College isn't the sole repository of well roundedness. We are talking about going into debt. It is irresponsible to go into debt when you have no way to pay it back. I'm all for being well rounded. But if you need to borrow money to go to college you need to pick something that will enable you to pay it back. After you are working and producing you can spend the rest of you life becoming well rounded.
Who doesn't like to sing in the car or shower? Singing is great fun. Unfortunately I would have to pay people to listen to me. I also enjoy playing the piano which I'm terrible at. There are lots of things in arts and sports that are great fun as a hobby. But only the exceptionally skilled can make a profession out of it. It is irresponsible to go into massive debt to study these subjects if you aren't skilled enough.
It changed when they went from being peace officers to law enforcement. Enforcing laws against peaceful people is a different mindset. It's not defensive and protective but aggressive.
The problem is the low speed limits. They make driving so boring. If you could actually drive as fast as conditions allow I would spend time enjoying the drive and paying attention not dozing off because someone decided 45 mph is the safe speed.
We could have had permanent bases on the Moon and Mars for the cost of the war on terror. The money would have gone to the same contractors for the most part just different hardware.
The problem is there isn't a real standard as far as a liberal arts education is concerned. This wasn't always the case. There used to be a very rigorous coursework every bit as demanding as technical degrees. Math, science, music, logic, rhetoric, astronomy, anatomy, etc. the problem started when student loans became available from the government. There are a whole bunch of new students that have a bunch of money but no business in college. You can't place them in technical degrees because there are standards schools need to meet. So liberal arts was expanded and dumbed down at some schools to get all of this new money. There are still some great liberal arts programs out there but you better do your research so you aren't wasting your time and money.
It's actually much simpler than that. If your culture respects private property your society becomes wealthier over time. If not you don't. There is no reason to help poor countries beyond being a role model showing what creates wealth.
Credit card companies have figured out another way. Evaluate people's honesty with a credit score and base interest rates on their likelihood of paying you back.
Not true. Pleasing customers drives innovation. Customers are very fickle and will leave your company if someone improves upon what you have. There are many industries that don't have patent protections and thrive with innovation.
A patent prevents you from using your property in the way you want. I can own metal and plastic but there are many configurations I am prohibited from arranging them because of patents. Why is this any different? The whole mess just needs to be done away with.
I used to work designing automation equipment. The two biggest factors in deciding to automate are the labor rate and interest rate. If you are going to automate you are looking for a payback between 2-5 years (at least for the industry I was in). Thr Central banks low Intrest policies make this payback much shorter which leads to more automation. If they actually let the market set rates they would be much higher now which would tend to favor hiring more people instead of automation.
You forget the job of asshole with a vision. It's important sometimes to have a leader that has a vision there to push and make decisions. It may even help in this case if Jobs wasn't tech savvy. He represented the non tech people. He wanted his stuff to work. When you let techies build things you get Linux which is great. But I'm not installing it for my 70 year old mother. Meanwhile she can pick up an iPhone and with little help be off and running. I never need to go over and clean 71 toolbars out of Safari.
The main reason capitalism works the best is because companies are allowed to fail and new ones take their place. You let the market allocate resources to the private companies and individuals that make the best (most profitable) use of it. The Nordic countries let that process work and then just tax it to pay for the welfare state.
The problem with actual socialism (State ownership of the means of production) is that it is extremely wasteful and inefficient. Nobody has to do a better job because they are not in competition with anyone. It's Fed Ex vs the Post Office. If you go to Fed Ex and more than 2 people are in line they open another register. At the post office they go on break.
You do realize the Governors have access to nuclear weapons through the Air National Guard?
Also each state has their own land management system for state forests and parks. It would be pretty simple to transfer federal land to the respective states.
The Nordic Countries are very Capitalist. There aren't too many state owned companies and the laws allow for a very unregulated, free, dynamic, and productive free market. This is coupled with a large welfare state backed by high taxes. So the state takes that tax money and distributes it out to the citzens in different forms of welfare.
France, Spain, Italy, etc have a more socialist system where the state actually owns and runs companies or regulates them so much they are effectivly state owned.
For example the Nordic countries (and Germany until recently) don't have a minimum wage. This allows the unions and employers and the market to set rates. This leads to very low unemployment. The Southern European countries all have high minum wages which causes high unemployment.
IMHO the Nordic countries have a better system because if you have more people working and producing your country is going to be much wealthier. Even if you have high taxes and redistribution.
There is no way you can effectively centrally plan for a country of 300M people. People keep saying we should be more like Europe and I agree. There are very few decisions made by the EU. Most of the decisions are made by the member States. Let's try that. One state could be very capitalistic but with a big welfare state like the Nordic countries. Others could be more socialist like the French. Some can be crazy libertarian gun and gold nuts like the Swiss.
"Modern Bhutan is the equivalent of the United States exporting or exterminating its blacks (the lowest achieving socioeconomic group), banning immigration and only allowing the most beautiful tourists in for sexual abuse, and then reaping the rewards. "
In the 1990s, Bhutan expelled or forced to leave most of its ethnic Lhotshampa population, one-fifth of the country's entire population, demanding conformity in religion, dress, and language.[55][56][57] The decision was motivated by the concern that the fast-growing Nepali minority were starting to revolt for a separate independent state, recalling similar events that caused the collapse of the nearby kingdom of Sikkim in 1975.
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College isn't the sole repository of well roundedness. We are talking about going into debt. It is irresponsible to go into debt when you have no way to pay it back. I'm all for being well rounded. But if you need to borrow money to go to college you need to pick something that will enable you to pay it back. After you are working and producing you can spend the rest of you life becoming well rounded.
Who doesn't like to sing in the car or shower? Singing is great fun. Unfortunately I would have to pay people to listen to me. I also enjoy playing the piano which I'm terrible at. There are lots of things in arts and sports that are great fun as a hobby. But only the exceptionally skilled can make a profession out of it. It is irresponsible to go into massive debt to study these subjects if you aren't skilled enough.
It changed when they went from being peace officers to law enforcement. Enforcing laws against peaceful people is a different mindset. It's not defensive and protective but aggressive.
The problem is the low speed limits. They make driving so boring. If you could actually drive as fast as conditions allow I would spend time enjoying the drive and paying attention not dozing off because someone decided 45 mph is the safe speed.
We could have had permanent bases on the Moon and Mars for the cost of the war on terror. The money would have gone to the same contractors for the most part just different hardware.
The problem is there isn't a real standard as far as a liberal arts education is concerned. This wasn't always the case. There used to be a very rigorous coursework every bit as demanding as technical degrees. Math, science, music, logic, rhetoric, astronomy, anatomy, etc. the problem started when student loans became available from the government. There are a whole bunch of new students that have a bunch of money but no business in college. You can't place them in technical degrees because there are standards schools need to meet. So liberal arts was expanded and dumbed down at some schools to get all of this new money. There are still some great liberal arts programs out there but you better do your research so you aren't wasting your time and money.
It's actually much simpler than that. If your culture respects private property your society becomes wealthier over time. If not you don't. There is no reason to help poor countries beyond being a role model showing what creates wealth.
The Japanese already flew one. Unfortunately they never got the lander to land.
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Credit card companies have figured out another way. Evaluate people's honesty with a credit score and base interest rates on their likelihood of paying you back.
Not true. Pleasing customers drives innovation. Customers are very fickle and will leave your company if someone improves upon what you have. There are many industries that don't have patent protections and thrive with innovation.
A patent prevents you from using your property in the way you want. I can own metal and plastic but there are many configurations I am prohibited from arranging them because of patents. Why is this any different? The whole mess just needs to be done away with.
I used to work designing automation equipment. The two biggest factors in deciding to automate are the labor rate and interest rate. If you are going to automate you are looking for a payback between 2-5 years (at least for the industry I was in). Thr Central banks low Intrest policies make this payback much shorter which leads to more automation. If they actually let the market set rates they would be much higher now which would tend to favor hiring more people instead of automation.
Florida is at the same lattitude as Africa. No Europeans are evolved for this Climate.
Came here to post this. I've seen this bad boy and it is pretty much the ultimate machine. You can put the machines surfaces where you need it.
You forget the job of asshole with a vision. It's important sometimes to have a leader that has a vision there to push and make decisions. It may even help in this case if Jobs wasn't tech savvy. He represented the non tech people. He wanted his stuff to work. When you let techies build things you get Linux which is great. But I'm not installing it for my 70 year old mother. Meanwhile she can pick up an iPhone and with little help be off and running. I never need to go over and clean 71 toolbars out of Safari.
Country and State are synonyms.
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The main reason capitalism works the best is because companies are allowed to fail and new ones take their place. You let the market allocate resources to the private companies and individuals that make the best (most profitable) use of it. The Nordic countries let that process work and then just tax it to pay for the welfare state.
The problem with actual socialism (State ownership of the means of production) is that it is extremely wasteful and inefficient. Nobody has to do a better job because they are not in competition with anyone. It's Fed Ex vs the Post Office. If you go to Fed Ex and more than 2 people are in line they open another register. At the post office they go on break.
You do realize the Governors have access to nuclear weapons through the Air National Guard?
Also each state has their own land management system for state forests and parks. It would be pretty simple to transfer federal land to the respective states.
The Nordic Countries are very Capitalist. There aren't too many state owned companies and the laws allow for a very unregulated, free, dynamic, and productive free market. This is coupled with a large welfare state backed by high taxes. So the state takes that tax money and distributes it out to the citzens in different forms of welfare.
France, Spain, Italy, etc have a more socialist system where the state actually owns and runs companies or regulates them so much they are effectivly state owned.
For example the Nordic countries (and Germany until recently) don't have a minimum wage. This allows the unions and employers and the market to set rates. This leads to very low unemployment. The Southern European countries all have high minum wages which causes high unemployment.
IMHO the Nordic countries have a better system because if you have more people working and producing your country is going to be much wealthier. Even if you have high taxes and redistribution.
It's an argument for Subsidiarity.
Exactly my point. They are in Europe but don't belong to the EU. They have some agrements like free trade and such but maintain their independence.
There is no way you can effectively centrally plan for a country of 300M people. People keep saying we should be more like Europe and I agree. There are very few decisions made by the EU. Most of the decisions are made by the member States. Let's try that. One state could be very capitalistic but with a big welfare state like the Nordic countries. Others could be more socialist like the French. Some can be crazy libertarian gun and gold nuts like the Swiss.
"Modern Bhutan is the equivalent of the United States exporting or exterminating its blacks (the lowest achieving socioeconomic group), banning immigration and only allowing the most beautiful tourists in for sexual abuse, and then reaping the rewards. "
So basically Trump's platform?
Or you know you could make something useful like paper and when you are done store it underground (ie landfill) to sequester the Carbon.
In the 1990s, Bhutan expelled or forced to leave most of its ethnic Lhotshampa population, one-fifth of the country's entire population, demanding conformity in religion, dress, and language .[55][56][57] The decision was motivated by the concern that the fast-growing Nepali minority were starting to revolt for a separate independent state, recalling similar events that caused the collapse of the nearby kingdom of Sikkim in 1975.