"For your information I am Italian" So was I until I grew out of it. What's your point? "Are you implying that Italians are inherently less productive than Germans?" ... yes? The data is very clear about that including…
"whatever it is supposed to mean for a country like Italy," Go look at the econ stats circa 2000 of Veneto, Lombardy and Piedmont and compare them to Germany's.
"they couldn’t manage their currencies " Typical Northern Protestant bigotry. As if Italians and Greeks don't have economics courses in college. Italians, Greeks, etc would purposely devalue their currencies to…
"It was rather the other way round: Germany was made to agree to the euro project as a concession for reunification." So the Germans accept the Euro in exchange for re-unification (France's biggest mistake IMO) Thats…
"The birth rate went that low (and lower!) but has been going up recently[0]. But even if total population was halving every generation, that’s only a concern if it’s sustained for many generations, and population…
The chaos of "nothing" is very destructive. That realization is at core of why Im a conservative.
Agreed, but admin is probably the greediest and while adding the least value.
Its on a mini platform? No wonder its so small. Thats what I get for asking AVIS for a large SUV/minivan for a family of 5 - my older daughters riding without a booster seat, wont fit. It comes base with a three…
The reason for the complex rules is not to let the Spaniards pretend their head of state is their head of state (few Spaniards do, it seems to me anyway). The reason is to insulate the power cupola from the vagaries of…
", i.e. the heads of state of the 27 member countries. " The Italian president is un-elected (chosen by parliament). Also, what does this mean for Spain, whose head of state is a King? Im sure "head of state" means…
Im currently renting a BMW with this gear selector. In fairness, I throughly hate the car (an X1). Terrible lag, awful throttle response, terrible steering, unpredictable brakes, etc. But the two candidates for worst…
They're not all shy.
TL/DR but I'm sure its all very interesting However, I didn't state a statistical fact, or assert the effect of guns on the amount of criminality. "Widespread gun ownership significantly lowers the EV of committing…
"Not all of those people consent to the gun's presence." No, of course not. But most do. Anyway, to my original post, a criminal entering a household has about an even chance to burgling an armed home. It varies…
"Republicans failed to deliver abortion bans for 50 years. " Indeed but pro-life voters voted for the GOP with their nose pinched, mostly aghast (their perspective) at the alternative (the Dems have long moved away from…
Like everything in stats you have a conditional probability given that I, like most gun owners, am a responsible gun owner. I have a safe, trigger locks, don't have a history of violence, etc. The small minority who are…
Agreed. And feel free to do so in your country home. Like the 1A, 2A isnt absolute, even conservatives say it isnt. You cant shoot guns for fun in a patio in NYC (but you should be allowed to own a mortar!). Not…
Days after the most significant SCOTUS gun decision in over a decade (Heller)? Arguably the second most important one in 2A jurisprudence?
Good comment! I was hesitant to put a number. Thats why I chose "household". But its pretty close to the right figure (probably closer to the low to mid 40s). No one knows how many guns there are in America (more than…
No. My anonymous gun ownership make me and my neighbors safer because I: 1. Can protect myself and my family. 2. Gun seeking criminals (e.g. Mexican drug cartels) that are better armed for the occasion do not know to…
The vast majority of us are quite shy about our guns. The stats are obvious. About half of households in the US have guns. Do half of cars have NRA stickers? A quarter? One in ten? Gun owners are shy. Thats why we…
"For your information I am Italian" So was I until I grew out of it. What's your point? "Are you implying that Italians are inherently less productive than Germans?" ... yes? The data is very clear about that including…
"whatever it is supposed to mean for a country like Italy," Go look at the econ stats circa 2000 of Veneto, Lombardy and Piedmont and compare them to Germany's.
"they couldn’t manage their currencies " Typical Northern Protestant bigotry. As if Italians and Greeks don't have economics courses in college. Italians, Greeks, etc would purposely devalue their currencies to…
"It was rather the other way round: Germany was made to agree to the euro project as a concession for reunification." So the Germans accept the Euro in exchange for re-unification (France's biggest mistake IMO) Thats…
"The birth rate went that low (and lower!) but has been going up recently[0]. But even if total population was halving every generation, that’s only a concern if it’s sustained for many generations, and population…
The chaos of "nothing" is very destructive. That realization is at core of why Im a conservative.
Agreed, but admin is probably the greediest and while adding the least value.
Its on a mini platform? No wonder its so small. Thats what I get for asking AVIS for a large SUV/minivan for a family of 5 - my older daughters riding without a booster seat, wont fit. It comes base with a three…
The reason for the complex rules is not to let the Spaniards pretend their head of state is their head of state (few Spaniards do, it seems to me anyway). The reason is to insulate the power cupola from the vagaries of…
", i.e. the heads of state of the 27 member countries. " The Italian president is un-elected (chosen by parliament). Also, what does this mean for Spain, whose head of state is a King? Im sure "head of state" means…
Im currently renting a BMW with this gear selector. In fairness, I throughly hate the car (an X1). Terrible lag, awful throttle response, terrible steering, unpredictable brakes, etc. But the two candidates for worst…
They're not all shy.
TL/DR but I'm sure its all very interesting However, I didn't state a statistical fact, or assert the effect of guns on the amount of criminality. "Widespread gun ownership significantly lowers the EV of committing…
"Not all of those people consent to the gun's presence." No, of course not. But most do. Anyway, to my original post, a criminal entering a household has about an even chance to burgling an armed home. It varies…
"Republicans failed to deliver abortion bans for 50 years. " Indeed but pro-life voters voted for the GOP with their nose pinched, mostly aghast (their perspective) at the alternative (the Dems have long moved away from…
Like everything in stats you have a conditional probability given that I, like most gun owners, am a responsible gun owner. I have a safe, trigger locks, don't have a history of violence, etc. The small minority who are…
Agreed. And feel free to do so in your country home. Like the 1A, 2A isnt absolute, even conservatives say it isnt. You cant shoot guns for fun in a patio in NYC (but you should be allowed to own a mortar!). Not…
Days after the most significant SCOTUS gun decision in over a decade (Heller)? Arguably the second most important one in 2A jurisprudence?
Good comment! I was hesitant to put a number. Thats why I chose "household". But its pretty close to the right figure (probably closer to the low to mid 40s). No one knows how many guns there are in America (more than…
No. My anonymous gun ownership make me and my neighbors safer because I: 1. Can protect myself and my family. 2. Gun seeking criminals (e.g. Mexican drug cartels) that are better armed for the occasion do not know to…
The vast majority of us are quite shy about our guns. The stats are obvious. About half of households in the US have guns. Do half of cars have NRA stickers? A quarter? One in ten? Gun owners are shy. Thats why we…