alexanderstears

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by alexanderstears 9y ago
The doctrine of States' rights is presupposes federal supremacy and a legalistic viewpoint. Marijuana can't be a State's rights issue because it's a federal issue. This is why you often hear the states' rights advoc
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Good for them highlighting the issue of poverty, but the ideology is palpable and too adversarial for what could solved collaboratively. Too much social welfare is driven by 'good intentions' rather than emphasis on changing peopl
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
During the D maintenance, every part should be inspected. Things like fuel lines should be inspected much more regularly, ideally more often than it would take to rub through a fuel line. But a visual inspection on a fuel line can be really
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
This was shockingly charitable. So many leftists hate the tenants of science, western culture, and wealth that they want to crush it under their heel. The same people who oppose life extension on the grounds of the environmental cost probab
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
I wouldn't bet on it. Japan was making state of the art products by the 50s - within 15 years after the war. I've heard people say that China is going to become the next Japan for at least 15 years and it's still not true.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
>how does it make the least bit of sense to focus on increasing volume? It's easier to amortize the investments in quality. Also, a less expensive car tends to be less complex, it's easier to make a high quality bare bones car
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Correct, the 17 year old Lexus LS400 had as many issues as the 0-12 month old S-class. I'm trying to find a link but coming up empty. The Lexus LS is an exceptionally well-built car. The quality took a bit of a dip from 2007-2011 but i
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
This is an over dramatic take. It's too soon to know how Volvo's China factory is working, the initial signs are promising but there's so much more to car quality than how the manufacturer assembles it. Historically, we'
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
My informed opinion is that Toyota's software is robust but crappy. The software you would use to configure the parameters in the car (e.g sensitivity of headlights turning on, whether or not it'll chime when you're not weari
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
>Note that before Bitcoin it was impossible to diversify away from all nation-specific risks. Except for gold and tangible capital. How did Germany get through hyper inflation and Zimbabwe didn't? Germany had a real economy and an i
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Winter tires + wheels. Driving in the winter used to freak me out and it was so worrisome to feel as though I was at the mercy of all sorts of yahoos. Now, I feel in control and I don't have to pay more for an AWD/4WD vehicle.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Are you talking about the F-35? The latest estimates peg our total expenditures on the F-35 at 1.5 trillion through 2055: https://www.cnbc.com/2014/07/31/how-dods-15-trillion-f-35-br... We've spent less
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
It's a hard read given what's happened with all the waste and excess in the social safety net. The social workers in my neighborhood live in nicer houses than me and lease vehicles that people purchase when intelligence isn't
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
This is interesting, but it seems like sodium is the best alternative to lithium. Sure, there's a voltage trade-off, but the abundance of sodium is super compelling. Unfortunately, I don't think humanity can count on a silver bull
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Are there that many women and children coming out of Syria? It seems like most of the migrants into the E.U are working aged men.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
It's more difficult to gain admission to veterinarian school than medical school (in America). Veterinarians pay about the same for their schooling (but they don't really have residencies) and vets make ~70k-80k/yr. If we thi
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Oligopoly? Most people seem to be served by a monopoly.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
However, few mediocre software engineers make 200k/yr. Most mediocre doctors do make >200k/yr.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
I don't dispute your logic though I would prefer more traffic law enforcement. But the uber situation would be closer to this - the parking meter costs $20/hr and a parking ticket costs $5. We're creating a situation where pe
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
It wouldn't. But I'd wager that Uber isn't going to be held accountable (or not very accountable) for this, so why not write the rules so that everyone gets to be as cavalier? It'd save a lot of companies the headaches t
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Less regulation would be better than the system we have now - where large and connected corporations can buy get out of jail free cards.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
1. Expelling a student for bringing a gun to school is hardly tantamount to 'kicking kids to the curb the minute something bad happens'. It's preserving the safety and the integrity of the school. 2. We can also reduce the co
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
Kids who molest other kids and bring guns to school are criminals. We should lock them up early, and we can reduce the cost of prison by getting more labor out of prisoners and busting the guard unions. Teachers spend a non-zero amount of t
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
If you think taking away resources (which people are not entitled to) is tantamount to murder, then every regime that collects taxes is murderous. Your definition of 'killing people off' is asinine and lacks nuance. I'm not s
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
>How? What actual change are you proposing here that utilizes short term profits to produce more scientists than criminals? I'd make it much easier to expel students. Some bad kid brings a gun to school in elementary school? They&#x
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
I don't support the right to an abortion, but I do support abortions. My motivation for donating to planned parenthood is altruistic - if the mother doesn't want the kid, society really doesn't want the kid and doesn't w
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
I donate to planned parenthood, I do back it up. I raise the point in internet discussion, I do back it up.
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
>you might have had a point about spending on education for mentally disabled people far outpacing that for the average student, but adding in the part Do you discredit an idea because of the person espousing it? If so, go hang out with
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
It's another case of "if you want something, you have to pay for it". The senior executives at my company are very responsible people, however, how could they be irresponsible? They make millions/yr, they have secretarie
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by alexanderstears 9y ago
It's important that businesses answer the question and stick to it. Do they want people to work a set schedule or not? Or businesses can make demands, but in this labor market they'll have to pay for people to meet 'em. I can

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