US infant morality rates are not comparable with most other countries...
Your definition of 'most' must be different from mine.
aforementioned differences in measurement could...
Your definition of 'could' must be different from mine.
You should also read your own references:
"The infant mortality rate correlates very strongly with, and is among the best predictors of, state failure"
"However, the differences in reporting are unlikely to be the primary explanation for the United States' relatively low international ranking."
Do you even read what you write or are so frothed with rage that you feel the need to counter as quickly as possible without actually reading anything in an effort to cover your sloppy errors in logic?
But keep going with the ad hominem, it only serves to show everyone else how little self control you have.
He's just saying what I've been thinking (and saying, but since I'm not a reknown philosopher, few listen) for many years.
If you know anything at all about the mind and the brain, you understand that attention isn't free.
Ditto. One other thing that bugs me is those "charity muggers" on every street corner trying to get your credit card details. One thing I've noticed since they were invented, is now I no longer talk to strangers. There was a time when someone came up to ask you the time, or directions or for a light, and I'd oblige, maybe kick off a conversation and generally exchange good will with a another human. Now all that goodwill has been stolen by charity muggers. The goodwill people used to have toward strangers has been stolen by their behavior. This was a real resource that now no longer exists, yet how do you measure the true cost?
Water is also natural, it doesn't give you the right to squirt me with a hose every time I walk down the street.
You should RTFA before commenting, it will make your opinion seem a little more informed.
I don't watch broadcast television, I don't read billboards, I completely ignore banners and side-column ads, I don't open mail that isn't from a lawyer, a utility or some faction of the government, and I neither care what people want to put in ads nor am I affected by said content.
I have a similar view, try to avoid unwanted solicitations at all opportunities, but I wouldn't pretend to believe that none of it gets through. Even if you personally live in a bubble, you are exposed indirectly by the people around you. eg I don't know who Channing Tatum is, wouldn't recognise him if I fell over him, I've never actively watched or listened to any Hollywood, Celeb or Gossip type media, and rarely watch Hollywood type movies. But for some reason I know his name. I assume he is a famous celebrity, because for some reason I overhear his name quite often. Same goes for most other "celebrities". I never expose myself to any of that stuff, yet my knowledge of them has seeped into my memory somehow. I don't even know how it happens, but it means there is a force at work that is far greater than you think.
That's what travel insurance is for. If the airline loses my bag I am allowed to go purchase emergency supplies including clothes, soap, toothbrush etc. The last time it actually happened on xmas eve, and where I was staying everything shutdown for 3 days. So even though I was entitled to buy replacement stuff, I couldn't because nothing was open.
I've flown hundreds of times, and had bags lost twice. This is not enough for me to carry a wardrobe everywhere I go in carry-on just in case.
I can't remember the last time I used an optical drive, at least 10 years ago for any regular data, and slightly less than that for OS installs. Booting from USB became easy about 6 or 7 years ago. I've had my most recent PC over 5 years ago, it has no Optical drive and I've never missed it.
The good musicians will still become popular and be able to make money from tours, merchandising, and licensing. The crap ones will have to find a real job. Welcome to real life.
Let me tell you how public transportation works where I live... ...Now why would I ride the bus even if it were free? My time and freedom of movement are more valuable than anything I would save in gas.
Fair enough, but what if you had clean, safe, reliable public transport within 400metres from your door, that took you to within 400m of your work, and school, and retail/entertainment areas?
Public transport as a concept is a no-brainer when done right, it just seems that very few cities know how to do it right.
It's not easy to add cars because you'd have to extend existing platforms to accommodate longer trains, which is usually expensive and time consuming.
This is not to discard the entire point about the value of light rail, but that particular argument is incorrect.
Let's say a car can hold 100 people (guessing here - my local bus can hold 100), light rail can run every two minutes, meaning a capacity of 3000 people per car per hour. Whatever the cost to extend a platform, I'm willing to bet that is less than the cost to add an extra road the same distance. So light rail is still cheaper than any alternative option.
For me, it would be HIGHLY inconvenient. Having to wait on their schedule, and not being able to come and go on my time table is a deal killer.
I used to live in Hong Kong, the MTR runs between every 2 to 4 minutes between 6am and midnight, and cost peanuts. So sure your current public transport might suck, but that shouldn't reflect on public transport as a concept. When done right it is the only solution that works in large densely populated cities.
It has to be clean, safe and cheap and run so often that there isn't need for a timetable. When you've experienced that, there's no going back to driving.
but please don't even make an argument that it's an equalizing force bringing down the megastars and growing the grassroots because internet at this point, that is clearly bullshit and always has been. It's a lie.
I might be different from your average punter, but I try to expose myself to as much new and independent music as possible. I enjoy going to small live shows, and the Internet has helped this. Cheap technology and the Internet allows small and independent artists to record and publish to ears they never had access to before.
These people can't be being controlled by faceless entities because they are unsigned and independent.
So yeah, not everyone is like me, but there are more people out there like me than maybe you realise.
Australia does things all the time that just casually violate what I consider to be sacred rights. They just ban things... for the children. I can't have that.
Yet their infant mortality rate is half that of the US. Maybe there's something in that?
The gun thing is also important. I'm not a gun nut... but I believe I have a right to be dangerous in my own country and in my home.
Which is why the US has 6 times as much gun crime per capita, and 57 times the murder rates. It's a lot easier being dangerous in Australia, and you don't need a gun. Just go outside and play with the wildlife.
You're not offering me real citizenship in my opinion if you don't offer me a reasonable set of iron clad rights in the package.
You can have rights on paper, or you have have results in reality. In any case, I'm pretty sure you're not their target audience, so don't lose sleep over it.
But your average short-sighted capitalist just sees Microsoft's money and thinks "this guy knows how to get me some".
You're looking at this wrong. The capitalist is only short sighted from your viewpoint. From his viewpoint he got more money out of that deal than he could ever hope to expect in his lifetime. This was quite far-sighted as far as him and his family's needs go.
This is why capitalism only works in certain respects and needs to be regulated whenever the common good is involved.
Didn't the Soviets do the same thing, ie funding pro hippie/green movements in an attempt to try and pacify the US from within? Can't recall where I heard that, but vaguely remember some documentary about post cold-war intel showing the Soviets had their fingers in a lot of political pies at the time.
It didn't actually provide care. It didn't... It certainly didn't....
Sorry I'm not American, but hasn't Obamacare only been in force 2 years? The whole concept of universal healthcare can't be measured in just a few years, this will take a generation before you start to see benefits. Come back in 20 years and then we'll see if it can be called a success or not.
Every blasted device now comes with a USB cable, so all the USB ports are occupied,
How many devices do you have? And which ones can't you unplug temporarily while installing your OS? My cheapo PC has 8 USB ports, of which I use 1 for my wifi dongle for my keyboard and mouse. My printer is also wifi and everything USB is only connected as needed.
Dear smug futurists.
Future? This relatively common technology that is already over a decade old.
Bose noise cancelling headphones are about as good as they come. No comment on pure sound reproduction, but if you are travel, a pair of Bose QC-3's are worth their weight in gold.
I love the irony of people saying "who is Neil Young" because they are listening to some pop star who in 1 year will be getting less airplay than Neil Young will be getting.
I think the OP might have been joking, but the twist is that all Neil Young's attitude is going to do is turn him into a nobody.
I continually hear these old artists whinge about streaming killing their revenue, as if the distribution monopoly of the 60's-80's is the normal order of the universe. The only thing streaming is killing is the abnormal situation we had when media distribution could be controlled by a small group of questionable individuals.
Artists are now getting paid what they should (ie $thousands for a good song instead of $millions). In a generation, no-one will care who Neil Young is or the Rolling Stones or even the Beatles for that matter, unless they can continue to stay relevant by adapting to new technology and revenue streams (ie licensing). Neil is sounding a bit like a spoilt brat
I only stream these days, so if Neil Young is unavailable to me I'll simply choose someone else to listen to.
Give me your complete estimation for a single payer society's healthcare costs that takes into consideration all subsidies.
Any country you like. You choose.
If you had even the simplest comprehension of economics you would know that isn't possible in the space here. I can only assume you are one of those immature keyboard warriors types who thinks everything they say is right, and that a discussion group is a place purely for them to try and prove that point to themselves.
As to your admission that your argument was stupid... thank you for admitting your argument was stupid.
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US infant morality rates are not comparable with most other countries...
Your definition of 'most' must be different from mine.
aforementioned differences in measurement could...
Your definition of 'could' must be different from mine.
You should also read your own references:
"The infant mortality rate correlates very strongly with, and is among the best predictors of, state failure"
"However, the differences in reporting are unlikely to be the primary explanation for the United States' relatively low international ranking."
Do you even read what you write or are so frothed with rage that you feel the need to counter as quickly as possible without actually reading anything in an effort to cover your sloppy errors in logic?
But keep going with the ad hominem, it only serves to show everyone else how little self control you have.
He's just saying what I've been thinking (and saying, but since I'm not a reknown philosopher, few listen) for many years.
If you know anything at all about the mind and the brain, you understand that attention isn't free.
Ditto. One other thing that bugs me is those "charity muggers" on every street corner trying to get your credit card details. One thing I've noticed since they were invented, is now I no longer talk to strangers. There was a time when someone came up to ask you the time, or directions or for a light, and I'd oblige, maybe kick off a conversation and generally exchange good will with a another human. Now all that goodwill has been stolen by charity muggers. The goodwill people used to have toward strangers has been stolen by their behavior. This was a real resource that now no longer exists, yet how do you measure the true cost?
Water is also natural, it doesn't give you the right to squirt me with a hose every time I walk down the street. You should RTFA before commenting, it will make your opinion seem a little more informed.
I don't watch broadcast television, I don't read billboards, I completely ignore banners and side-column ads, I don't open mail that isn't from a lawyer, a utility or some faction of the government, and I neither care what people want to put in ads nor am I affected by said content.
I have a similar view, try to avoid unwanted solicitations at all opportunities, but I wouldn't pretend to believe that none of it gets through. Even if you personally live in a bubble, you are exposed indirectly by the people around you. eg I don't know who Channing Tatum is, wouldn't recognise him if I fell over him, I've never actively watched or listened to any Hollywood, Celeb or Gossip type media, and rarely watch Hollywood type movies. But for some reason I know his name. I assume he is a famous celebrity, because for some reason I overhear his name quite often. Same goes for most other "celebrities". I never expose myself to any of that stuff, yet my knowledge of them has seeped into my memory somehow. I don't even know how it happens, but it means there is a force at work that is far greater than you think.
Yeah but you said "youth". I'm sure the Stones get attention from other 60 year olds, but I can't recall my teenage kids ever talking about them.
US infant morality rates are not comparable with most other countries because...
Of course you will provide a citation for that claim. But I won't hold my breath...
That's what travel insurance is for. If the airline loses my bag I am allowed to go purchase emergency supplies including clothes, soap, toothbrush etc. The last time it actually happened on xmas eve, and where I was staying everything shutdown for 3 days. So even though I was entitled to buy replacement stuff, I couldn't because nothing was open.
I've flown hundreds of times, and had bags lost twice. This is not enough for me to carry a wardrobe everywhere I go in carry-on just in case.
I can't remember the last time I used an optical drive, at least 10 years ago for any regular data, and slightly less than that for OS installs. Booting from USB became easy about 6 or 7 years ago. I've had my most recent PC over 5 years ago, it has no Optical drive and I've never missed it.
The good musicians will still become popular and be able to make money from tours, merchandising, and licensing. The crap ones will have to find a real job. Welcome to real life.
Let me tell you how public transportation works where I live...
...Now why would I ride the bus even if it were free? My time and freedom of movement are more valuable than anything I would save in gas.
Fair enough, but what if you had clean, safe, reliable public transport within 400metres from your door, that took you to within 400m of your work, and school, and retail/entertainment areas?
Public transport as a concept is a no-brainer when done right, it just seems that very few cities know how to do it right.
It's not easy to add cars because you'd have to extend existing platforms to accommodate longer trains, which is usually expensive and time consuming. This is not to discard the entire point about the value of light rail, but that particular argument is incorrect.
Let's say a car can hold 100 people (guessing here - my local bus can hold 100), light rail can run every two minutes, meaning a capacity of 3000 people per car per hour. Whatever the cost to extend a platform, I'm willing to bet that is less than the cost to add an extra road the same distance. So light rail is still cheaper than any alternative option.
For me, it would be HIGHLY inconvenient. Having to wait on their schedule, and not being able to come and go on my time table is a deal killer.
I used to live in Hong Kong, the MTR runs between every 2 to 4 minutes between 6am and midnight, and cost peanuts. So sure your current public transport might suck, but that shouldn't reflect on public transport as a concept.
When done right it is the only solution that works in large densely populated cities.
It has to be clean, safe and cheap and run so often that there isn't need for a timetable. When you've experienced that, there's no going back to driving.
but please don't even make an argument that it's an equalizing force bringing down the megastars and growing the grassroots because internet at this point, that is clearly bullshit and always has been. It's a lie.
I might be different from your average punter, but I try to expose myself to as much new and independent music as possible. I enjoy going to small live shows, and the Internet has helped this. Cheap technology and the Internet allows small and independent artists to record and publish to ears they never had access to before.
These people can't be being controlled by faceless entities because they are unsigned and independent.
So yeah, not everyone is like me, but there are more people out there like me than maybe you realise.
Australia does things all the time that just casually violate what I consider to be sacred rights. They just ban things... for the children. I can't have that.
Yet their infant mortality rate is half that of the US. Maybe there's something in that?
The gun thing is also important. I'm not a gun nut... but I believe I have a right to be dangerous in my own country and in my home.
Which is why the US has 6 times as much gun crime per capita, and 57 times the murder rates. It's a lot easier being dangerous in Australia, and you don't need a gun. Just go outside and play with the wildlife.
You're not offering me real citizenship in my opinion if you don't offer me a reasonable set of iron clad rights in the package.
You can have rights on paper, or you have have results in reality. In any case, I'm pretty sure you're not their target audience, so don't lose sleep over it.
the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Yet here you are.
QED.
*laughs*
Is writing your emotions inside asterisks still a thing?
Insult, insult, insult... The most obvious sign that you are unable to argue your point coherently.
But your average short-sighted capitalist just sees Microsoft's money and thinks "this guy knows how to get me some".
You're looking at this wrong. The capitalist is only short sighted from your viewpoint. From his viewpoint he got more money out of that deal than he could ever hope to expect in his lifetime. This was quite far-sighted as far as him and his family's needs go.
This is why capitalism only works in certain respects and needs to be regulated whenever the common good is involved.
Didn't the Soviets do the same thing, ie funding pro hippie/green movements in an attempt to try and pacify the US from within? Can't recall where I heard that, but vaguely remember some documentary about post cold-war intel showing the Soviets had their fingers in a lot of political pies at the time.
It didn't actually provide care. It didn't... It certainly didn't....
Sorry I'm not American, but hasn't Obamacare only been in force 2 years? The whole concept of universal healthcare can't be measured in just a few years, this will take a generation before you start to see benefits. Come back in 20 years and then we'll see if it can be called a success or not.
Every blasted device now comes with a USB cable, so all the USB ports are occupied,
How many devices do you have? And which ones can't you unplug temporarily while installing your OS? My cheapo PC has 8 USB ports, of which I use 1 for my wifi dongle for my keyboard and mouse. My printer is also wifi and everything USB is only connected as needed.
Dear smug futurists.
Future? This relatively common technology that is already over a decade old.
I mean I guess there is maybe a one in a billion chance that you have not ever heard any music by Neil Young,
Probably closer to 1 in 2 chance. I mean do you know who Jay Chou or Show Luo are? It depends on where you live...
Bose noise cancelling headphones are about as good as they come. No comment on pure sound reproduction, but if you are travel, a pair of Bose QC-3's are worth their weight in gold.
the Stones are part of the Celeb culture hence the youth listen,
This isn't 1980. If you've been outside in the last ten years, "Celeb culture" to young people means Kim, Kanye, Taylor, Bieber etc.
I love the irony of people saying "who is Neil Young" because they are listening to some pop star who in 1 year will be getting less airplay than Neil Young will be getting.
I think the OP might have been joking, but the twist is that all Neil Young's attitude is going to do is turn him into a nobody.
I continually hear these old artists whinge about streaming killing their revenue, as if the distribution monopoly of the 60's-80's is the normal order of the universe. The only thing streaming is killing is the abnormal situation we had when media distribution could be controlled by a small group of questionable individuals.
Artists are now getting paid what they should (ie $thousands for a good song instead of $millions). In a generation, no-one will care who Neil Young is or the Rolling Stones or even the Beatles for that matter, unless they can continue to stay relevant by adapting to new technology and revenue streams (ie licensing). Neil is sounding a bit like a spoilt brat
I only stream these days, so if Neil Young is unavailable to me I'll simply choose someone else to listen to.
Give me your complete estimation for a single payer society's healthcare costs that takes into consideration all subsidies.
Any country you like. You choose.
If you had even the simplest comprehension of economics you would know that isn't possible in the space here. I can only assume you are one of those immature keyboard warriors types who thinks everything they say is right, and that a discussion group is a place purely for them to try and prove that point to themselves.
As to your admission that your argument was stupid... thank you for admitting your argument was stupid.
QED.