They wont let the poor starve. Starving people are dangerous beyond belief. The Czars learned this too late to prevent their extinction. Basic subsistence really doesn't cost all that much. It's not really living, just an existence.

They don't really even need to be fully qualified. If they just have a basic understanding they should be good to go most places who just want any kind of numbers to get people to quit bitching at them for not hiring women.

I agree with you to some extent. The individuals must make the group stronger though. People who can contribute but refuse to are getting to be a serious problem. Dead weight will kill any group. Paying taxes is important for everyone. Having a third of the population that pays no taxes will cause resentment as well as economic problems.

Hard to commit gun crime with a rock. Murder is less efficient but with a few whacks it's doable.

The poor really don't have assets. The people who will really pay is the people who aren't rich but not poor either. Those who have money they put away for their later years and other needs will lose it. I feel sorry for them but there is little hope and it's going to get worse. The US will be in the same place in a decade or so. I have a retirement I'll probably never see.

The battery tech isn't there yet.

You are an idealist. Unfortunately we live in a society where "the end justifies the means."

It's not about you. It's about your money...er.....I meant the government's money that you have and they're about to take from you. They don't give a shit about what you want or need. Just pay up, bitch!

There can be lots of reasons an electric commuter car isn't an option. Range would be a primary one, access to charging is another and I'm sure there are many other reasons. Cost is why I don't have one.

They're going to stick it to you anyway. If you don't take every opportunity to get all of it back you can you are just a sucker. It's the way the system is designed.

When they get there I'll happily buy one.

Music is not free! Someone stole this music and should be locked up as a thief. All music belongs to members of the RIAA.

NATO purchased F-16s. That was the big market they were designed for. It was designed to be cheap and incorporated a lot of what we learned from the Mig in Vietnam. As an export fighter it was great. It can't hold a candle to the F-15 though which with 2 engines has a great safety record and ruled the skies during it's heyday. I really think though that the future is aircraft like the X-47B.

They've been trying to replace the B-52 for decades and it's still the best they have. Maybe they should just make a modern version? I can't believe corrosion isn't more of a problem with them.

It depends. If you can pay for the Mazda 3 with taxpayers money then hell yes!