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I'm not ignoring that fact at all. It's wholly reasonable to expect the police to be able to legally use deadly force in a wider range of circumstances than civilians. That is, the scenarios in which a civilian is allowed to use deadly force is a subset of the scenarios in which a police officer is allowed to use deadly force. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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What makes you think he wasn't allowed to dinner? Most normal teenagers don't relish spending time with their parents, especially in public places. Teenagers also often stay out late. People need to stop blaming the victim (generally, not just in this case). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Fair enough. His father was a poor president. His brother was a horrible president. There's no reason to believe that Jeb might make a good president. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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That, in Florida, it is essentially the deceased legal obligation to prove that he poses no threat to his killer does not support your assertion. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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How is it different from Zimmerman "standing his ground"? The deputy didn't break any laws by knocking on the door, then felt threatened and used deadly force. These things are going to happen until Florida revises their asinine laws regarding use of deadly force. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Should All Members of Congress Release Their Tax Returns?
jcd11235 replied to Gravitymaster's topic in Speakers Corner
If voters want to demand tax returns of their candidates for the Senate and House, that's reasonable. Demanding public disclosure of returns of candidates (and elected officials) from other states and districts is much less reasonable. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
You can try to convince yourself of that if you want to. Perot won nearly 19 percent of the popular vote, about 3.4 times the difference between Bush and Clinton. Without Perot, most of those votes would have gone to Bush. It will yield 7 (the relevant number for calculating our p-value) or more heads in 10 tosses only 17.1 percent of the time. Doubtful. He wants the top job. It's unlikely Romney would pick him, anyway. The Bush name on the ticket would further hurt Romney's chances. Romney's only hope is to persuade former Obama supporters to vote for him, and many of those who might do so voted for Romney because he was as different from Bush as possible. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I doubt he wants it. He probably has his eye on the nomination in 2016. That would pre-suppose he doesn't think Romney can win. That's a reasonable presupposition. In you perspective. I'm pretty sure Jeb Bush doesn't share it. Since WWII, incumbent presidents have won most of their reelection campaigns. Of the three who didn't, Ford was never elected to begin with (not even as VP) and George H. W. Bush had to run against a conservative spoiler in addition to the Democratic nominee. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I doubt he wants it. He probably has his eye on the nomination in 2016. That would pre-suppose he doesn't think Romney can win. That's a reasonable presupposition. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I doubt he wants it. He probably has his eye on the nomination in 2016. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I don't think anyone has suggested "trying to spend ourselves out of debt." Cash for Clunkers, stimulus checks, not ending the tax cuts... Those programs were not attempts to reduce the debt. There were (and are) more pressing economic issues than deficit spending and public debt. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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According to this [url"http://ntu.org/tax-basics/who-pays-income-taxes.html"]site[/url], the top 1% accounted for ~34-40%. That same 1% also accounts for about 24% of the income and about 35% of the national wealth. Further, the top 1% has benefited disproportionately from economic expansion over the last decade. For example, "Even including 2007—a good year for ordinary US families-the top percentile captured 65 percent of total real income growth per family from 2002 to 2007." You'll forgive me for not buying into the rhetoric that the richest one percent are being unfairly burdened. The data don't support such an assertion. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I don't think anyone has suggested "trying to spend ourselves out of debt." Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Income from abroad is already taxable, so that clearly isn't the reason. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Define "wealthiest," please. To what percentile are you referring? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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That's like saying that we didn't cut away this slow speed malfunction up high, so we should do it now, at 100 feet. Cutting spending now will only make things worse. This "malfunction" if landed as is is not survivable. Cutting spending is like firing the reserve at that altitude. It could save ya, but could also kill ya. Either way, ya at least tried something.
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Uh, no. We're on the wrong side of the Laffer curve for that. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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That's like saying that we didn't cut away this slow speed malfunction up high, so we should do it now, at 100 feet. Cutting spending now will only make things worse. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Right now, the country has two economic problems. One is a slow economy caused by low demand. The other is a high deficit and increasing debt. Attempting to address the deficit before addressing the slow economy will only serve to slow the economy further. As you say, the best time to cut spending is when the economy is doing well. That idea went out the window when Reagan was elected and Voodoo replaced Keynes. How different might politics be today if the typical US voter (and politician) possessed basic mathematical literacy (i.e., basic understanding of algebra on the reals, trigonometry, and multivariate calculus)? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I'm pretty happy with the direction my life is heading right now. It would be nice to be few years further down my path, but I wouldn't want to miss out on the journey in order to magically get there quicker. I guess all I need is a vacation to go see the coast of France! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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So, what, exactly, happened in the 2000 election that Florida trying to prevent from happening again? If you're not suggesting Bush's win in Florida was due to voter fraud, then what are you suggesting? That by disenfranchising thousands of voters, a close election is less likely? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Right now, the country has two economic problems. One is a slow economy caused by low demand. The other is a high deficit and increasing debt. Attempting to address the deficit before addressing the slow economy will only serve to slow the economy further. As you say, the best time to cut spending is when the economy is doing well. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Don't look now, but you just implied that Bush won Florida via voter fraud! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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If you're a male and you're voting for Obama
jcd11235 replied to Arvoitus's topic in Speakers Corner
Yes and the answers were talk about some vague systemic discrimination towards women in STEM based on anecdotal evidence. Apparently you read a different thread. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
If you're a male and you're voting for Obama
jcd11235 replied to Arvoitus's topic in Speakers Corner
Have you read the thread? You're at least the third person to ask essentially the same question, a question that has been answered numerous times. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!