dovereconomics

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by dovereconomics 8y ago
I lost 120lbs and for a long time I was in almost the same situation, but I can say I "fixed this problem". I realized I didn't have a hormonal or even psychiatric issue: I was an addict. Addicted to sugar, fat, salt in extre
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Some decent points, but why can't anyone acknowledge the centralization of capital? Sure, Uber lobbies city mayors, but what about the financial system that gives $6.6B to a single startup? The inception of all problems. Politicians an
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Until last week, there was a popular conspirancy linking these increasing cases of brain damage to vaccines.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Inflation-adjusted, $10000 in 1981 translates to $26109 in 2015.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
I'm Brazilian (not a shaddy judge though) and this comment is baffling. It reminded me why I left it in the first place. > No right is absolute, and that includes the right to privacy Indeed true. That's why you see Brazilian p
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Obviously, companies want less competition, but if they use a political system to do that, it's not free market capitalism.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
No. TPP, huge inequality, centralization, unemployment ARE NOT a consequence of free market capitalism. In such case, automation just doesn't outpace the labor market. Now, when tech companies are partying with an artificial economy co
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
It's dangerous and biased to assume a company like Apple had its stock increased because of 'innovation' or 'disruption'. A lot of it was a consequence of Fed's policies mainly with ZIRP and QE. From that angle
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Genuine capitalism doesn't have a government controlling money supply, which is behind your 'exponential growth'. Instead of growing an economy, the truest capitalist is focused on freeing an economy If you wanna name the soc
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
While investors look for gold and bonds as a response to falling equities, they're actually just trying to find 'safety'. That doesn't tell anything about which asset they'll necessarily choose. Take the EM crisis w
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
You're confounding Capitalism with pure Keynesianism, which you'd probably revere.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Unfortunately, most people don't have minimalist lives. With a 'humble' example: $3000/month SF/NYC apartment,$1000/month on clothing(specially bankers), $1500/month on food(no time to cook, so $50/da
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
To be honest, I believe the trend is to only become worse. Every generation appears to become more hedonist and think less about retirement. Many of my friends(millennials) make six figures and barely save any money for retirement. Carpe di
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
> there will be plenty of angels or firms willing to cut a check or, at least, take a meeting. What would keep them from ditching you and getting the deal without commission/bonus? 'Niceness'/'Decency' doesn
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Some EM companies issue bonds in international markets not using their national currency
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Even if unrealizable business don't pay very much(close to doctors/lawyers), it still is a distortion in the market that wouldn't be possible in a free market. Btw, big players are also dependent on a ZIRP, which goes beyond
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
>government structures the economic regime to favor the interest That's it. If there's central planning(no matter to whom) it's socialism. And, regarding 'lock-in advantages', without a government-backed credit e
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Cronyism, referring to a system where incompetent agents are given special favors, doesn't survive in the free market - merciless competition destroys any underperfoming organization. Cronyism only exists when competition doesn't
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Not really. Anyone with a background on classical economics realizes the U.S is much closer to socialism than capitalism. The existence of 'prices' and greed doesn't imply it's capitalism.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Honestly, more and more, I challenge the idea of ever having a child: bright and smart kids have never been so intimidated. Many of the hacks I did as a child could have gotten me in jail today. Something 'silly' or 'funny&#x
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
But... ,in a libertarian country, HP wouldn't exist in the first place. Crony capitalism still is not capitalism.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
or they just didn't have as much 'help' from the government
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Okay, everybody will hate me. But, why are more unicorns a good thing? Yes, there are less VCs willing to throw money at 'SOCIAL APP n', but most startups will tend to have something more concrete. Plus, assuming unicorns are &#x2
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Not necessarily. Many talented students can't afford or avoid debt in elite universities. At the same time, less competitive students may get accepted because of donations/connections/preparatory schools.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Many have disagreed and furiously downvoted you(your text is quite aggressive), but you've raised a valid point. Young adults waste their time and money often by blindly having faith in flawed system. They could've been more produ
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Beyond questionable gaps, like gender gaps, it's blatant we're living under a modern caste system.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Spotting petty liars is the least of one's problem. As normal people expose more information in the Internet, it becomes increasingly difficult to be a liar, almost impossible. Still, the 'big lies' are just getting stronger
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
Actually, they have children to support themselves. Without mechanization, it becomes increasingly harder to support yourself without relatives to take care of you after you retire.
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
>The world’s poorest farmers show up for work each day for the most part empty-handed. That’s why of all the people who will suffer from climate change, they are likely to suffer the most. So, these poor farmers will demand low-cost solu
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by dovereconomics 11y ago
I wouldn't be naive to try to point out reasons for such slowdown, but this response is somewhat dangerous. The rhetoric of 'WE NEED MORE DEMAND' has hurt many countries and is probably one of the causes of this slowdown.

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