Just read a book called "Rise of the warrior cop" that explains many SWAT teams were funded by the federal government, not out of necessity, just due to politics. There were many, many, citations that would suggest SWAT…
Actually the problem is that if they show up and shoot someone, heads won't roll due to the excuse that "Well it could have been a real emergency so we came in shooting just in case." How many incidents have their been…
Can you understand the perspective from other people who have literally never seen anyone move on from weed to crack cocaine? Have you ever asked yourself if prohibition was the best way to combat drug problems? I would…
Sounds like just a sampling bias. The kind of people with the time and desire to go to this festival are probably the kind of people to "drink the kool aid". They are also smart enough to know not to trash their company…
Using your basic health data like HR and weight against you would make a great episode of Black Mirror actually.
If I'm some generic tech employee and my net income ( and job prospects ) is higher in a highly desirable location than it would be in the generic suburb I moved from than taxes aren't really as big of a concern as some…
The movie rating system in use today ( in the US ) is hardly something to emulate, especially when discussing Federal regulation.
I agree. It seems we are just constantly moving from one moral panic to the next. It doesn't mean that there are no valid concerns, just that we need to stop and realize that overdramatizing everything isn't actually…
I remember watching that Netflix documentary on Burning Man and it looked like a great time. I really don't understand all the hate. A younger me would probably think its cool to poke fun at Burning man, but in reality…
I don't mean to condescend, but I would be careful about making assumptions about other people's health, or your understanding of it unless you are willing to list some kind of qualifications that enable you to make…
I would like to have the kind of society that can accept cannabis has no more dangers than many other legal substances because that is the truth. We shouldn't restrict it simply because you feel like other people are…
Honestly, try CBD pills. They have done wonders for my anxiety and you can order them online since they are made from Hemp. There is a sub reddit with lots of helpful information on Vendors.
Can you name an area that has legalized cannabis and fallen victim to this flood of dubious health claims that you fear? Do you see this as worse than our current system of criminalizing it and sending SWAT teams into…
Basically. That is a good summary of the political debate over healthcare for the last few decades in the US.
This link seems to cover a lot of the differences. It sounds like a decent system, but not one that would ever work in the US. The private healthcare companies have too much to money to lose and would use the media to…
Yes, lots of things are possible. I imagine there are both cultural and regulatory differences between the health insurance market in Switzerland vs the US.
Because insurance is a private industry and there are few goverment assisted options if you are very poor its very expensive to purchase it by yourself in the US. Private insurance has every incentive to keep raising…
As someone who lives in the US, its frustrating to me that many people will read your anecdote and simply think that any public funding of healthcare equals communism, "death panels", delayed care, and abysmal levels of…
Just read a book called "Rise of the warrior cop" that explains many SWAT teams were funded by the federal government, not out of necessity, just due to politics. There were many, many, citations that would suggest SWAT…
Actually the problem is that if they show up and shoot someone, heads won't roll due to the excuse that "Well it could have been a real emergency so we came in shooting just in case." How many incidents have their been…
Can you understand the perspective from other people who have literally never seen anyone move on from weed to crack cocaine? Have you ever asked yourself if prohibition was the best way to combat drug problems? I would…
Sounds like just a sampling bias. The kind of people with the time and desire to go to this festival are probably the kind of people to "drink the kool aid". They are also smart enough to know not to trash their company…
Using your basic health data like HR and weight against you would make a great episode of Black Mirror actually.
If I'm some generic tech employee and my net income ( and job prospects ) is higher in a highly desirable location than it would be in the generic suburb I moved from than taxes aren't really as big of a concern as some…
The movie rating system in use today ( in the US ) is hardly something to emulate, especially when discussing Federal regulation.
I agree. It seems we are just constantly moving from one moral panic to the next. It doesn't mean that there are no valid concerns, just that we need to stop and realize that overdramatizing everything isn't actually…
I remember watching that Netflix documentary on Burning Man and it looked like a great time. I really don't understand all the hate. A younger me would probably think its cool to poke fun at Burning man, but in reality…
I don't mean to condescend, but I would be careful about making assumptions about other people's health, or your understanding of it unless you are willing to list some kind of qualifications that enable you to make…
I would like to have the kind of society that can accept cannabis has no more dangers than many other legal substances because that is the truth. We shouldn't restrict it simply because you feel like other people are…
Honestly, try CBD pills. They have done wonders for my anxiety and you can order them online since they are made from Hemp. There is a sub reddit with lots of helpful information on Vendors.
Can you name an area that has legalized cannabis and fallen victim to this flood of dubious health claims that you fear? Do you see this as worse than our current system of criminalizing it and sending SWAT teams into…
Basically. That is a good summary of the political debate over healthcare for the last few decades in the US.
This link seems to cover a lot of the differences. It sounds like a decent system, but not one that would ever work in the US. The private healthcare companies have too much to money to lose and would use the media to…
Yes, lots of things are possible. I imagine there are both cultural and regulatory differences between the health insurance market in Switzerland vs the US.
Because insurance is a private industry and there are few goverment assisted options if you are very poor its very expensive to purchase it by yourself in the US. Private insurance has every incentive to keep raising…
As someone who lives in the US, its frustrating to me that many people will read your anecdote and simply think that any public funding of healthcare equals communism, "death panels", delayed care, and abysmal levels of…