I think because while they are privately owned the government guarantees the loans. Like if I had a bar and my Dad guaranteed my lending, so I could lend money to my friends at the bar, they give the money right back to me, then if they didn’t pay me back I could get the money from him, then still chase my customers…

Although to be fair, our economy grew much faster and was much more equal under the old banks could fail and you get nothing system than the current managed service economy we have now. If we kept the old system U.S. median income would be what twice, eight times what it is now? It’s hard to calculate the opportunity…

But if they weren't getting donations people would have to pay tax on the money!  Didn't someone calculate the tax opportunity cost at like 250k a kid a year?

Although politicians can spend money like rock stars, 15 million sounds like a lot of money until you have a lifestyle that involves traveling teams of experts.  It's still a good chunk of change, but as Chris Rock? said about cocaine, there is no pile of money so big you and your cronies can't snort it.

I've always wondered if a stretching regimen would help women lose their virginity or give birth.  It seems like it would, but I'm not trusting Mormon science particularly.

Yeah, my town has one theatre screen and they force it to only play one movie on the screen at a time, and to hold it for weeks.  It's like they want one screen theatres to die.  And small towns, while I am complaining.

It might include other taxes, like payroll or cigarette and gas.

In general the US has marginal income taxation, so you only have to pay the higher rate for income exceeding the lower rate.

Her sexiness is too blatant.  Maybe if she wore a burka I could get into it.

I see this, and I wish you well. It’s sort of ok to be not ok sometimes. I’ve been homeless and alone and alcoholic, and now I’m milling around the south of France eating tasty things, life can take strange paths. Try not to spiral down though, clawing your way back up isn't impossible, but it's tedious.

They aren't banning spinach though, they just get rid of bad batches.  Which is wholly appropriate.

I mean, since when was ideal the legal standard?  Eating fried food isn't ideal, or too much meat or being overweight.  Watching stupid TV isn't ideal either but it should be legal.

Carbon taxes link actions to the result of having more money in your pocket, and the tax revenue can be used to fund tax cuts, or a UBI, or other programs.

They dare because they are shallow.  Or ignorant, optimistically

Yeah, we would totally never bomb any innocent people...  Or arrest any crazy people....

But isn't more good housing in NYC a good thing?  It looks like it should be wider to me, but supply is good.  Tax money is good.  NIMBYism is bad.

Cut, Cut, you are scaring Pennywise again!  He's supposed to be scaring you!

Is there some trick to it?  You get nominated, you pick a vp.

I mean, race relations, health care, income inequality and to a lesser extent voting and elections are all terrible, so I don't know how much credit LBJ deserves for setting the course that got us here...

Ha, ya, sorry, my sarcasm detector was broken.  I also hope the movie shows it as wrong, drugging people isn't safe for anyone.  Have a good day.