Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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Why are people more inclined to vote for a certain political party rather than someone with more experience or with better ideas?
People are most inclined to do what's easiest and whatever they think is best for them. Learning the candidates and what they bring to the table is (unfortunately) more work than a lot of people want
Why do courtrooms still use stenographers over more advanced recording equipment?
Part of the stenographers job is to read back portions of the transcript immediately upon request. If you just recorded audio you would at the very least need a guy sitting there in charge of the audi
Why does Americans associate Liberalism with Socialism?
The shortest answer possible is that in North America, the word "liberal" became associated with the liberal application and/or proliferation of legislation. To support a liberal governmental policy i
Why haven’t eggs being marketed by Brands as they have done with milk?
Eggs are a commodity - generally people dont look for labels, they buy whatever is cheapest becuase consumers really dont think there is a difference between one egg brand or another...eggs are eggs.
Why are med schools and residencies so selective when there is a national shortage of doctors?
Wow, I'm so lucky the dropped the standards for becoming a Doctor, otherwise I would never have made it. So anyway, I'll be preforming an epend... apetand....
Why do prisoners cost so much to house?
Here's a good link that breaks down the costs for California inmates from 2008-2009 _URL_0_
Why are colleges and universities so different from each other (Yale vs a local community college) but all of the information taught in school is the same for their respected fields ?
I studied physics at a reasonably high-ranked school, and I can tell you definitively that 90% of what I learned that actually stuck was from working with other students, not from lectures. The calibe
Why is ‘hate-crime’ a required designation of a crime. What does it offer that criminal justice hasn’t offered before?
It's based on the idea that an act can be worse, or the perpetrator more culpable, based on the motivation behind it. Think of an assault committed because the victim stole something from the perpetra
Why do some people call muslims moslems?
I think it's just a language thing. That first syllable in "Muslim" is a sound that you won't really find in the English language. Some say Moslem, some say Mooslim, when it's really right down the mi
Why are S type corporations limited to one class of stock?
In essence, to keep things simple. S-Corporations were designed for small businesses. Congress wanted to keep it this way by, among other things, only allowing one class of stock.