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   by aknfffn 3y ago

   Ahh yep, I agree with that as well. Having said that I think selling the assets and renting them back means that what tax revenue there is, is structurally at a disadvantage from the days when the UK was prepared to own assets
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   by aknfffn 3y ago

   False. The problem with the UK is that middle class expenses are much higher because what was provided by the state at highly effective cost is now a cost they bear privately. Housing and education is expensive because social housing was
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   by aknfffn 3y ago

   Straw man. I pointed out that publicly provided may be more efficient, my argument wasn’t whether profit seeking is universally bad
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   by aknfffn 3y ago

   The moral dilemma is profiting from disease and the ill-health of a population. The only argument against publicly funded drug production is that profit seeking is more efficient and the societal outcome is improved by not funding a publi
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   by aknfffn 3y ago

   I think the issue with “don’t worry about things you can’t control” is, in this tech forum, not as valid as you might think. We are building technology, to suggest no agency is helpful in avoiding any feeling of responsibility or guilt — pe
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   by aknfffn 3y ago

   I’d love to learn more about this — can you recommended any resources for building something from the ground up with the relevant safety-critical considerations? Appreciate any pointers