January 2011
16 posts
Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates... →
The law was not only the first time the United States created a socialized medical program (The Marine Hospital Service) but was also the first to mandate that privately employed citizens be legally required to make payments to pay for health care services. Upon passage of the law, ships were no longer permitted to sail in and out of our ports if the health care tax had not been collected by the...
What happens when an entire country legalizes drug... →
Faced with both a public health crisis and a public relations disaster, Portugal’s elected officials took a bold step. They decided to decriminalize the possession of all illicit drugs — from marijuana to heroin — but continue to impose criminal sanctions on distribution and trafficking. The goal: easing the burden on the nation’s criminal justice system and improving the people’s overall health...
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2010: Cyberpunk World →
I wonder if we may look back on 2010 as the year it became widely understood that we now live in a cyberpunk world.
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