TheEncogitationer

Unseen and Kristina,

Were Government not a gatekeeper of medicine and treatment, any nation could have both quality care and less expense with no need to travel abroad.

On this note, why is it–in the middle of a deadly pandemic that has killed multiple times the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War– that the U.S. Government and…[Read more]

Unseen,

First of all, MSNBC obviously is concerned about having more income than out-go, since my ad-blocker kicked in when I clicked the link.

Second, the fact that some Nobel-Prize winning Economics professors aren’t concerned about debt doesn’t make that indifference valid.  Fallacious Appeal to Authority.

Notice at the bottom of the story,…[Read more]

Jake,

Well, intransigence beats “transigence” to a awful place.  And incorrigible beats having the “corrigibility” of cardboard and tin.

“In-” is In for agents who do their own acting instead of getting acted upon.

Robert,

Yes, it is Ring Out The Old Hell and Ring In The Fresh Hell!

Judging solely from the Inauguration Ceremony, the next 4 years will be like the “churchin’ up” scene from _The Blues Brothers:_

James Brown The Old Landmark “Can You See The Light”–The Blues Brothers

Of course, with the “churchin’…[Read more]

Davis,

While the mind is a legitimate area of study, the “experts” are novices at best and scratch deep enough, many of those “experts” think that they themselves need help.

Until EEG devices can display the text of your thoughts, and until the Physicians can “heal thyselves,” all  the “experts” can go on is what people tell them.

Yes, I’m…[Read more]

Unseen,

TheEncogitationer: Where are the huddled masses from far shores (or even just North of us) wanting access to our system, money in hand to pay for ridiculously high premiums, deductibles, and copays, and wanting the most expensive health care system in the civilized world with among the worst outcomes?

Where are they?

Actually, back in…[Read more]

Jake,

Since your concern is for socialized medicine and whether it is good to bring children into the world as it is, you may want to look at this:

U.S. Debt Clock–Real Time

https://usdebtclock.org/

As of the moment I enter this post, every child born in U.S. maternity wards has on his/her/its head $84,028 of Federal Debt, 3,706 of State…[Read more]

Simon,

Star Trek isn’t a religion for me so much as one of many sources of thoughtful viewing.

My latest streaming treat from Pluto.tv is RazzTrax, which is like a 24/7 version of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K) only with three humans instead of robots and a live audience.   RazzTrax and MST3K serve as reminders that no one has to be a si…[Read more]

Unseen,

You wrote:

So there’s a sexual stereotype. Why wouldn’t a woman be there to enjoy a shot or two of single malt or a simple beer?

Alas, there’s no bar in the grocery section, only beer and wine by the bottle and cans.  An in-store bar might be a good idea with a friendly crowd.🍷🥂🍺🍻

As for sexual stereotypes, I’m strictly business at work…[Read more]

Simon,

You wrote:

Someone said, “black don’t crack”.  In other words, black people tend to look young for their age.

Sometimes, ladies will giddily say that when requested for ID.  When I look at the ID and confirm their age, I smile and reply: “You’ve aged very well!  Enjoy your Chablis!”

And at that moment of commerce, that point in the Univ…[Read more]

Davis,

Let me get this straight: You want to surveil, stalk, harass, and bully-rag the hired help of an alcohol-selling establishment, the private property of a private business, to stop what you deem to be discrimininatory “desparate impact” in alcohol sales and refusals…

You want to achieve some institutional grand design of alcohol sales…[Read more]

Jake,

Review the thread.  I called no one a name, just listed the fallacies that abounded.

Did your law school include reading comprehension?  You may want to ask for your tuition back.

Davis,

You wrote:

The cashier is racist if they disproportionately ask for ID from marginalised people and irregularly or little from non-marginalised people. And that does happen. It’s easy to not notice and a lot of people don’t notice.

We cashiers are instructed to ask for ID from every customer who looks under 40.  (Older customers can look…[Read more]

Unseen and Fellow Unbelievers,

To my experience, the people who make “race” into their Hokey-Pokey, (about which everything is,) tend to be the very evil and the very stupid.  And the bulk of problems related to “race” in our nation come from the very evil manipulating the very stupid.

For example, somehow, people have got this idea that a…[Read more]

Jake,

You wrote:

Your silence on the issue of nationalizing health care here in the USA is interpreted by me as an indication you don’t have an argument on the merits.

No, you have not come with a valid argument.

“Whatever is rubber is also glue, bounces off of us and sticks to you” is not a valid argument anywhere in the Natural Universe b…[Read more]

Fellow Unbelievers,

Man, we might have two Impeachments going on shortly!

GA Congreswoman Says She Plans to File Articles of Impeachment Against Biden

Ga. congresswoman says she plans to file articles of impeachment against Biden

With both Executive and Legislative branches tied up with two…[Read more]

PopeBeanie,

Yes, it’s the feds slowing us down there, but surely you understand that anti-drug laws have traditionally been rooted in a population full of conservatism and other anti-progressive prudes who actually, strongly believe that progress in many areas of culture is “what’s wrong with America” these days. Note how recent conserv…

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Ivy,

There are dribs and drabs of both political and economic freedom here and there, but there is no spare or “New and Improved” United States of America to run to any more.  Basically, it is “Space or Bust” or “Don’t go to bed angry; stay up and fight.”

My recommendation for least of the evils is New Hampshire, the State with the motto “Live…[Read more]