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Pay up, gringo!
Can we charge Mexican citizens who come here to stay? Oh, no, that would be terrible and racist!— November 17, 2014 10:14 a.m.
Sorry, soldier
And? Anyone who cannot afford to live in San Diego should move. They'll be far better off where the cost of living is lower. I'm sorry, but there is no "right" or conferred benefit to live at the beach. Everyone wants to live here, and there is only so much buildable land... and only so much water. Low supply + high demand = high prices. What, exactly, is the point of this article? All military pensions should double? Or only for retirees who live here but aren't happy? What happens when more decide to move here for the "San Diego bonus"? Who should pay? Me? Why, when I can't afford a lot of houses here either? I make a pretty good salary, but after taxes, saving, and meeting obligations I'm not living the high life. And I still have to show up to work every day for the next 25 years or more.— November 10, 2014 1:10 p.m.
Marine says ranger roughed him up
Problem is, whenever you identify some group of people and say they get some special privilege or benefit, you create two problems: 1) People try to become members of that special group; and 2) we can always find someone who's *just* outside of that group but really deserves to be in it. So that small group grows and expands until everyone is in it. And they'll all bitterly defend their "rights" and entitlements. The answer, as always, lies in a free market, not government mandates and regulations. In a free market, I can reserve my parking spaces for whomever I want, and if I don't reserve one for you, you're free to take your business elsewheres. If either of us is wrong, we'll pay the price and serve as an object lesson to everyone else. Several years ago, I read that one in sixteen California residents (not licensed drivers, RESIDENTS) had a handicap placard or plate or whatever. I have no idea if that's true today, or if it was true then, but that's something there should be an exposé on... I bet there are a million placards out there, minimum, and there is rampant abuse and fraud. The people who are TRULY disabled should be 100% in favor of such an investigation and cleanup and criminal charges for the abusers, but I predict you'll hear nothing but opposition.— November 10, 2014 1:03 p.m.
Marine says ranger roughed him up
Exactly. It's unbelievable the number of people with these invisible syndromes who can pull into their private protected reserved parking spot at the mall, hop out, jog in, shop for hours, and walk out carrying piles of bags.— November 10, 2014 12:56 p.m.
El Cajon immigrant shelter draws Iowan's ire
It's time to change the law. You aren't a US citizen, you get deported, period. Want hearings and trials and "due process"? No problem, that's your right. Show up to the nearest US Consulate to your home town, make your case, and wait for a decision.— November 10, 2014 12:53 p.m.
Check the kids’ bags for boo
Why not a breathless warning to check for liquor-filled chocolates? Wouldn't that be the end of the world too? Heck, why not check for any candy at all... it caused obesity and tooth decay. Better yet, we need a machine that will scan for fun and instantly alert the authorities if any is detected.— October 30, 2014 12:59 p.m.
UCSD professor claims next stage of human evolution already underway
"Plenty of people have spent the last 25 years denying the scientific fact of climate change and global warming" Funny... wasn't too long before that 25 years started that the huge threat was another Ice Age, and only "deniers" refused to accept the coming sheets of polar ice that would engulf the planet. Sorry, anyone who believes that 25 years of questionable data means ANYTHING to global climatic cycles that last thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years simply is not worth listening to. Even if there was a meaningful change in 25 years, that would be "Weather not climate!" to paraphrase the hysterical reactions to events like a "global warming" speech on the coldest recorded day for a given city :-)— October 30, 2014 12:16 p.m.
What the F?
"North Park organizations don't seem to know what's going on, and that's unusual." Well, maybe "North Park organizations" should have bought the property, and then they could know everything about it that they wanted.— October 27, 2014 1:32 p.m.
U-T San Diego circulation drops
Newspapers are simply an obsolete medium. But I do get a kick out of the people who use this as yet another excuse to bash Republicans in this Democrat-majority state. "We have to end extremism, let's shut up everyone we disagree with and replace them with people who'll parrot the party line!" Congratulations, look in the mirror... YOU'RE what's wrong with this country.— October 27, 2014 1:29 p.m.
"This case is as serious as it gets"
Because a penis is just a weapon of rape? Funny, I've never been tempted to molest or assault anyone. Must be something wrong with me. Hey, what about a girl's school? Can guys work there? Or any school at all? Or go anywhere near parks, schools, playgrounds, malls... or anywhere they might encounter kids? Maybe we should just lock them all up for the sex crimes they've thought about, haven't gotten to yet, or just haven't been caught for?— October 27, 2014 1:26 p.m.