More central bank bailouts and foreign aid, at least in theory. In practice, I don't think Romney will do anything differently in that regard.

Maybe if we apologize to them more, they'll like us.

How much longer are we going to put up with the two false alternatives that continue to kick the can down the road and buy votes with money that will be paid back by future generations?

How long until we finally consider a real alternative?

There's a third alternative: Gary Johnson.

Certainly not. If someone starst a fire in a theater, and a panic leads to a stampede, the only person responsible for anything that results is the arsonist - period.

If he has body armor and is heavily armed, certainly. The context determines what the valid response should be.

Just some people? And no armed security guards?

Who's being naive about the effect that gun laws have on the culture?

You are completely disregarding the effect that a society free of gun laws and fear of guns has on the decision-making of these sorts of people. Would he have bothered getting off his couch if he knew that many of the people in the theater were likely armed?

So no, you aren't arming yourself for an unlikely event, but helping make the event unlikely by arming yourself - in addition to promoting the easement of gun laws, and spreading gun education to reduce irrational fear of guns.

Whatever does happen, know that there is only one person to blame.

You are discounting the effect that a society free of gun laws and fear of guns has on the decision-making of these sorts of people. Would he have bothered getting off his couch if he knew that many of the people in the theater were likely armed?

So no, you aren't arming yourself for an unlikely event, but helping make the event unlikely by arming yourself - in addition to promoting the easement of gun laws, and spreading gun education to reduce irrational fear of guns.

Besides correlation != causation, did they actually determine that those individuals with reduced Alzheimer's risk were actually consuming more caffeine? Higher blood caffeine levels does not necessarily indicate higher caffeine intake, any more than a person with high blood alcohol levels - who happens have to have slow alcohol metabolism - can be said to be drinking more alcohol than others.

...not funded through theft! This is a turning point.

Want to curb consumption of high fructose corn syrup? You can start by removing all government subsidy of the corn industry.

So instead of having to pay the cost of two sets of CEOs, VPs, management, sales force, R&D, etc, we all now have to pay the cost of 4... 6... 8?

Why would a company want to continue doing business in your nation if you're willing have it ripped apart according to the whims politicians?

If there is no competition, but everyone considers the product to be great, what is the negative? In reality, everyone has their own opinions of what makes a certain product "great", so competition will exist. If Apple sells out to Microsoft, do you think the Apple fanboys are going to stick around? They will see that their beloved company has betrayed them, and demand will surge for something better.

Collusion is long-term unsustainable. It is yet another attempt to fake reality, but reality will ultimately reveal the falsehood, in one way or another. It is certainly not in any company's long-term self-interest to artificially inflate prices.

If you enjoy the products from that company, then what is the downside to you (or anyone else in the economy)? If you see that their prices are artificially high, certainly other companies also see that fact, and will have an incentive to step in and provide the same product at a lower price.

And if competition is prohibited from stepping in, blame the entity holding a gun to their head.