WavingThe44

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   by WavingThe44 10y ago

   I wonder if the ease of movement both physically and financially is going to make it permanently non-viable for countries to keep control over their citizens' assets as was done in the 20th Century.
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   by WavingThe44 10y ago

   In my limited experience, any kind of negotiation where the parties have a weak or a bit of an adversarial relationship, will probably degenerate into this kind of shin-kicking and posturing about walking away on both sides.
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   by WavingThe44 10y ago

   As an extreme example, before starting Tesla, Eberhard took an existing electric car [A], which was itself built on an existing kit car [B], and had a different battery technology installed [C]. And then used it as a proof of concept to sta
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   by WavingThe44 10y ago

   A few thoughts: 1. Even if it were illegal, many people would still play the lotteries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game , only the profit would go to criminals. 2. The "Sin Tax" ( https:/&#x2
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   by WavingThe44 11y ago

   The list (and book) was written by a guy who suffered from his financial dealings with Standard Oil and he is essentially explaining how they were able to get him over the barrel. It is a very cynical list.
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   by WavingThe44 11y ago

   From Frenzied Finance (1905): First, there is a fundamental law, from which no one—neither the great nor the small—is exempt. In substance it is: "Every 'Standard Oil' man must wear the 'Standard Oil' collar."