Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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Why have a European Union and not just massive country?
Forming a big "country" comparable to the United States would mean the creation of something like the USA's federal government. This means that the individual states would have to give up some power a
Why is it such a big deal to require voters to provide photo ID when it is expected for other daily tasks?
A lot of it has to do with older people, they usually vote and they either have lost their ID from years of living life or didn't have transportation to get to locations to get a new voter ID or renew
Why couldn’t I rob a bank, serve my jail time, then just have all the money to spend?
Judges always file a restitution order. Which means you are required to pay back what you stole.
Why do college/university professors feel the need to “dumb down” the information? (X-post from r/askreddit)
It depends on the school the more rigorous the college the more likely you cover the whole picture of an issue. You get what you pay for both in cost and the difficulty of getting in. If I was teachin
Why Do Police Use Loud Sirens When Responding To Bank/House Robberies As It Alerts The Thieves They’re Coming?
Everything in police work is about maximizing the safety of the public. The use of sirens is a safety system to let other drives know "I'm responding to an emergency, I'm in a hurry, get the fuck out
Why are people against voter id laws in the US?
In-person voter fraud doesn't actually happen in any statistically significant way. Getting state-issued ID takes money and time which a person may not have, and in many places there's an excessive am
Why does crime proliferate in poor neighborhoods? wouldn’t it make more sense to burglarize affluent areas, since it would be more lucrative and less destructive?
* People tend to commit crime near where they live. * Presuming the burglars are poor, they would tend to stick out in affluent areas (different cars, different clothing), drawing police attention. *
Why did this weekends reddit super story lose up votes over time?
I think people are starting to question the validity of the story. The live stream from the PI got a lot of people calling bullshit
Why is it that hospitals can charge me an absurd amount without insurance, but with insurance those same numbers come down significantly? Isn’t this discriminatory pricing?
There's no law against discriminatory pricing as long as you aren't discriminating based on protected criteria (race, sex, religion, etc.). Part of the reason insurance companies get lower rates is be
Why is insurance handled by private, for-profit companies rather than by the government?
> and that's definitely not who I would want backing me if I get in an accident. ...except that, unless you were criminally stupid when signing a contract, in this particular case you get to sue th