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by branchless 8y ago
> Then later Monday morning, Bank of Montreal revealed that it, too, had received a tip that "fraudsters" had stolen data on up to 50,000 of the bank's customers, "and a threat was made to make it public," BMO sp
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by branchless 8y ago
Bolivar isn't goitto zero. Bitcoin base value is comedy value .. ok.
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by branchless 8y ago
Here's my reason for not "investing" (it's no investing, it's speculation): * bitcoin is not mandated as the sole accepted currency for settling tax in any sovereign state, therefore it can go to zero
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by branchless 8y ago
You beat me to it. But would they just allow the nid de poules to get bigger!
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by branchless 8y ago
As is finance. Create wealth, do not appropriate it.
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by branchless 8y ago
We just had someone leave our company because many people gave the person bad internal reviews because of this crap. And many left before that. You have to be delivering in spades for this to work.
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by branchless 8y ago
> that price is vastly out of proportion from the cost of providing the software This is not how prices are set. They are set on the willingness and ability to pay. Water costs nothing to produce but if I have it all you will pay me eve
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by branchless 8y ago
Manufacturing is a waste of time. People don't need real stuff. Paper wealth is where it's at. Check out the 'growth' in banking: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DceTLZ9UQAAr335.jpg:large "The dive
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by branchless 8y ago
Does your company have an effective monopoly or is part an oligopoly? Normally companies can run with gross inefficiencies because of lack of competition.
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by branchless 8y ago
housing is clearly an enormous issue in SV, yours is anecdata. For one: http://observer.com/2018/03/silicon-valley-housing-market-dr...
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by branchless 8y ago
The language laws thing is not a big deal. People just get on with it. Montreal is great. I'm here, and if my kids don't go into IT they will work in another sector and will be able to afford to live. I'd consider SV a death
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by branchless 8y ago
they are getting wealth creator's money and they are doing nothing for it as they are rentiers.
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by branchless 8y ago
Is this about landlords getting state money for no work?
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by branchless 8y ago
Ripe for rebirth? They broke the law and faced no substantial consequence. And no, a fine isn't substantial. We need a complete overhaul of our society, starting with the banks.
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by branchless 8y ago
I'm not condoning willfully damaging something, I would never do that, however I am amused that the original poster just wanted to live the rentier dream of delegating and watching the dollars flow in. No risk (wrong). No work (wrong).
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by branchless 8y ago
I mean before this in various regions it's been fine for the west to pummel places yet when one small attack (which I also disagree with) happens it's a "red line". I find it a little hard to swallow their concern for in
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by branchless 8y ago
Because killing thousands with bombs is morally superior to using chemical weapons. UK along for the ride. As always.
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by branchless 8y ago
From a _capitalism_ point of view.
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by branchless 9y ago
> Hand's up, who thought back in December that we'd see a 6 handle on bitcoin by April:( Me, because fiat currencies derive their value from the requirement to pay domestic tax in said currency. Bitcoin does not have this.
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by branchless 9y ago
I don't agree with your analysis.
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by branchless 9y ago
Another good video: https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/976245751259971584 BBC news interview with the Zucks.
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by branchless 9y ago
You don't believe a party which is steeped in class division and owns a company that seeds false news are not nice people? Maybe I should send a couple of girls round, get some pictures? You don't win arguments with the truth! The
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by branchless 9y ago
The ruling party has prominent people on the board / with shares! This is why you and I are not in the UK establishment. We are inhibited by shame and a fear of losing. When we step back they double down. Everything or nothing, no in b
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by branchless 9y ago
The UK establishment are directly involved in CLS. Are you sure there will be a genuine investigation? UK Saudi arms inquiry was withheld because it didn't fit UK aims: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho
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by branchless 9y ago
The UK has had a few of these things now: 1. Lots of dirty USA bank business pre 2008 conducted through London which arguably hid the scale of the crisis building up, making it worse 2. Russian dirty money into London, which culminates in s
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by branchless 9y ago
Love it when they take these down but wayback has it. Instead why not put a banner saying "you really _should_ read this" at the top of the page!
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SCL – A Very British Coup(bellacaledonia.org.uk)
101 points by branchless 9y ago|35 comments
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by branchless 9y ago
The UK won't do much: http://www.bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/03/20/scl-a-very-briti...
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by branchless 9y ago
People don't typically have access to leverage for an index fund. Most debt is printed for purchasing land.
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by branchless 9y ago
Because there is no cost-of-carry. Tax land and get rid of the speculators, and socialise the common wealth.

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