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It’s only possible because the law is asinine and upon being informed about it, people do modify their ballot choices.

Manufacturers should not be prevented from selling their product directly to consumers. The enforced middle man balloons costs for everyone.

it’s long since outlived its usefulness as a concept

It is the critical basis on why all diets work. One can eat as healthy as they want, but if they eat more calories than they expend, they will gain weight. Tossing aside such a fundamental concept is fraught. Instead, build upon it.

OP wants to design a diet that has the following requirements: reduce body fat, vegan, high-protein. Vegan limits it to plants, and high-protein further limits it to things like beans and tofu. Now, OP needs to figure out how much beans and tofu he can eat to achieve his goal, and this is where calories in - calories out becomes critical. Eat the right amount and the diet works.

CaloriesIn - CaloriesOut = WeightChange

Fat forms using spare calories. Any diet that involves eating fewer calories than what you burn will reduce your body fat.

As long as you have that part right, you are free to add any other requirements on your diet you wish.

they should be paying proportionally to the damage they cause

Good news, electricity is already taxed. Driving larger EVs already costs more in taxes than driving smaller, more efficient EVs.

Electricity is already taxed.

We don’t need more government tracking of our every move.

Unfortunately it is true. South Africa discriminates based on race.

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Musk’s SpaceX, has been unable to enter the South African market due to the country’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations. These laws require that companies providing communication services be at least 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups to receive an operating license.

One’s sex is not a political stance…