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Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
Name one Mid-east democracy right now that "we" would want to live in /where basic human rights are protected 1
1. Minus Israel....not that it fits my description.
Comment · 9 years ago
For the record: I don't think that Mid-East is ready for democracy yet (the majority wouldn't support basic human rights IMO) so the biggest mistake was for the "West" to support the Arab Spring. Yeah, those dictators were bad, but they were predictably bad.
Nature abhors vacuum and radical Islam is filling in.
P.S. I don't care about down votes.
Comment · 9 years ago
Because they have a LOT of money. Like over $100,000,000,000 to invest https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-20/japan-s-s... . They don't have time /resources to hand out $20k investments to the future Zuckenbergs and guide them through, so the invest in what seems like a sure thing.
Comment · 9 years ago
I think Hong Kong is also owned by the state...you can lease it for as long as 999 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_rent_in_Hong_Kong but you do not own it. But in reality you own it and 999 years later you're related to half of the world (give or take :))
Let's not forget that for land in many countries, if a squatter uses your lad for xx years without being challenged, it is theirs. So it's recognized as different.
Comment · 9 years ago
* What they can do is deny you entry. For citizens, not even that.*
Job lost. Father died without you seeing him. Thousands of dollars gone in lost ticket, reservations. That's more than enough for 99% of people. The other 1% don't even try to enter USA
Comment · 9 years ago
"Then there is no way of restoring at the airport."
IIRC, the border agent has the power to turn you back, visa or no visa. So there might be a price to pay for getting too cute. They want what they want and trying to avoid that might make them angrier.
If you are a US citizen they can make you wait in a room for a few hours and maybe add your name to the "make his life miserable every time he flies" list.
Comment · 9 years ago
Move fast and break things. Break laws, steal, cheat and stuff. It's OK if you're big enough and are a "startup."
Comment · 9 years ago
Yeah really. A Craigslist post to do such a transaction at some back alley isn't going work; they'll wipe your entire family for $1 million. If you get ripped off, probably can't even complain, I'm sure cash transactions above a certain amount are illegal in many countries.
Comment · 9 years ago
According to the ALS Association, the treatment’s list price is $1,000 per infusion, or about $146,000 annually, and it is expected to be available for use by August
A whole new class of drugs is reaching these prices. "The insurance" doesn't really pay; those xx% increases every year in premiums do.
Comment · 9 years ago
The government will have no realistic choice but to legalize them and give them ownership of the land. Maybe they'll sell it to them and reimburse the real owners. When everyone does it, it's no longer illegal. It has happened in a lot of countries.
Septic tanks will probably be holes in the ground--right next to their water well.
Looking at the concrete by enlarging photo...of boy does it look poor. https://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/8288114/2147483647/resiz... Not an engineer but having seen dozens of homes being built I doubt this can take a 7.0 earthquake.
Comment · 9 years ago
If it's so easy to run a profitable business, why not run your own and keep that money for yourself?
Irrelevant. How do you know know I'm not already doing that.
My main point, which will valid for as long as humans are are the switch is that you cannot maximize every second.
Comment · 9 years ago
42 inch or about 1.06 meters when waves can be as high as 62 feet http://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-wave-atlantic-ocean-smas... ....even common waves of 10-15 feet will more than enough....he's much braver than me.
Maybe he knows that he has a safety valve, he can survive in that bubble for x days until rescue comes. I'm claustrophobic (not actually diagnosed but IMO) so unless I could save my children's lives, I wouldn't even try.
Maybe all the stars will align, but if I had to bet, for his next attempt, he already has his food supply.
Comment · 9 years ago
so if we remove "distractions" and work like robots will we get $30k more a year?
People are not robots. If I'm worth $200 an hour for the first 5 hours to an employee, by the 16th straight hour I'm barely in the positive territory. Companies should STFU and pay more, their earnings and cash piles show that money is being made.
By democracy I mean a system where basic human rights are protected and cannot be voted out. Would most Saudis, in a fair vote, allow for Catholic Churches to be open here? If the answer is no (and I think it is) then democracy is bad. Same for women rights, criticizing their faith, gay rights etc.