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Did she not consent, though? Is that part of the allegation?

I’m confused as to what makes this particular individual a “trafficking victim” rather than simply a prostitute. At 17, she would have been above the age of consent in two out of the three states mentioned, although not in the US Virgin Islands.

Who is this “we”? I consume things I don’t need because I like them; your own decision making process may differ from mine though, so I wouldn’t like to speak for anyone else.

We need very little ; food is cheap, air and water are generally free, shelter is not strictly necessary. I choose to spend money on things I don’t need, such as a warm and comfortable indoor place to sleep, because they bring me more pleasure than the extra dollars in my bank balance might.

“Need” is a pretty high bar to clear, I don’t think that should be your standard for what you buy. I think what you’re asking is something more like “why do people buy things which fail to give them enough benefit to justify their purchase”, which is a good question, but perhaps can only be answered by the individual concerned, through introspection.

Sometimes I worry I’m the opposite — that instead of spending too much money on things that don’t give me benefit I’m being too cheap, and failing to buy things that actually would be worthwhile. On the other hand I’m sure I make errors on both sides.

I mean, it sounds like she built a step by step strategy to destroy Monsanto’s reputation, so it seems disingenuous to be shocked when they respond in kind.

Honestly I’m still prettt unconvinced by the emails too, for the simple reason that I’d expect Russian intelligence to have a load of information much more embarrassing than those DNC emails. If they’d shared the 33,000 “deleted” emails off Clinton’s private server, then that would have been something.

Also I’m interested in the dog that does not bark — Chinese interference in US politics. Does China prefer one side to the other? Which one? What are they doing about it?

It’s worth noting that Walter White could have had cancer treatment under his insurance, he just wasn’t happy with the quality of it. (This was an important plot point — all along the road it was demonstrated that Walter did have other options, but due to his pride and greed he didn’t take them.)

In countries with fully socialised medicine, if you’re not happy with the level of care provided you don’t even have the option of paying for better care.