bmmayer1

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by bmmayer1 9y ago
My point was not that they don't deserve condemnation, but that punishing them doesn't help correct the system to prevent the same problem from happening again.
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It's very difficult, if not impossible, for society or government to enforce moral judgments, shame, punishment, condemnation, etc on every individual / company that deserves it. The amazing thing about our society is that in mo
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
Well there's an income spectrum in society beyond 'the rich' and 'the poor' but certainly our poorest citizens reduce their tax burden as much as possible as well. When was the last time someone working for cash und
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
For it to be morally wrong to reduce one's tax burden, I suppose you believe that corporations, big or otherwise, are morally obligated to pay higher taxes than legally required. Why?
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
There's nothing morally wrong with reducing one's tax burden to the extent that is legally permissible. From Judge Learned Hand: "Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound t
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
This is basically Godtower[1] [1] http://www.godtower.com/
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
Point of information. I've heard of AD and BC, CE and BCE, but I've never heard of DC. What is DC?
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
"Self interest" doesn't imply rationality, it just means that people generally do what they want to do, for their own goals. Adam Smith never claims that people's goals make rational sense. The efficient market hypothesi
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
The earth has been around for 4.5 billion years and will be around long after humans are extinct. "Killing the earth" is really not what we're doing.
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
Where in Adam Smith does he assume rational actors?
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
To be fair to OP, the mention that reports dropped specifically doesn't happen til the end of paragraph 5, and therefore the headline is misleading.
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The housing bubble wasn't because of rich people buying real estate. It was because of middle class and poor people over-leveraging.
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It really doesn't matter where the money goes though. Even if an investor spends the money on golden bathtubs and private jets, the money is being spent in the economy. If they keep it in the bank it's getting leant out to small b
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
"But if there are any of our readers who wish to find examples of bad rhetoric, involved syntax, stilted sentiment and incoherent English, we will take the liberty of recommending to them this precious volume of Mr. Melville’s"
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
You did make a moral statement and presented it as fact, so you are under some obligation to defend it, I think.
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
Why is it deeply unfair to inherit wealth? It is the main reason why people work so hard to achieve the American dream: to pass their wealth and opportunity on to the next generation. Your premise is also incorrect, but not uncommon. Many p
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
There are a couple 19th century Hegelian philosophers who would love to have a conversation with you.
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...so in other words, libertarian
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
I don't understand your issue with people making money. Why should people not make money while doing beneficial research for humankind? Is there some reason why making money and helping people are mutually exclusive?
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
You're forgetting about the $1.9 trillion nonprofit sector, of which 15% is spent on health research, 12% on public + social benefit...[1] That seems to bely the need for a government that can fund research that 'puts the advancem
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
As long as you are comfortable with cigarette companies pointing to cancer-free smokers and saying "See! Smoking doesn't cause cancer!"
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
Two things to note here: - Naomi Klein is a well-known leftist activist and author with a clear agenda. Take what she writes with a grain of salt. - Yes, it's important to think about climate change and how it may impact weather patter
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
For those who don't want to do the decoding, the first letter of each paragraph reads IMPEACH.
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by bmmayer1 9y ago
This needs more visibility. Behind many a do-gooder trying to rid the world of 'hate' is a well-funded organization or government with an agenda trying to make cynical end run around free speech.
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What do you mean by 'equal footing.' The footing that videos like these stand on is only as strong as the support that they have from viewers. We live in a marketplace of ideas. People who support ISIS are not going to stop becaus
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Court Rules Against Politician Who Banned Access to Her Facebook Page(wsj.com)
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It really depends on what your definition of 'best' is, doesn't it? This article seems to suggest that Apple was the better computer in 1996 while Windows was dominating. But Windows was dominating because it was the platfo
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He also "predicted" that a basket of five common commodities would become more scarce in the face of increased demand contrary to classical economic theory[1]. He was thoroughly defeated. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org&#x2
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Binary’s Justin Caldbeck resigns in wake of sexual harassment allegations(news.fastcompany.com)
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Got it, your point seemed only mention private prisons so I was confused. Yes, it would be interesting to see if market forces could be used to improve outcomes. It does seem that we politically prefer punishment to rehabilitation though, a

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