Comment Re:Home of the brave? (Score 5, Insightful) 589
Humans are brave, and motivated by ideals like liberty and honor.
Corporations are risk averse, and motivated solely by profit.
Humans are brave, and motivated by ideals like liberty and honor.
Corporations are risk averse, and motivated solely by profit.
A nuclear powered de-salination plant and pumping station. But good luck getting that built in Ca.
A couple of airstrikes in Libya counts as a war now?
Yes. Dropping bombs on a sovereign nation is considered an Act of War under any definition of the phrase. Bonus points for not being bothered to get Congressional approval for the measure.
But hey, since were comparing economic apples to oranges, lets note that in the 60s the "real" unemployment rate was >40%, since most families weren't dual income and as a result overall labor participiation was far lower
There are a multitude of different "real" unemployment rates that one can quote; I've never heard of one that includes people who willingly decline to participate in the workforce (i.e., students and homemakers) The traditional definition includes people who desire work but whom have abandoned all hope of finding it. In any case, if you actually believe the <8% number I have a bridge in the Sahara that you might be interested in...
If Obama cured cancer, they would blame him for putting doctors out of work.
Just so you know, I'm not one of "them." I had very high hopes for BHO, voted for him in 2008 (primary and general), and even campaigned for him against HRC in the primaries. It would require thousands of words to tell you all the reasons why I'm disappointed with him; rather than subject you to that I'll just say that my biggest takeaway from BHO was the loss of all optimism towards politics with resulting massive increase in my cynicism level.
I made no comments about tax policy. As a point in fact I do believe that we need to do something about wealth inequality but that has fuck all to do with the fact that the real unemployment rate is considerably higher than the <8% number being touted by BHO supporters.
But not by volume.
Cuba sucks, but their healthcare doesn't suck as bad as it ought to and that's not "Michael Moore fapping".
Frankly I don't know enough about Cuba to give you an informed opinion on the quality or lack thereof of their healthcare. There are two things I'm sure of though:
1) Fidel Castro leaving the country for treatment actually happened, which is very obviously an option not available to the vast majority of Cubans, hence my quote from Animal Farm: "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."
2) They could have the best healthcare system in the World and I still wouldn't want to live there. Nor would most people who value freedom and liberty...
end 2 wars
While starting completely new ones. Hooray!
bring unemployment below 8%
*cough* bullshit *cough*
Hooray though, we added 300,000 jobs in the last quarter. The economy did that in most years of the 1960s, when the population of the United States was significantly less than today. Success!
Here are some other facts that actually count:
CIA World Factbook Infant mortality rates:
Cuba: 4.76 / 1000 live births USA: 5.2 / 1000 live births
Here's a list of countries with even better infant mortality rates that don't control the media or oppress free speech:
Japan: 2.17 / 1000
Sweden: 2.73
Iceland: 3.17
Italy: 3.33
France: 3.34
Finland: 3.38
Norway: 3.47
Germany: 3.48
So which is worse, being a failed communist state or what Cuba was before the revolution: America's whorehouse?
C) None of the above.
But we have to ignore all of that because of what it implies our society and the living conditions of the junkies. We must resolutely hold the line. No 'facts' may deter us from the message that addiction is a moral failing and so the addict deserves his fate. Now, all rise and put your fingers in your ears and sing the new national anthem: "LA LA LA LA LA".
When Comrade Fidel gets a cold, the doctors that treat him are flown in from Spain via charter jet.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
By telling theaters that they're free not to screen the movie? Several hundred of which have taken them up on the offer? How does that drum up support for the movie?
The tinfoil hat is strong with this one....
Might as well play to the base and show America what happens if both parties start appeasing their base.
The vast majority of Americans that aren't partisan asshats get whacked in the head every 2/4/6 years as pendulum swings back and forth?
Hooray for Gerrymandering and first past the post!
I love how people can rationalize anything around these parts if the target of a crime is someone that's unpopular. *sigh*
You're about 26,000 feet off the mark my friend.
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. -- Henry David Thoreau