The education is not free. It's being paid for by taxpayers. I don't think it's unreasonable for a middle or upper class family to incur some cost for their children education. Take a look at the huge national debt, this is at least partly caused by entitlements.
Couldn't you consider "Life in prison without the possibility of parole" the equivalent of an execution? Time is a foolproof method of killing someone. I'm not sure it's any less barbaric.
I don't think that is true. Each person's vote should be equal, geographic location should not matter. We can eliminate the problems you mentioned by giving more power to local governments.
I agree completely. This is one reason I think that election should be a national holiday, or extend it over several days. I was really surprised about how many people thought that simplifying the voting process would have a negative impact. Voter turnout rates at historic lows and political apathy is poison to democracy. This low turnout rate one of the reasons that more conservative Democrats or more liberal Republicans often get squeezed out of public service.
I would encourage people to rethink their arguments on this subject. More people voting would raise the level of debate in this country and could drastically change the political landscape, I believe for the better.
Many intelligent and informed people don't vote because they don't have time. They have responsibly to their families and employers. Making it easier to vote will create more informed voters. I agree that people should take the time to get informed before they vote, but cannot be a requirement.
Another great thing they do is give exams that the average grade is a 55% then curve the hell out of it. I was in a class that a passing grade on the final was a 32% mutiple choice!
At the college I just graduate from, each class had a GPA range that the teacher was suppose to follow. The average grade for most classes was around a 3.2. But this didn't include anyone who dropped the class because they were failing.
Also, the school offered a database of each professor and course that listed corresponding grades. So a student could see which professors gave higher grades before they took a class. You could also see the average GPA of students who took the class in previous semesters.
I think the problem of grade inflation might be worse at ivy league/private schools not large state colleges.
I've heard predictions that as the price of computers drop, the general use PC will be replaced with many specialized computers that do specific things like play media, run office type applications, E-mail etc. They can be user-friendly, but are not as flexible as a PC.
I think we are already seeing this a little with TIVO, PS2, x-box, some of the net-appliances....
I think most PC enthusiasts won't want to accept this, but non-technical people might. And these products will lend themselves more toward a trusted-computing model
Another road-bump is that there is not a very good way to validate the credibility of the information. Small independent information sellers will have a difficult time because of this.
Creative idea. It might be as difficult to implement. If the American worker is layed - off, would the foreign workers visa expire?
I think it's in America's best interest to have as many smart, hard working people on our team as possible. How about merit-based citizenship? Apply to work in America like applying to a college. We accept the best and brightest and drop this H1B ridiculousness.
This is not a government policy; it is a proposal from the AFL-CIO and CWA.
I would also argue this is not a zero-sum game. One more job in India does not equal one less in America. US companies will benefit greatly by the development of foreign countries.
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The education is not free. It's being paid for by taxpayers. I don't think it's unreasonable for a middle or upper class family to incur some cost for their children education. Take a look at the huge national debt, this is at least partly caused by entitlements.
Couldn't you consider "Life in prison without the possibility of parole" the equivalent of an execution? Time is a foolproof method of killing someone. I'm not sure it's any less barbaric.
I don't think that is true. Each person's vote should be equal, geographic location should not matter. We can eliminate the problems you mentioned by giving more power to local governments.
I agree completely. This is one reason I think that election should be a national holiday, or extend it over several days. I was really surprised about how many people thought that simplifying the voting process would have a negative impact. Voter turnout rates at historic lows and political apathy is poison to democracy. This low turnout rate one of the reasons that more conservative Democrats or more liberal Republicans often get squeezed out of public service. I would encourage people to rethink their arguments on this subject. More people voting would raise the level of debate in this country and could drastically change the political landscape, I believe for the better.
Many intelligent and informed people don't vote because they don't have time. They have responsibly to their families and employers. Making it easier to vote will create more informed voters. I agree that people should take the time to get informed before they vote, but cannot be a requirement.
Another great thing they do is give exams that the average grade is a 55% then curve the hell out of it. I was in a class that a passing grade on the final was a 32% mutiple choice!
At the college I just graduate from, each class had a GPA range that the teacher was suppose to follow. The average grade for most classes was around a 3.2. But this didn't include anyone who dropped the class because they were failing.
Also, the school offered a database of each professor and course that listed corresponding grades. So a student could see which professors gave higher grades before they took a class. You could also see the average GPA of students who took the class in previous semesters.
I think the problem of grade inflation might be worse at ivy league/private schools not large state colleges.
I've heard predictions that as the price of computers drop, the general use PC will be replaced with many specialized computers that do specific things like play media, run office type applications, E-mail etc. They can be user-friendly, but are not as flexible as a PC. I think we are already seeing this a little with TIVO, PS2, x-box, some of the net-appliances.... I think most PC enthusiasts won't want to accept this, but non-technical people might. And these products will lend themselves more toward a trusted-computing model
Another road-bump is that there is not a very good way to validate the credibility of the information. Small independent information sellers will have a difficult time because of this.
We already pay for the bandwitdh we use to upload. It just a matter of the monthly bill absorbing that cost.
Creative idea. It might be as difficult to implement. If the American worker is layed - off, would the foreign workers visa expire?
I think it's in America's best interest to have as many smart, hard working people on our team as possible. How about merit-based citizenship? Apply to work in America like applying to a college. We accept the best and brightest and drop this H1B ridiculousness.
This is not a government policy; it is a proposal from the AFL-CIO and CWA.
I would also argue this is not a zero-sum game. One more job in India does not equal one less in America. US companies will benefit greatly by the development of foreign countries.