seanflyon

I'm not arguing in favor of our current regulation, I'm saying that it is hard to fix and you can't throw it out altogether.

I don't think unregulated nuclear is a good idea. Safer reactors would require less regulation and you could argue that even for current reactors our regulation is excessive. The bottom line is that efficient regulation is a hard problem and to use nuclear power we need to either solve that problem or endure inefficient regulation.

> the tsunami it experienced was accepted by the best engineering data at the time to be impossible.

I find that hard to believe. It was the 4th largest earthquake in the last century and doesn't make the Wikipedia list of "Megatsunamis". It was more a question of how long between such extreme events than if such an extreme event could occur.

> not actually convicted of doing what is alleged

Do you mean "not actually guilty even though they were found guilty" or do we put people on sex offender registries without due process?

> as part of an issued sentence or punishment for an original crime.

I think this is the key point. You have a fundamental right to work for anyone who wants to hire you. The government can take away that right (and other fundamental rights) as punishment for a crime when you are convicted. I don't see how they can take away rights that are not a part of that sentence. That would be like calling you back for another year of prison after your sentence was completed.

> Many countries already do this.

I don't think I could name a 1st world county that doesn't do that.

Minimum wage guarantees you will make a minimum of $0 + all eligible welfare benefits.

With BI, You will never be in a situation where you will be poorer for earning a dollar you just won't be an entire dollar richer.

Any electric heater will be approximately 100% efficient, but electricity is generally much more expensive per unit energy than than natural gas or oil. If you have decided that electricity is your best option, you should compare convenience, installation cost, and whether you want to heat specific areas or the entire house.

Though on Earth it's our atmosphere that stops the high energy particles.

This enables a self driving car to charge. Your car can drop you off and go park.

Which is not a fair comparison because gas stations must meet 100% of the refueling demands of gasoline cars and charging stations only need to meet a tiny percentage because most charging takes place at home or at work.

I think that would still fit pretty well with "those providing 'real' value are so productive that they support all that dead weight and yet still continue to grow".