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by Ray20 1y ago
>but at some point you'd think people would learn instead of being mesmerized by the promise of slightly better treatment They have already learned, fortunately the entire 20th century was devoted to this. That is why any worker wit
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>The top 1% pay like 25% of all taxes. If we want to increase tax revenue 25%, we can just double the taxes on the top 1%. Just look at the countries that have already done this. What share of taxes does their top 1% pay, and does that c
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Another reason not to repeat their mistake.
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It turns out you won't have a problem funding your pension system if you literally pump out millions of dollars' worth of oil per person.
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No one knows how to increase the birth rate. And all the studies show that immigration increases the budget deficit, not reduces it (at least in that way in which it is being implemented now).
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>The IRS estimates per-mile deduction at well over 60 cents per mile. I think you are manipulating and substituting concepts, and these calculations of the cost of the trip include expensive cars of highly paid city workers. And if you r
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By population decline we mean a depopulation scenario, when the birth rate falls, the number of young people decreases, while the proportion of elderly people increases? Automation can create a dynamically changing labor market. Today you h
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>Isn’t automation easier to face with population decline than with population increase? No? These things do not seem to be connected in any way.
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>It doesn't matter what leaks are exposed when it can just be handwaved as "fake news" and enough voters will buy that. Especially in conditions when you don't have to lie at that. It's not because voters are so
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>This description sounds suspiciously similar to the situation in Russia for any male of fighting age or anyone who fights against corruption That is factually not true. There is no forceful conscription in Russia and generally relatives
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>but why block Ukraine? Ukraine is on the one hand a fairly small market, on the other hand a very corrupt totalitarian country, where a huge part of the "donations" will be bribery, money laundering, fraud, buying illegal good
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>Oh, hello Trumpist Number. Like apparent “millions” who died in the Ukraine war. And this kind of reaction is the main reason why the Democrats lost even the popular vote. Nice work.
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>A kind message from RotW to the US - bugger off. And if they don't? The US military budget is almost the same as the military budget of all other countries combined. And as you probably understand, for a good reason. Why would the
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>You tell your kids to get behind you. Rather, you hide behind your children, the invaders scream that they only want your money, but you kick the children closer to the attackers so that they slow them down at the cost of their lives, w
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>Demanding other nations follow our laws is “rational”? And “natural”? From a political point of view, in the current circumstances - yes. >unhealthy fixation on minorities is irrational Who has unhealthy fixations? The current admini
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>historically maintained a far greater emphasis on diplomacy and international comity rather than the outright bullying we see now. What are you even talking about? The US military budget is bigger than the next nine countries’ military
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>They've been an ally in a strategic location for decades. Ally in what? Typical gaslighting. Before the invasion, no one could find Ukraine on a map and no one considered it an ally (if they even knew it existed). To such extent th
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>Would you have believed a few months ago that the US government would be trying to strong-arm foreign nations who are nominally allies into compliance with its policy preferences? What do you mean? Hasn't the USA pretty much ALWAYS
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>Still monumentally irrational behavior, but I just wanted to offer some explanation of the national psychology driving these kinds of non-sensical actions. I don't quite understand what is irrational and non-sensical in such behavi
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>We've been asking ourselves "wtf are the Russian oligarchs doing" No, we have not. There is no oligarchs in Russia, money has no political subjectivity in Russia, and they are owned by those whom Putin put in charge for t
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>You should make proportional to the work you put in. Throughout the 20th century we have seen what such a social structure leads to: millions of deaths from hunger. And always, without exception: the transition to work-based economy - a
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>to be prepared to suffer and fight for principles rather than immediate personal gain, to band together with others even at personal cost is an enormous strength. The more I think about it, the more I come to realization that all of thi
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>Here in the US we seem to be on some kind of precipice. Aren't working class people in the US just recently choose the most anti-elite candidate possible just because (and fuck the consequences, let it all burn in hell)? Working cl
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That's exactly my point: all three articles says nothing about any doctor's responsibility for abortion with the goal to prevent harm to pregnant woman. No arrests, no charges, no fines, nothing, not even single case (as far as I
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Let's be realistic: how many doctors have ever been held accountable for performing abortions to avoid complications? How do you even imagine a trial against such a doctor? Women are bleeding out in Texas parking lots because doctors w
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I think it's disgusting hypocrisy. We're talking about the USA, aren't we? A country that has started many, many wars, a country that massacred innocent Vietnamese, Afghans, Iraqis. Even at this very moment, the US is partici
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>Nobody wants elections in wartime THE GOVERNMENT doesn't want elections in wartime. Most people want. >not least because polling stations become targets. I think this is pure gaslighting. If we are talking about Ukraine, Putin i
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>Today we have the BRICS trade block representing more than half of the world's population. As far as I understand, the BRICS block does not actually exist. I mean, being member of it does not mean anything serious. There are no obl
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>This remains to be seen. No, that's just logic. AI doesn't thwart the ability of people to satisfy their needs (getting richer). >Inequality is worse now than it was 20 years ago despite technology progressing. And people a
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>You assume the everyone's needs are solved together. No, I am not assuming that. "Together" are not required. It's just combination of needs, ability to satisfy them and ability to exchange - creates jobs. And nothin

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