Many people don't have car insurance. - people who walk - people who ride a horse (my Amish neighbors) - people who use a buggy (local farmers) - people who ride a bike - or train - or bus - or cycle
FURTHERMORE and this is the most important part: The Member States have the power to mandate insurance, but the central Congress does not. Read amendment 10 of our bill of rights.
So if Massachusetts wants to mandate the purchase of hospital insurance, they can. I think that's anti-freedom idea but, per the 10th, they have the authority. The central government does not.
Republicans were ike that post-Eisenhower and pre-George Bush. Remember when the DEMOCRATS were for small government and individual rights (except blacks)? Now they boss us around as if we were employees of the governments. "Buy insurance." "Throw-away your lightbulbs." "Put black boxes in your cars." "Submit to random VIPR patdowns all across the country."
When both parties are pro-government, then it's only a matter of time until a "you can't trust the government" contingent arrives on the scene. As Jefferson stated, that is the natural tendency of the party system: 1 for more government; 1 for less government. I predict it will happen within the Republican party, thanks to the Ron Paul movement (started 2007).
>>> "Instant Message" way, it's pretty easy to rack up that many messages.
Indeed. 100 a day is easy. I'm disappointed Virgin Mobile got rid of its Texter's Delight for $15 (~500 minutes but unlimited texts). They've really gone downhill since Sprint acquired them.
I see a multi-million dollar lawsuit in their future. Spying on people's private data w/o their knowledge sounds like a wet dream for a civil class-action lawyer.
I made a big mistake when I bought MS Office. I spent ~$150 and used it to update my resume. Have done very little else with it.
For us casual users the free version of Open/Libre Office can save a lot of money. PLUS writer doesn't come with the stupid ribbon interface. (Where's the find menu option? Where's spellcheck? I don't want to play Where's Waldo? with my software.)
>>>NPR's liberal "slant" versus Fox's conservative activism.
I can not speak to NPR, but during 2008, 09, 10 the TV version of NPR, PBS, aired 70% positive stories during it's 6 o'clock news program for Obama/democrats and only 38% positive for McCain/republicans. An obvious "activism" to borrow your word.
FOX was a little more balanced during it's 6 o'clock news: 38% for Obama/democrats and 36% for McCain/republicans. Basically neutral.
FOX's downfall is having too many conservative talk show hosts. They should try to find more balance, like maybe fire Hannity and hire somebody from progressive talk radio.
I had both the vaccine and the illness (about age 12). It gave me sores but no fever. I just played games like usual as if I was healthy. In contrast my nieces got it just one month later, and they felt very very sick. 2 different variants I guess?
>>>Great, the you won't mind if I build a coal fire plant next to your home?
Nope. Modern coal plants are cleaner than the exhaust coming out of my and my neighbors' cars. It's just water vaper coming out of newly-built coal stacks. So go ahead and build it.
Of course not. There are lots of ways to get an education besides forcing people to attend government-owned schools or government-scripted syllabi. Reading books for example..... that's pretty much how all Americans did it prior to 1850 (example: Lincoln) or 1900 (people living on farms). Even today there are private colleges where the entire curriculum is based-around reading books from Greeks, Romans, renaissance authors, et cetera. They do not follow the government-proscribed model.
Dumbass question. You already know the answer because it's obvious. Nobody has the right to infringe upon another's rights (damage to their body or property (car)).
"Nobody has the right to harm another. And that's all the government should restrain him." - Thomas Jefferson; author of the Declaration, coauthor of the Bill of Rights, founder of the Democrat Party, second highest IQ among our presidents (estimated at 150-160).
You're right except I can't take the risk of my child getting a deadly illness until he or she is age 20 (when the brain reaches full maturity). I make the decisions.
Besides: My house; my rules. Outside my house people can do as they please (I will not force them), but inside my house then they obey the rules. No smoking. No cursing. No stealing. No illegal immigration through my front door unless they ASK first if they may enter. And so on.
>>>to be unvaccinated significantly increases the risk for you and your children.
No it doesn't. We are at no more risk from unvaccinated humans than we are from unvaccinated cows (which also carry the virus). Even previous diseases that are supposedly "dead", like smallpox, are making a comeback. Every human in the world was vaccinated, but the viruses survived in other organisms and mutated.
Whether you get chicken pox from another person or shot, it's still the same virus. Except the vaccine virus is already dead, so it's harmless. I don't know why you would be opposed to doing it.
BTW thanks for the reminder. I need to get my adult vaccinations. (It's been 20 years since last time.)
It's their fault (so will say the CA and US politicians/bureaucrats). "Truth is fluid. Truth is subjective. Truth is what the state tells you to believe. It is the preeminent truth of our time: You cannot fight the system."
BTW I am vaccinated, as are my kids. But I don't believe in forcing people to take shots, anymore than I believe in forcing them to buy insurance, or forcing them to attend church. I am Pro-choice in everything.
It's a well-known fact that language diverges over large distance (Latin was once a single language, but devolved into many languages. Ditto Old German). Without formal education to specify "This is how you say this word," eventually over 200-300 years Californians and New Yorkers would not be able to understand one another. Their distinct "accents" would evolve into separate languages. Then instead of English, you'd have the Californian and New Yorkan languages.
We're already seeing the early stages of this where I can barely understand the words coming out of British television. The language is changing and in another century American and British will not just be separate accents, but separate tongues.
>>>there is already 80,000 stations selling hydrogen on every street corner for $1.22 a gallon
You make that statement as though it should be impressive. We need 800 *million* hydrogen stations, and at present we have no way to produce that much hydrogen to fill them.
>>>The financial problems in the Euro Zone are a good example of why we need central monetary policy.
It was central monetary policy that CAUSED the financial collapse. The old method of competing currencies actually worked better (not for the bankers, but for the common people).
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Maybe PCstats should apply their own power-saving strategies to themselves (less CPU-intensive flash crap).
Anyway it appears only the CRT has a significant savings with White google versus Black blackle.com. LCDs gain almost nothing.
>>>That part of the law has not gone into effect... Spread FUD about shit you don't understand why don't cha?
Even after 2014, there will be NO tax credit for people who have insurance. (And you are the one spreading FUD mister anon. coward.)
Many people don't have car insurance.
- people who walk
- people who ride a horse (my Amish neighbors)
- people who use a buggy (local farmers)
- people who ride a bike
- or train
- or bus
- or cycle
FURTHERMORE and this is the most important part: The Member States have the power to mandate insurance, but the central Congress does not. Read amendment 10 of our bill of rights.
So if Massachusetts wants to mandate the purchase of hospital insurance, they can. I think that's anti-freedom idea but, per the 10th, they have the authority. The central government does not.
>>> they offered a tax credit for those that already had insurance
No they didn't. I don't have insurance, but both my parents and my brother do, and they get NO tax credits or deductions on their 1040 return.
>>>I keep asking politely if you would care to correct my misunderstanding, but you've yet to do so
This is the first time I've heard you ask.
Republicans were ike that post-Eisenhower and pre-George Bush.
Remember when the DEMOCRATS were for small government and individual rights (except blacks)? Now they boss us around as if we were employees of the governments. "Buy insurance." "Throw-away your lightbulbs." "Put black boxes in your cars." "Submit to random VIPR patdowns all across the country."
When both parties are pro-government, then it's only a matter of time until a "you can't trust the government" contingent arrives on the scene. As Jefferson stated, that is the natural tendency of the party system: 1 for more government; 1 for less government. I predict it will happen within the Republican party, thanks to the Ron Paul movement (started 2007).
My old car has ~140,000 miles so it's about that time. Maybe a diesel Beetle or a hybrid Insight. No black boxes please.
I wish I could get a Lupo 3L. Almost 90mpg highway is impressive.
Just re-read the summary. It says nowhere about the teens consenting to being recorded.
I didn't see any place in the summary where it said teens consent to having all their phone data recorded. Maybe I skimmed too fast.
>>> "Instant Message" way, it's pretty easy to rack up that many messages.
Indeed. 100 a day is easy. I'm disappointed Virgin Mobile got rid of its Texter's Delight for $15 (~500 minutes but unlimited texts). They've really gone downhill since Sprint acquired them.
I see a multi-million dollar lawsuit in their future. Spying on people's private data w/o their knowledge sounds like a wet dream for a civil class-action lawyer.
I made a big mistake when I bought MS Office. I spent ~$150 and used it to update my resume. Have done very little else with it.
For us casual users the free version of Open/Libre Office can save a lot of money. PLUS writer doesn't come with the stupid ribbon interface. (Where's the find menu option? Where's spellcheck? I don't want to play Where's Waldo? with my software.)
>>>NPR's liberal "slant" versus Fox's conservative activism.
I can not speak to NPR, but during 2008, 09, 10 the TV version of NPR, PBS, aired 70% positive stories during it's 6 o'clock news program for Obama/democrats and only 38% positive for McCain/republicans. An obvious "activism" to borrow your word.
FOX was a little more balanced during it's 6 o'clock news: 38% for Obama/democrats and 36% for McCain/republicans. Basically neutral.
FOX's downfall is having too many conservative talk show hosts. They should try to find more balance, like maybe fire Hannity and hire somebody from progressive talk radio.
Hmmm.
I had both the vaccine and the illness (about age 12). It gave me sores but no fever. I just played games like usual as if I was healthy. In contrast my nieces got it just one month later, and they felt very very sick. 2 different variants I guess?
>>>Great, the you won't mind if I build a coal fire plant next to your home?
Nope.
Modern coal plants are cleaner than the exhaust coming out of my and my neighbors' cars. It's just water vaper coming out of newly-built coal stacks. So go ahead and build it.
Of course not. There are lots of ways to get an education besides forcing people to attend government-owned schools or government-scripted syllabi. Reading books for example..... that's pretty much how all Americans did it prior to 1850 (example: Lincoln) or 1900 (people living on farms). Even today there are private colleges where the entire curriculum is based-around reading books from Greeks, Romans, renaissance authors, et cetera. They do not follow the government-proscribed model.
>>>Really? You have no problem with murder?
Dumbass question. You already know the answer because it's obvious. Nobody has the right to infringe upon another's rights (damage to their body or property (car)).
"Nobody has the right to harm another. And that's all the government should restrain him." - Thomas Jefferson; author of the Declaration, coauthor of the Bill of Rights, founder of the Democrat Party, second highest IQ among our presidents (estimated at 150-160).
You're right except I can't take the risk of my child getting a deadly illness until he or she is age 20 (when the brain reaches full maturity). I make the decisions.
Besides: My house; my rules. Outside my house people can do as they please (I will not force them), but inside my house then they obey the rules. No smoking. No cursing. No stealing. No illegal immigration through my front door unless they ASK first if they may enter. And so on.
>>>to be unvaccinated significantly increases the risk for you and your children.
No it doesn't. We are at no more risk from unvaccinated humans than we are from unvaccinated cows (which also carry the virus). Even previous diseases that are supposedly "dead", like smallpox, are making a comeback. Every human in the world was vaccinated, but the viruses survived in other organisms and mutated.
Whether you get chicken pox from another person or shot, it's still the same virus. Except the vaccine virus is already dead, so it's harmless. I don't know why you would be opposed to doing it.
BTW thanks for the reminder. I need to get my adult vaccinations. (It's been 20 years since last time.)
It's their fault (so will say the CA and US politicians/bureaucrats). "Truth is fluid. Truth is subjective. Truth is what the state tells you to believe. It is the preeminent truth of our time: You cannot fight the system."
BTW I am vaccinated, as are my kids. But I don't believe in forcing people to take shots, anymore than I believe in forcing them to buy insurance, or forcing them to attend church. I am Pro-choice in everything.
It's a well-known fact that language diverges over large distance (Latin was once a single language, but devolved into many languages. Ditto Old German). Without formal education to specify "This is how you say this word," eventually over 200-300 years Californians and New Yorkers would not be able to understand one another. Their distinct "accents" would evolve into separate languages. Then instead of English, you'd have the Californian and New Yorkan languages.
We're already seeing the early stages of this where I can barely understand the words coming out of British television. The language is changing and in another century American and British will not just be separate accents, but separate tongues.
>>>there is already 80,000 stations selling hydrogen on every street corner for $1.22 a gallon
You make that statement as though it should be impressive. We need 800 *million* hydrogen stations, and at present we have no way to produce that much hydrogen to fill them.
I don't recall any other major company endorsing Ubuntu Linux.
>>>The financial problems in the Euro Zone are a good example of why we need central monetary policy.
It was central monetary policy that CAUSED the financial collapse. The old method of competing currencies actually worked better (not for the bankers, but for the common people).
Digital TV in the U.S. can carry additional channels that are nothing but music or nothing but text. Don't digital UK TV have the same capability?
We also have an average of 3 programs per station. Some stations carry just 1; some as many as 10. Does UK DTV have that ability?