All of this talk is skewed anyway since the type of people able to respond to this are most likely have the top 1% income in the world.

FYI: Dollartree usually has those in stock and they're only a buck.

Could it then be interpreted that if you don't fall within that subset (17-45yo able bodied men and National Guard women), your "right to keep and bear arms" may not be covered under the 2nd amendment?

The 13th amendment states:

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Technically, slavery is legal as long as the person has been convicted of a crime and it is deemed as the punishment.

"If an educational society orders 1000 pts of them, $5000 makes a big dent in a tight budget."

No it doesn't. If you are already spending $35k, then $5k shouldn't break the budget. If so, order 150 less units.

" There's a guy at work whose wife is expecting a baby... Maybe his wife should have a talk with him about working for a company that lets him work from home. "

#1 Are you saying he should change jobs so that he can be available for a call for the singular time that he may get a call that its time for her to give birth?

#2 Not all jobs lend themselves to working from home. What about those people who actually have to be somewhere to get work done?

"There is no situation I could be in where an incoming call is important enough to warrant my immediate attention."

So, if your mom/dad/wife/child/friend had a heart attack and had moments to live, you wouldn't feel the need to try to see them? Or as a more common issue, if one of those people had a flat tire and found the spare was flat also, you wouldn't want to go help them if possible?

"15 is bigger than 5"

What does "bigger" mean? Perhaps, better? Not necessarily greater. 5 is a better score than 15 in golf.

If they have a true legal right to view your account, the school shouldn't have to come to you to gain access. They should contact Facebook and have then grant access to your account.

"when you look at how much money is made because of the IT departments "

That's the same argument every department makes. "If it wasn't for us, this place would fall apart." It seems, sales depts. are the only ones who can pull that off.

" Admit that there is going to be huge structural unemployment in the future, and enact European style unemployment insurance and worker protections"

Or, you could pretend that the $100k you're earning this year is actually $50k, because you are unemployed half the time and plan to live off of $50/year instead of the feast/famine model.

"Unfortunately, a lack of stable income will impact your credit score."

Is that really unfortunate? Should companies loan you money if you have a "lack of stable income"?

You know what else impacts your credit score? Lack of debt.

Plus, don't forget how people used to live wayyyy longer. Noah made it to 950 according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah)

"It is only in the past 75 or so years that we have started to do a LOT of nothing."

And how has the average life expectancy changed over that last 75 years?

"municipal broadband would be rationed, unreliable, and overpriced in the same way municipal water and sewer are"

Sure, water can be rationed and pricy in some areas where it is sparse, but does more than 0.1% of America have unreliable water and sewer?

It would be easy to get that fire started if you poured on a little diesel gas first