Data.gov & 7 Other Sites to Shut Down After Budgets Cut

Re:Data.gov & 7 Other Sites to Shut Down After Budgets Cut by tomjen3 on Friday April 01, 2011 @01:30AM (#2395084)

The solution isn't to get involved in politics, it's to put an end to this "if you haven't died by the age of 18, you get to cast a vote". At least a four year requirement of a four year STEM degree at an accredited university should prevent people who aren't used to dealing with facts from getting us all killed.

Democracy is a great idea so long as you limit whom you consider "the people".

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Re:Data.gov & 7 Other Sites to Shut Down After Budgets Cut by knowtheory on Friday April 01, 2011 @07:37AM (#2395811)

You are clearly on the wrong website.

Given the number of people employed in our industry without a university degree — many of whom are leaders in their subject matter area — i think your proposal is not just obviously discriminatory, but spitting into the wind of a gale of contrary evidence.

Get out, see the world, go talk to people in places and industries where a university education isn't paramount, and then tell me again that they should be denied a right to vote.

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Re:Data.gov & 7 Other Sites to Shut Down After Budgets Cut by te_chris on Friday April 01, 2011 @03:49AM (#2395382)

Just throwing this out there but..... you. Clearly your elitism knows no bounds.

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