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Originally Posted by filtherton
Really? I think the reason is pretty obvious.
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Why haven't they fixed it then?
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And in any case, measurable outcomes can't be too important to someone whose economic philosophy eschews them altogether because the market knows best.
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You know what is best for you. I know what is best for me. Others know what is best for them. That forms the foundation of my belief that Free markets "knows best". What is the basis of your view? Do you think others know what is best for you? Or is it your assumption that it is just other people who need the nanny state to determine what is best?
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I don't get it. Why would government provided job retraining be bad?
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If it is a waste of time and money it is bad. Resources should be directed towards what works best. We should always ask the questions - is it working? Is there a better way?
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Originally Posted by silent_jay
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What is your objective? You will never change my mind on this issue. I will always have a response, question, example, of a different point of view that I can present. I have an obsessive compulsive disorder, and like when a dog gets fixated, the true response is to remove the object or in my case ignore me. My wife will occasionally slap me, but others don't have that option.
I actually disagree with this dog owner, of a dog named Ace - I can feel Ace's pain.
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Dogs develop fixations for many reasons, often as a result of a lack of exercise, no leadership or boredom. A fixation is literally an addiction or obsession, and many dogs with one fixation have other fixations. Take my mutt for example. His first obsession is a ball. But if you take away the ball, he immediately moves all his energy to either a new toy, a stick, a piece of trash, or he begins an obsessive search to find that original ball.
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Here are some rules I have set for Ace to begin right away:
1. No fetch playing for 30 days (at least).
2. No dog park for 30 days (but we’ll stay away as long as needed). The reason for this is there are balls everywhere and I can’t enforce my new rules if Ace is off leash in a big area surrounded by tennis balls.
3. Ace will begin a more regular, intense exercise program of at least one hour of running or walking at least five days a week.
4. Every day I will have Ace practice calm energy by lying on his side in a submissive position with a ball beside him. He will lie like that until he is totally relaxed and ignoring the ball. Depending on the day, this could take 30 seconds or an hour. He will also have to do this any time he brings me an object expecting me to throw it for him.
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