I remember one guy telling his story that he was raped by a pregnant woman. He didn’t want to hurt the baby so he couldn’t force her to stop.

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a giant underground storage tank

That’s basically what groundwater is already.

The trick isn’t storing it. The earth does that naturally. The trick is moving it where there isn’t enough.

I’ll save everyone a search.

While I disagree with it, there is a valid argument that getting rid of the filibuster would become an absolute disaster once Republicans gain the majority.

Religious views of trans people in Iran are particularly interesting. Though it is an Islamic theocracy where being gay is explicitly against the law, being trans is narrowly accepted. Gender reassignment surgery is legal and formal gender recognition after the procedure is supported by the theocracy. The fact that being gay is potentially punishable by death can lead to people choosing gender reassignment rather than execution. The government’s strict belief that there are no sexual minorities in the country leads to an oddly absolute acceptance of the gender of trans people.

I thought the same thing so I looked to see if there was any relation. Apparently they have a different number of chromosomes and can’t cross breed with other canines.

Can I just get a robot dog armed with a super soaker? That would be hilarious.

Less people being in debt adds value. It allows them to do things like buy houses and have kids.

Let’s not pretend that these loans aren’t exploitive and extortionate. Accounting for inflation, costs of a college education have tripled in the last 60 years. Federal loan interest can be up to 8% and private loan interest can be up to 18%. A doctor can stay ahead of that with their salary, but not all jobs necessary for society pay enough to do so; teachers for example.

College is necessary on a societal level. A modern nation cannot function without the highly educated.

As far as personal responsibility, it is a reality that someone cannot know if they will be capable of completing a degree without trying. Some inevitably prove unable to do so and are stuck with debts they have no means to pay. Normally one could declare bankruptcy but student borrowers are denied this resolution. Should we just accept that a certain number of people will be fucked for the rest of their lives for the benefit of society?

I find it hard to say that the value to society of killing him was greater than the value he provided cutting hair at the prison.

Bullshit. Doctors aren’t going to let people die from lack of care just to make more money. They are one of the few jobs where ethics are essential.

But you don’t really care about any real discussion do you? You just don’t like the idea that someone else might get something for free that you didn’t. It’s that kind of attitude that holds civilization back.

The government pays for all kinds of things you don’t use with your taxes. You pay for roads you don’t drive on. You pay for fires to be put out at other people’s homes. You pay for the education of children that aren’t yours. Fucking get over it.

You are completely missing that we are not just talking about doctors. That’s just an example. We also need nurses, teachers, engineers, and all sorts of other jobs requiring advanced degrees. (Part of the reason med school is limited is there aren’t enough people to teach it. The demand is there, the supply can’t keep up).

Because the country desperately needs more doctors and paying for their education is a huge incentive for people to go into the field. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to afford to go to school for 8-10 years. Lack of ability should be the only thing barring a prospective doctor, not the fact that they don’t have a family wealthy enough to support them through their education.

Society needs doctors, teachers, engineers, and other jobs requiring degrees. We all benefit from their education. Why shouldn’t you pay for something you benefit from?

And yes, we can spend our way out of debt by investing in things that return more money than they cost us, like hiring more IRS agents to enforce existing tax laws or getting people better educational so they pay more in taxes from their higher paying jobs.

Biden is doing what the government is supposed to do. Promoting the general welfare. Massive student debt is dragging down the economy. People with degrees pay for training plumbers so why shouldn’t it work the other way ?

The Supreme Court clearly stated in Trump v Mazars that congressional subpoena power is limited to legislative purposes and cannot be used for law enforcement purposes. Attempting to prosecute Hunter Biden has nothing to do with with the legislative duties of Congress.

Cross section cut of a cow leg bone from a roast.