I figured it out. "Make America Great Again" means either one of two things:

1: It's a commandment to whoever succeeds him.

2: It's actually Make America (enter another) Great (depression) Again

...Or both.

The monied have a vested interest in the status quo, even if it's unsustainable. Are you really expecting them to have such foresight?

Think about it... Saudi fund investing in Tesla. Oil wealth investing in disruptive technology that can potentially obviate the need for petroleum fuels. If this happens, they'll deep-six that company because it's a threat to their cash cow.

"and yes some Democrats are dirtbags on the issue too, despite what comes out of their mouths."

So can you show me the numbers where the votes against Leahy's proposal were about equally D and R? Otherwise, it looks like a classic "Both Sides Are Bad (So Vote Republican)" retort.

In America here, we just go straight to using the Credit Score itself as a social credit score. We don't have a second layer on top of it.

"Was only speaking Satirically" = "It's just a joke, lighten up". The classic capper to a round of bullying, trying to delegitimize the grievances of the bullied.

More accurate analogy: Flower pot hat fad craze subsides, Flower potting enthusiasts rejoice as flower pot prices improve dramatically

I recall a uninamous SCOUTS ruling that states that naturally occurring genetic sequences cannot be patented. Shouldn't this apply to this case?

At the very least, it gives challengers to Republican incumbents who are against Net Neutrality another vector to assail the general Republican complicity in the Trumpster Fire.

I am against "Drone Delivery" for one fundamental reason: Gravity. If a delivery truck has a mechanical failure, it's just dead on the road No harm done to the cargo. Gravity does not ensue upon my package. If a delivery drone has a mechanical failure, down it goes, and so does my package.

If a delivery truck takes a hit, it'd have to be a pretty seriously heavy hit to damage my package. If a delivery drone takes a hit... All aircraft are designed first and foremost to optimize weight, because it has to work against gravity to even move. It just doesn't have the bulk to sustain damage like a ground vehicle does.

Which of these Attorneys General are up for re-election in 2018, or are in a state where the governor that appointed them is up for re-election?

What case is this?

I am predicting a glut of second-hand used cards first.

When the interests of the public good and corporate interest align against opposite corporate interests against the public good.... Yes.

For the same reason that people find it a bad idea to self-identify as "liberal" or "socialist". Reactionary types have poisoned the word in the popular vernacular.