Muda69

No, I didn't. My quote was: The word 'old' does not necessarily assume ownership of an item. I sold that particular firearm several years ago and currently do not own a firearm. And a Jart is not a firearm. Reading comprehension is your friend.

School Choice Increases Earnings in Colombia: https://www.cato.org/blog/school-choice-increases-earnings-colombia 16 people are talking about this The research team, led by Stanford University’s Eric Bettinger, found that winning a lottery to use a voucher to attend a private school in 6th grade increased earnings by 8 percent overall and 11 percent for females by the time the students reached around 33 years of age. In other words, it looks like school choice could help close the gender wage gap in Colombia. The program also increased adult earnings by 17 percent for students who applied to vocational schools. Higher earnings should be enough to demonstrate this voucher program’s success. But don’t drop the mic just yet. The study also found that winning the voucher lottery reduced the likelihood of having a child as a teenager by 18 percent. Voucher lottery winners were also 17 percent more likely to complete secondary school on time and 13 percent more likely to enroll in tertiary education than the control group. The authors also reported that these long-run gains “occur at a low or possibly negative cost to taxpayers,” implying the program has a positive return on investment. We should consider all relevant outcomes when evaluating any education policy, especially since families don’t want schools solely focusing on standardized tests. Families want schools to help their children succeed in life. And it looks like private schools in Colombia are doing just that.

I guess that makes me a Canadian as well.

https://reason.com/2019/08/12/china-exports-its-panopticon/ It is chilling. How long before forms of this technology are used for certain brown immigrants to the United States of America, of course under the guise of 'stability maintenance'? But then again I bet England does it first, if it already hasn't down so.

A war with Iran will be the official 'distraction of the week" should this link between Mr. Trump and Mr. Epstein get some real legs........

But, but isn't it dangerous for children to play outside where they could get hurt, kidnapped, etc.? And isn't the best form of 'play' 100% organized activities run by adults? Children needs to either be supervised by an adult or 'supervised' by a device (phone, tablet, console, TV, etc.)

The GID is all about unicorns and rainbows. I get it.

On Gun Control, Once More from the Top: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/on-gun-control-once-more-from-the-top/

Next Round of Tariffs Will Be $1 Billion Tax Increase on Smartphones, TVs, Tablets, and More: https://reason.com/2019/08/09/next-round-of-tariffs-will-be-1-billion-tax-increase-on-smartphones-tvs-and-other-electronics/ And how exactly is American "winning" with these tariffs?

My old savage arms over/under 410 22, both single shot barrels, should be the only firearm available to non-military U.S. citizens. No 2nd amendment violations there, right?

Correct, they don't have to. But there is something, although dying in our society, called common courtesy. And I appreciate Jimmie taking the time out of his busy schedule to address my question promptly and honestly. So will other future threads about this subject, about other coaches at other schools, also be unceremoniously deleted/hidden? If so, and if this is now the official GID policy, IMHO it needs to be added to the GID posting guidelines.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/book-review-the-college-dropout-scandal-underreported-problem/ These are shocking numbers, but I'm really not that surprised. More than ever colleges & universities are more than happy to take your or the government's money with little to no regard to whether or not you actually graduate.

Can somebody with legal experience please tell me exactly what kind of 'legal exposure' the GID may open itself up to by allowing this particular situation to be discussed on the GID, especially as I have said before previous similar situations have been discussed with zero legal ramifications? Why is Tri-West and Mr. Bruce treated like kryptonite?

Wow, you really believe this particular case is that divisive? Similar discussions over different cases have been held on the GID and I don't recall legal action being threatened against the site itself. And yes I am disappointed that the free and open exchange of ideas is being curtailed on the GID, at least regarding this topic.

Why was the thread which was originally created several months ago, concerning Tri-West and head football coach Mr. Bruce, apparently deleted/hidden from the The Indiana High School Football Forum? Especially when new information is starting to come to light? https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/08/08/tyler-bruce-tri-west-abuse-molestation-allegations/1959319001/

Hmmm. I smell a kickstarter campaign................

Rep. Joaquin Castro's Doxxing of Trump Donors in His District Has Flipped the Campaign Finance Discourse on Its Head: https://reason.com/2019/08/07/rep-joaquin-castros-doxxing-of-trump-donors-in-his-district-has-flipped-the-campaign-finance-discourse-on-its-head/ 63.4K people are talking about this The tweet listed the employers of these Trump donors, including a dozen who said they were retired, and one self-described "homemaker." Conservatives blasted Castro for the tweet. .... Castro himself is not backing down, arguing that he did not create the graphic (it reportedly originated from an activist group) and that this is all public information anyway. "No one was targeted or harassed in my post. You know that. All that info is routinely published," he said in response to McCarthy. 36.6K people are talking about this There is a difference, however, between campaign finance information being available and a member of Congress broadcasting that information on social media. Castro also appears to be trying to draw a link between donors to Trump's campaign and the recent El Paso shooting, the perpetrator of which wrote a manifesto denouncing immigrants as "invaders." After the conservative backlash to his tweet, Castro retweeted a couple of supporters who made this link explicit. .... And while reasonable people may not be able to reasonably disagree on Trump, Castro's tweet is just deepening the divide. He has given every person he singled out even more reason to support Castro's opponents, particularly since the nature of social media virality almost guarantees each of those individuals has received or will receive unpleasant messages thanks to Castro's spotlight. Whatever divisions he was hoping to fix, he has only deepened. How true. And as one of the comments to this story posits: "One thing the otherwise well written article leaves out is that Castro apparently redacted the names of Hispanic Trump voters and doxed only the nonHispanic Trump supporters. That fact puts lie to any claim that he did this for “transparency”. If he thinks it is so important for people who donated to Trump to be publicly known, why is it somehow not important for Hispanics who do so to be doxed? He did this because he wants the mob to terrorize these people for the crime of disagreeing with him. But hey, he makes up for it by targeting them for their race as well. So there is that."

True. And the local government will suffer reduced tax revenues as a result. Again, the fault of bad government policies/laws.

Here is how the states with "red flag" laws fail to protect the constitutional rights of gun owners.: https://reason.com/2019/08/07/republicans-who-support-gun-confiscation-laws-imagine-due-process-that-does-not-exist-on-paper-or-in-practice/ Yep, Red Flag laws are mostly a joke, and deny individuals their 2nd amendment rights. And that pesky 2nd amendment is the crux of the entire matter. Only a partial or full repeal/rewriting of the 2nd amendment will cause any real or lasting change. And is there the political will in Washington and the enough will among Americans to see such a thing through to the end?

I have few Jarts stored away. Want to buy some? PM me. http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/48297354/

If they and other banks do fail due to their own freely chosen policies it will be their own fault, and not the fault of government. There is a difference, sorry that you no longer can see that.

Pretty much the expected response you would get from a socialist.

Yes it does. Here is more: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/new-york-city’s-15-minimum-wage-now-officially-disaster-71761 So according to logic from the likes of Dante only those 4 percent of survey respondents truly are worthy of staying in business. If you can't continue to grow your business, keep prices the same, and keep all your current employees even under these draconian wage hike laws you deserve to fail.

But, but doesn't the state always know what an individuals labor is worth on a hourly basis? Are they not the experts?

You have to be joking.