Most of the equipment used by mining companies is manufactured and maintained by other private companies. These private companies have an interest in the mining sector but do not run it. Defense would be no different.
The purpose of the police, along with the justice system is to uphold the...
Surely, at least in a democracy, the government is meant to reflect the interests of the nation, ie. the people. Therefore the middle-man, ie. the government is unnecessary. Layers of beaurocracy and inefficiency could be removed if the army took orders directly from the people funding it...
So I was thinking about economics and the market, and I got this idea, as stated by the thread title. Why not privatise the army? If it can work for utilities, health care and education, why should defense be an exception?
Pros:
- Better investment. Come on people, our current defense...
Some of my exam results have already appeared on the Grades section of blackboard.
Is that normal? Are they usually different when the final results come out?
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
It's like adobe, but doesn't freeze your computer every time it opens.
Which is nice for those of us running a 486, like me.
They're giving Whale-Land a hell of a time. But whale land is a place I just made up now.
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It doesn't seem too big of a problem, though. I mean, the missile test failed ffs. You've got a 3rd world country that may or may not have nukes, testing military equipment that doesn't even...
Guys aren't better at all, most girls just aren't interested, chemical being the exception, for reasons I'm not sure have ever been properly investigated.
Studying engineering can be kinda homoerotic in a very male way, all the talk about pins and members and shafts, and what not, in a...
like sex...
Well when you think about it, pi isn't really that big of a number, so, it's not actually that much love. Maybe if it was like, 4, or something. Then it'd be like, "let's get married". But pi is more like "you're pretty cool."