Canada has better overall health outcomes than the US. That's just a fact. Also, studies show the US would save $17 Trillion (with a 'T') dollars switching to single payer.
Opponents of single payer like to point out that Canadians come here for heart surgery, ignoring that it's because we have more heart surgeons. Meanwhile 45,000 Americans die every year from completely preventable diseases. I saw a heart doc here for some palpatations. I have some of the best healthcare in the country and he told me to eat better and excersise more. Cost me $800 USD.
America's healthcare system is awful. You have no idea how good you've got it.
Public Transportation. Clean Water and Air. Free healthcare.
As for the States? 2 hour commutes... one way. Smog days... in summer. Lead in my water. Lax safety regulations. High taxes that pay for nothing but a big 'ole military empire. And education system that's been gutted.
If I had it to do over again I'd moved to Canada in a heartbeat.
because it's a great opportunity to make a ton of money off graft. People _living_ in cities do _not_ want it. Even the local businesses who've long since figured out that they get screwed paying for it in higher taxes while often losing the extra business to pop up competitors.
which doesn't want to build more capacity to meet demand. That's what this is really about. California's either going to have to do this or start building more power infrastructure, which cuts into power plant profits. They'd much rather get paid to barely maintain infrastructure paid for with tax dollars decades ago.
And you'd think a bunch of tech nerds who work in IT would know that you spend a lot of time apologizing for broken things that can't be fixed because nobody has enough money. It's just as likely the Carpenter knew they weren't going to be given the time or materials to do the job and so they're putting it off. It's a school, and we've been cutting funding to those for 30 years.
This is what drives me nuts about the "small government" voters. If people think the rich and powerful aren't just going to build a large government apparatus for their own use they haven't been paying attention to the last 2000+ years of history. The question is never, will there be a powerful government, it's always, who will that government work for?
for guys like me. Like, I'm probably never going to see another Sonic themed Cart racer from Sumo Digital. And RTS is a dead genre since most games devolve into twitch fests with Actions per Minute being how you win.
since a) there are teams and b) visibility matters. Being able to pick out a character from an outline to shoot in a split second is important in an FPS. It's why Team Fortress characters have such distinct body builds.
I know modern graphics and shaders are a bitch to program, but that does not compute. Especially for a relatively low poly game like Fortnight. Nice work if you can get it. But it sucks for us old timers who want single player games or at least to just buy a game and call it a day.
AirBnB turns your tourists into part of your Urban Sprawl problem. The Hotels are usually in a district (especially nice ones) near the city's major amenities. AirBnB breaks that. If folks are staying where ever and driving a few hours in a rental (fine since they're on vacation) expect to see traffic shoot up.
and subletting. Because the rich people living in New York still want services from Working Class people who shouldn't have to live 4 hours from where they provide those services.
And yes, this means we sometimes tell businesses to take a flying leap when their business is not conducive to the overall health and wellbeing of society. It's like the Olympics. No city in it's right mind would host it. Not all economic activity is 'good'.
they guy was just doing his job. I hope it's paid leave. It's one thing if what he was told to do was obviously illegal, but it's not even a little illegal. Basically, it feels like tossing a little guy under the bus. Like a sacrificial lamb.
is what I'm guessing this will turn into. The question is how long can they get away with it. I know in Europe banking laws are written so you can't set up a banking structure that lets you launder money and pretend you didn't know that was happening. With the US it comes down to enforcement and regulatory oversight, both of which are lax right now.
or having proper commercial drivers insurance. Modern and very safe cars mean We've yet to see a real test of what happens when there's a multi-million dollar accident caused by an Uber driver. But it's only a matter of time.
Uber sets all prices. e.g. it decides how much the employees get paid. Also, Uber will fire you if you don't show up to work. e.g. Uber often has unprofitable rides. Uber won't tell you what the ride is until you pick the person up and if you try to guess and turn down too many rides (or if you turn rides away after you find out they're not profitable) they'll fire you (e.g. ban you from the app). They control what you earn and when you earn it.
another way is that they're pushing the real cost of driving onto the driver. Right now we've got heavily subsidized gasoline. And not just from direct subsidies or even tax breaks. We haven't been in Iraq and Afghanistan for over a decade just to make democracies. We're over there because they have oil and we want it. Our military empire is basically the biggest subsidy in human history. Reducing our dependency on oil imports is how we get away from all that.
won Trump the election. But you're right, Hilary ignoring those rust belters (and also her ignoring our f'd up electoral college system that creates "Swing States") has consequences. And, well, one of those is going to be gas prices going up due to lower fuel economy standards. And oil wars. Those too.
Sad thing is we're on track for another 6 years of this. The Dems are fronting another right wing, oblivious Hilary-style candidate for the next prez election...
but I think the argument is going to be that Obama was following the various laws when the rules were put in place and that Trump is not. Remember, Trump is the Chief _Executor_. He doesn't make laws, he executes them. Now, we can debate whether Obama or Trump or neither were/are overstepping their bounds, but we don't really have to, since it's about to be litigated to high heaven.
you're talking about people recognizing the basic pattern "Marvel Movies Good, DC Movies Not". But what we're really talking about is the combination of story structure, pacing, casting, character archetypes, special effects and all the other aspects that make up a cookie cutter blockbuster movie.
The music equivalent is a four chord song. And if you look at the history of these sorts of things we've always figured out sound first and video later. But so far video's always been figured out.
the question is what made Avengers clear 1.5 billion+ and Batman v Superman only do half that? Can you quantify that so that every movie performs to the limits of the market (e.g. every movie goer sees it)?
I"m inclined to say yes. These aren't high concept art movies, they're popcorn flix. Like a pop song they follow a formula. Eventually that formula can be understood. Kinda like "PsychoHistory" from the Foundation novels. Eventually the math will be understood.
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Canada has better overall health outcomes than the US. That's just a fact. Also, studies show the US would save $17 Trillion (with a 'T') dollars switching to single payer.
Opponents of single payer like to point out that Canadians come here for heart surgery, ignoring that it's because we have more heart surgeons. Meanwhile 45,000 Americans die every year from completely preventable diseases. I saw a heart doc here for some palpatations. I have some of the best healthcare in the country and he told me to eat better and excersise more. Cost me $800 USD.
America's healthcare system is awful. You have no idea how good you've got it.
they'll tie it up in court until he dies.
Public Transportation. Clean Water and Air. Free healthcare.
As for the States? 2 hour commutes... one way. Smog days... in summer. Lead in my water. Lax safety regulations. High taxes that pay for nothing but a big 'ole military empire. And education system that's been gutted.
If I had it to do over again I'd moved to Canada in a heartbeat.
because it's a great opportunity to make a ton of money off graft. People _living_ in cities do _not_ want it. Even the local businesses who've long since figured out that they get screwed paying for it in higher taxes while often losing the extra business to pop up competitors.
which doesn't want to build more capacity to meet demand. That's what this is really about. California's either going to have to do this or start building more power infrastructure, which cuts into power plant profits. They'd much rather get paid to barely maintain infrastructure paid for with tax dollars decades ago.
And you'd think a bunch of tech nerds who work in IT would know that you spend a lot of time apologizing for broken things that can't be fixed because nobody has enough money. It's just as likely the Carpenter knew they weren't going to be given the time or materials to do the job and so they're putting it off. It's a school, and we've been cutting funding to those for 30 years.
right?
This is what drives me nuts about the "small government" voters. If people think the rich and powerful aren't just going to build a large government apparatus for their own use they haven't been paying attention to the last 2000+ years of history. The question is never, will there be a powerful government, it's always, who will that government work for?
for guys like me. Like, I'm probably never going to see another Sonic themed Cart racer from Sumo Digital. And RTS is a dead genre since most games devolve into twitch fests with Actions per Minute being how you win.
since a) there are teams and b) visibility matters. Being able to pick out a character from an outline to shoot in a split second is important in an FPS. It's why Team Fortress characters have such distinct body builds.
I know modern graphics and shaders are a bitch to program, but that does not compute. Especially for a relatively low poly game like Fortnight. Nice work if you can get it. But it sucks for us old timers who want single player games or at least to just buy a game and call it a day.
AirBnB turns your tourists into part of your Urban Sprawl problem. The Hotels are usually in a district (especially nice ones) near the city's major amenities. AirBnB breaks that. If folks are staying where ever and driving a few hours in a rental (fine since they're on vacation) expect to see traffic shoot up.
and subletting. Because the rich people living in New York still want services from Working Class people who shouldn't have to live 4 hours from where they provide those services.
And yes, this means we sometimes tell businesses to take a flying leap when their business is not conducive to the overall health and wellbeing of society. It's like the Olympics. No city in it's right mind would host it. Not all economic activity is 'good'.
they guy was just doing his job. I hope it's paid leave. It's one thing if what he was told to do was obviously illegal, but it's not even a little illegal. Basically, it feels like tossing a little guy under the bus. Like a sacrificial lamb.
Never forget!
is what I'm guessing this will turn into. The question is how long can they get away with it. I know in Europe banking laws are written so you can't set up a banking structure that lets you launder money and pretend you didn't know that was happening. With the US it comes down to enforcement and regulatory oversight, both of which are lax right now.
only certain species of frog and a few superheros I can't remember the names of have skin the the "breathing" game...
or having proper commercial drivers insurance. Modern and very safe cars mean We've yet to see a real test of what happens when there's a multi-million dollar accident caused by an Uber driver. But it's only a matter of time.
Uber sets all prices. e.g. it decides how much the employees get paid. Also, Uber will fire you if you don't show up to work. e.g. Uber often has unprofitable rides. Uber won't tell you what the ride is until you pick the person up and if you try to guess and turn down too many rides (or if you turn rides away after you find out they're not profitable) they'll fire you (e.g. ban you from the app). They control what you earn and when you earn it.
when I hire somebody to fix my fence that's a contractor. When I hire somebody to fix fences for my fence repair business that's an employee.
another way is that they're pushing the real cost of driving onto the driver. Right now we've got heavily subsidized gasoline. And not just from direct subsidies or even tax breaks. We haven't been in Iraq and Afghanistan for over a decade just to make democracies. We're over there because they have oil and we want it. Our military empire is basically the biggest subsidy in human history. Reducing our dependency on oil imports is how we get away from all that.
won Trump the election. But you're right, Hilary ignoring those rust belters (and also her ignoring our f'd up electoral college system that creates "Swing States") has consequences. And, well, one of those is going to be gas prices going up due to lower fuel economy standards. And oil wars. Those too.
Sad thing is we're on track for another 6 years of this. The Dems are fronting another right wing, oblivious Hilary-style candidate for the next prez election...
but I think the argument is going to be that Obama was following the various laws when the rules were put in place and that Trump is not. Remember, Trump is the Chief _Executor_. He doesn't make laws, he executes them. Now, we can debate whether Obama or Trump or neither were/are overstepping their bounds, but we don't really have to, since it's about to be litigated to high heaven.
you're talking about people recognizing the basic pattern "Marvel Movies Good, DC Movies Not". But what we're really talking about is the combination of story structure, pacing, casting, character archetypes, special effects and all the other aspects that make up a cookie cutter blockbuster movie.
The music equivalent is a four chord song. And if you look at the history of these sorts of things we've always figured out sound first and video later. But so far video's always been figured out.
the question is what made Avengers clear 1.5 billion+ and Batman v Superman only do half that? Can you quantify that so that every movie performs to the limits of the market (e.g. every movie goer sees it)?
I"m inclined to say yes. These aren't high concept art movies, they're popcorn flix. Like a pop song they follow a formula. Eventually that formula can be understood. Kinda like "PsychoHistory" from the Foundation novels. Eventually the math will be understood.