We should ask roads and parking lots to at least break even. That they're provided on government or business dime is related to the sprawl problem that's making transit hard to set up.
Sewers arguably make drug dealer profit margins, the way certain municipalities charge for a hookup. Which has resulted in very little new construction even during the housing crisis.
Schools, yeah. It's pretty obvious it is economically worth it, but only a long way down the road, like with basic research. And then there's the whole "making better people" aspect of it, however much you buy that.
Is it? I think internally is a reasonable way to read that requirement. Even failing that, somewhere else would have to be more equal and just, somehow.
I know it's the theory that the Western lifestyle in general is built on that, but Denmark's state budget is pretty easy to verify as coming from Denmark.
You're getting a lot of "none" answers, but that's overly pessimistic, given that you used relative terms for almost everything, and free healthcare and education are standard first-world features.
The usual statistics wondercountries would be my answer. Canada, the Nordics and select other places in Western Europe like the Netherlands and Switzerland. New Zealand is having problems these days, but maybe them too, I'm not sure. They all lean towards these stances relative to other countries.
Cheap food is probably hardest thing. It just comes with a certain cost to produce or ship in.
Do we? Sometimes he TACOs, but sometimes he does exactly what he said he would. And what about whoever the next American autocrat is?
Getting in on one of the European umbrellas would be much better, though. We could even have British or French warheads on a Canadian sub, although I doubt it could launch a Trident as the delivery system.
Interesting, I'm going to have to look into that. Soviet designs usually do have larger allowances, but the fundamental way the technology works is of course the same.
Money Identity Coercion Ego. Those are the primary motivators.
Being rich means you've solved money and probably coercion. You can either rest on your laurels or chase the other two, for good or for evil. There's rich philanthropists - some who give almost everything away - and then whatever Elon Musk is, but most go for the rest on their laurels thing, and so you probably haven't heard of them.
Dehumanising someone also serves our identity and ego, FYI, which is where this thread came from.
Even the capitalists are behaving differently and more humane compared the fuedalists of the middle ages.
Yes, because their source of wealth is fundamentally different. Lords had to project violence and play court politics to keep their position. Still do, in some places. The rich in developed countries, on the other hand, can rely on strong rule of law to protect their property with very little personal input.
Also why if the apocalypse ever happened, they'd get owned and somebody else would take their bunker.
It's more doctrine than actual machine accuracy. They plan to hit a large area as their primary technique of inflicting damage, while a NATO force waits for some kind of known target or goal (like "make this route unusable").
The first part if your comment doesn’t make sense.
It's just a thick metal tube, and it's designed to have explosions in it normally. Your drone might simply make dents, and if not the crew will still be safe and mobile to get back to base for repair. Then it can go back out and keep fighting.
Being out there and sending a drone is of course not risk-free for the attackers, and the reward is so much less than the hardkill they'd get without the cage being in the way.
It is a massive target with atrocious visibility and an engine that is already underpowered without adding tons of extra weight.
Compared to the tank, it's not going to weigh much. It's pretty typical to add stuff on to your armour. The visibility thing is legit though, and you can see they've tried to retain as much as possible.
Hmm, are the Russians also having problems in that department? This is a Ukrainian tank per the title.
That said, it's a reasonable general take. Every time there's a new weapon this debate plays out. Sometimes it's the atom bomb and lives up to the hype, but sometimes it's the interwar bomber that doesn't always get through.
We should ask roads and parking lots to at least break even. That they're provided on government or business dime is related to the sprawl problem that's making transit hard to set up.
Sewers arguably make drug dealer profit margins, the way certain municipalities charge for a hookup. Which has resulted in very little new construction even during the housing crisis.
Schools, yeah. It's pretty obvious it is economically worth it, but only a long way down the road, like with basic research. And then there's the whole "making better people" aspect of it, however much you buy that.