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Agreed. I'm pretty sure that there are racially diverse countries in Europe. I agree. I'm not advocating trying to implement a carbon copy of another country's healthcare system. But, denying that our system is broken and needs an overhaul isn't productive. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yep. I wasn't using my iPod. As a rule, I don't while riding on/beside the street. I'm usually pretty good about seeing and anticipating cars turning right, because I know from experience that most drivers fail to look to the right before turning. I'm not sure how I missed this one, but I did. I had the right of way, but it takes two people to have a collision, so I'm as much to blame as the driver. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

… please look right to make sure you're not going to cut off anyone walking/running/cycling on the sidewalk. Damn, I'm going to be sore tomorrow. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Once again, you speak about that which you know nothing about. You do realize that the USPS is an independent agency of the US government, right? It's a part of the Executive branch. ...and it operates with zero tax dollars. Sounds like a pretty efficient government agency to me. Incidentally, it does not operate with zero tax dollars every year. Sometimes its losses are subsidized with taxes. I beg to differ. People that know how to run companies can run a restaurant. Lawyers don't normally fit that bill. Not necessarily. Someone who can run a successful tree service is not necessarily capable of running a restaurant. Furthermore, the government is not a business. Running it like one is a recipe for disaster. We don't elect Senators to run restaurants. We elect them to draft and vote on legislation, as well as other duties outlined in the Constitution. I think you'll find, should you decide to read that document, that nowhere in Article I does it mention being able to run a restaurant as a qualification or duty of a Senator. So? That doesn't mean anything. Lots of activities would be easier if we didn't have to follow rules. That doesn't mean rules are bad. Nor does it mean that the organizations that make the rules are bad. To an extent, I agree. Look at all the money our government wastes by maintaining a standing army, for example. Or the money wasted on wars that benefit no one outside the military industrial complex, such as the war in Iraq. Of course, that doesn't imply that private companies could maintain armies more efficiently or fight wars less expensively. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Adderall is amphetamine salts. No matter how much one takes, it is not meth. While both are stimulants, their chemical makeup is different. Adderall can be very effective for treating ADHD. To the OP: It depends on the context. In some contexts, ADHD can be a disability. In other contexts, it can be little more than a personality characteristic. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Interesting. When did that start? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Which is much more dependent upon lifestyle choices and heredity than medical efficacy. So, are you suggesting that Europeans generally make better lifestyle choices than Americans? it's a side note... but I would agree with that statement when comparing "average" populations of both cultures. We have higher rates of obesity. Compare the rates by this CDC site vs. data from the WHO as an attachment (I tried to get it as a link, but it was just a download) I think it goes far beyond just obesity. There are many things that Americans could, and should, learn from our European friends. The American way is not always the best way. That's not to say that it isn't sometimes the best way, but it certainly isn't always the best way. Healthcare is just one area for which there is evidence that there are better systems than the one in place in the US. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, it sure is. I long for the day when the property manager of the apartment complex in which I live makes it as quick and easy to make my rent payment as it is for me to renew the tags on my vehicle. Why is that his responsibility? You use a bank right? Chances are, you can set up an automatic bill pay with them and you never have to walk to your apartment office again. I haven't written a check for regular expenses in years. You were the one that used DMV as an example of government inefficiency. I just offered an example of a private company that cannot make a task that must be done 12x more often as efficient as the DMV makes renewing my vehicle's tags. Who said anything about writing a check to pay rent? I didn't. So, you want to ignore inefficiently run businesses and business failures in order to demonstrate that private industry is more efficient than government? That's like saying that, except for all real numbers less than or equal to zero, all real numbers are positive, therefor, all real numbers are positive. Your argument lacks logical consistency. No it doesn't. If you believe that, then you lack an understanding of logic. Thank you, Captain Obvious. Next thing, you'll claim that spherical objects are spherical. Agree on what, exactly? Certainly not that alarmist bit of Chicken Little BS. Like Enron did? Whatever you say. Sometimes, that's exactly what they do. They pass a bill right on to the taxpayers, socializing their losses, while keeping their profits privatized. Other times, the companies bribe lobby Congressmen to sponsor bills to provide other artificial advantages for themselves. So, you've named a dozen or so out of millions out there. Yes, I only listed a few, because I didn't feel like listing all of the millions of failed private businesses. You do realize that the USPS is an independent agency of the US government, right? It's a part of the Executive branch. Are clocks also more efficient than timepieces? Does spaghetti taste better than food? Is soccer more popular than sports? One hundred lawmakers not being able to efficiently manage a small cafeteria is indication of what, exactly? I suspect Apple, Inc.'s BOD would not be able to efficiently run a small neighborhood lemonade stand, either, but that would not be an indication that Apple is a failure as a company. Attempting to draw universal conclusions about government based on unsubstantiated claims of the inefficiency of Congress demonstrates that you are either lacking in understanding of basic logic or are intentionally making a disingenuous argument. Which is it? Do you realize what you just wrote? That's like saying, "The government wouldn't lie to us." It's nothing like saying that, any more than it is like saying "Mars is green." Are you suggesting that bureaucracy exists only in government? Try working in private industry for awhile, and you'll see that it exists there as well. Sometimes government operates efficiently; sometimes government operates inefficiently. Sometimes private companies operate efficiently; sometimes private companies operate inefficiently. Neither the public sector nor the private sector has the market cornered on operational efficiency. Anyone who claims otherwise doesn't know WTF they're talking about. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Why do we need to save the daylight, anyway? Won't there be more tomorrow? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, it sure is. I long for the day when the property manager of the apartment complex in which I live makes it as quick and easy to make my rent payment as it is for me to renew the tags on my vehicle. So, you want to ignore inefficiently run businesses and business failures in order to demonstrate that private industry is more efficient than government? That's like saying that, except for all real numbers less than or equal to zero, all real numbers are positive, therefor, all real numbers are positive. Your argument lacks logical consistency. As for examples of private inefficiency, try Enron, GM, Chrysler, most of the major airlines in the US, Arthur Anderson, to name just a few. Attempting to draw universal conclusions about government based on unsubstantiated claims of the inefficiency of Congress demonstrates that you are either lacking in understanding of basic logic or are intentionally making a disingenuous argument. Which is it? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Other than history. I don't think anyone with an objective understanding of history would agree with you. History offers plenty of examples of church corruption and inefficiency in private industry. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There's no reason to believe the government is any less efficient than private industry or any more corrupt than churches. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Can we assume that you require proof of medical insurance before you are willing to take a tandem passenger on a skydive? Or do you apply your principles only applied when it's convenient for you, ignoring them when it means you can make a buck? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Which is much more dependent upon lifestyle choices and heredity than medical efficacy. So, are you suggesting that Europeans generally make better lifestyle choices than Americans? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Would you kindly show us where the Constitution mentions the "pursuit of happiness", please? I didn't say it was. Sorry if you didn't catch the point. The only point I caught was that you apparently have little understanding of the Constitution, as you are unable to support your assertions relating to the document. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Would you kindly show us where the Constitution mentions the "pursuit of happiness", please? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Sorry. I read too much into your use of acres and thought you meant outdoors. I agree that companies could do it cheaper, but not necessarily better. Harvest time can be tricky. A few hours too early, and potency is lower than it could be. A few hours too late, and the THC starts breaking down, changing the characteristics of the buzz. Individual growers who grow out of passion will be able to produce better quality product than larger companies. >The good stuff costs ~4x more per unit of weight (retail) . . . so some enterprising company will sell it for 3.5x as much as the outdoor stuff and clean up. Then another company will come along and sell it for 3x, and will take over that market. Then a third will come along and sell it for 2x, but it won't be quite as good, so some will stay with the second company and some will stay with the third. I agree. Quality would fall along a continuum, rather than the current (approximately) discrete options. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Correct. Promote is a broader term that could include provide, among other methods. Seems to be a discontinuity in your logic there. Securing the blessings of liberty does not imply that the government cannot provide and enforce regulations and laws for citizens. In fact, Article 1 explicitly empowers Congress to provide for the general welfare: "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States" Considering the FF gave Congress the power to legislate and regulate in Article 1, your assertion seems especially difficult to defend. Uh, yeah, sure. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I just wanted to say enjoy your vacation. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I've read the Constitution many times, from Preamble to Amendment XXVII, and there is no mention of a free market economy, nor are there any comparisons of different economic systems in there. Furthermore, there's no mention of the need to keep government regulations to a minimum. Have you ever even read the document? It also doesn't say anything about free healthcare, medicaid, minimum wage, welfare, progessive tax systems, etc. The pursuit of happiness is different than government subsidized handouts in an attempt to make everyone happy. That sounds like a "No." "Pursuit of happiness?" In which article is that mentioned? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

And that supports your assertion how? People often die in auto accidents, too, but that doesn't mean that we require student drivers to run over people before they can get a driver license. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Exaggerate much? Or do you just believe everything you see in the movies? How many innocent bystanders do you think would be killed from your decision to turn US metropolitan areas into war zones with a war that would find many police departments outgunned? You could, of course, use the military (after redeploying them from the Middle East), but you might have problems getting troops to participate in your treasonous efforts. You are aware that your proposal is a textbook example of treason, as defined by the Constitution, right? "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I've read the Constitution many times, from Preamble to Amendment XXVII, and there is no mention of a free market economy, nor are there any comparisons of different economic systems in there. Furthermore, there's no mention of the need to keep government regulations to a minimum. Have you ever even read the document? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!