TheBeardKing

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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
The US government did that as well back in the 80s when it converted from CSRS to FERS. The unfunded obligation of the old system is something like $800 billion and won't be settled until 2090. The new system is a mix of SS, defined be
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
The US also has to keep the USD a just-safer investment than other world currencies, held by other governments with their own issues. As long as USD is the safest investment, the US will never default. Don't outswim the shark, just the
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Not necessarily true. Look at Wal-Mart, which out-competes local businesses offering better salaries by cutting labor costs to the bone.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
You could argue that poverty is a negative externality of a low wage business model, and business is responsible for covering that negative cost to society. It's in line with a factory paying for the costs of controlling its own pollut
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Poverty is not justification to excuse bad or illegal behavior. If you follow your line of thinking, you'd have to give someone a pass for just about any sort of environmental abuse, archaeological pillaging, improper waste management,
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
I'd like to see the new reddit vs the old reddit.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
I used to think more laws would be the answer to so many enviromental issues, surpassing the effects of individual choice. But the habitat loss described in this article is mainly attributed to illegal logging, which means personal greed dr
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
We're obviously talking about higher education here. We all agree basic functioning citizens need 12 years of education. Educational attainment beyond that varies depending on occupation requirements and personal interest.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
See also the re-branding of FAO Schwarz: https://www.businessinsider.com/fao-schwarz-reopening-after-...
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The main difference there being subject to persistent and total authority vs a high degree of freedom requiring personal initiative.
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The assumption being that it's the government's job to invest in individuals. I'm not here to argue either way, but at least half the country would disagree that it is.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Learning to do things for yourself in general is a huge step towards living within your means, which is a struggle for a majority of Americans. My family has plenty of money to no longer do most things for ourselves - clean, cook, yard work
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
It's all about routine. Brush your teeth, PJs, brush hair, get it done and in bed because the lamp is on a timer and it's going off regardless.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
No need for implants once we're all wearing AR glasses/lenses.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Keep in mind Reason is a libertarian site and approaches every topic with the goal of portraying the modern government always as a roadblock with never any benefit. Every article will be totally one-sided to not mention positive aspects of
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Right, it would make much more sense to talk about cancer diagnosis or survivability by a certain age, like 50 or 60. By 70-90 most people have been exposed to so many carcinogens the likelihood of some sort of cancer is near guaranteed.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
TLDR: Warming oceans lead to the decline of sand eels which they feed to their young.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Seriously, what's with the AC-shaming in this thread and in this article, which doesn't once mention the energy required to heat homes, and that it's several times that to cool [1]. Must be some northern elitism. [1] https:&
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
It's market forces at work with little regulation, especially in places like Houston. Real estate prices are much more appealing in places with extreme temperatures. We all couldn't afford to live in temperate climates like the ba
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
TLDR: Minneapolis uses 3.5x the energy of Miami for climate control.
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Scientists have found a new type of brain cell which may be unique to humans(sciencealert.com)
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
Western US is considerably more expensive than the southeast, but I can understand your desire to not live in the hell-hole which is the deep south.
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There's “no safe level of alcohol,” major new study concludes(cbsnews.com)
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
I meant a webhost or VPS isn't free. And yes, that was directed more towards the general populace using services which are currently free, such as Tumblr and other blog platforms.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
It's also not free, and people are getting pretty used to free.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
I don't think addiction or overuse is a problem for regular CBD users. I think this article is referring to addiction to the pyschological effects of THC.
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More Americans report near-constant cannabis use(theatlantic.com)
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
It's hard, as a straight male my whole life, to tell whether personal anti-homo feelings are completely natural or the result of an ingrained societal bias. I wonder if there's some sort of pyschological test for that.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
The most interesting statistic I found in this article is that nearly three times as many women as men have had a same sex encounter according to a 2016 survey of 10k US adults - 17% vs 6%.
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by TheBeardKing 8y ago
If the vacancies drive away business, which weakens street life, then would not the low street life drive down real estate prices?

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