If the utilities were really strapped for cash, their cash holdings would be small, but they aren't. Politicians have every reason to be nice to utilities.
Because when playing with utilities, you don't get what you don't pay for. Only psychotics think the answer to every problem is lower wages for those actually engaged in touch labor.
This is a bad summary. Research, not just in the US, has been on going for over 40 years. When put to empirical test (For example: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(1998110)13:2+%3CS70::AID-HUP50%3E3.0.CO;2-R/abstract ) Marijuana, by itself, is low to moderately impairing, especially in doses sufficient to produce a high. However, when combined with even small amounts of alcohol, even half legal BAC limits, the effect was much larger. Add this to an aging population and there is an area of concern, particularly because other aspects of decriminalization, legalization, or medicalization are compelling.
For comparison texting is much worse, and distraction and fatigue produce similar results. We could have the computer on a car detect impairment based on driver response however. But that too raises questions.
It is the mechanization problem that has been one of the economic factors behind drug criminalization for the better part of a century, besides, of course, the prison-industrial complex being profitable and being a good place to warehouse psychopaths and feed into common racism and fear of crime.
Now there's a good lie. Under those three Liberal PMs Canada's economy, trough to trough, nearly tripled, and that "largest corruption scandal" was tiny compared to the give aways that the Conservatives do as a matter of course. And yes, a first past the post multi-party system (in either direction) is biased in favor of pluralities getting majorities – which benefited the grits before, and the tories recently, and who ever wins the next election, which will also be a plurality.
People can mod abuse all they like, however, this libertarian line is bullshit. Lies about the Gold $tandard and history, spewed into the discourse system to promote a vision of a racist rental society. There is a reason why Libertarians are climate deniers, they don't care if the world burns if they can grab their chunk now.
It's a death bet that the rest of the world will lose. Libertarianism is thermocide of the world.
This is a lie wrapped in the truth. The Federal government in Canada in practice has the money, which the provinces need, and it has the power to over rule the provinces. The Federal government in Canada got your health care law through and all the Provinces execute on it for exactly this reason. Confederalists lie because they want corruption that they can get a slice of. Down here, they lie because they are racists as well, because in case you don't know, where States have rights, minorities don't. You lie and lie and lie and hide behind fake rules of civility, and the results are plain to see: corrupt one party states, demands for theocratic restrictions on sexual behavior, local police excesses, and economic inequality. After 30 years of voting for localization and libertarian rhetoric, the world is more unequal than before, there are more prisoners than before, and life spans in America are declining.
Libertarianism, like old school Soviet Marxism, is headed for the dust heap of history.
There's no great outcry for reading people's email without warrant. None. This is being done early because that's when representatives do what they want to do, so it has time to be forgotten.
Nonsense, most of the investment in discovery is government funded. Pharma spends money on marketing, and more than half of the research is in targeting of existing drugs.
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If the utilities were really strapped for cash, their cash holdings would be small, but they aren't. Politicians have every reason to be nice to utilities.
Inelastic demand means that yes, the magic gas rate payer faeries do provide the money.
Money doesn't matter is, in fact, a truth of economics. Resources matter. If money matters, then the issue is individuals extracting rents.
Because when playing with utilities, you don't get what you don't pay for. Only psychotics think the answer to every problem is lower wages for those actually engaged in touch labor.
We live in a world of immense slack capacity and profit push inflation.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-boston-fire-idUSBRE82D0DS20120314
For comparison texting is much worse, and distraction and fatigue produce similar results. We could have the computer on a car detect impairment based on driver response however. But that too raises questions.
It is the mechanization problem that has been one of the economic factors behind drug criminalization for the better part of a century, besides, of course, the prison-industrial complex being profitable and being a good place to warehouse psychopaths and feed into common racism and fear of crime.
Now there's a good lie. Under those three Liberal PMs Canada's economy, trough to trough, nearly tripled, and that "largest corruption scandal" was tiny compared to the give aways that the Conservatives do as a matter of course. And yes, a first past the post multi-party system (in either direction) is biased in favor of pluralities getting majorities – which benefited the grits before, and the tories recently, and who ever wins the next election, which will also be a plurality.
It's a death bet that the rest of the world will lose. Libertarianism is thermocide of the world.
Well it's racist bullshit protected by racist moderators.
Libertarianism, like old school Soviet Marxism, is headed for the dust heap of history.
No it's still bullshit
That's complete bullshit.
Smaller government, smaller bribes, and passing the savings on to the share holders! Brilliant!
Capital letters, while older, do not add weight to an argument.
Exactly wrong. The general election is a plebiscite for decisions already made. The time to start changing the conversation is now.
We destroyed the village to save it.
Yeah, we could trust corporations to do this so much better. Libertarians - cut out the middle man in our plutocracy.
There's no great outcry for reading people's email without warrant. None. This is being done early because that's when representatives do what they want to do, so it has time to be forgotten.
Because corrupt oligarchs at the trough of local business interests are definitely better than democracy.
No that's not at all indicated by the available research.
Just call them terrorists and software pirates, then its OK.
Think of it as evolution in action, quoth the sage.
Nonsense, most of the investment in discovery is government funded. Pharma spends money on marketing, and more than half of the research is in targeting of existing drugs.
First to file means its never too old.