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  1. There are reports that Chinese spy balloons flew over the US during the time of the Trump administration. However, Trump was not aware of this[1]. The Biden administration became aware of it after Trump left office and is now considering informing him about it. The recent decision to destroy the balloons is questionable as it was done after they had already traveled across the US and over the ocean, which caused the exploded parts to scatter and be damaged by salt water. This could have been handled differently with attempts to bring the balloons down gently on land for payload analysis. If 'engage and destroy' was the right answer, it should have occurred before reaching the mainland. This raises questions about the leadership's judgement and the information they were acting on. [1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-officials-deny-chinese-spy-balloons-flew-above-us-on-their-watch/ar-AA178Ixz
  2. At my last company we focused on sick prevention through incentives $1000 off insurance by testing / certifying as a non smoker ...BMI below obesity ...blood lab results ...daily exercise ...wellness visits ...flu shots, etc. ...taking health education classes provided by the company, including cooking and nutrition ...dentist twice a year, annual eye exam, health visits to screen from cancer, etc. to catch things early We were self-insured, had a free-to-employee primary physician clinic on site, free chiropractic clinic on-site, and a dirt cheap pharmacy on site. We copied many ideas from "The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care" written by Clayton Christensen with Jason Hwang and Jerome Grossman. I believe we had evidence that promoting health and wellness reduced the need for costly medical interventions and treatments, and lowered the overall burden of disease and illness.
  3. Donald Trump's character is widely criticized and viewed as lacking in ethics and integrity. The constant barrage of sensationalized and emotional reporting by the media, public, and leaders, along with the spread of misinformation and lies, has only contributed to a growing tolerance for his actions and behavior. If the focus were solely on the facts, the public discourse and perception of the former president would likely be different.
  4. I am not offended. But folks frown upon flawed actions that discredit their dignity. I am confused that character Cael consents.
  5. With this guy? No way. The guy below might have success influencing a group to prevent the top guy from doing it.
  6. Because he wrestles like a Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport. 1500-hp quad-turbo 8.0-liter W-16 engine, seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and runs out of gas in minutes.
  7. I'd wager these as top contributors Health care is incented to treat sick people rather than to prevent people from getting sick. And increasing number of citizens have more chronic illness due to obesity and age. Customers (patients) have limited transparency to what the cost of service is until after they receive treatment. Insurance pays the bill rather than the customer. Customers may not care or know what the price is since they are paying a small portion of it.
  8. Plunder. Waste. Corruption. Bureaucracy. Ponzi schemes. Protect our rights and maintain order are some positives.
  9. Can you guess whose kid this accomplishment belongs to? I love it!
  10. Hmm --------------------^ There is no way these are Mr. Snow Plow's words.
  11. How is this tweet still up?
  12. The pushout rule, fleeing the mat penalty, and allowing offensive inbound action to continue OOB is the way. Freestyle OOB > College OOB > High School OOB.
  13. If you think college is bad, try watching high school again.
  14. How to remove guns from the good guys. You require mandatory insurance to own them and charge a high price. How do I know? Today, I added my 16-year-old daughter to my vehicle insurance plan for ~$2000. Why did I wait so long to switch her from the learning permit to the regular license? The cost. If I was required to maintain high-cost gun insurance because there are kids in my house, or if I had to pay a young gun owner premium, I wouldn't own many guns. And this seems wrong. But maybe the purpose of this requirement is to reduce the number of guns bought by the good folks such that the market influences fewer guns being made, and then there are fewer guns for criminals to get ahold of. What would happen is the good folks would sell their guns off cheaply to the bad guys. Crime would continue to be high, but there would be less opportunity to defend oneself. There are enough guns in circulation to power criminals for the next century, so police will have to be tougher on crime. The government would bungle buying guns at a premium to get them off the street. In the end, we need a tougher consequences for criminal gun behavior. This brings me back to much greater policing in the worst city blocks, especially since it's already proven effective in studies. But also go overboard on addressing poverty in those extreme poverty and criminal areas. I don't mean to give out $5M to each citizen, but rather overfund educators, public housing, health care, healthy food, city improvement jobs, etc.
  15. Why can’t we bring it down without destroying it?
  16. Bernie is still Bernie even if he has a little money now.
  17. What are the consequences of shooting it down? I'd love to know what is in the balloon, but I would also not like an outcome where this leads to war.
  18. Our high school girls wrestle the boy's style. An ex-world team member has no interest in teaching the man's style or the women's style in Kansas. There isn't enough local interest to be profitable. He says to focus on boy's style to get local success. Focus on neutral. The top man par terre skills will be learned in college.
  19. Yes, and the tomato turned red when it saw the salad dressing. It sounds real, but it's a bit of a fib and is not a widely held belief.
  20. People that shoot guns while committing a crime should be punished harshly through life imprisonment and caning. These 'inhumane' criminals pose a risk to society due to their high likelihood of reoffending after release. While I like a good redemption story, the possibility of such an outcome is not worth taking the risk.
  21. He says many good thoughts but I have to block out the blabs and focus to comprehend.
  22. Attention @scourge165 Below is an example of being concise and with a less emotional charge. I apologize if I misrepresented your case in previous comments. Now I'm thinking here is an intelligent guy that speaks clearly and I might learn something from. Why might he think that way? What are my thoughts on it?
  23. Okay and there is deflection. If there is one thing that triggers me… Nah there is another. You can search my posts and witness me lose my marbles over the thought process that normalizes elective abortion for the 70% selfish scenario. Nobody listens when I get going on that topic. Nobody is listening to you here. You are not alone… but you can be better. I want to listen to your thoughts but you make it hard.
  24. Be brief but comprehensive. You can address all your concerns in half the words and have more clarity. Concise.
  25. I support gun restrictions. I don’t understand why folks get more worked up over it than what the data says is a larger problem.
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