Only a subset of parents actually send supplies, and the teachers redistribute from that stash to everyone else who have "hardships".
Maybe that's how it works in your district. It wasn't the case where we live (Fairfax Co., VA), which has one of the best funded systems around. You learn not to balk at the list if you don't want your kids grades to suffer. They teach political bribery early in the DC suburbs.
Seems to me that you're making an assumption that there are "two scenarios" instead of an infinite amount of middle ground. It doesn't have to be calibrated perfectly. For the sake of testing, why not try say 10% and validate the results, and adjust as necessary.
[The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur...
Note that it doesn't say accord, but that's a little like arguing over gun rights and "well regulated militia"
Two of the most naïve comments I've ever seen here.
1. Responsibility in no way is passed along, or stacks. Thousands of people die every year to being hit with a hammers (https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/jan/30/greg-abbott/greg-abbott-says-according-fbi-more-people-are-kil/) That in no way makes the hammer manufacturers responsible for the abusive use of a tool.
2. Your utopian idea of swapping power around isn't logical, practical, smart, or good in any way. There are and always will be bullies in power around the world. Once you grow up and accept that reality, you'll realize that you need to defend yourself against them, or ask someone to do it for you. I personally do everything I can to help maintain US military dominance (I'm a defense contractor) because I not only care about the US, but also about defending others when the need arises. And yes, you'll probably point to some shitty things the US military has done...I won't argue that they haven't. But I'd argue that the good has far outweighed the bad, and until some friendly nation steps up with even more power, somebody has to hold the big stick.
I've been in and around the military since I enlisted at 18 in '76. I couldn't afford college, and this was a logical option to get useful training, and college paid for. In the many years since, I've never met someone I would consider to be a war monger. Sure, there are a lot of young punks in the services...that's a demographic that needs to be reined in by the seniors. And yes, there have been some disgusting events that have slipped through the cracks...Abu Ghraib for example, But conflicts happen, and you better decide if you're going to be prepared for them, or if you're going to be steamrolled. There are plenty of bully leaders out there that would be more than happy to be the wolf to your sheep. I'm a sheepdog (to paraphrase the movie line), so you're welcome. And finally, just to state what should be obvious, war should always be a last resort.
As someone who developed software under government contract that was successfully deployed for over ten years, please tell me more about how it really works. Do you mean the vague, requirements typically written by government contract officers who are frequently new in their jobs and wouldn't know a "shall statement" if it hit them in the face? Or do you mean the requirements that are agreed upon and designed and coded to, only to be changed by the next contract officer who replaced the last one, and is now whining that your costing him more to develop to his/her changes? What about constant scope creep?
Yes, contractors aren't all good, but you painting them all with a evil broad brush is also bullshit.
Obviously, we should just shut down all commercial and military development and sing Kumbaya. Please share your plan for moving forward toward your Utopia.
They will only lose those naïve enough to believe that they don't need a military, and that if we just didn't have one, everyone would hold hands and sing We Are the World...We are the Children...LA, LA, LA. Clearly, you're one of those morons. Maybe you could go ask the people in Crimea how that worked for them, or any other country that got steamrolled.
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So, you wouldn't have anyone on the payroll making minimum wage?
Only a subset of parents actually send supplies, and the teachers redistribute from that stash to everyone else who have "hardships".
Maybe that's how it works in your district. It wasn't the case where we live (Fairfax Co., VA), which has one of the best funded systems around. You learn not to balk at the list if you don't want your kids grades to suffer. They teach political bribery early in the DC suburbs.
Yeah, and I suppose this makes it okay to be a thief. WTF is this generation coming to?
Seems to me that you're making an assumption that there are "two scenarios" instead of an infinite amount of middle ground. It doesn't have to be calibrated perfectly. For the sake of testing, why not try say 10% and validate the results, and adjust as necessary.
How is it that you're jumping from a state of a warmed planet right into an Ice Age? I think we'd have some warning before things got out of hand.
The US, on the other hand, has seen no reduction of CO2 in that time.
There's a bit of debate on that...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/r...
I see. You've clearly identified the "staunchest proponents" and polled them. Thanks for that pile of BS.
https://psmag.com/environment/...
Already is...
https://www.bbc.com/news/busin...
How many miles per search does it get?
Sure, and watch your economy collapse.
[The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur...
Note that it doesn't say accord, but that's a little like arguing over gun rights and "well regulated militia"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Ours is more potent, somehow.
Because we win the dick size wars.
BeauHD is having an affair with AmiMoJo. Every SJW article Ami sends in gets posted.
Two of the most naïve comments I've ever seen here.
1. Responsibility in no way is passed along, or stacks. Thousands of people die every year to being hit with a hammers (https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/jan/30/greg-abbott/greg-abbott-says-according-fbi-more-people-are-kil/)
That in no way makes the hammer manufacturers responsible for the abusive use of a tool.
2. Your utopian idea of swapping power around isn't logical, practical, smart, or good in any way. There are and always will be bullies in power around the world. Once you grow up and accept that reality, you'll realize that you need to defend yourself against them, or ask someone to do it for you. I personally do everything I can to help maintain US military dominance (I'm a defense contractor) because I not only care about the US, but also about defending others when the need arises. And yes, you'll probably point to some shitty things the US military has done...I won't argue that they haven't. But I'd argue that the good has far outweighed the bad, and until some friendly nation steps up with even more power, somebody has to hold the big stick.
Thank you for this well written comment!
I've been in and around the military since I enlisted at 18 in '76. I couldn't afford college, and this was a logical option to get useful training, and college paid for. In the many years since, I've never met someone I would consider to be a war monger. Sure, there are a lot of young punks in the services...that's a demographic that needs to be reined in by the seniors. And yes, there have been some disgusting events that have slipped through the cracks...Abu Ghraib for example, But conflicts happen, and you better decide if you're going to be prepared for them, or if you're going to be steamrolled. There are plenty of bully leaders out there that would be more than happy to be the wolf to your sheep. I'm a sheepdog (to paraphrase the movie line), so you're welcome. And finally, just to state what should be obvious, war should always be a last resort.
Enjoy your safe space, where there's no need for war, and there are no evil adversaries.
As someone who developed software under government contract that was successfully deployed for over ten years, please tell me more about how it really works. Do you mean the vague, requirements typically written by government contract officers who are frequently new in their jobs and wouldn't know a "shall statement" if it hit them in the face? Or do you mean the requirements that are agreed upon and designed and coded to, only to be changed by the next contract officer who replaced the last one, and is now whining that your costing him more to develop to his/her changes? What about constant scope creep?
Yes, contractors aren't all good, but you painting them all with a evil broad brush is also bullshit.
Obviously, we should just shut down all commercial and military development and sing Kumbaya. Please share your plan for moving forward toward your Utopia.
Yeah, but as "Commander in Chief", who's really the head?
They will only lose those naïve enough to believe that they don't need a military, and that if we just didn't have one, everyone would hold hands and sing We Are the World...We are the Children...LA, LA, LA. Clearly, you're one of those morons. Maybe you could go ask the people in Crimea how that worked for them, or any other country that got steamrolled.
Just lost your geek card there ken. the first microprocessor was not the first CPU.
Um, Fly by wire was a direct result of the Apollo system developed at MIT.
military-industrial complex /milter indstrl kämpleks,kämpleks/
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noun: military-industrial complex; plural noun: military-industrial complexes
a country's military establishment and those industries producing arms or other military materials, regarded as a powerful vested interest.