"The individual mandate was a Republican idea, but they weren't going to support it if they weren't going to get credit for it like they would have in the 90s when they were the party putting it forward."
So that would be the same reason the Democrats fought against the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit under Bush?
That they voted unanimously against the ACA would indicate that they don't like the idea.
That said, how can the way it ended up be in any way their fault? When it was clear that they wouldn't vote for it, why go with it and not something the Democratic Party wanted?
ACA was passed by Democrats without a single vote from the Republicans which has politically doomed it from the start. Other large government programs were passed with significant bi-partisan majorities, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The ACA was passed without any Republican support and with lots of back room deals as well as the famous use of "reconciliation" to get it passed in the Senate after Massachusetts voted in someone to the Senate who opposed it and upset the filibuster proof majority.
In that light, why would you be surprised that there was a lot of political fallout?
No, I think that is the case everywhere. If you are at a light and it turns green and you don't go, people can't simply plow into you.
Even on the Autobahn, if you are zooming along and a car is stopped (perhaps a wreck just occurred and a car was left disabled), blocking road, you don't have license to plow into it, you must stop.
If someone hits you slowly, say between 5-10 miles per hour, that's 2-3 times walking speed. If someone does hit you with that force, your foot slipping is entirely possible.
If someone hits you at that speed there will be some serious damage and you may even loose grips on the car even if you are alertly paying attention.
If you're in the US, take a look at the local news sometime. You frequently see stories of folk parked in parking lots driving into buildings. That often happens because their foot slipped while they were keeping the car parked using just the foot brake. I've seen at least one store in the past year or so of a woman killing a child outside a fast food restaurant by doing this.
No, those are people who tried to push the brake and mashed the gas then panicked and kept mashing it harder. I have seen it too and people who do this are always trying to blame the car (remember the Toyota think a few years ago) but it was bad drivers but it wasn't because they were just sitting there stationary, they simply mashed the gas thinking they were hitting the brake.
Actually, in the US where almost everyone is driving an automatic, this is dangerous. If the foot slips off the brake for any reason, the car will propel itself forward while the driver likely has no hands on the steering wheel, and is distracted by their phone. You might think that scenario unlikely, but if someone even bumps the back of your car gently, your foot is going to come off the brake and you are now going into the car in front of you - one that might be driving through the intersection at speed.
Have you ever even driven an automatic? The brake is a huge pedal, it will take more than a gentle bump to dislodge someones foot from it so hard that they can't find the largest pedal down there again.
While the guy was a jerk for not paying attention while at a light, when a stationary car at a stop light gets hit, some of that blame must go to the person who rear ended him.
Apples and oranges. A better analogy would be juggling different software developers between projects to set priorities but that doesn't give us a gratuitous dig at marketing people.
I think the vast majority of people with "loud pipes" get them because they are cool, not for safety reasons, they just use safety to justify them. If safety was a concern, they wouldn't ride around in dark colors but would instead ride in bright highly visible colors with equally bright paint schemes on their motorcycles to increase their visibility to other motorists.
Doesn't matter. This gives police license to run dragnets for DNA.
They can't solve a case but have DNA and a vague description, they will simply "arrest" anyone and everyone who is a close match to the description on trumped up charges that will be dropped after they get their DNA.
Pollux was not suggesting people take the paper version home. It gets fed into a separate device before the voter leaves the polling place.
Technically speaking, a voter could take a picture of the paper version before depositing it in the audit device, but then a voter could take a picture of the touchscreen, scantron, punchcard, or levers, whichever type of system is used.
In some states it is illegal to take a picture of your ballot.
Yes but many people bought the CFLs (for green reasons) and replaced all their incandescent bulbs even when there was no savings in the switch such as when they put them in fixtures that get little use such as attics or crawl spaces.
I too have taken the gradual replacement route but will stick with incandescent in fixtures that get little use and rarely burn out such as in my laundry room, closet, attic, etc.
There will be a lots of opportunities in the mobile charger market. Now, when someone runs out of gas, it takes a simply gas can to get them moving again, anyone can help out at little cost. When someone runs out of juice in an EV, right now the Tow Truck has to take them to a charging station. I could see a market for some sort of mobile charger mounted in a truck (but maybe not, might still be cheaper and quicker to simply tow the car away).
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Mattress store. :-(
"The individual mandate was a Republican idea, but they weren't going to support it if they weren't going to get credit for it like they would have in the 90s when they were the party putting it forward."
So that would be the same reason the Democrats fought against the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit under Bush?
"They can't even support ideas they like!"
That they voted unanimously against the ACA would indicate that they don't like the idea.
That said, how can the way it ended up be in any way their fault? When it was clear that they wouldn't vote for it, why go with it and not something the Democratic Party wanted?
"So the bill is 100% Democrats-written. Whose fault is that?"
I get the point. It is the Republicans fault for not supporting something they didn't like.
ACA was passed by Democrats without a single vote from the Republicans which has politically doomed it from the start. Other large government programs were passed with significant bi-partisan majorities, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The ACA was passed without any Republican support and with lots of back room deals as well as the famous use of "reconciliation" to get it passed in the Senate after Massachusetts voted in someone to the Senate who opposed it and upset the filibuster proof majority.
In that light, why would you be surprised that there was a lot of political fallout?
No, I think that is the case everywhere. If you are at a light and it turns green and you don't go, people can't simply plow into you.
Even on the Autobahn, if you are zooming along and a car is stopped (perhaps a wreck just occurred and a car was left disabled), blocking road, you don't have license to plow into it, you must stop.
That has got to be pretty rare. Mine are usually on pretty tight and when you add on the usual corrosion, they shouldn't ever simply jiggle off.
Yes, I have both a manual and an automatic car.
If someone hits you slowly, say between 5-10 miles per hour, that's 2-3 times walking speed. If someone does hit you with that force, your foot slipping is entirely possible.
If someone hits you at that speed there will be some serious damage and you may even loose grips on the car even if you are alertly paying attention.
If you're in the US, take a look at the local news sometime. You frequently see stories of folk parked in parking lots driving into buildings. That often happens because their foot slipped while they were keeping the car parked using just the foot brake. I've seen at least one store in the past year or so of a woman killing a child outside a fast food restaurant by doing this.
No, those are people who tried to push the brake and mashed the gas then panicked and kept mashing it harder. I have seen it too and people who do this are always trying to blame the car (remember the Toyota think a few years ago) but it was bad drivers but it wasn't because they were just sitting there stationary, they simply mashed the gas thinking they were hitting the brake.
Actually, in the US where almost everyone is driving an automatic, this is dangerous. If the foot slips off the brake for any reason, the car will propel itself forward while the driver likely has no hands on the steering wheel, and is distracted by their phone. You might think that scenario unlikely, but if someone even bumps the back of your car gently, your foot is going to come off the brake and you are now going into the car in front of you - one that might be driving through the intersection at speed.
Have you ever even driven an automatic? The brake is a huge pedal, it will take more than a gentle bump to dislodge someones foot from it so hard that they can't find the largest pedal down there again.
While the guy was a jerk for not paying attention while at a light, when a stationary car at a stop light gets hit, some of that blame must go to the person who rear ended him.
Not insightful.
Apples and oranges. A better analogy would be juggling different software developers between projects to set priorities but that doesn't give us a gratuitous dig at marketing people.
Can it be set to give me a better view of women's cleavage while still making me look like I am making eye contact?
" All I can say is Loud Pipes Save Lives. "
I think the vast majority of people with "loud pipes" get them because they are cool, not for safety reasons, they just use safety to justify them. If safety was a concern, they wouldn't ride around in dark colors but would instead ride in bright highly visible colors with equally bright paint schemes on their motorcycles to increase their visibility to other motorists.
Not an expert on this but are not the bullets used for this sort of thing jacketed anyway?
How did people ever manage without electronic devices to numb their kids' brains?
No seatbelts were required back in the good old days. I used to sit in the back of the station wagon on the floor playing with my cars and army men.
"They were even advised that seeking a lawyer's advice before complying would be a crime."
I would love to see how that would play out in court.
Doesn't matter. This gives police license to run dragnets for DNA.
They can't solve a case but have DNA and a vague description, they will simply "arrest" anyone and everyone who is a close match to the description on trumped up charges that will be dropped after they get their DNA.
At the bare minimum...
If so many other countries are banning GMO foods, why aren't we in the US seriously considering this?
Because the countries banning GMO food are doing so because the tech wasn't invented there.
We have early voting just about everywhere now.
Pollux was not suggesting people take the paper version home. It gets fed into a separate device before the voter leaves the polling place.
Technically speaking, a voter could take a picture of the paper version before depositing it in the audit device, but then a voter could take a picture of the touchscreen, scantron, punchcard, or levers, whichever type of system is used.
In some states it is illegal to take a picture of your ballot.
"It saves me money is a valid reason. "
Yes but many people bought the CFLs (for green reasons) and replaced all their incandescent bulbs even when there was no savings in the switch such as when they put them in fixtures that get little use such as attics or crawl spaces.
I too have taken the gradual replacement route but will stick with incandescent in fixtures that get little use and rarely burn out such as in my laundry room, closet, attic, etc.
There will be a lots of opportunities in the mobile charger market. Now, when someone runs out of gas, it takes a simply gas can to get them moving again, anyone can help out at little cost. When someone runs out of juice in an EV, right now the Tow Truck has to take them to a charging station. I could see a market for some sort of mobile charger mounted in a truck (but maybe not, might still be cheaper and quicker to simply tow the car away).
I don't think extradition works that way.
Heck, men can't even carry a small bag around with them because it will be deemed a "purse".
I know someone who carries a gun bag around as a man purce. It's all about how you pull it off if you don't want to look nerdy.
If the BB gun had been at school, there would have been many laws broken before anyone could have been shot.