Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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why so many banks have the name “First National Bank of …” in the title.
A national bank has a national charter, as opposed to a state charter. Hence there are lots of first national banks of ( name your state, city, county, etc.).
Why does Tesla need political “permission” to sell in certain states? Isn’t USA a free market?
_URL_0_ TL;DR: in the past, the big auto companies sometimes strong-armed their dealers into ruinous contracts. The dealers formed a lobby to protect themselves against this. One of the things they lo
Why do most US schools have children get up before the crack of dawn to go to school?
The American workday is typically 9-5, and parents need to get their children fed/clothed/etc and on the bus or dropped off and still able to get to work on time.
Why aren’t Democratic candidates proposing defense spending cuts?
Politicians are terrified still (post 9/11 thing, but also kinda always) of being seen as soft on "defense." Any proposed cuts to our military budget wil be portrayed as such, mostly by those pols who
Why is it illegal to feed or provide necessities to the homeless in certain areas/states/cities?
It's not like it's against the law to give your leftovers to a beggar when you leave a restaurant. What's illegal is setting up a large-scale food distribution scheme and going around feeding dozens/h
Why is mace (pepper spray) illegal in the UK?
There is no such concept as "defensive weapon" in any of the UK legal systems. Anything carried with the sole or primary intent of causing injury upon another is always considered an offensive weapon
Why do DVD menus loop so poorly?
In the DVD menus the DVD players have to move back to the starting point to re-read the video, and so there is a gap where it is moving the disk. sorry about my last comment i didn't quite understand
Why can’t I become the President of the United States (I was born in Canada)?
The founders were nervous that a foreign power would attempt to control the country by getting one of their own elected president. Hamilton wrote in the Federalist Papers: > Nothing was more to be
Why is the idea of a president “running it like a business” so controversial?
Because government is not a business. Business exists to make a profit for owners or investors, government exists (at least in the US) to protect the rights and interests of the people. These are fund
Why is female circumcision done by Muslims considered mutilation, but male circumcision commonly done in America completely fine?
There are several forms of female genital mutilation. The more serious forms of it are like cutting your dick off, and then making it so that the stub will hurt if someone tries to fuck you. There are