Airlines were very profitable before the government got involved via the FAA. The cost of regulatory compliance, and the constant bailouts are what cause the airlines to operate in the red and continue to exist.
If airlines were never profitable, we never would have had them. What government does is get involved in a profitable industry and basically stop all innovation, and slowly drive up costs and drive down quality. We now see this as we pay out the nose for airfare, and are forced to put up with what amounts to rape. I mean, would you shop at Best Buy if there was a 1 in 20 chance that you would be taken into a back room and forced to strip naked? I certainly wouldn't stand for it. But if the government had stepped in and made it so that Best Buy was the only seller of electronics, then you would have to, or go without.
If SpaceX fails, there will be five other companies ready to pick up where they left off. This is what drives free markets to produce goods and services that are ever cheaper and ever higher quality. Leave it up to governments that don't have any personal skin in the game, but have access to ostensibly infinite resources, and you get boondoggles like Apollo or the Shuttle program that waste huge amounts of resources without generating a profit for anyone other than no-bid contractors.
It took the free market about 20 years to take the first prototype airplane and turn it into a profitable industry (airlines). Put a stop to NASA's monopoly on space, and shut down the regulations that are hamstringing entrepreneurs now, and you will see a similar growth profile for space travel.
If it's a second "offense", then next time it will be a first offense. I hope you don't have a copy of the Simpsons movie, which showed off Bart's penis in a "lewd and lascivious" manner.
It seems to me that pedophiles should be REQUIRED to possess this type of imagery. By focusing their sexual desires on cartoons while simultaneously providing sexual relief, you doubly remove the risk towards real children.
I mean, come on, we've got cases where sexual predators have gotten out of jail and have "learned their lesson", and no longer allow their victims to live lest they testify against them, or even more extreme, seal up their victims in a dungeon and force them to have your children for 15+ years. There have been plenty of cases of this, and it makes you wonder, how many people are out that that are doing this and not getting caught. 2/3rds of murders go unsolved, how many "runaways" do you think are actually in rape dungeons somewhere?
If you give these people an outlet, they won't go to such extremes. These laws hurt society.
Try, someone runs around distributing food from your restaurant for free. Or distributing the recipes for the food your restaurant serves, which, last time I checked, was definitely NOT illegal.
Females never at any time have access to the Y chromosome, so any evolution that occurs there by definition only effects males. There are numerous examples of male only evolution occurring throughout the animal kingdom.
Talk to Jeff Foxworthy. You might have a future on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
The next question is open book--how many policies were enacted during that time period, outside of the reign of Lincoln, and prior to the presidency of Hoover (who ended the era of free markets in the US)? Now, how many expansions of federal power have occurred since Hoover took office?
For extra credit, what was the income tax rate in the US during that period? How was the government funded? What was the level of government expenditure as a percentage of GDP?
Hate to tell you, but FDR wasn't elected until 1932. Lincoln was the only truly statist president during that period, though the rest were far from perfect.
They are talking about a material that has a negative refractive index when placed under a magnetic field. If it has a negative refractive index for all wavelengths of visible light, then it IS an invisibility cloak. They aren't talking about transmitting light through the object, as you seem to think, but rather bending light AROUND it, which is possible and does work (at certain wavelengths).
He who governs least governs best. This is why America advanced from a primitive backwater to being a superpower between 1800 and 1930. Can you name five presidents from that time period? Neither can I.
Seems like they would be more sensitive to violence in real life, as they would understand that getting shot once will probably kill them. Seems less likely that they would participate in activities involving gunplay.
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Airlines were very profitable before the government got involved via the FAA. The cost of regulatory compliance, and the constant bailouts are what cause the airlines to operate in the red and continue to exist.
If airlines were never profitable, we never would have had them. What government does is get involved in a profitable industry and basically stop all innovation, and slowly drive up costs and drive down quality. We now see this as we pay out the nose for airfare, and are forced to put up with what amounts to rape. I mean, would you shop at Best Buy if there was a 1 in 20 chance that you would be taken into a back room and forced to strip naked? I certainly wouldn't stand for it. But if the government had stepped in and made it so that Best Buy was the only seller of electronics, then you would have to, or go without.
If SpaceX fails, there will be five other companies ready to pick up where they left off. This is what drives free markets to produce goods and services that are ever cheaper and ever higher quality. Leave it up to governments that don't have any personal skin in the game, but have access to ostensibly infinite resources, and you get boondoggles like Apollo or the Shuttle program that waste huge amounts of resources without generating a profit for anyone other than no-bid contractors.
It took the free market about 20 years to take the first prototype airplane and turn it into a profitable industry (airlines). Put a stop to NASA's monopoly on space, and shut down the regulations that are hamstringing entrepreneurs now, and you will see a similar growth profile for space travel.
If it's a second "offense", then next time it will be a first offense. I hope you don't have a copy of the Simpsons movie, which showed off Bart's penis in a "lewd and lascivious" manner.
It seems to me that pedophiles should be REQUIRED to possess this type of imagery. By focusing their sexual desires on cartoons while simultaneously providing sexual relief, you doubly remove the risk towards real children.
I mean, come on, we've got cases where sexual predators have gotten out of jail and have "learned their lesson", and no longer allow their victims to live lest they testify against them, or even more extreme, seal up their victims in a dungeon and force them to have your children for 15+ years. There have been plenty of cases of this, and it makes you wonder, how many people are out that that are doing this and not getting caught. 2/3rds of murders go unsolved, how many "runaways" do you think are actually in rape dungeons somewhere?
If you give these people an outlet, they won't go to such extremes. These laws hurt society.
Why choose, when you can wear both?
My friend's bachelor party already set that record.
It lives on in our hearts, and on our pirated DVD collections.
No, no, its the same as 1.2 TRILLION.
Coincidentally, I work for the US government as an accountant.
Try, someone runs around distributing food from your restaurant for free. Or distributing the recipes for the food your restaurant serves, which, last time I checked, was definitely NOT illegal.
I'm not sure that's against the law.
Finally, a refrigeration unit compact enough to let me get some sharks with frikkin' lasers on their heads!
writing errors==change==evolution.
They may not all be useful, but they do all produce some sort of change, even if it isn't apparent.
I see you've been reading h-manga again.
Females never at any time have access to the Y chromosome, so any evolution that occurs there by definition only effects males. There are numerous examples of male only evolution occurring throughout the animal kingdom.
No, it actually only works on you.
I always lick my plate, and I'm a 26 year old American who grew up in a middle class family.
But then, I'm a weird guy in general. I save money rather than spending it all as soon as I get it too.
Talk to Jeff Foxworthy. You might have a future on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
The next question is open book--how many policies were enacted during that time period, outside of the reign of Lincoln, and prior to the presidency of Hoover (who ended the era of free markets in the US)? Now, how many expansions of federal power have occurred since Hoover took office?
For extra credit, what was the income tax rate in the US during that period? How was the government funded? What was the level of government expenditure as a percentage of GDP?
Hate to tell you, but FDR wasn't elected until 1932. Lincoln was the only truly statist president during that period, though the rest were far from perfect.
You call printing money to placate government workers and retirees libertarian?
Might want to get a CAT scan. You seem to have some wires crossed.
They are talking about a material that has a negative refractive index when placed under a magnetic field. If it has a negative refractive index for all wavelengths of visible light, then it IS an invisibility cloak. They aren't talking about transmitting light through the object, as you seem to think, but rather bending light AROUND it, which is possible and does work (at certain wavelengths).
Since when is every individual a suspected terrorist?
Immovable object meets unstoppable force.
Why do I get the feeling that we're all about to die?
He who governs least governs best. This is why America advanced from a primitive backwater to being a superpower between 1800 and 1930. Can you name five presidents from that time period? Neither can I.
Seems like they would be more sensitive to violence in real life, as they would understand that getting shot once will probably kill them. Seems less likely that they would participate in activities involving gunplay.
Honestly, they should have paid you.