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Bahamut.Kara said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: »  Would you like for me to hold your hand while you read it? Right, don't think anyone is surprised. Why don't you stop being lazy and read it yourself. It will save you a lot of trouble in the long run when you ask for citation on basic knowledge of a subject. edit: gdi, paged 3 times in a row... fonewear said: » What makes me urban I listen to Kayne West.
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I was describing the furthest extremes. Most rural communities have been modernized by one boom or another (it's a commonplace for a plant to get built or a mine or whatever, bolster an economy for a few years, and then move on leaving lots of people with little work). My friend's mother lives in a part of Illinois where cell phone reception basically does not exist (so much for nationwide coverage) and the only internet options are satellite or dial-up.
It's easy to forget that places exist off the grid to a greater or lesser extent and even easier to forget how many people reside there.
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Booms only lead to industrial complexes that in return control your mind and body.
I live less than a half mile from a Verizon store and I can't get cell phone reception...
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: » Booms only lead to industrial complexes that in return control your mind and body. If you are talking about women I agree. fonewear said: » I live less than a half mile from a Verizon store and I can't get cell phone reception...
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fonewear said: » What makes me "FTFY"
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Shiva.Onorgul said: » I was describing the furthest extremes. Most rural communities have been modernized by one boom or another (it's a commonplace for a plant to get built or a mine or whatever, bolster an economy for a few years, and then move on leaving lots of people with little work). My friend's mother lives in a part of Illinois where cell phone reception basically does not exist (so much for nationwide coverage) and the only internet options are satellite or dial-up. It's easy to forget that places exist off the grid to a greater or lesser extent and even easier to forget how many people reside there. I just found out yesterday my smart phone could make phone calls.
fonewear said: » I just found out yesterday my smart phone could make phone calls.
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Sylph.Shipp said: » Shiva.Onorgul said: » I was describing the furthest extremes. Most rural communities have been modernized by one boom or another (it's a commonplace for a plant to get built or a mine or whatever, bolster an economy for a few years, and then move on leaving lots of people with little work). My friend's mother lives in a part of Illinois where cell phone reception basically does not exist (so much for nationwide coverage) and the only internet options are satellite or dial-up. It's easy to forget that places exist off the grid to a greater or lesser extent and even easier to forget how many people reside there. Verizon is still the only provider that's reasonable for my hometown, and don't expect 3/4G unless you're outside. You go inside a building and you're lucky you have service at all. Depending on the coverage map you look at, AT&T does or doesn't "cover" the area, but Cricket covers the suburbs better than AT&T does my hometown (which is to say, bad and worse, respectively). I'm pretty sure T-Mobile and Sprint still aren't even sure that people live in Pennsylvania north of at I-80. Bismarck.Ramyrez said: » Sylph.Shipp said: » Shiva.Onorgul said: » I was describing the furthest extremes. Most rural communities have been modernized by one boom or another (it's a commonplace for a plant to get built or a mine or whatever, bolster an economy for a few years, and then move on leaving lots of people with little work). My friend's mother lives in a part of Illinois where cell phone reception basically does not exist (so much for nationwide coverage) and the only internet options are satellite or dial-up. It's easy to forget that places exist off the grid to a greater or lesser extent and even easier to forget how many people reside there. Verizon is still the only provider that's reasonable for my hometown, and don't expect 3/4G unless you're outside. You go inside a building and you're lucky you have service at all. Depending on the coverage map you look at, AT&T does or doesn't "cover" the area, but Cricket covers the suburbs better than AT&T does my hometown (which is to say, bad and worse, respectively). I'm pretty sure T-Mobile and Sprint still aren't even sure that people live in Pennsylvania north of at I-80. Hah, Sprint is still the only iffy carrier around here, though much better than ten years ago when I had them. AT&T is decent here, which is what I use currently, but it really depends on the area. Overall it's great, but if you happen to go through a dead zone, goodluck getting a signal if you breakdown while driving without walking for thirty minutes.
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Yeah. My hometown only has Verizon at all because they bought out the one or two tiny cell companies that covered the area back in the late 90s. Otherwise the area would probably still be completely devoid of signal. If you break down outside of town, you're still stuck trying to get help the old fashioned way.
Stick out your thumb and pray the guy who stops isn't Hannibal Lecter. Edit: Or, you know. CB radio. Because...well, those are still a common thing in Pennsyltucky.
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I pick up hitchhikers all the time. Turns out to be a good hobby.
On the subject of introductory texts, this one should be of use to you King:
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This is the internet reading is discouraged.
Cerberus.Pleebo said: » On the subject of introductory texts, this one should be of use to you King: It seems like this thread has deteriorated into getting the last word in.
YouTube Video Placeholder On pins and needles waiting for the best.
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Bismarck.Ramyrez said: » Yeah. My hometown only has Verizon at all because they bought out the one or two tiny cell companies that covered the area back in the late 90s. Otherwise the area would probably still be completely devoid of signal. If you break down outside of town, you're still stuck trying to get help the old fashioned way. Stick out your thumb and pray the guy who stops isn't Hannibal Lecter. Edit: Or, you know. CB radio. Because...well, those are still a common thing in Pennsyltucky.
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Personally, and I know this has been danced around a little in this topic, I'd like to see some sort of population control put into place. There are a lot of valid complaints about China's human rights issues, but the simple fact of the matter is that their one child policy really should be more widespread.
Fewer people means fewer jobs needed, fewer mouths to feed, fewer people to educate, etc. Part of the reason social programs work so well in other countries is because of limited populations compared to the U.S. and other countries with massive populations. We need to find a way to control population. But, as the fiscal conservatives about the forum are fond of saying on the subject of equality/income/wealth distribution, you can't have an open, honest discussion on the topic because everyone gest emotional when you start talking about limiting people's ability to procreate at will. Though I would hope those same fiscal conservatives would agree with me that if we had a lower population, we wouldn't have nearly as many of those problems. Bismarck.Ramyrez said: » Personally, and I know this has been danced around a little in this topic, I'd like to see some sort of population control put into place. There are a lot of valid complaints about China's human rights issues, but the simple fact of the matter is that their one child policy really should be more widespread. Fewer people means fewer jobs needed, fewer mouths to feed, fewer people to educate, etc. Part of the reason social programs work so well in other countries is because of limited populations compared to the U.S. and other countries with massive populations. We need to find a way to control population. <snipped out unneeded remarks> China's method is probably the best way currently, but I don't think it is 100% effective. I think more in line of a Child Tax (not to be confused with "kiddie tax") would stem the production of children as a full time job more effectively than most methods I have heard of. I believe that the best incentive (or disincentive in this case) would be financial.
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Fiscally speaking, population control might be a sound idea. There's just no way it's ever going to happen in the U.S., so it's a moot argument to begin with.
Bahamut.Ravael said: » Fiscally speaking, population control might be a sound idea. There's just no way it's ever going to happen in the U.S., so it's a moot argument to begin with.
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Asura.Kingnobody said: » Bahamut.Ravael said: » Fiscally speaking, population control might be a sound idea. There's just no way it's ever going to happen in the U.S., so it's a moot argument to begin with. A woman should be able to do what she wants with her body. Unless it's bear children. I'd love to see that justified in the minds of the left.
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Bahamut.Ravael said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Bahamut.Ravael said: » Fiscally speaking, population control might be a sound idea. There's just no way it's ever going to happen in the U.S., so it's a moot argument to begin with. A woman should be able to do what she wants with her body. Unless it's bear children. I'd love to see that justified in the minds of the left. You know, the one between our "War on Minorities" and "War on the Poor" Or is it between our "War on Freedom" and "War on the Constitution"? I can never keep track of our supposed wars.
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King arguing for population control via government interference and a tax based on children?
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I'm not sure where you get the "government interference" in population control.
A tax based on children, yeah. Government Interference, no, because that is about as worthless as setting up a helpline for Obamacare technical support. if they simply reduced the incentives people haveto have kids they can't afford and made birth control accessible and free, we'd see a pretty decent reduction in excessive and irresponsible breeding. and typically it's the religious right that has lots of kids, the ones on the left get a bad rap because they favor handouts to equally damaging and excessive tax credits.
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