owie829

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by owie829 1y ago
that is incorrect. 2023 US Payments to agriculture [1] were $10.972 billion. That is 0.04% of GDP or ~0.697% of the federal budget[2] for 2023. It spiked slightly in 2020, but has been a small portion of the budget for a long time. [1] htt
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by owie829 3y ago
Possibly due to the unibody vs body-on-frame construction of the vehicle.
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by owie829 8y ago
Cable. Regular internet is frequently more expensive than the same speed internet + basic cable.
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by owie829 8y ago
From an outside perspective the problem of household debt to household disposable income is not a uniquely American problem, nor is it even most acute in America. Total household debt as a % of net disposable income is 109% in US. European
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by owie829 8y ago
renting at blockbuster made sense. You could watch a movie unlimited times within a 5 day period for $1.99, versus purchasing the video for $29.99. renting at Amazon Kindle doesn't make sense. You could pay $9.99 to rent a digital vers
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by owie829 8y ago
which would appear to be a violation of their terms: If someone else might own the copyright to it, don't submit it. Outline is for reading pages that: * you own the rights to, * is in the public domain, * constitutes fair use, or * yo
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by owie829 8y ago
perishables - Amazon ships goods including PrimeNow delivery and leveraging their acquisition of Whole Foods to ships fresh food things you want right away - Prime Now, 2 hr delivery in select markets services - Amazon has an entire section
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by owie829 9y ago
> But with the FCC now chaired by Republican Ajit Pai, the commission suggested in its annual broadband inquiry last month that Americans might not need a fast home Internet connection. Instead, mobile Internet via a smartphone, with spe
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by owie829 9y ago
news http://www.scotusblog.com/2017/06/justices-tackle-cellphone-... and case page http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/carpenter-v-unite...
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by owie829 10y ago
Amtrak gets priority when it is on time. The problem is that Amtrak is never on time. Don't blame the freight companies for that.
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by owie829 10y ago
you can melt down any reactor. Perhaps you mean it can't create a nuclear explosion? in that you are right.
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by owie829 11y ago
active shooter is not "becoming all too-common" and it's a really silly thing to be so concerned about. FBI found 160 incidents of active shooters between 2000-2013 with total of 1,043 casualties (486 deaths and 556 wounded)