All that irrelevant nonsense aside, the idea of a "single payer" is silly. If healthcare is provided by the government it should be provided by government employees, just as public education, police, and fire protection is provided today. There are major issues regarding salaries and union representation that would have to be worked out. And the roughly 85% of US citizens who have health care coverage today would have to accept the fact that their coverage will be the same as the wino on the street and there's nothing they could do to change that.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances./quote
The metal is the same no matter where it came from, so the parts about Soviet era bomb factories and pollution are interesting mostly because those days are behind us. We know how to do it right now, no reason not to.
Pretty much everything in the food chain contains some GMO product. Of course tracking what and how much would be an administrative nightmare with no benefit to consumers. But the goal of the anti-GMO crowd is to scare people into pricing the products out of the market, it has nothing to do with public health.
Yet the motion to dismiss refers to storage of evidence related to Angulo’s case as an “economic and practical hardship.” The reference to “practical” may be key
No, the practical means the guy is in Panama, and Panama has already said they're not going to extradite him. So quit wasting time and resources - drop the case and move on.
The goal is lock-in. First purchase is a balancing act, small enough to get through without too much attention, but big enough that any follow-on has to be for the same equipment. Typically the follow-ons are worth several times the initial contract, and are negotiated separately.
Why would it work in the relatively far northern and cloudy US when it doesn't work anywhere else? Actual output of solar panels in most of the US is tiny and very expensive.
Which is why market based controls work so well. Simply taxing industries you don't like or subsidizing ones that can't compete drives production to other industries you don't like. Or piddles away hundreds of millions of dollars on companies like Solyndra that aren't viable even with huge subsidies.
They had generators that would have provided power, had they not been damaged by a fifty foot tsunami. The mistake they made was locating the generators where a flood could knock them out.
According to the linked article (which apparently you didn't read): "The researchers have not said which company has been the target of Shamoon attacks, but it is widely speculated that it could be Saudi Aramco"
Lots of it happening on both sides this summer. It'll dry up in a few months and most will go back to the golf games and fact-finding trips to the Caribbean.
Close but no cigar. The reason they made those loans was because the government (Clinton) required them. Business as usual would have meant no changes to banking laws and no subprime loans. Social engineering failed again.
Prosperity during the 50's had more to do with the tremendous spending during WWII. Eventually the high taxes (including LBJ's war tax and the onset of Medicare/Medicaid) did what you would expect, high inflation and lower employment.
It makes sense for several reasons. First, group insurance rates are lower than what a person would get individually. Second, it's such a good idea for most people that it makes sense to ensure everyone has it. There might also be tax advantages, and apparently Google is trying to get some good PR too.
Making healthcare and pension pre-tax encourages employers to offer them, which is good for society in the long run. I wouldn't call them subsidies, but I suppose if you think the government should provide everything cradle to grave you could view it that way.
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I'm dreaming, aren't I ?
Not at all, that's the goal of both doctors. The problem is that both regulating and not regulating have advantages and disadvantages.
A few dozen patient deaths caused by a buggy app and the FDA will step in.
All that irrelevant nonsense aside, the idea of a "single payer" is silly. If healthcare is provided by the government it should be provided by government employees, just as public education, police, and fire protection is provided today. There are major issues regarding salaries and union representation that would have to be worked out. And the roughly 85% of US citizens who have health care coverage today would have to accept the fact that their coverage will be the same as the wino on the street and there's nothing they could do to change that.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. /quote
The metal is the same no matter where it came from, so the parts about Soviet era bomb factories and pollution are interesting mostly because those days are behind us. We know how to do it right now, no reason not to.
Pretty much everything in the food chain contains some GMO product. Of course tracking what and how much would be an administrative nightmare with no benefit to consumers. But the goal of the anti-GMO crowd is to scare people into pricing the products out of the market, it has nothing to do with public health.
Yet the motion to dismiss refers to storage of evidence related to Angulo’s case as an “economic and practical hardship.” The reference to “practical” may be key
No, the practical means the guy is in Panama, and Panama has already said they're not going to extradite him. So quit wasting time and resources - drop the case and move on.
Copyright and patents are examples of the very regulation you want; Net Neutrality would just give you something else to hate.
One look and she'll know the pills are working. No stopping you now.
The goal is lock-in. First purchase is a balancing act, small enough to get through without too much attention, but big enough that any follow-on has to be for the same equipment. Typically the follow-ons are worth several times the initial contract, and are negotiated separately.
So the requirements were for a Kindle and only a Kindle? Nice try by someone ready to retire and move to private industry.
Why would it work in the relatively far northern and cloudy US when it doesn't work anywhere else? Actual output of solar panels in most of the US is tiny and very expensive.
Which is why market based controls work so well. Simply taxing industries you don't like or subsidizing ones that can't compete drives production to other industries you don't like. Or piddles away hundreds of millions of dollars on companies like Solyndra that aren't viable even with huge subsidies.
They had generators that would have provided power, had they not been damaged by a fifty foot tsunami. The mistake they made was locating the generators where a flood could knock them out.
I gave up watching sports events years ago. Or I should say, I gave up watching commercials interspersed with an occasional clips of sports years ago.
According to the linked article (which apparently you didn't read): "The researchers have not said which company has been the target of Shamoon attacks, but it is widely speculated that it could be Saudi Aramco"
And all this election year crap will die down for a while.
This is what? Three politicians making noise for their constituents? Nothing to see here, move on.
I'm surprised some company or country hasn't gotten PO'd enough to write a counterattack that just bricks all the infected machines in a botnet.
How is the stock market not merit based? Good companies succeed and are good investments for their owners.
Knight lost the money, there was no parachute.
Lots of it happening on both sides this summer. It'll dry up in a few months and most will go back to the golf games and fact-finding trips to the Caribbean.
Close but no cigar. The reason they made those loans was because the government (Clinton) required them. Business as usual would have meant no changes to banking laws and no subprime loans. Social engineering failed again.
So what you're saying is that Obama is a citizen of Kenya.
Prosperity during the 50's had more to do with the tremendous spending during WWII. Eventually the high taxes (including LBJ's war tax and the onset of Medicare/Medicaid) did what you would expect, high inflation and lower employment.
It makes sense for several reasons. First, group insurance rates are lower than what a person would get individually. Second, it's such a good idea for most people that it makes sense to ensure everyone has it. There might also be tax advantages, and apparently Google is trying to get some good PR too.
Making healthcare and pension pre-tax encourages employers to offer them, which is good for society in the long run. I wouldn't call them subsidies, but I suppose if you think the government should provide everything cradle to grave you could view it that way.
This is life insurance. I assume Google also offers a retirement package, but that's different.