A 1% return is likely to be above inflation. Also the kid has no choice, it was declared treasure, which means that it will be available for sale to a museum at the appraised value. In any case, because it is split 50-50 finder-landowner he wouldn't be able to keep it unless he could also agree with the landowner.

If it's a pure sales tax. They haven't paid tax on it until they purchase something with it. So no. That isn't what they were advocating.

In typical legalese fashion the letter contains contradictions:

Unless you provide us with notice that you wish to opt out within 30 days of us providing notice to you in your bill or through the mail, we will assume that you give us the right to share your CPNI with the authorized companies as described above.

Q4. How do I give my consent to share CPNI? A. Unless you provide us with notice that you wish to opt out within 45 days of receiving this letter, we will assume that you give us the right to share your CPNI with the authorized companies described above.

Its only a 50% difference after all.

So why is fire a basic need but health care isn't? Even though fires can spread, so can many diseases, so should the government work to prevent contagious diseases? What about curing those diseases before they can spread?

The term is Herd Immunity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity.

Given how long it takes a vaccine to go to market it isn't surprising. Varicella vaccine was invented in the 70's yet was only released in '95. Hepatitis B vaccination is also probably within the last 30 years. I know it wasn't around when I was a baby. HPV you already know. Thats just from my memory.

Yes, but whites were barred as well, they had 'the same rights' to marry someone of their own race. If you consider that forcing one to marry within their 'race' (which is biologically meaningless, but in many cases gender isn't clear cut) unfair then why should a male not be able to marry the same people as a female or vice-versa?

However, he only did this with help of Bean who wasn't the first born. Granted Bean also helped Ender, Ender was the one who came up with the decisive move.