able to pay cash for prices that everyone pays. Not the broken we charge $40k for this for cash, but Blue Shield pays only $10,000 (or whatever) for the exact same services.
But hey, that is me, and I'm practically alone in the world.
WIM, RIS eliminate the need for formatting boxes. PXE boot, download image, reboot. I'll give a User admin rights to PXE boot their machine and re-image it anytime they want. No need for a monkey to do that.
As for broken HW, replacement cycle fixes that before it happens most of the time, and with the above process, there is no need to have a monkey come around and set the boxes up.
Yes, I'm a windows ADMIN, and manage almost a thousand PCs by myself, because process is key. While my salary isn't cheap, it is less expensive than two monkeys and a worse admin who doesn't know how to do anything but "go to the freezer, get the box".
And server apps are bought only when the dept gets me training to support it, and pays for the cost of the HW maint cycles and a support fee to the department. And with VMWare, I just buy the hardware needed to run all the servers people pay for.
The setup can look pricey, but I guarantee you that it is less expensive than hiring a bunch of idiots running around trying to keep old broken machines running. Hardware breaks when it is brand new, and when it is very old, and only rarely in between.
Unix or Windows, a good sys admin keeps things running smooth, which is worth every penny to people who value such things. People who don't value down time, don't care, and will waste their time and money on monkeys.
It is kind of funny when I point out that "safesearch" is filtering to people who are against filtering, but recommend safesearch to stop exactly what I said could happen.
And what about people want to use Bing? You gonna force people to use one search engine? Isn't that censorship?
You're Canadian. When you have to wait for health care, you can afford to come to the US and not wait, you can. Now you don't even have that option.
And Insurance is a scam. But it isn't the Insurance companies fault, it is the system that gives huge deductions and tax exemptions for companies to offer insurance.
And when Insurance covers EVERYTHING it is no longer insurance, but rather cost pooling. Cost Pooling does nothing but drive up costs for everyone. Basic Econ 101 stuff.
You want to make Health Care Affordable again? Medical Savings accounts, High Deductable and Real Inusurance, Price models that reflect reality (One price for everyone, insurred or not.
And why not allow paraprofessionals like nurses, and paramedics to perform basic health care needs in Triage?
And everyone should pay something to see a doctor, no more "I'm poor" or "I'm Illegal Immigrant ACLU SUE"
If we're going to go down the "Free Health Care for All" route (which is a bold face lie), then we ought to delineate what is a Health Care Right, what is not a health care right. I don't want taxes going to support Jane's boob job or, nor Johnnies sex change operation.
If we want to help little kids with horrible diseases, I'm okay with that. But I don't want to pay for some 80 year old grannies new hip.
The problem is that people are blaming insurance companies for being cost pooling services and skimmiing 4% off the top, instead of blaming the system as it is setup.
Single payer doesn't fix anything, just changes where the problems are.
Lets see, Take over of upto Perhaps more than 1/2 the econonmy... CHECK...
Okay, so where did I go wrong?
Granted Bush did part of that in the last few months of his admin, but still. (R) are just (D) light, and (D) are being run by far left wing of the (D) party. If you think Pelosi, Reed and Obama are Center right you're nuts.
SOME of the founding fathers kept slaves. SOME did not. Because it is easy to lump everyone into the same basket, regardless of views.
I'm sure some of your views will seem just as silly 200 years from now as owning slaves does today. Like selling your children's lives into slavery to the state, in some Politically Correct "right" to take from others to support whatever whimsical utopian viewpoint you have.
You do know that the crime that was recently passed as Obamacare is selling your children's future into slavery to the state, and elitists running everything?
You may like that idea, but when it fails, it will look just as silly as Slavery does today.
Or, You're a Conservative Libertarian and your bosses are Hardcore Politically Correct Socialists (The f'n crazy kind running the country right now)?
Oh right, because only (R)s can be f'n crazy, and anyone far enough left is completely sane.
Dude, you should be libertarian, because the (D) left is just as bad as whatever you think (R) right is, perhaps even worse (at the moment) because they have power (for the moment).
And don't think it doesn't happen, because all you have to do is go to any major University. Open minds for sure (except if you disagree).
"I personally preferred not having to filter and teaching personal responsibility"
I prefer this method as well, but I also know that there is no such thing as "personal responsibility" any longer. Blame Parents, Blame Teachers, Blame the Superintendent Office, Blame Liberals, Blame Right Wing Religious Nuts.
Sue!
Doing nothing has its problems as does doing something. And I'm not sure which is actually worse (given the status quo).
As long as there is a lawyer around, and money to be had, and someone to take offense at something, there is going to be problems. And, if you've been in Educational Technology, you'll know I am completely accurate.
One of the things CIPA does, is require certain baseline filtering, which lawyers cannot sue the district over. It is set by law, protecting the districts from random lawsuits by people who want to promote their own agenda.
So, you have no problem with an eight year old girl doing research on frozen water and doing a image search on the word "Snowball" getting porn images of two girls swapping man juice? No problem at all?
Or is it just you're anti religious stance is so strong that you blame not getting everything you want exposed to children on "religious zealots"?
You're just like those you claim you fear. You're a zealot.
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On the one hand, he is touting the usage of things like smartphones and what not in comparison with Europe and hailing it as evidence of how great our system is.
On the other hand, in the very next breath is telling the same people how this must be stopped!
The funniest thing is, his remedy will result in exactly the same thing he ridicules about Europe (multiple phones).
I mean, am I the only one that see the huge incongruity in his statements?
ON a side note, most people don't have multiple phones, they have one phone with multiple SIM cards and swap them out as they go. Someone that ignorant about his own industry should be fired.
Yeah, because everyone that isn't average is a sociopath, rising to the top, or settling to the bottom of the heap, and everyone is a victim of something or another at some point in their life.
That anyone comes out even halfway normal is a miracle of GOD ^H^H^H Nature.
You know, you're exactly the same person you're bashing, and you have no idea. At some point in life, you have to realize you get out exactly what you put into it. If your life is shitty and you're 35 and living in your mom's basement, stop blaming your mom and move out.
I moved out when I was 18 exactly because I realized this truth back then. I chose NOT to be a perpetual victim. And there are PLENTY of perpetual victims and classes of people who continually blame everyone for their lot in life while doing absolutely nothing to fix their own situation.
And the saddest part in all of this, we have a whole class of people who enable this line of thinking, and come up with program after program that tries to fix problems that don't exist, because they don't understand what is a symptom and what is the underlying cause.
And you can't fix stupid.
1) Any system simple enough that anyone can use it, is either a toaster, or won't be useful in any customized way.
2) Coding doesn't need to be "shoddy" to be a security risk. It just simply needs to fail to realize the edge cases nobody thought of when writing the code. If you make the code complicated enough and run enough checks, it becomes complicated mess that nobody wants to use.
The problem with security is one of optimizing the risk to the amount of protections built into the system. Back in DOS days, I'm sure that DOS was insecure from many many levels, however because it was standalone, the security of "networking" wasn't even considered.
However the #1 security risk with computers isn't "code" or "Programs" or Hackers or whatever; the BIGGEST problem is Social Engineering, of which there is no fix other than "Stupid should hurt".
When a web dialog box can mimic a system dialog box saying "Your Computer is Infected CLICK HERE to fix it", which downloads and installs Antivirus 2010 crapware, the problem isn't Firefox, Windows or anything any programmer can fix. PEBAC, PICNIC and 1D10T errors aren't fixable by programmers.
And if you had to fix these problems you'd realize that Hackers and such are spending more time on social engineering attacks to get their viruses, trojans, and other malware onto computers than traditional methods.
17 YO is just a code word for rich mommy and daddy, who want to skirt campaign finance laws.
You think a one year old should be able to donate to a campaign? What age is too young to "donate" (mommy and daddy's) money to a campaign?
Any age limit simply becomes arbitrary at some point. My point is arbitrary limit is already set, and that is 18 to vote. Want to change that law, then that is another debate. Having multiple arbitrary age limits is just a bad idea.
Personally I think 21 for all "adult" activities is a good and sound age. That would include military service, voting, drinking .... everything. Though, I wouldn't be opposed to having a national service card for people who serve in the military gaining certain rights at younger ages, should we want to allow 18 year olds to serve in the military. If people are old enough to serve (and do so) they should earn the right to vote and drink.
And now, you know why I'm a Libertarian.
Exactly what benefit to society is it to lockup or fine people who participate in an office pool?
A friend of mine is a police officer, and he was telling me about his office pool for the big game in February, I just said "Oh the Irony".
Stupid laws that aren't enforceable should be repealed.
"Therefore there is no real privacy on Google email, and Google reads our emails."
Actually, most email systems are setup that there is no "Privacy" at all in any of them. And if you mean "read" email, having computer automated bots skim emails looking for key words and phrases, then every time you do a search, set up a filter or otherwise, then your computer is reading ever email you ever wrote "OH NOES"
And the Post Office, they read all those mail envelopes they deliver to your house! GASP THE HORROR. And that brown covered magazine you get, they've tracked it all the way from www.gayboyporn.com to your house.
Privacy is an illusion unless you live in a cave in the middle of nowhere.
Want to fix the ELECTION laws, while not breaking the First Amendment Rights to Free Speech? It is really quite simple. One simple rule.
Only People (persons, not legal entities)who are eligible to vote can donate to political campaigns.
This doesn't deny corporations from running ads, they just have to do it on their own, and out in the open where everyone can see who they are telling people to vote for. They have to buy their own ads to tell people to vote for Harry Reid or Mitch McConnell.
This also goes for Unions and all other organized groups. Make them buy their own ads for their own causes.
Simple rule, clear, concise, straightforward and solves all sort of problems with current campaign laws, without any bias towards or against anyone.
AND that is why it won't ever be implemented.
And I'm sure that there is someone that is going to be upset because their favorite group won't be able to donate money to a candidate/campaign while at the same time restricting anyone that might oppose them (it) from doing likewise at the same time.
Uh, too bad for them.
That's the problem with the system now, people aren't taking responsibility for their part of the world, blaming everyone else for problems at least partially their own making.
As of right now, there is NO RISK in doing illegal or immoral activities, because of exactly that kind of thinking. It is always someone else's fault and problem, not yours, not mine. It was the CEO of Enron, even though there were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who knew how shady the business was.
"If this went into effect, some evil corporation would try to use this law to eliminate a competitor by framing them for some crime and getting them liquidated."
And if they were caught, it would mean corporate death penalty. It isn't as dangerous as you think. Would you risk death to frame someone for a crime?
The risk of death is valid check to high risk activities. It won't eliminate risk takers, but those willing to go down in a flame of glory, have already agreed that it was worth the risk when they attempt high risk moves.
"In contrast I can still use my old Win98 laptop and run the latest browsers."
You think that is progress? You think that is good?
While it is admirable on one level, it is completely worthless anecdote. I can still run ancient versions of Linux too, you don't see me bragging.
Apple has a life expectancy built into its products, and doesn't care if people are running 12 year old Operating systems. I call that smart business.
Think about it this way. Would you expect Win Vista to run on 386? How about entry level 486? Or Pentium running at 1.2 GHZ?
It is completely unreasonable, especially in this day when you can buy replacement computers (bottom edge) for under $300 ($600 Apple), with a more modern operating system.
Yes, you can spend $120 for OS X whatever upgrade to try to get it running on an old PowerPC Mac, but why?
The fact is, you have unreasonable expectations regarding life expectancy of computers. 12 years old is old. Heck even XP is 8 years old and is showing its age.
I have a better solution, one that provides better self regulation...
Corporate Death Penalty.
Corporations are a creation of the state, and exist only under permission of the state. The solution for dealing with such abuse of laws is to have the state dissolve the corporation and auction all the assets, and release all "intellectual property" back to the public as public domain.
If we actually enforced corporate death penalty, the company's owners (stock holders) would be much more careful about how the company they own is operated.
No company is too big to fail, and failure is the only alternative we have. The whole idea that failure is not an option is itself a really bad idea.
"companies have figured this out and simply move behind the scenes to take control of key elements of government important to their industry"
Yeah, let the government take over your industry. Banking, Automobiles, Health Care ....
Do you know what Fascism is?
Oh, I don't know about separation of Church and state being better OR worse. All I know is that the state is increasingly totalitarian if not kept in check.
It is now a crime to not have health insurance. You tell me how this is good for anyone? The IRS is now in charge of prosecuting people not for evading taxes, but for not having health insurance (Check box on 1040A???), and this is a good thing how? The state is mandating centralized Health records for all, and this is good why?
SO you see, The problem isn't separation of church and state, the problem is power corrupts.
"It's one of the only good things left in the world."
Just wait till congress finds this out.
Google "free health care for all americans" click Rassmusen poll link. (too long for URL here, thanks /.)
Right, there is no such thing as "free" . However it is being marketed as such. The poll above is a marketing tool by liberals to frame the debate.
See my signature for more details.
Example #1 you give is a case where the hospital isn't really expecting to receive $40,000. See My "Illegal Immigrant" argument. The cost of $40,000 covers every uninsured idiot that hospital sees. Want to fix this, fix the "Free" part, make everyone pay something even TOKEN payments.
2 Single payer is nothing but cost pooling. Cost pooling never works, because it hides the REAL cost to the end user. What results in cost pooling is rationed care. Canada has this, you guys don't like to talk about it is all.
3 How much is a boob job in Canada, and do people come to the US for it (Expensive and yes) because it costs less here. Again, evidence the model is broken.
Single payer doesn't fix everyone, neither does our model. No model can. AND THAT is the problem with utopian views, is rose colored world doesn't exist.
The problem is when people trot out anecdotal evidences as a "crisis" to manufacture support for a cause that is unsustainable based on raw facts.
The best option is to suck it up, realize that life itself is not "fair", try to be compassionate by choice and realize that the world is not fair (redundant on purpose).
I work VERY hard to get what I have. I haven't always been "rich". I've done my share of dumpster diving for used furniture and clothes for my kids. But I worked hard, played by the rules, and now can afford good insurance. I pay for insurance because it is cheaper than paying CASH for services, even though CASH should be cheaper because there is no insurance involved.
I'd much rather be able to "Shop" around for the best quality service and the best price and be able to pay cash for prices that everyone pays. Not the broken we charge $40k for this for cash, but Blue Shield pays only $10,000 (or whatever) for the exact same services.
But hey, that is me, and I'm practically alone in the world.
WIM, RIS eliminate the need for formatting boxes. PXE boot, download image, reboot. I'll give a User admin rights to PXE boot their machine and re-image it anytime they want. No need for a monkey to do that.
As for broken HW, replacement cycle fixes that before it happens most of the time, and with the above process, there is no need to have a monkey come around and set the boxes up.
Yes, I'm a windows ADMIN, and manage almost a thousand PCs by myself, because process is key. While my salary isn't cheap, it is less expensive than two monkeys and a worse admin who doesn't know how to do anything but "go to the freezer, get the box".
And server apps are bought only when the dept gets me training to support it, and pays for the cost of the HW maint cycles and a support fee to the department. And with VMWare, I just buy the hardware needed to run all the servers people pay for.
The setup can look pricey, but I guarantee you that it is less expensive than hiring a bunch of idiots running around trying to keep old broken machines running. Hardware breaks when it is brand new, and when it is very old, and only rarely in between.
Unix or Windows, a good sys admin keeps things running smooth, which is worth every penny to people who value such things. People who don't value down time, don't care, and will waste their time and money on monkeys.
So, you are for filtering? or not?
It is kind of funny when I point out that "safesearch" is filtering to people who are against filtering, but recommend safesearch to stop exactly what I said could happen.
And what about people want to use Bing? You gonna force people to use one search engine? Isn't that censorship?
You're Canadian. When you have to wait for health care, you can afford to come to the US and not wait, you can. Now you don't even have that option.
And Insurance is a scam. But it isn't the Insurance companies fault, it is the system that gives huge deductions and tax exemptions for companies to offer insurance.
And when Insurance covers EVERYTHING it is no longer insurance, but rather cost pooling. Cost Pooling does nothing but drive up costs for everyone. Basic Econ 101 stuff.
You want to make Health Care Affordable again? Medical Savings accounts, High Deductable and Real Inusurance, Price models that reflect reality (One price for everyone, insurred or not.
And why not allow paraprofessionals like nurses, and paramedics to perform basic health care needs in Triage?
And everyone should pay something to see a doctor, no more "I'm poor" or "I'm Illegal Immigrant ACLU SUE"
If we're going to go down the "Free Health Care for All" route (which is a bold face lie), then we ought to delineate what is a Health Care Right, what is not a health care right. I don't want taxes going to support Jane's boob job or, nor Johnnies sex change operation.
If we want to help little kids with horrible diseases, I'm okay with that. But I don't want to pay for some 80 year old grannies new hip.
The problem is that people are blaming insurance companies for being cost pooling services and skimmiing 4% off the top, instead of blaming the system as it is setup.
Single payer doesn't fix anything, just changes where the problems are.
Lets see, Take over of upto Perhaps more than 1/2 the econonmy ... CHECK...
Okay, so where did I go wrong?
Granted Bush did part of that in the last few months of his admin, but still. (R) are just (D) light, and (D) are being run by far left wing of the (D) party. If you think Pelosi, Reed and Obama are Center right you're nuts.
SOME of the founding fathers kept slaves. SOME did not. Because it is easy to lump everyone into the same basket, regardless of views.
I'm sure some of your views will seem just as silly 200 years from now as owning slaves does today. Like selling your children's lives into slavery to the state, in some Politically Correct "right" to take from others to support whatever whimsical utopian viewpoint you have.
You do know that the crime that was recently passed as Obamacare is selling your children's future into slavery to the state, and elitists running everything?
You may like that idea, but when it fails, it will look just as silly as Slavery does today.
Or, You're a Conservative Libertarian and your bosses are Hardcore Politically Correct Socialists (The f'n crazy kind running the country right now)?
Oh right, because only (R)s can be f'n crazy, and anyone far enough left is completely sane.
Dude, you should be libertarian, because the (D) left is just as bad as whatever you think (R) right is, perhaps even worse (at the moment) because they have power (for the moment).
And don't think it doesn't happen, because all you have to do is go to any major University. Open minds for sure (except if you disagree).
nobody sees the Ninja!
Two Words .... Chuck Norris!
"I personally preferred not having to filter and teaching personal responsibility"
I prefer this method as well, but I also know that there is no such thing as "personal responsibility" any longer. Blame Parents, Blame Teachers, Blame the Superintendent Office, Blame Liberals, Blame Right Wing Religious Nuts.
Sue!
Doing nothing has its problems as does doing something. And I'm not sure which is actually worse (given the status quo).
As long as there is a lawyer around, and money to be had, and someone to take offense at something, there is going to be problems. And, if you've been in Educational Technology, you'll know I am completely accurate.
One of the things CIPA does, is require certain baseline filtering, which lawyers cannot sue the district over. It is set by law, protecting the districts from random lawsuits by people who want to promote their own agenda.
So, you have no problem with an eight year old girl doing research on frozen water and doing a image search on the word "Snowball" getting porn images of two girls swapping man juice? No problem at all?
Or is it just you're anti religious stance is so strong that you blame not getting everything you want exposed to children on "religious zealots"?
You're just like those you claim you fear. You're a zealot.