Step 2) Claim those who use said services are a drain
Step 3) Squander the tax revenue on government programs that create exotic waste (like hyperloop, brains in vats, colonizing the inside of volcanos, etc).
Thanks for taking the time to flesh out where you are coming from. +1 for the "nuclear Mexican standoff" depiction.
On the surface of it everything you are saying is true. In some ways that's what science tells us: what is observable. What you don't see every day is wars NOT happening because of the fear of nuclear retaliation... but just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't real.
Deaths due to national conflicts have dropped significantly since nuclear weapons were invented.
I note your emphasis on the apocalyptic scenario because you are saying the principle differs en masse because it doesn't apply in the isolated cases (e.g. a person is less likely to be robbed if everyone knows he is packing heat). This is similar to Keynesians saying you can spend your way out of a debt (doesn't apply in the particular, so... extraordinary evidence required, etc).
I listen to the experts when it comes to things like transmission repair, coronary bypasses, etc. but not when it comes to human life. Understanding human life doesn't come with being a professional (either in business or government administration). It is simply something each human being understands for himself. Having an opinion about how to risk things doesn't come with technical or scientific knowledge.
43% of likely voters said federal corruption was the issue that affected their decision the most.
Trump owes his election to some extent on the Snowden revelations which caused ordinary Americans to diminish their view of the government, especially under the administration.
Make him head of the FBI or something like that. Let him throw out with impunity the critters who monitor the emails.
When the US became a super power a VERY small portion of people's incomes went to the government.
As the welfare state took over (highest bracket tax rate was 90% for some time!), economic growth diminished.
The few exceptions to that are the Cooledge, Kennedy, Raegan, and 2nd half of Clinton administrations where growth was significant. Maybe W gets in there also.
When Obama got elected and the economy worsened the media was very emphatic about letting everyone know "THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL". The article reflects that the economy has worsened, and the electorate has refused to accept that it is just going to stay that way.
I find it ironic that.\'s appeal to usefulness all over the place (see tired, failed dialectical Marxism), but then drool over getting their free/stolen episodes of GoT, FPS's, which are often full of half dressed women.
What is the utility of these things? Isn't this just hedonism with a varnished facade of ideals?
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The only thing horrible is your murderous attitude.
70% of slashdot belongs behind bars.
First time I read your post I thought you were being sarcastic.
You wouldn't believe how much opposition there is to this. Especially on echo chambers like \.
Newsweek's "The case for killing grandma", etc.
Step 1) Promise government services via taxation
Step 2) Claim those who use said services are a drain
Step 3) Squander the tax revenue on government programs that create exotic waste (like hyperloop, brains in vats, colonizing the inside of volcanos, etc).
Thanks for taking the time to flesh out where you are coming from. +1 for the "nuclear Mexican standoff" depiction.
... but just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't real.
... extraordinary evidence required, etc).
On the surface of it everything you are saying is true. In some ways that's what science tells us: what is observable. What you don't see every day is wars NOT happening because of the fear of nuclear retaliation
Deaths due to national conflicts have dropped significantly since nuclear weapons were invented.
I note your emphasis on the apocalyptic scenario because you are saying the principle differs en masse because it doesn't apply in the isolated cases (e.g. a person is less likely to be robbed if everyone knows he is packing heat). This is similar to Keynesians saying you can spend your way out of a debt (doesn't apply in the particular, so
I listen to the experts when it comes to things like transmission repair, coronary bypasses, etc. but not when it comes to human life. Understanding human life doesn't come with being a professional (either in business or government administration). It is simply something each human being understands for himself. Having an opinion about how to risk things doesn't come with technical or scientific knowledge.
Ah, I see. You're not following what I said.
I said scientists' opinions are only as good as anyone else's opinions because science isn't opinion based.
And, no, I don't believe we are 2 minutes before a nuclear apocalypse. The whole doomsday clock is a sham.
I find it rich how scientists masquerade their opinions as facts. If the facts are so important, why don't you present facts?
Same thing goes for the stealth editorialists in the media, prostitutes who look down on prostitutes because they're prostitutes, etc.
Happy is the man who walks a straight path.
I hear that isn't true for public universities ... but interesting. I learned something.
Thanks !
"You wanna do business on my turf, you do it by my rules. Don't like it, fuck off."
Just as a reminder to enforce political correctness: this is only xenophobic if someone in the US says it.
We PAID all this money for some very swanky political ranting and propaganda.
We have a right to it !!
Belief in global warming will sag below 42% if we can't whip people into shape!
Is an "alternative fact" like "Hillary Clinton has 100% chance of winning"?
That was the "consensus opinion" even going late into the election night.
"A for-profit institution like University of Phoenix exists to turn its proprietors a buck."
You're telling me every university isn't like that? Why do the state universities charge MORE ?
This is one of the civilized countries that has a lot of citizens who want to migrate to the US?
Oh, I see. The electorate went for a candidate who gave them what they already had.
...
The entire election was just a big communications failure on the part of HRC.
We just need more D's to keep talking and talking and, of course, the more words they use the more people will trust them.
Unless, you know, otherwise
"Cost to tax payers" as in when the government doesn't confiscate all your property it "costs" the tax payers?
Whoa, whoa, foreigners!
You are TOO HARD to compete with!
So please hand it over.
Oh, and, by the way, Americans are xenophobic.
Not us.
We just take foreigners money we haven't earned. We're not afraid of them.
I didn't pick up on that. Thanks for mentioning it.
43% of likely voters said federal corruption was the issue that affected their decision the most.
Trump owes his election to some extent on the Snowden revelations which caused ordinary Americans to diminish their view of the government, especially under the administration.
Make him head of the FBI or something like that. Let him throw out with impunity the critters who monitor the emails.
When the US became a super power a VERY small portion of people's incomes went to the government.
As the welfare state took over (highest bracket tax rate was 90% for some time!), economic growth diminished.
The few exceptions to that are the Cooledge, Kennedy, Raegan, and 2nd half of Clinton administrations where growth was significant. Maybe W gets in there also.
When Obama got elected and the economy worsened the media was very emphatic about letting everyone know "THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL". The article reflects that the economy has worsened, and the electorate has refused to accept that it is just going to stay that way.
People in China and Europe would rather live in the US ... where people aren't told (as much) what to drive.
That's what the H1b's I work with from Poland say.
Wasn't aware of that. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I wasn't aware Uber was receiving subsidies. Are you talking government subsidies (i.e. tax revenues)?
I find it ironic that .\'s appeal to usefulness all over the place (see tired, failed dialectical Marxism), but then drool over getting their free/stolen episodes of GoT, FPS's, which are often full of half dressed women.
What is the utility of these things? Isn't this just hedonism with a varnished facade of ideals?
Please, Mr. Trump! Stop the regulators from deciding who they should be lending to!
Why not just create a competing version that gives drivers their due and lures them all away from Uber?
At the moment Taxi drivers are notorious for really nabbing passengers. Perhaps you are a couple steps ahead?