1. How much money could a typical homeowner save next year in taxes under the $3.5 billion budget just passed by the Austin City Council for a median-valued home? Page A1 "Austin council approves..."
A typical homeowner could save $14 next year in taxes.
2. What are two similarities between a new group of human-like creatures recently discovered to today's human, according to the article on page A3 "Study: bones reveal...:
Two similarities between humans and this new creature are the hands and feet.
3. What do you think about Ben Loconte's plan to swim across the Pacific Ocean? Page A17 "The Watercooler" bottom right corner of the page.
I admire Loconte's determination to swim 8 hours a day. It's going to be a lot of work, but his idea to focus on an event or memory every hour is clever.
4. What are two new things available on the iPhone 6s and 6s+? Page B6 "What's inside matters..."
The new iPhones 6s and 6s+ have a better picture, with 12 megapixels instead of 8. They also include the new 3D touch system. You can save a series of taps to get you a shortcut from the home screen to any app you want to go.
5. Which of the 10 items "Back to the Future" predicted would be around in 2015 would you like to own" Page SA2 Tech Extra "10 things..." AND which gadget do you think is the coolest on the next page SA3 Tech Extra "Must have..."
A gadget I'd like to have from the movie "Back to the Future" is the smart clothes. The hoverboard is a classic too. My must have gadget from Tech Extra is the iShower2.
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1. Do you think that the person in the article got the money they deserved? I think the money was well-deserved , but in my mind you can't put a price on harm. It's all in the eyes of the victim.
2. What do you think about people who are somewhat shady, but aren't necessarily breaking the law, and then get arrested and later sue and are award some sort of money for the actions of law enforcement? People who are somewhat shady should be prepared for some attention from authorities, but the money given to Carlos Chacon was payed out for the way the attention was delivered. I don't think it's bad to receive money as long as you were the true victim in the situation.
3. Should they get that money? Yes, they should get that money. When law enforcement is taken to the next level like that, there needs to be some compensation. It doesn't have to be as hefty as the payout given to Chacon, but there should be something.
4. Even if they have a criminal record? Police officers can take advantage of those records and target or purposely mistreat past criminals. People can over look the rights of past felons. They still deserve money or trial or whatever else an everyday person would get if they were messed up by a cop.
5. How much money is too much for someone who wasn't killed? Why? Nothing above $500,000 for someone who wasn't actually killed. You can't keep a reasonable budget if the government pays out $1 million to a family or person who didn't suffer a loss.
6. How mush is enough for someone's family who was killed? Why? The price on an actual death is ineffable. You can't ever give back enough to someone who's had to lose a mom, dad, or child. There should be a government limit or estimated price for a family who has lost a loved one to a situation like the one discussed in the article, but you can never give someone anything to compensate for the life of a human being.
7. Why do you think we are seeing more of this in our society today? I think we are seeing more situations like these in our society today because stereotypes can blind people from seeing the innocent and seeing the guilty. It's difficult to decipher what actions you are supposed to take when your faced with a possible criminal, but you should never shoot, or beat up, someone who hasn't even been arrested and tried.
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