You’re splitting hairs. I’m still paying for it you dunce. And yes there are other programs in which we all share the cost because we see the overall benefit to society. Whether you have kids or not, having an educated society is good for us all.

Well, have there been ads for vaping targeted at kids? Here’s an article that will answer that question in the affirmative.

That’s true is one sense. But dabbing is not without its risk not to mention being stoned all the time isn’t conducive to being productive.

Did you just wake up? Ever heard of something called Obamacare? You know people are subsidized for being on Obamacare, right? We have 2 forms of socialized medicine between Obamacare and Medicare.

I’d  rather they not smoke at all. You don’t grow up wanting nicotine. You get that way after you start smoking and that habit can be broken. The point isn’t that kids will vape or even smoke, it’s whether we will just sit on the sidelines and do nothing about it as this article suggests.

Um wrong, you can regulate access to vaping material just like booze and guns. You cannot regulate what people do with guns, just like vaping.

Brilliant come back. Even if he isn’t a doctor I think he made some points, which you failed to respond to.

This argument is like the no-gun law argument. Since criminals don’t obey gun laws why bother with any new gun laws. Since teens don’t listen to adults and vape anyway why even bother to try and educate them on the dangers and actually give-a-shit about their health. Right?

Dude, they won’t listen. You are absolutely correct but they don’t care.

Agreed. Once upon a time Americans felt that you needed college to “get ahead” in the world. And that was true and still is true to some extent. However, if you want to make a good living you don’t necessarily need that diploma. There are skilled jobs, carpenter, plumber, electrician and so on that don’t require…

Actually at some grocery stores you can buy pre-prepped veggies. They are certainly more expensive than buying your own vegetables and chopping them yourself but you are paying for the labor to chop them up and you have less waste because you can buy smaller portions.

And while some people love to constantly bash Amazon, I wonder what the total compensation package looks like. Does Amazon offer benefits? I know they used to offer stock incentives which they have stopped as part of the uplift to $15/hr. Sure, there may be another $15/hr job at some other company but does it offer…

that now put modern listeners in mind not of outdated social mores, but, instead, of sexual assault

I think Washington State has something similar. I believe this is why it’s called Statutory Rape, which means there may have been “consent” but it’s still illegal.

Well to be fair, and not to validate the claims that the story is a lie, but you know as well as I do that underage people are “consenting” to sex every day. I think there is a huge difference when it’s consensual versus forced, regardless of the legal definition. The law is there to protect children and that is a…

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If you think so. A PIN and a debit card are not really sufficient if you’re withdrawing money. The card could be stolen. Some years ago I had someone deposit a “fake” check into my bank account and then withdrew money from the account at the same time. The bank did not ask for ID, they had to refund my money and fees…

Well, you can imagine that asking for ID has something to do with how you look, or you could realize that they ask everyone that comes in for ID. I even get asked for ID at the bank where I have my business account and they know me by name.

Catalan recanted his story, Swetnik walked back parts of her story and Leighton admitted that she did not send the anonymous letter. People were happy to include those allegations when it made their position stronger on the Kavannaugh matter. But when they weakened the attacks on Kavannaugh, people were very quite…

Thanks for adding to the conversation.