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by a_tractor 6y ago
>where solidly 1/3... believe that healthcare is a product not a right And I guess the opposing 1/3 just don't understand the difference between positive and negative rights? Healthcare, as a matter of fact, does represent
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by a_tractor 7y ago
The argument could (and should more often) be made that recessions are sometimes healthy and that propping up failed or stagnant businesses or industries usually only prolongs the suffering. It also locks up resources that could be investe
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by a_tractor 7y ago
In the modern world its also about incentivizing/disincentivizing debt. There is no argument that cannot or does not have long-term effects, and no we would not all be incredibly rich, as it absolutely costs something to increase to mo
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by a_tractor 7y ago
You mean with tax-payer dollars? Through a federal government which is currently $21+ Trillion in debt running deficits of around a trillion dollars annually? Would this funding involve new taxes or borrowing since it is new spending, req
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by a_tractor 7y ago
You call that a "hatchet job" after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, through an independent forensics review, found[0] the videos to be "authentic and not deceptively edited?" The case involved the Texas Health and Hu
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by a_tractor 8y ago
I don't think anybody is saying there is an easy way to be objective. Objectivity being difficult to achieve is still a far cry from impossible, not an excuse, and nothing new. Since ancient Greece, philosophers have been devoted to
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by a_tractor 8y ago
I actually have no idea what is informing your thinking here, on both counts, its like you are just making stuff up as you go along. >Not when it's artificially restricting supply Wrong. You are neglecting the very non-artificial f
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by a_tractor 8y ago
Promise, in this case, is a nicer version of the word debt. The government that made the promise is just an abstraction or buffer for the people making the promises, the people voting for them, and the people benefiting from those decision
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by a_tractor 8y ago
Ive lived in NYC for 10 years, and have never personally used Uber/Lyft. Its surprising to a lot of people, which is funny to me in a place with so many other options. So, besides taking friend's Ubers, maybe I dont know what I&
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by a_tractor 8y ago
>seem So, subjectively. In your opinion.
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by a_tractor 9y ago
As I continue to learn about the broader cryptocurrency scene and the emerging ecosystem, I have been looking at Bitcoin more and more as the Model T of crypto and less like the BMW i8...
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by a_tractor 9y ago
Seriously, silicon valley playing the role of "poor ole me" content provider that's "with the people" trying to defeat the big bad telecoms was completely absurd. I mean good lord, I am supposed to believe GOOG and
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by a_tractor 9y ago
>The price of bitcoin disagrees with your assessment. What does the price of bitcoin have to do with an objective assessment of how well the Bitcoin network is currently functioning?
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by a_tractor 9y ago
Good problems to solve in this space.
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by a_tractor 9y ago
I moved $1800 worth of LTC (Litecoin, one of the subjects of this thread) last night. The Tx fee was $0.01 and the funds were received in less than 1 minute. No more processing, no waiting for the next business day (or 3)... For 1 cent a