We live far better than we did in the 50's. We live longer, we have better healthcare, we have meat at every meal if we want it, technology has provided use with luxuries that we would have never dreamed of...I think that the illusion is what you think the 50's looked like.

What do you think it should be? The entire bottom half of the country?

Moral hazard.

Depends. Are you kind of a dick?

Shit, I'm screwed then, and I'm straight.

Natural news = crazy person.

Fair enough. It does seem like music has moved on to some degree.

"Bruce Springsteen? Fuck him."

God, that movie was terrible.

Beck's album was very good, but it was nowhere near his best. It was a pale echo of Sea Change. Beyonce really was the better album.

Good for you. These people are idiots.

Thanks for pointing this out. This ad was disgusting.

This is pretty much the biggest "Get off my lawn" comment of the day.

Nope. But they help point the way.

I know, crazy people with their crazy facts and science. Why can't they just think with their gut like the rest of us?

The level of anger and pettiness you're displaying here shows that you're probably not the best "living proof that it works."

Actually, science says the opposite.

I do want that tater tot recipe, though. After that they can be ignored.

Athletes have a special talent. That talent creates wealth for the NCAA, the university, and athletic department employees.. In a capitalist society, talent has the ability to negotiate with employers. In a just society, labor is rewarded for the wealth it creates. Neither is the case here.

If you went to a D3 school, than this is not true. They do not get free tuition or free room and board. D3 schools do not have athletic scholarships, and any athletic department interference with the academic scholarship process is a NCAA violation. Even if your particular school was violating this rule, it would…