Half of people have below median intelligence, yes. Half of people are of below median height, too - but that doesn't mean that people are short. (View Post)

Or try protesting against Israel's actions in Gaza... (View Post)

You can't compare UK government spending with US federal spending because the US is highly decentralized with a large share of government spending funded and spent at the state and local level. … (View Post)

What's new? A decent chunk of the population have always lived financially precarious or poverty stricken lives - I remember when we had four million unemployed - and we've not had a revolu… (View Post)

These occasional nuggets of pure wisdom make the hours I waste on PB worth it. (View Post)