NASA_ISS_Tiger

A crippled person walks slower than a healthy person (not making fun of handicapped people, just stating a fact). A crippled war machine destroys things at a slower pace. They have to be more selective in their targets. Iran will continually evolve and even though they are crippled, they are getting help from the likes of Russia and North Korea. As far as HOW CRIPPLED they are....you need to realize they have gone un-managed/controlled since the 1970s. That's a LONG time to build up conventional weapons stockpiles. They have deep pockets for military budgets. Think about how they treat their people....money other nations spend on environmental areas, welfare, medical needs....they probably don't. That money goes into weapons and R&D for weapons.

Well here in Alabama there are no inspection stickers. Vehicles don't get safety inspections at all. This results in a lot of people driving vehicles with no lights, cracked windshields, and other defective equipment. As a result, insurance companies know this and jack up premiums due to the fact. I'd prefer to pay $10 (last time I was in La, that's what it was) than the higher insurance premiums. Not to mention, get some of these trashy cars off the roads.

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What's stopping you and everyone else from buying American-made right now?

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Other countries have cheaper labor costs, some use child labor, lack of governmental controls like the EPA allow for cheaper manufacturing, lack of safety regulations in foreign countries. When you factor things such as these, American companies have fled the US to build their products elsewhere or have shut down completely because they can't compete on the uneven playing surface.

I have a 4 year BSEE. Would I recommend anyone pay what colleges are charging today for the same degree? Hell NO. Sadly there isn't much that has changed in the degree program from when I got my BSEE in 1996 to today, but the cost has skyrocketed. I got out of school with $15K in student loan debt and was able to pay it off. Took a lot longer than what they sell to you, but I got it done. Today's student loan debt for the same degree at the same college would be > $10K per year. That's more than $50K for the same degree (if you can get a BSEE and work 40 hours a week in 4 years, I commend you, but it took my 5 so I base my calculations off that). That's close to 4x for the SAME DEGREE. Yeah starting salaries might be more, but so is housing, food, insurance, utilities etc. The Risk vs Reward isn't there. Go to a junior college or Vocational Tech school and keep your expenses down and start out at the same salary! Welders, mechanics, and electricians make damn good money and don't have the overhead of student loans breathing down their necks. Plus those schools help students find jobs better than some colleges do.

Damn...he already ran out of other peoples' money?

Maduro...that you?

I didn't know you were a Tiger fan.

Thank you for that GREAT explanation.

Can someone explain to me the difference between Select vs Non-Select? For instance I'm from Sulphur originally and they are non-select but they play Acadiana in the same district, but Acadiana is a Select school. What's that mean? They are in the same district but they would never be (if SHS would ever get in the playoffs...yeah right) in the same playoff bracket.

I know this change came about a few years ago, but I never really looked at it, and just recently tried to understand it.

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Only Nazi, white supremacists would ask for a link.

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Nah, just a non-white, conservative middle of the road skeptic who doesn't believe what he reads on forums.

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