truxus

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by truxus 9y ago
The hype is strong with this one.
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by truxus 9y ago
Don't you think it's about time we removed all the unnessecary independent voices from media so we can stop confusing people? The Russians and Chinese are doing it; we need to catch up - we've got to have unity in our messag
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by truxus 9y ago
Click bait title.
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by truxus 9y ago
The Saudis are locked in golden handcuffs. We provide them lavish lifestyles, they provide us irreplaceable energy resources. When the oil is gone those people go back to living in the dark ages.
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by truxus 9y ago
Well put. Glad there are rational people in the discussion.
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by truxus 9y ago
RT and Sputnik are weapons of information warfare. It would be rational for USA's society and government to end their toleration of Russian media in domestic space. The only legitimate reason for Russia to have US news media arms is
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by truxus 9y ago
A simple example: 10 people make widgets. Annual production is 10 widgets. Mean annual standard of living is 1 widget. 9 people make widgets, 1 person is on UBI. Annual production is 9 widgets. Mean annual standard of living is 0.9 widge
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by truxus 9y ago
Having lived around people all my life, I will tell you that if you give someone something free, it is rare that they give more of themselves to their community. I will not remind you that utopian experiments are not new.
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by truxus 9y ago
Police, insurance, and fire department are paid services to protect property. UBI is a scheme intended to increase consumption, that is, destroy property.
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by truxus 9y ago
In both cases real wealth is lost from the economy. State sponsored destruction of property.
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by truxus 9y ago
What if you decide to fund a self-destructive addiction? Or send the money to a foreign country? Is that in the public interest?
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by truxus 9y ago
The problem with UBI is that it doesn't promote social behavior. In fact it promotes anti-social behavior, since a UBI recipient need not provide any value to his community as a condition of this benefit. Charity is not a legitimate r
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by truxus 9y ago
I agree with parent, it is foolish to take your pregnant wife on a trip through a warzone. The children suffered for a decision they were not old enough to make.
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by truxus 9y ago
Your definition is yet undefined...
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by truxus 9y ago
Does your DNA change day to day?
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by truxus 9y ago
>Because their social media lives are not its business -- citizens or not. This is a bit absurd. First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees your right to publish papers. But now you also want the right to prevent your publications
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by truxus 9y ago
Well you don't become the largest democracy in the world by baking pies...
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by truxus 9y ago
Your success touched a nerve. Lots of people making excuses for how lucky you are, and how lucky others aren't. It's been known for millennia that "luck" is actually being ready for opportunity and then acting decisivel
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by truxus 9y ago
To play devil's advocate: you can opt to not listen to Erdogan, just wait until he is finished. I believe he's right, the Queen's message is similar.
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by truxus 9y ago
Am also a design engineer, I specialize in water and wastewater works. My clients are all municipalities, with tight budget and politics are a factor. Engineering productivity has climbed thanks to computers, but construction productivity