I'll explain. It would be nearly impossible in the current economic climate to make these products in the US because customers will shop based on price and if they are made here they won't sell. So the choice is to make them overseas or don't make them at all.

The protectionist argument is if you make the tariffs high enough then at some point it is cheaper to make those items in your country as opposed to overseas. But at least your people are working and aren't on welfare. The problem is you are now paying tariffs and more money for the items.

This is the problem with trying to centrally plan an economy.

It's interesting that everyone but the person donating the organs gets something. The only reason there aren't enough organs is because of price controls. Allow people to sell organ futures and we would have plenty of organs for everyone that needs them.

In history executing a dangerous person was really the only option. Is a rural town supposed to have a prison guarded 24/7? The resources to do so aren't available. Take desert island with 12 people. If one murders another the death penalty is a moral action.

But in modern economies we have the capabilities to lock someone away for life for not much money. This is preferable because there is always a risk the person is actually innocent.

In reality the whole concept of the modern criminal justice system is flawed. The whole purpose should be to restore the victim as much as possible. Prisons should only be used to confine people to work off their debts to restore their victims. The problem with this is that it requires an actual victim which eliminates 90% of the crimes which are committed against the "state"

Total CEO compensation was $21 Million out of sales of $2.4 Billion.

If you are poor or have bad money management you may have a choice like.

1) Having your electricity turned off.
2) Overdrafting your checking or exceeding your credit card limit triggering large fees
3) Going to payday lending service and paying the fee.

I assume the payday lending fee is much less than option 2. This is the only reason why banks are so angry and lobby to get rid of their competitors.

I work for the Feds and I asked our lawyers if I could send my work to be released as an open patent and the response was we tend to only patent technologies that have a strong likelihood of licensing and thus commercialization.

Capitalism: Private ownership over productive property
Socialism: Public ownership over productive property

The complications come in determining what "public" means and what individuals actually get to do the controlling. It could be democratic, authoritarian, or magical.

Just declare bankruptcy and don't pay the bonds. Risk is always with the lender. Take the debt payments and pass a balanced budget amendment and start over.

Because of the O'Connor v. Donaldson decision.

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The earth is actually at the center of the universe.

It was the left that pushed to clear out the mental hospitals. You cannot be held against your will for long if you haven't done anything wrong. To be fair there were people held against their will when they posed no danger and were just odd or embarrassing for their family. There needs to be something in between. Maybe need a jury trial every year or so to see if the person can stay committed or something similar.

That's what it all comes down to.

The requirements are still up to the Contracting Team. Also if you go by Federal Acquisition Regulation (http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/12.htm#P39_4241) one of the the first thing you need to do is market research see if there are any commercial off the shelf products and use those.

Feels like I have a butler.