Sorry, are you now talking about weights and measures regulation? Because that is exactly the sort of thing - yet again, like roads - that even the most minimalist state provides. I am aware of the existence of people who think the government shouldn't even do that, but I've never met one personally, and I've met some awfully strange people in my life. You're arguing for a socialist state by describing a more or less libertarian-friendly government - certainly one that is within the ambit of what the Founders envisioned.
Incidentally, my point was that my water is neither as safe nor as cheap as that provided by private organizations within the same general area. How you turn "my city's water system sucks" into proof that I should embrace big government... Tell you what: when building and running a municipal water supply with local (not federal) dollars is actually an example of big government and socialism, you can call me a socialist.
TCP/IP is what everyone else uses. If we weren't using it, we'd be using something else. It's like MP3: there were lots of competing standards, and the first one that's "good enough" will often dominate.
the air you breath is clean
Not that there aren't libertarians who are anti-environment (of course there are), but it's not like it's a majority view. I'm pretty okay with regulating pollution; I just wish they would use more efficient methods to achieve the goals.
the water you drink is safe
My municipal water supply has had numerous excursions from standards, although most have been quite minor. And it's only subsidized for the elderly - the rest of us pay the full cost for the system, so we're not really "taking" from government - we're using the umbrella of government to provide a utility directly rather than having it operate as a regulated private entity like power or natural gas. So it's a bit like any other utility - except that I can testify from personal experience that you get a lot better service from the private companies. Last big storm that came through here, we had power company crews from 500 miles around working on our lines. When I bought my house, I had to have the power line re-strung - took a couple of days. It took the city water system over a month to come to my house to install a second meter, and they left my yard a wreck. At least my friends who live in more rural areas can sue the people who run their water cooperative if they pump out substandard water. I can't sue the city.
Amusingly, roads are also one of the most heavily fee-for-service areas of government, so that it actually is a bit closer to his second condition, "if I voluntarily choose to transact, of course I should pay." Fuel taxes, weight fees, toll bridges and roads, license and registration fees, personal property tax - those last two can add up to over a thousand dollars per person per year in some locales for nicer cars.
You have made "conservative" a word with a distinct, definitely pejorative meaning, and then applied it to everyone who disagrees with you. You are making a weak no-true-Scotsman argument that you can call authoritarians "conservative" regardless of the rest of their political philosophy. This is simply not true.
BTW, are you opposed to "conserving" the scientific method? The Pythagorean Theorem? Just because something is old does not mean that it is wrong, nor that it should be replaced.
I would suggest the proper comparison is not Germany, 1946, vs Germany, 1928, but either one vs Germany, 1910.
"What a capable Googler could find" depends entirely upon the capability of the Googler.
Never waste time on a freeloader. They not only got the software free, and the source free, now they want phone support free? No, the only question you answer on a phone line in this situation is how to purchase your support.
Literally destroying private practice medicine, not the practitioners themselves.
More and more doctors are having to sell their practice and become hospital (or management company) employees to stay afloat because of the changes this has brought about. We've dumped vast sums of money down the rathole of EMR without getting benefits anywhere close to what we should get in return for so large an investment.
Your proof is a USA Today opinion piece? Yes, 3.6 million people more had insurance - great for them. But the overall insured percent went from 83.7% to 84.3%. That's what we can expect? 0.6%? For laws that have effectively removed almost any limit on what the Federal government can and cannot tell you what to do, for billions of dollars spent, and for literally destroying private practice medicine, that's what we get?
You know, I understand that history can be a bit bewildering at times, but it is generally agreed upon that Communist regimes are left- rather than right-leaning. Probably not a place for a conservative of any stripe.
It's higher than what they pay but not (much) higher than they'd have to charge to cover the costs - after all, it still has to be shipped around and handled. And consoles are about price points - $399 plus an extra controller, game, and tax is rough, but should come out just under $500. You don't want to break that price point for something that isn't critical. RAM has always been tight on consoles.
The man was put on the spot by a reporter whose sole goal was to make him look bad by asking a theological question and forcing him to adopt one of several competing answers. That is an excellent way to choose bishops but a poor way to choose politicians.
Alas, it appears that your distaste for Mr Rubio's politics has blinded your ability to read. He's certainly not saying that science has nothing to do with the GDP or economy. That's a parenthetical statement in which it is quite clear that he's using the word "scientist" as an average person might, as a universally-recognized shorthand for "smart person".
Incidentally, I don't think Obama's math adds up in the long run either, so don't let that drive you too much.
Where do the innocent go? There are plenty of Israelis whose ancestral lands are all over the Middle East - countries that won't even let them in as tourists. The Palestinians are such a miserable, terrorist-infested bunch that neither Jordan nor Egypt has volunteered to take over security in the West Bank or Gaza, respectively. Neither country offered citizenship to their Arab brothers. So the innocents there are stuck just as badly as the (mostly) Jews on the other side of the fence.
The guys who came up with the idea to fry a whole turkey were rednecks. And every good redneck story begins when someone says "Here, hold my beer while I..."
No, it doesn't. Really. These are fried turkeys, but they're not breaded first, so very little oil is retained - the skin keeps a little, but that's it.
I would guess the biggest difference is the reaction of the tissue to heat - normal meat will just cook, but frozen might crack, which suddenly increases the surface area tremendously, leading to a huge release of steam.
Of course, they also committed a massive safety fail by not turning the burner off while lowering the turkey in, so it's really hard to judge.
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Sorry, are you now talking about weights and measures regulation? Because that is exactly the sort of thing - yet again, like roads - that even the most minimalist state provides. I am aware of the existence of people who think the government shouldn't even do that, but I've never met one personally, and I've met some awfully strange people in my life. You're arguing for a socialist state by describing a more or less libertarian-friendly government - certainly one that is within the ambit of what the Founders envisioned.
Incidentally, my point was that my water is neither as safe nor as cheap as that provided by private organizations within the same general area. How you turn "my city's water system sucks" into proof that I should embrace big government... Tell you what: when building and running a municipal water supply with local (not federal) dollars is actually an example of big government and socialism, you can call me a socialist.
the air you breath is clean
Not that there aren't libertarians who are anti-environment (of course there are), but it's not like it's a majority view. I'm pretty okay with regulating pollution; I just wish they would use more efficient methods to achieve the goals.
the water you drink is safe
My municipal water supply has had numerous excursions from standards, although most have been quite minor. And it's only subsidized for the elderly - the rest of us pay the full cost for the system, so we're not really "taking" from government - we're using the umbrella of government to provide a utility directly rather than having it operate as a regulated private entity like power or natural gas. So it's a bit like any other utility - except that I can testify from personal experience that you get a lot better service from the private companies. Last big storm that came through here, we had power company crews from 500 miles around working on our lines. When I bought my house, I had to have the power line re-strung - took a couple of days. It took the city water system over a month to come to my house to install a second meter, and they left my yard a wreck. At least my friends who live in more rural areas can sue the people who run their water cooperative if they pump out substandard water. I can't sue the city.
This is as insightful as saying "If you want to see what it's like with a big government, visit North Korea."
Amusingly, roads are also one of the most heavily fee-for-service areas of government, so that it actually is a bit closer to his second condition, "if I voluntarily choose to transact, of course I should pay." Fuel taxes, weight fees, toll bridges and roads, license and registration fees, personal property tax - those last two can add up to over a thousand dollars per person per year in some locales for nicer cars.
You have made "conservative" a word with a distinct, definitely pejorative meaning, and then applied it to everyone who disagrees with you. You are making a weak no-true-Scotsman argument that you can call authoritarians "conservative" regardless of the rest of their political philosophy. This is simply not true.
BTW, are you opposed to "conserving" the scientific method? The Pythagorean Theorem? Just because something is old does not mean that it is wrong, nor that it should be replaced.
I would suggest the proper comparison is not Germany, 1946, vs Germany, 1928, but either one vs Germany, 1910.
"What a capable Googler could find" depends entirely upon the capability of the Googler.
Never waste time on a freeloader. They not only got the software free, and the source free, now they want phone support free? No, the only question you answer on a phone line in this situation is how to purchase your support.
Literally destroying private practice medicine, not the practitioners themselves.
More and more doctors are having to sell their practice and become hospital (or management company) employees to stay afloat because of the changes this has brought about. We've dumped vast sums of money down the rathole of EMR without getting benefits anywhere close to what we should get in return for so large an investment.
Your proof is a USA Today opinion piece? Yes, 3.6 million people more had insurance - great for them. But the overall insured percent went from 83.7% to 84.3%. That's what we can expect? 0.6%? For laws that have effectively removed almost any limit on what the Federal government can and cannot tell you what to do, for billions of dollars spent, and for literally destroying private practice medicine, that's what we get?
Would you still be as condemning if he'd voted for her? You should.
East Germany?
You know, I understand that history can be a bit bewildering at times, but it is generally agreed upon that Communist regimes are left- rather than right-leaning. Probably not a place for a conservative of any stripe.
In sailing, perhaps. Not necessarily true on land: here is a summary of the event shown here on YouTube.
It's higher than what they pay but not (much) higher than they'd have to charge to cover the costs - after all, it still has to be shipped around and handled. And consoles are about price points - $399 plus an extra controller, game, and tax is rough, but should come out just under $500. You don't want to break that price point for something that isn't critical. RAM has always been tight on consoles.
At least in theory, the FBI isn't a spy agency. It's a law enforcement agency. Counterintelligence isn't intelligence-gathering.
The man was put on the spot by a reporter whose sole goal was to make him look bad by asking a theological question and forcing him to adopt one of several competing answers. That is an excellent way to choose bishops but a poor way to choose politicians.
Alas, it appears that your distaste for Mr Rubio's politics has blinded your ability to read. He's certainly not saying that science has nothing to do with the GDP or economy. That's a parenthetical statement in which it is quite clear that he's using the word "scientist" as an average person might, as a universally-recognized shorthand for "smart person".
Incidentally, I don't think Obama's math adds up in the long run either, so don't let that drive you too much.
Not unless your ancestors emigrated from Africa less than a hundred years ago. And even then, it's a visa, not a free house.
Where do the innocent go? There are plenty of Israelis whose ancestral lands are all over the Middle East - countries that won't even let them in as tourists. The Palestinians are such a miserable, terrorist-infested bunch that neither Jordan nor Egypt has volunteered to take over security in the West Bank or Gaza, respectively. Neither country offered citizenship to their Arab brothers. So the innocents there are stuck just as badly as the (mostly) Jews on the other side of the fence.
On what grounds do you propose that "selfish" is the antonym of "empathetic"?
Well, you recognized it.
Most of the grease drips off a turkey in a fryer, too. I wouldn't call oven-cooked turkey greasy, though.
The guys who came up with the idea to fry a whole turkey were rednecks. And every good redneck story begins when someone says "Here, hold my beer while I..."
Like chicken tikka masala - "you know, this johnny foreigner chicken is pretty damned good, but what it really needs is a nice cream sauce".
No, it doesn't. Really. These are fried turkeys, but they're not breaded first, so very little oil is retained - the skin keeps a little, but that's it.
I would guess the biggest difference is the reaction of the tissue to heat - normal meat will just cook, but frozen might crack, which suddenly increases the surface area tremendously, leading to a huge release of steam.
Of course, they also committed a massive safety fail by not turning the burner off while lowering the turkey in, so it's really hard to judge.
This is the country that still believes in fan death.
Put a dash camera in every police vehicle in the country and administer field sobriety tests in view of them.