Thomas Paine is at least as much (and probably more) a figure of British letters. He did not emigrate to the New World until he was in his late thirties, very shortly before he wrote Common Sense and after producing political writings in England. He appears in most anthologies of 18th-century British literature.clarsct said:Cherry picking again? Let's compare to Thomas Paine. Or Walt Whitman, or Ralph Waldo Emerson.
One sensible reason is that effective mandatory seat belt laws reduce everyone's health care and insurance costs.clarsct said:Why should it be mandatory for me to wear a seat belt?
Highways are one thing, but what about school zones?Originally posted by Just thinking
Come on -- think about it ... when was the last time you were on a road where you saw the posted speed limit as being reasonable (as in not too low)?