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MadSudaca
9y ago
Actually, it is socialism. If it hadn't been for the increase in power for government that socialism requires, this situation would probably have been averted. I believe this is one of the reasons why centralization of power in the han
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MadSudaca
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I don’t necessarily dislike fiat, I’m just saying that probably the same gender demographics applied to the invention and dissemination of paper money. One example that comes to mind is the Mississippi Bubble. When I read about it most peop
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MadSudaca
9y ago
> it's going to look like a bunch of dudes printed themselves a fortune and then convinced the rest of the world to buy it from them. Just like fiat money.
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MadSudaca
9y ago
> you would have benefited from the tax of previous generations so why should you have a free ride? Is there another choice?
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MadSudaca
9y ago
How does $525.34B market cap translate to being more powerful than most countries?
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> there is no reason why a Singapore system could not be done here. I'm not saying it's impossible for the US to have a better healthcare system, I'm saying that looking at what Singapour has and then concluding that peop
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I think the problem is that there are many things that come with size. For example, a larger country is more heterogeneous, thus it's more likely that it'll be harder for people to agree on how to solve a particular issue. Also, I
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It seems to me that it's unfair to compare a relatively small, new and homogeneous country such as Singapore with the states, and come to the conclusion that the USA lacks human empathy.