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by afjl 7y ago
Not to mention margin calls if the stock goes down past a given price.
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by afjl 7y ago
> Do people in the Middle East eat camels? No, I don’t think so. I've eaten camel. It was offered during multiple meals to us during the trip. Seems somewhat common.
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by afjl 7y ago
1) wrong guy 2) He's right. Japan post-WW2 endured foreign occupation yes, but without significant internal turmoil. Other states that underwent massive change (e.g. Russia: WW1->Civil War->2 Revolutions) had significant internal
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by afjl 7y ago
Disclaimer: I consider myself center-left, not really a Democrat though, mostly independent. From what I have read, it's strongly in dispute. The super-delegates issue was really just a poor policy by the DNC, one that could be exploi
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by afjl 7y ago
>> I'm not an expert, but some people are are panicking and buying surgical masks (borderline useless) Please stop spreading this misinformation, particularly if you are not an expert.
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by afjl 7y ago
>> Well, it is bad information and poorly informed speculation. I agree, but this is just the information that the vast majority of the public is receiving from the media. Perhaps you should direct your displeasure in that direction.
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by afjl 7y ago
This doesn't sounds like bad information to me, especially considering the lack of conclusive, empirical information on death rates, pathology, etc. It just sounds like normal speculation to me. For example, initial reports only days a
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by afjl 7y ago
I suppose I agree on a personal level, but my concern is moreso with the structure of funding pensions vs funding 401k's.
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by afjl 7y ago
Frankly, I'm okay with an uncaring bank. I would give more weight to the bank's accessibility (i.e. locations, ATMs, international charge fees, etc) and consistency/quality of service (app usability/downtime, good 1800 c
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by afjl 7y ago
What about the risk that the government slashes your benefits?
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by afjl 7y ago
> All doing just fine. I think it may be too early to claim this. I think we can only judge these companies' well-being (especially with respect to their recent controversies) on a medium- to long-term scale. I've banked at Wel
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by afjl 7y ago
But at least BRIC/African-market phones are still full-size, real legitimate phones. The parent comment compared Lego wheels to Michelin wheels.
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by afjl 7y ago
There's nothing wrong with getting a refund for voting if you have to travel for it. Not refunding this travel could prohibit fairly poor people from voting. The idea is to encourage voter participation by removing the financial obstac
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by afjl 7y ago
I feel like this "pig" example may not be a very good one. It's clear the farmers were paid not to breed pigs for a good reason - overly low prices due to oversupply. The United States has passed similar subsidies to address
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by afjl 7y ago
Not really. I just graduated and got a job, and I've never traveled out of my state before. Just got my first passport recently. ninja edit: graduated from* college
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by afjl 7y ago
According to a number of posts, (some?) credit card companies have closely partnered with AirBnB and will not accept your chargeback.
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by afjl 7y ago
This is actually the first time I've heard of HomeAway, thanks. The only short term rental company I've ever used or heard of was Airbnb. I'll probably be shopping around the next time I travel.
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by afjl 7y ago
As a Californian, I have never heard "environmentalism" used as an excuse for preventing forest fires. I hear lots about lost homes, lost lives, lost businesses; never anything about environmentalism.
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by afjl 7y ago
It's better than LA's, although that's not saying much. And it's better than most US metro areas.
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by afjl 7y ago
> I know a lot of people paying under 2/3rds what they'd pay in rent if they moved in today, even without rent control. Wouldn't this mean that landlords are effectively leaving money on the table? If it's not rent co
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by afjl 7y ago
Why is there such a large range for referral fees? And I wonder how the referral fee itself is calculated.
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by afjl 7y ago
Looking at your account, you seem to really enjoy bashing Anglo nations without adding much discussion.
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by afjl 7y ago
What's wrong with the housing market in Sweden?
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by afjl 7y ago
> a significant portion of their population still believes in God, and in US specifically, people believe in Creationism. They believe Creationism because the US/west offers the freedom of choice. There is no government regulation f
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by afjl 7y ago
This is not true at all. There was an incredible amount of dissatisfaction and anger about this decision. In my own household, we discussed the implications of that decision. Please read through the comments on these 2 posts: https:/&
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by afjl 7y ago
This comment seems a bit speculative, do you have or is there information out there that supports this? This is more anecdotal, but my time at a logistics company has shown the opposite to be true. Every cost increase, whether it was a tari
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by afjl 8y ago
That's fair. The Bay is terrible, I've experienced it firsthand for four years. My point, however, is that high costs of living and poor wages exist regardless of people's "empathy" and awareness of "wealth ine
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by afjl 8y ago
I live in a suburban oasis in North Orange County, with plenty of "empathy" and awareness for wealth "inequality". Yet, at the most recent city council meeting, there were a large number of residents complaining about th
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by afjl 8y ago
You could say this about literally any city/area.
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by afjl 8y ago
I entirely disagree. Monopolies discourage innovation and creativity. American companies do not operate in some bubble; we have to remain competitive with the outside world, with countries that would seek to erode our competitive advantage.

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