I wasn't complaining; I was merely pointing out that if the choices are too much or too little regulation, I'd rather err on the side of too much.
Naturally, I'd prefer that we find some happy medium. As things stand, those medical devices reflect more than the simple cost of manufacture, (they also reflect the costs of research and development, marketing, profit, insurance, etc.) as is the case with most things medical. Someone brought up an excellent point that the high price may be due to economies of scale - much like textbooks, if they're only producing a limited run, then the fixed costs are distributed over very few products.
Your conclusion emphasizes a minor aside in your argument. The whole post reads like you think overly-litigious people who aren't interested in educating themselves are the problem and then you conclude that "more government" is the problem.
Sounds like someone has an ax to grind.
As for government regulation, I'd rather have too much than too little when it comes to my body and diagnosing and treating illnesses/injuries, as opposed to having to sift through various Dr. Crackpot's Magical Curative Diagnostical Boards.
I actually just recently read a rather though-provoking article regarding the legal implications of personhood. http://coloradoindependent.com/41283/anti-abortion-%E2%80%98personhood%E2%80%99-measures-shrink-the-rights-of-women
The problem with putting certain restrictions on abortion is it creates rights for the fetus that could lead to a reduction in the personhood rights of the mother, turning her into a complicated egg.
It's an extremely complicated issue. One that, in my humble opinion, should be left to the woman, her doctors and spiritual advisers.
This isn't a liberal/conservative/libertarian issue. I'm fairly liberal myself and I'm left wondering if they can sue publishers for not having all of their books on tape.
It seems to me that everyone is missing something big here - it's drive by wire, ergo there would be no need for power steering. It's a joystick. If it loses all power, there is no steering, but otherwise there is no need for assisted steering.
I am the very model of a modern major general, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral. I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical. From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.
Wow, you are so incredibly hilarious, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself. Your joke is just so witty and sharp. Perhaps you should quit your day job and pursue a career in stand-up comedy. With any luck, you'll get spotted and signed to SNL and a lucrative movie career soon after. You might eventually lose your touch and fall into relative obscurity, but that's okay, you can laugh all the way to the bank.
This is a problem in the US too. The user agreements are convoluted and there isn't a telecommunications consumers bill of rights, so it's hard to know exactly what you're getting. My brother recently got a Netflix Roku box that lets you stream movies, but the cable company is threatening to charge him as a commercial user because he's been consistently exceeding his allotted bandwidth.
We started to learn touch typing when I was in second grade on old IBMs (think blue and white screen). Even then, it was anything but intense. I would not recommend any earlier than age 7 years. Let kids be kids - they should be outside getting exercise and fresh air, not inside playing video games. Look at our "American Obesity Epidemic." Even at age 7, our hands were not really big enough to comfortably handle the keyboards correctly. I specifically remember finding it easier to type the 'C' key with my index finger and my teacher correcting me, saying that as I got bigger, it would be more comfortable typing with the correct, middle finger. Jonny and Janie aren't getting an advantage by learning how to use C++ at age 6, if anything you're damaging them at an age when they need to build key social skills.
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I wasn't complaining; I was merely pointing out that if the choices are too much or too little regulation, I'd rather err on the side of too much. Naturally, I'd prefer that we find some happy medium. As things stand, those medical devices reflect more than the simple cost of manufacture, (they also reflect the costs of research and development, marketing, profit, insurance, etc.) as is the case with most things medical. Someone brought up an excellent point that the high price may be due to economies of scale - much like textbooks, if they're only producing a limited run, then the fixed costs are distributed over very few products.
Didn't they try this a few years ago and it failed miserably so they made their online content free again with a log-in?
Your conclusion emphasizes a minor aside in your argument. The whole post reads like you think overly-litigious people who aren't interested in educating themselves are the problem and then you conclude that "more government" is the problem. Sounds like someone has an ax to grind. As for government regulation, I'd rather have too much than too little when it comes to my body and diagnosing and treating illnesses/injuries, as opposed to having to sift through various Dr. Crackpot's Magical Curative Diagnostical Boards.
And all phones should be unlocked to allow portability and competition. ...while we're making demands.
I actually just recently read a rather though-provoking article regarding the legal implications of personhood. http://coloradoindependent.com/41283/anti-abortion-%E2%80%98personhood%E2%80%99-measures-shrink-the-rights-of-women The problem with putting certain restrictions on abortion is it creates rights for the fetus that could lead to a reduction in the personhood rights of the mother, turning her into a complicated egg. It's an extremely complicated issue. One that, in my humble opinion, should be left to the woman, her doctors and spiritual advisers.
This isn't a liberal/conservative/libertarian issue. I'm fairly liberal myself and I'm left wondering if they can sue publishers for not having all of their books on tape.
It seems to me that everyone is missing something big here - it's drive by wire, ergo there would be no need for power steering. It's a joystick. If it loses all power, there is no steering, but otherwise there is no need for assisted steering.
Well, you may be an expert in naval tactics BUT
I am the very model of a modern major general,
I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral.
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical.
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.
Wow, you are so incredibly hilarious, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself. Your joke is just so witty and sharp. Perhaps you should quit your day job and pursue a career in stand-up comedy. With any luck, you'll get spotted and signed to SNL and a lucrative movie career soon after. You might eventually lose your touch and fall into relative obscurity, but that's okay, you can laugh all the way to the bank.
This is a problem in the US too. The user agreements are convoluted and there isn't a telecommunications consumers bill of rights, so it's hard to know exactly what you're getting. My brother recently got a Netflix Roku box that lets you stream movies, but the cable company is threatening to charge him as a commercial user because he's been consistently exceeding his allotted bandwidth.
I remember hearing somewhere that we can only focus on something like 3 degrees at a time.
We started to learn touch typing when I was in second grade on old IBMs (think blue and white screen). Even then, it was anything but intense. I would not recommend any earlier than age 7 years. Let kids be kids - they should be outside getting exercise and fresh air, not inside playing video games. Look at our "American Obesity Epidemic." Even at age 7, our hands were not really big enough to comfortably handle the keyboards correctly. I specifically remember finding it easier to type the 'C' key with my index finger and my teacher correcting me, saying that as I got bigger, it would be more comfortable typing with the correct, middle finger. Jonny and Janie aren't getting an advantage by learning how to use C++ at age 6, if anything you're damaging them at an age when they need to build key social skills.
I don't really feel that there is an "America vs. Europe" fight. Perhaps it is a bit of friendly rivalry - or like trying to out-perform your parents.