Wouldn't it be nice if some ambitious attorney general hit WF with RICO charges, and sent sheriffs to confiscate the property of the execs enabling this past and present behavior under asset forfeiture processes?

Good points. I cut my admin teeth on FreeBSD and later OpenBSD. The world is catching up to me 12 years ago :)

Education - gov't is limited here, this is more of a parenting/personal responsibility issue. You could triple teacher salaries overnight yet there would still be no way to get through to kids who have become fearless when it comes to authority. That's due to inadequate parenting and no teacher can overcome this; it's a societal issue that looks hopelessly lost to the ages.

Healthcare - Medicaid/Medicare have their areas where they need to be fixed (not being able to negotiate prescription drug prices for Medicare is particularly outrageous.) Obama's failure to get a single payer system in place keeps the US stuck with a costly and bloated system.

Law Enforcement/Corrections - This could be labeled "war on drugs, yes or no" and mean the same thing. It comes down to money - would a legalization/taxation strategy be more cost effective than the current prohibition/incarceration model? The tiny steps toward legalization made in Colorado and Washington may be the first move away from what we have today, a system that seems to have zero impact on the US appetite for drugs.

Infrastructure/Public Works - This seems to be the area that would be the best starting point. Imagine a New Deal-type program focused on nationwide projects aimed at fixing antiquated electric grids, water/sewer systems, roads, and railways. Politically this might be the easiest to get started, because hey who's against more jobs right?

Science/Space R&D - Too broad a category. Perhaps focus first on science that improves our planet, like addressing global warming and developing a nationwide network of support for electric vehicles.

Military - Definitely a place where billion dollar cuts can and should be considered. However we do have to consider the potential future large-scale threats China and/or Russia could present. Any changes we make also need to ensure continued peaceful respect from our biggest enemies.

Environment - This kind of ties in to science. I know the Al Gore crowd absolutely hates the idea of attempting to patch the hole in the ozone as Lowell Wood has suggested, considering such a method as enabling a consumptive polluting culture. How many wildfires and polar ice melt do we need to see before we at least try to bandage the problem until longer term measures can be enabled?

I use Lynx you insensitive clod!

Sounds like they've found a prospective customer base for Pre Chew Charlie's.

Already done, except they're called mobile phones and people willingly buy them and put them in their pockets and purses.

Skyrim and its (still) full price tag say hi from shelves at Gamestop and Walmart.

If you're getting crushed by competition in your job field from H1B workers, it's time to find a new field or to start your own business. You're not going to beat back a tide of cheap labor that's backed by Congress and multiple law firms specializing in getting those workers into American jobs.

I thought Recount was a lot more popular than Scada.

14 years was when my ex said she wanted to just be free to do random hookups again. Marriage over just like that. YMMV but be warned.

You think that's funny, but I've been stuck on It's a Small World for an extended period of time. The horror...the horror...

They don't need to introduce a tracker law, everyone who has a cellphone already has a tracker on them. Why bother with costly legislation when Americans already willingly purchase trackers?

"Art critic and University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia Camille Paglia..."

Yeah, stopped reading right there.

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