mike429

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by mike429 11y ago
When I googled "list of countries by size of government" to see if I could spot some trends, I found this very interesting article as the 4th hit: http://anepigone.blogspot.ca/2008/03/government-spending-
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by mike429 11y ago
Btw if Futurebot or anyone else can give arguments against this video, it's Stephan Molyneux on "the myth of scandinavian socialism", ... that'd be interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNtyV0CXfzU
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by mike429 11y ago
Please text-search Thatcher in the comments and answer my comment about exactly that idea that "if the poor are better off, but the rich are even better off, it's still fine". Thanks!
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by mike429 11y ago
Hi Chroma, thanks for your comment, but I disagree with you, please text-search my name on this page and read my comments, and answer them point by point if you can. Thanks! I think saying that some people are "crazy communists",
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by mike429 11y ago
And yes, of course, can't agree more with your list. That is just good for innovation and people. Pretty obvious at this point that those are desirable measures, not just for poor people but even for a healthy economy in the long term:
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by mike429 11y ago
Thanks Futurebot for your thoughful, spot on and readable commentary all over the place. I hadn't read this comment in particular before writing mines and I'm really happy to read a lot of the same arguments I gathered in differen
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by mike429 11y ago
Wow yes, smart thread. Very interesting to read. Some info-rich comments, thanks to AnthonyMouse especially! So some people here aren't completely against basic income. Some more good arguments in favor.
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by mike429 11y ago
I don't think that's insightful. That's a typical neo conservative argument, repeated over and over for decades. Thatcher is famous for using that argument. The problem is the if in the ... "what if everyone was bett
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by mike429 11y ago
some info on the law of accelerating returns that could be the only thing that really drives the exponential tech progress curve: http://www.singularity.com/BookExcerpts/SingularityisNear_Ap...
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by mike429 11y ago
Are you really surprised that countries with high levels of inequality (Lesotho, Botswana and Sierra Leone) aren't doing that well in innovation compared to the ones with low inequality (Slovenia, Hungary, Denmark and Czech Republic) .
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by mike429 11y ago
Excellent comment. If you have time to reply to my comment, answer any point you disagree on, that'd be much appreciated! (my comment starts with "With this comment I'm answering both PG's post and an answer to his post
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by mike429 11y ago
Great string of comments, interesting that Friedman supports basic income. If anyone wants to read my comment far down below and answer any points you disagree with that'd be super welcome! (it starts with "With this comment I&#x2
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by mike429 11y ago
I meant please read my other comment (the one that starts with "With this comment I'm answering both PG's post and an answer to his post that can be read here: http://cryoshon.co/2016/01/02/a-
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by mike429 11y ago
Pretty good reasoning. I'm not sure though that income inequality is necessary for progress. I think it's a side effect of progress but not a cause for it. I think it might be possible to obtain hard work from smart people without
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by mike429 11y ago
With this comment I'm answering both PG's post and an answer to his post that can be read here: http://cryoshon.co/2016/01/02/a-response-to-paul-grahams-art... What really matters is that * being