First off, I'm happy to debate you, but you're going to have to consolidate your replies to one thread. I'm done chasing you down.

I understand your point, but that's exactly why it's so difficult to backtrack from government handouts regardless of their harm.

Which goes to the point I'm attempting to make. I'm not picking on NYC. D.C. passes out money like there's no tomorrow and New York can not be blamed for trying to get as much of that money as they can. I'm saying we need to stop passing out money like there's no tomorrow in the first place.

The Boston Dig is a marvelous project. I'm an engineer and fully respect the hurdles that needed to be overcome. I'm simply saying, it would have been 'cheaper/faster/stronger' if it was kept local. I have no ax to grind with NYC. In fact, I would rather my tax dollar go to cleaning up their trash so when I visit…

Not because I said so at all. The States were given the power to raise money and write their own laws for a reason. The more the boys in D.C. tell your state what to do, the less control you get over how your city operates.

...I'm not sure what this is in reference to. You'll have to explain. Maybe we should spend some Federal money on fixing Gawker's commenting system.

Took me a second to figure out what the hell you were trying to say. I apologize. I am using Fed and Federal Government interchangeably and I shouldn't be. I am not referring to the Federal Reserve anywhere in my responses.

Of course they do. They owe everyone money. So lets just keep pushing the snowball down the hill. Awesome attitude.

Oh. I never said they DIDN'T give shitloads of money to cities. I said they SHOULDN'T.

If the stock market shuts down due to a flood, you think it will never fire back up? I don't know for certain, but I would think whoever is running the show over there has one or two contingency plans in case something happens. Hell, what if there is a power outage? The rate at which stocks are bought and sold, being…

Your logic is flawed on principle. How do you propose we rank all US cities so that Federal funds can be distributed fairly? How do you suggest we handle exceptions like New Orleans? They clearly are not as much of an economical force as NYC, but should they have to swim to work because someone in D.C. decided they…

I'm fully aware of what the Federal government does. You need to bone up on your reading comprehension. My point was simple — just because the Feds do it, doesn't make it right.

So now cities are too big to fail? You and your 8 million residents pay taxes to a local government that pisses it down the drain. I agree that these endeavors need to be taken, but it's your responsibility (read: NYC residents) to vote on a plan of action and procure the funds. It's not my responsibility as someone…

You are absolutely right. A project like the Keystone Pipeline (which would create jobs, lower energy costs, shrink dependence on foreign sources of energy AND ironically reduce our reliance on coal plants) is totally junk policy when compared to an unrestrained bureaucracy such as the EPA passing out laws that will…

I'm pretty sure I was commenting toward you, as well as referencing the original poster. Who knows though with the way this comment system is setup.

The equation isn't exactly linear. The higher your body fat, the higher the fat to muscle loss ratio will be. In other words, you'll lose more fat and retain muscle better than if you were dieting at lower body fat percentages. For me, the tipping point was around 15%. Diet is definitely priority #1, but exercise is a…

Touché!!

Yes and no.

Wait. So, they want to build a huge wind tunnel and point it at the ground? And then put it in the dessert? ...holy dust storm Batman.

I had the chance to fulfill a childhood dream of working for NASA. After graduating college I got on with a big name contractor that gave me the opportunity to work on dozens of different projects within a short period of time. My nerd heart was broken at how much utter waste there was/is. Warehouses full of…