from 1994-2006 (during which time that deficit reduction you mentioned occurred)
You appear to have your facts a little bit crossed up. The deficit reduction started in 1993 after the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (aka "Deficit Reduction Act of 1993) was passed. Not one Republican voted for the bill, and Al Gore ended up having to cast the tie breaking vote to push it through.
The deficit immediately started to rise in 2002 after the Bush Tax cuts went into effect.
As for 2006, by the time the Democrats took control of congress the budget deficit has almost reached it peak under the Bush administration, so you are essentially blaming the Democratic congress for what happened before they took power.
As for Obama, he inherited a 1.2 trillion dollar deficit from the Bush administration. I believe current projections have the deficit at 1.6 trillion, with Obama's contribution being largely the result of the stimulus.
Overhead flights are also used by mosquito abatement districts is to spot "green" pools. When we moved into our house, the pool was a swamp, complete with water bugs and who knows what else living in it. About three weeks later, we got a visit from the mosquito abatement man to inspect our swamp. I had gotten the pool from greenish-black to turquoise by the time. He congratulated me on my progress (he had seen the pool before we moved in) and we never saw him again.
Other states (like mine - CA) require double drains for all private pools too. My pool (built in 1978) doesn't have one in the main pool but it does in the spa. The suction in the main area of my pool is relatively low due to the distance from the pump, so it doesn't pose a danger, but the spa which is very close to the pump would be extremely dangerous without the double drain. Regardless, if I ever do any construction on the pool I will be required to retrofit the main pool's drain.
So you advocate letting a system that is extremely inefficient and financially out of reach for the vast majority of the population settle everything, all so you can save a few thousand bucks a year in taxes?
Gotta love the Libertarian Creed. "Fuck everyone else. I've got mine."
He who would trade a little liberty to gain a little safety deserves neither, and loses both. Think about that, you statist toad.
One of the most abused quotes ever. Civilization is all about making compromises over freedoms. Your disdain for civilization leads me to believe that you haven't put much serious thought into that quote yourself.
Upon Googling, I think I'm mistaken about contractors being *required* to obtain the permits.
I was going by my experience when I hired a company to replace my fence a few years back. The contractor didn't get a permit (which cost nothing) and when the local inspector came by and bitched about it, he told me it wasn't my problem - that the contractor should have taken care of it.
I don't really see how any form of pool malfunction could possibly damage a neighbor's property,
Pools without gates tend to kill small children. Also pools without double drains tend to suck the innards out of people. Those are two things are usually required and checked as a part of the permit process.
Truth is, you are just another liberal sado masochist
Truth is you're just a self centered prick who does get the point of civilization.
Here in California, licensed contractors are required to take care of all permits/licenses. I would surmise that NY, being a "highly regulated" state like CA, has similar requirements.
More likely these people are wealthy scrooges who hired their contractor buddies and made a conscience decision not to pay the required fees.
I highly doubt that your state has the power to reassess your property's value from a Google earth shot alone. They would need to visit the property; most likely by a licensed appraiser.
I'm going by forum posts by Prius owners who's had major drivetrain components fail out of warranty and get repair estimates in the neighborhood of 10K.
This was a few years ago, and based on this more recent post I just googled, it looks like prices have gone down.
It doesn't matter. GP is being sucked into an argument which is unwinnable because the premise depends on an agreed to definition for what is an extremely ambiguous (in the U.S. at least) term.
Takes money from society as a whole and redistributes. Um, that's socialized.
You've just describe every nation that collects taxes.
Since we're talking about these cars lasting ten years, with Prius, you've also got the possibility of a major component of the engine failing and the higher costs associated with servicing and replacing those parts on the Prius. I've read that some parts of the Prius drive train can cost up to $10,000 to replace.
He probably did, but in the context of the discussion, it doesn't matter. What matters is that the latest stable Debian release didn't work and the latest stable Ubuntu release did. I had a similar experience recently with Debian. I have an engineering lab which runs Debian. When it came time to replace the computers, Lenny didn't support the network or video drivers on the new Intel Chipset. I was able to get the network driver compiled and working, but the video driver was a different story. The VESA driver would have been fine, but though it worked with several other monitors I tried, with the particular monitor being used in the lab, the screen would not display properly at the native resolution. After wrestling it with it for a couple of days I said fuck it and installed Ubuntu and everything just worked.
I could have eventually figured it out, but that little lab is one of dozens and labs are but a portion of my job responsibilities, so I didn't have the time.
Another option is simply using Debian Stable with a backported kernel [kmuto.jp].
That might have been helpful had I run across that in my searches. I found countless posts by people with the same issue as me but never a mention of that site.
What you say it true, but you are judging. Have you ever taken care and overweight, barely mobile, extremely demented 78 year old grandmother who regularly shits herself and screams obscenities at you when you try to clean it up for her?
That's what my wife did, while attending graduate school and taking care of our three children. And when the stress got so bad that she came down with pneumonia and was in bed for a week, I got to take a nice, unplanned vacation and have a go at myself. And yes, we did end up getting a modicum of assistance from the state (IIRC, about ~$500 a month), though it didn't come close to paying the actual costs.
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I believe current projections have the deficit at 1.6 trillion, with Obama's contribution being largely the result of pork.
Fixed that for you :)
Economic stimulus is, by definition, pork. So yeah.
from 1994-2006 (during which time that deficit reduction you mentioned occurred)
You appear to have your facts a little bit crossed up. The deficit reduction started in 1993 after the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (aka "Deficit Reduction Act of 1993) was passed. Not one Republican voted for the bill, and Al Gore ended up having to cast the tie breaking vote to push it through.
The deficit immediately started to rise in 2002 after the Bush Tax cuts went into effect.
As for 2006, by the time the Democrats took control of congress the budget deficit has almost reached it peak under the Bush administration, so you are essentially blaming the Democratic congress for what happened before they took power.
As for Obama, he inherited a 1.2 trillion dollar deficit from the Bush administration. I believe current projections have the deficit at 1.6 trillion, with Obama's contribution being largely the result of the stimulus.
...[rasmussenreports.com]
Now cite another large polling organization who has come up with similar results.
When your security is more than an order of magnitude worse than Adobe's, you've got a major problem.
Now imagine if 85% of the world's desktop computers ran OSX.
Overhead flights are also used by mosquito abatement districts is to spot "green" pools. When we moved into our house, the pool was a swamp, complete with water bugs and who knows what else living in it. About three weeks later, we got a visit from the mosquito abatement man to inspect our swamp. I had gotten the pool from greenish-black to turquoise by the time. He congratulated me on my progress (he had seen the pool before we moved in) and we never saw him again.
In cases like the gulf oil spill, simply requiring people to carry insurance against such liabilities would go a long way,
That's exactly what the recent financial reform that the Democrats shoved through did, and free market champions in congress fought it tooth and nail.
Other states (like mine - CA) require double drains for all private pools too. My pool (built in 1978) doesn't have one in the main pool but it does in the spa. The suction in the main area of my pool is relatively low due to the distance from the pump, so it doesn't pose a danger, but the spa which is very close to the pump would be extremely dangerous without the double drain. Regardless, if I ever do any construction on the pool I will be required to retrofit the main pool's drain.
So you advocate letting a system that is extremely inefficient and financially out of reach for the vast majority of the population settle everything, all so you can save a few thousand bucks a year in taxes?
Gotta love the Libertarian Creed. "Fuck everyone else. I've got mine."
He who would trade a little liberty to gain a little safety deserves neither, and loses both. Think about that, you statist toad.
One of the most abused quotes ever. Civilization is all about making compromises over freedoms. Your disdain for civilization leads me to believe that you haven't put much serious thought into that quote yourself.
if they want to build it, and the people that live nearby don't mind
I'm sorry, but you'll need to turn in your libertarian douchenozzle card immediately.
Upon Googling, I think I'm mistaken about contractors being *required* to obtain the permits.
I was going by my experience when I hired a company to replace my fence a few years back. The contractor didn't get a permit (which cost nothing) and when the local inspector came by and bitched about it, he told me it wasn't my problem - that the contractor should have taken care of it.
I don't really see how any form of pool malfunction could possibly damage a neighbor's property,
Pools without gates tend to kill small children. Also pools without double drains tend to suck the innards out of people. Those are two things are usually required and checked as a part of the permit process.
Truth is, you are just another liberal sado masochist
Truth is you're just a self centered prick who does get the point of civilization.
Here in California, licensed contractors are required to take care of all permits/licenses. I would surmise that NY, being a "highly regulated" state like CA, has similar requirements.
More likely these people are wealthy scrooges who hired their contractor buddies and made a conscience decision not to pay the required fees.
I highly doubt that your state has the power to reassess your property's value from a Google earth shot alone. They would need to visit the property; most likely by a licensed appraiser.
I'm going by forum posts by Prius owners who's had major drivetrain components fail out of warranty and get repair estimates in the neighborhood of 10K.
This was a few years ago, and based on this more recent post I just googled, it looks like prices have gone down.
How is it NOT socialized?
It doesn't matter. GP is being sucked into an argument which is unwinnable because the premise depends on an agreed to definition for what is an extremely ambiguous (in the U.S. at least) term.
Takes money from society as a whole and redistributes. Um, that's socialized.
You've just describe every nation that collects taxes.
Obama's whole first year was a pointless waste.
That's your opinion. I think it was filled with monumental accomplishments given the obstructionist policy of your party.
Since we're talking about these cars lasting ten years, with Prius, you've also got the possibility of a major component of the engine failing and the higher costs associated with servicing and replacing those parts on the Prius. I've read that some parts of the Prius drive train can cost up to $10,000 to replace.
The chip on your shoulder got the better of you
Touche.
This government has existed in an idealistic and practical sense since the '80s.
Thatcher?
Her soul mate, Ronald "Ray-Gun" had a similar effect over here.
My guess: you used stable Debian.
He probably did, but in the context of the discussion, it doesn't matter. What matters is that the latest stable Debian release didn't work and the latest stable Ubuntu release did. I had a similar experience recently with Debian. I have an engineering lab which runs Debian. When it came time to replace the computers, Lenny didn't support the network or video drivers on the new Intel Chipset. I was able to get the network driver compiled and working, but the video driver was a different story. The VESA driver would have been fine, but though it worked with several other monitors I tried, with the particular monitor being used in the lab, the screen would not display properly at the native resolution. After wrestling it with it for a couple of days I said fuck it and installed Ubuntu and everything just worked.
I could have eventually figured it out, but that little lab is one of dozens and labs are but a portion of my job responsibilities, so I didn't have the time.
Another option is simply using Debian Stable with a backported kernel [kmuto.jp].
That might have been helpful had I run across that in my searches. I found countless posts by people with the same issue as me but never a mention of that site.
Have you ever taken care of someone who is severely demented?
What you say it true, but you are judging. Have you ever taken care and overweight, barely mobile, extremely demented 78 year old grandmother who regularly shits herself and screams obscenities at you when you try to clean it up for her?
That's what my wife did, while attending graduate school and taking care of our three children. And when the stress got so bad that she came down with pneumonia and was in bed for a week, I got to take a nice, unplanned vacation and have a go at myself. And yes, we did end up getting a modicum of assistance from the state (IIRC, about ~$500 a month), though it didn't come close to paying the actual costs.
Curious that you think the NHS (or any other public health system) would abuse this more than a private health insurance company would.
You just invalidated all climate simulations.
Care to explain how?