USA Politics

[Karl Henning]

"Even after accepting disinformation from Russian agents, Johnson and Grassley couldn't come up with anything new or interesting on Hunter Biden."

[drogulus]

     

"Even after accepting disinformation from Russian agents, Johnson and Grassley couldn't come up with anything new or interesting on Hunter Biden."

     The point of the investigation was the investigation, not anything it might "discover".

     The US, EU and IMF wanted a Ukrainian prosecutor fired because he wasn't investigating corruption. If they all got roped into a scheme to protect Hunter Biden, I would like to know how the scheme was explained, in particular why it wouldn't be preferable to leave the guy in place.

     Some time ago Sen. Johnson was awarded the Inhofe Prize for Outstanding Senatorial Intellect by a committee consisting of me.

[71 dB]

You said free college, not tuition.  There's a difference.  You obviously did not look at the NCES site.

Yes I did.

No tuition = free.

You try to muddy the waters.

[Florestan]

Yes I did. No tuition = free

You keep harping on free education and free healthcare... 

I am not opposed to single-payer, universal healthcare. I am not opposed to publicly financed education. I have them both in my own country What I am strongly oppoosed to is calling them free. They are not free at all but financed by taxes, ie everybody pays for them, to a greater or lesser extent.

[Karl Henning]

You keep harping on free education and free healthcare... 

I am not opposed to single-payer, universal healthcare. I am not opposed to publicly financed education. I have them both in my own country What I am strongly oppoosed to is calling them free. They are not free at all but financed by taxes, ie everybody pays for them, to a greater or lesser extent.

TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

[Florestan]

TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

ees = ei edes suomessa

(assuming Google Translate is correct).

[MN Dave]

IDMATIIAGTS 

[71 dB]

You keep harping on free education and free healthcare... 

I am not opposed to single-payer, universal healthcare. I am not opposed to publicly financed education. I have them both in my own country What I am strongly oppoosed to is calling them free. They are not free at all but financed by taxes, ie everybody pays for them, to a greater or lesser extent.

The correct term is "free at the point of use". You don't pay the doctor when you see him/her. You just keep paying taxes.

Free at the point of use healthcare.
Free at the point of use education.

[Karl Henning]

IDMATIIAGTS 

It doesn't matter a thing if I ain't got tight shoes?

[71 dB]

ees = ei edes suomessa

(assuming Google Translate is correct).

It is, althou using capital letters it's Ei edes Suomessa.

Ei = not
edes = even
Suomi = Finland
-ssa = in
i => e = "Complexity of Finnish grammar." 

[Florestan]

IDMATIIAGTS 

I Did the Math! Actually 'Tis Insanely Incredible! Anything Goes! This Sucks!

[Florestan]

Suomi = Finland
-ssa = in
i => e =

Ah, yes, the joy of the agglutinative languages. 

[Todd]

Yes I did.

No tuition = free.

You try to muddy the waters.

No, I am pointing out that you do not know the subject you are writing about.  I suggest you look at the NCES site and see some of the other costs associated with college, some of them rather substantial, that directly impact students.  "Free" tuition - ie, fully taxpayer subsidized tuition - is not even close to the same thing as free college. 

It also doesn't matter; fully taxpayer subsidized tuition isn't going to happen.

[71 dB]

Ah, yes, the joy of the agglutinative languages. 

"Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas" is said to be the longest Finnish word at 61 letters, however that is arguable because you could make up any word you wanted in Finnish really.

[Florestan]

"Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas" is said to be the longest Finnish word at 61 letters, however that is arguable because you could make up any word you wanted in Finnish really.

What does it mean?

[Karl Henning]

"Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas" is said to be the longest Finnish word at 61 letters, however that is arguable because you could make up any word you wanted in Finnish really.

What would you say is the longest word in frequent use? (I've never heard "antidisestablishmentarianism" used in actual discourse....

[71 dB]

No, I am pointing out that you do not know the subject you are writing about.  I suggest you look at the NCES site and see some of the other costs associated with college, some of them rather substantial, that directly impact students.  "Free" tuition - ie, fully taxpayer subsidized tuition - is not even close to the same thing as free college. 

It also doesn't matter; fully taxpayer subsidized tuition isn't going to happen.

You mean the students need to pay for food and accommodation? Yes, that happens even in Finland, but then again you need to pay for those whether you study or not. Anyway, it's clear if the 80 billion increase to military budget was instead "dumped" to public higher education the tuition frees would be zero or much lower they are now.

[Todd]

You mean the students need to pay for food and accommodation? Yes, that happens even in Finland, but then again you need to pay for those whether you study or not.

Then your confusion is odd.

Anyway, it's clear if the 80 billion increase to military budget was instead "dumped" to public higher education the tuition frees would be zero or much lower they are now.

It would not be free, and national security and college tuition are not interchangeable.

[71 dB]

What would you say is the longest word in frequent use? (I've never heard "antidisestablishmentarianism" used in actual discourse....

Words such as Peruspalveluliikelaitoskuntayhtymä =  "a public utility of a municipal federation for provision of basic services" are used in politics. In engineering field you can see words such as Kolmivaihekilowattituntimittari = "three-phase electricity meter", but in casual language words rarely get much longer than Jauhelihakeitto = "minced meat soup".

What does it mean?

Airplane jet turbine engine auxiliary mechanic non-commissioned officer student. 

[Karl Henning]

     
     The point of the investigation was the investigation, not anything it might "discover".

     The US, EU and IMF wanted a Ukrainian prosecutor fired because he wasn't investigating corruption. If they all got roped into a scheme to protect Hunter Biden, I would like to know how the scheme was explained, in particular why it wouldn't be preferable to leave the guy in place.

     Some time ago Sen. Johnson was awarded the Inhofe Prize for Outstanding Senatorial Intellect by a committee consisting of me.

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