That might be a reasonable compromise if every parent had a real choice where they send their kids to school. Governments take thousands in school taxes, then tell you that if you don't want to send your kids to their public school that you'll have to send thousands more to a private one. Often, home schooling is even prohibited.

Government forcing medical procedures on anyone is really not something we want, especially since government won't take responsibility for the (admittedly unlikely) consequences of a bad result. We need better education to counteract the Jenny McCarthys. Slashdotters seem to be quick to berate the "thinkofthechildren" types, until it comes to medicine. I am sorry if this sounds callous to you, but maintaining our personal freedoms from government tyranny is more important than making sure a few children don't get sick.

That's funny; I've always pronounced NAS "nazz". But then, I'm one of those SQL="sequel" guys.

Not to mention the absurdity of believing that tenants won't have to move whether the buildings are upgraded or not. It's likely that at least SOME of them will undergo major structural changes. Entire sections might lose their utilities or even have to be completely gutted.

Your insight is lost on the average Slashdotter, who thinks that anyone who owns a building is a rich fat cat. I'm certain that many buildings in LA are owned by smaller investors whose net worth is largely contained within the properties they own.

I don't see anything in this article implying that these building were not up to code when they were built. This is an ex post facto law, based on the current city government's opinions on building standards.

Also for big-time property investors. All the little guys who own a building a two are going to have to sell out-- because you can't just take a building with you when a city imposes onerous regulations. Can't wait to see how the LA government is criticizing the landlords for having such high rent a few years from now. What a surprise!

Why have HIPAA, when tens of thousands of federal employees will have access to our personal information?

This is what you wanted, Democrats.*

* based on Congressional Record of ACA voting

Check your privilege, cracker!

Give Jackson booty and he'll go away.

FTFY

But, you're an ignoramus who is arguing a genetic fallacy based on your dislike of that admittedly loony religion. Judge a periodical based on its content, not its source. For example, I've professionally used a software package from a company created by scientologists. It has been very reliable and effective. Never has it turned my enterprise systems into e-meters.

That's the beauty of the plan. When summer comes, the polar bears will sweat to death.

Speaking of ignorance, you seem to be making some assumptions about the CSM that are wholly incorrect.

My boss is 70 years old chain smoker, I thought of it after, but I wish I would have said "do you have cancer?" and when he said no, reply with "oh, I am surprised, most people your age who still chain smoke are pretty much on their death bed"

I LOLed. That would have really been a wake-up call for him in so many ways.

Fat and sugar are addictive, borderline poisonous substances.

Oh. My. God. No, they aren't. Don't make excuses for these people. Substances necessary for biological function are not poison.SRE

And that means obesity will remain a major problem until excessive fat and sugar are removed from food by legislation.

So let's give up more of our liberty because some of us are irresponsible. The people are too stupid to feed themselves, amirite?