tossacct

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by tossacct 12y ago
They could go into other illegal fields, or they could move somewhere where their illegal drug expertise is useful, or they could become farmers or teachers or simply retire. There are other countries and other states in the USA that have l
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by tossacct 12y ago
Some cultures have retained traditional diets, some cultures have not retained traditional diets.d
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by tossacct 12y ago
controls = natural selection, survival of the fittest oversight, monitoring = culture, language, history Science has the potential to speed up the process of knowledge acquisition. Our current human diet is the result of thousands of years
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by tossacct 13y ago
In the article it stated that names and events were changed to protect people from the crimes committed. Maybe he was breaking the law, maybe he was helping children, maybe he was the victim of a crime like the other fellow who had his face
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by tossacct 13y ago
seanmcdirmind did not accuse you of saying anything. You asked a question and then he answered it. Are you replying to the right thread? >>I only observed... You didn't ONLY observe, you observed and then asked a question, and
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>However, I see no point in arguing about definitions. I propose that we just use the terms "complete deregulation" and "partial deregulation" from here on out, so as to be non-ambiguous. Agreed. All dictionaries disagree, bu
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>Given that the telco industry is 100% made up of government-granted regulatory monopolies, this act clearly did not implement deregulation. I do not think it is controversial to say that deregulation is the act or process of
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by tossacct 14y ago
I agree with your point 2). I disagree with your point 1): very many Americans are unemployed or underemployed, and being supported by welfare initiatives such as unemployment, medicare, and food stamps. Some significant fraction could be
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by tossacct 14y ago
Agree for the current US, which is likely a large part of why they have food stamps, but no "living wage for doing whatever suits your fancy". An argument could be made that much of the government funded research done at Bell Labs is worthl
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by tossacct 14y ago
Agree for software people, agree for middle class people with no children. Vast swathes of the population are not included. 30% of the population has less than 10k in net wealth. Think someone with a mortgage but no equity(or even unde
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>> It's not like I've never heard of [the concept of natural monopolies]. You have the benefit of the doubt from me, but your specific arguments leave out the installation phase of the electrical grid, which I'm sure you are
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by tossacct 14y ago
I gotta tell you: not everyone is on the internet. In the US, publicly usable internet usually comes in the form of wifi, or terminals at the library. Not everyone has a library near by. Not everyone has enough money for a cheap cellphon
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by tossacct 14y ago
Just because naive libertarian polemicists use an argument doesn't make that argument incorrect. >>>It is a libertarian tactic of assuming that anything the government does they don't like is use of violence, except for govern
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by tossacct 14y ago
I agree that the governments typically don't need to "use violence". Do you agree that the "threat of violence" is sufficient? I can't speak to Europe as a whole or the specific country you are from. In the US, you can be put in jail for
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>The context of this discussion is this comment by olliesaunders: Thank you for your thoughtful comment, I will try to explain my original comment for you. I agree with you that starting a business is possible in the legal sen
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by tossacct 14y ago
Just because it is trite doesn't mean it is not right: because even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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by tossacct 14y ago
Would you care to share your measuring system for how do decide if it is 1:1 or not? It seems complex to measure health, "wealth", happiness, and security. I sure haven't found any actionable or reasonably complete metrics in my readings,
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by tossacct 14y ago
Note: Poverty in my post is intended to mean "low income". I understand that homeless means "without home". How does your post relate to the part of my post that you quoted? Additionally, do you have any evidence for your assertion?
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>It is possible for approximately anybody to cut their expenses to less than 25% of what they are today. I will strongly agree for consumer purchases by people at or above the median household income in America. Strongly di
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>Yes, looks like he chose to not have a kid In the US this is not legally a man's choice. Wikipedia>>>In some cases, men and boys that have been raped (statutorily or otherwise) by women have been forced to pay c
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>So long as scarcity exists, [living without constraint] is fundamentally impossible. Absolutely agree. >>>They have the option to raise that money. Absolutely disagree. They are working 2 and 3 jobs, my friend.
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by tossacct 14y ago
I think it is a good thing that individuals control their own money, and can choose to give it to whomever they want. Can we agree that people with no money will starve to death unless they use violence to take food from someone, or the gov
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>Nowhere near proportional to the productivity increases, that's for certain. What is the proper proportion?
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>You could start your own company, be your own employer and work as much as you feel like. Most people in the United States do not have this option because they do not have enough money to do so.
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>Is there a good reason to believe that one of these effects is stronger than the other? That's a great statistical question! If the data skew was proportionally equal in both directions, the two skews would cancel each other
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>>Stalin worked at TX/RX? You have conflated the two uses of the word "they" in the gpp. And you are maddeningly close to having your pedantry card revoked pending discovery that you are in fact a native english speaker: so co
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by tossacct 14y ago
I can't read the study, but lots of cultures in the US attach stigma to suicide(weakness) and to gun accidents(stupidity). Families in these cultures sometimes feel that they share the blame for not properly securing the firearm or not eff
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by tossacct 14y ago
This thread is how I wish all discussions were on this site. Disagreement that is just polite enough, tons of facts on both sides, both sides with reasonable opinions founded in reality. Thanks roc and protomyth.
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by tossacct 14y ago
The short answer is "be the change you want to see in the world" The long answer is a consumer's collective. If you are in the US a good example are the credit unions, where fees (of all kinds) largely don't exist. In the US, Consumer's C
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by tossacct 14y ago
>>> I almost made a comment similar to this, but I didn't know how to phrase it. Really? >>>I think seeing suicides from people in a similar situation to you almost reminds you that suicide is an option at your dispo

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