Interesting, given that WFOEs (Wholly Foreign-Owned Entities) have existed in China since 2000. You can start an LLC (companies to be traded on domestic Chinese markets do not quality) with 100% foreign ownership.

I see - average over a 20 year period compared to the average over a 5 year period. Perhaps try equalizing the timelines?

Really? Doesn't seem that that far out of line. Now taxation per capita, adjusted for inflation, is way up. And spending is even growing faster...

Nevertheless - equal or MORE uses for defense than for offense. And as far as "2A absolutists", what other rights are you willing to sacrifice as not absolute?

See page 8 of the PDF: 235,000 violent crimes, 103,000 property crimes. Total of 338,000 uses over 5 years, about 67,000 per year.

But it if takes 15 seconds to recognize your fingerprints and unlock...

How long does it take to recognize and unlock? I know the GlobalEntry kiosk at US Customs takes a solid 5-10 seconds...

Would you accept a report by the anti-gun Violence Policy Center that concludes there are 67,000 valid defensive uses of a firearm each year, making it slightly more likely that a firearm will be used for defense rather than for committing a crime? Reality probably lives somewhere between the points (VPC and NRA), but in either case - it's more than the criminal use of firearms.

Yep! And for every iPhone that Apple sells, Samsung will sell 2 to 3 smartphones...

Based on your UID, you were around when it was steam and gaslight, right?

Instead of firms like Solyndra, how about firms that don't go bankrupt?

So don't do wires - just put a high-voltage rail in the ground instead of a wire. Sure, we lose a few people not smart enough to NOT touch the third rail - but that would also serve to eliminate overcrowding on buses as well. Win-win!

And most first-class seats are "zero clearance" style, like modern recliners. You can tilt back, but the seat also moves forward when you do, so the net effect is no change to the space behind the seat.

Curious, when has the Washington State budget dropped at a rate less than inflation? When have receipts caused a deficit? If social services and schools are cut, it's not from a lack of revenue - it's the slime in Olympia deciding to change priorities and then use "we don't have enough money left for schools!" to try to extort even more dollars out of the taxpayers. There is plenty of funds for social services and schools - the problem is that Olympia (the Legislature AND the Governor) don't have the intestinal fortitude to actually prioritize as the State Constitution requires.

I take it you will choose not to recline your own seat as well?