ersii

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by ersii 10y ago
Excuse me, but is it not the lawmakers that are corrupt? They are the ones buying their argument (or taking their cash/benefits) and creating moats (regulatory capture and what not) for them.
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by ersii 10y ago
"Get a stealth"? What's "a stealth"?
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by ersii 10y ago
The only option after abdicating your dictatorship (if that's what he'd do after telling the truth), is to flee the country. If you stay, you'll be killed.
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by ersii 10y ago
Yep! It's a good read. Highly recommend it. It has a follow up called Freedom(TM). Both books by Daniel Suarez.
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by ersii 10y ago
It sure is a great edition. It's available in multiple languages as well, such as: Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Italian. I'd also recommend http://tuttletwins.com/law/ - which is available in all of the abov
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by ersii 10y ago
That said, even single-payer systems as the ones in Western Europe can have this exact same problem. Like when Region Stockholm / Stockholm County (Responsible for Health Care and Public Transport) in Sweden bought supplies like suppor
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by ersii 10y ago
I've taken a long hard look at myself and I share oldmanjay's sentiments. You have other beliefs and other priorities, that's fine with me.
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by ersii 10y ago
I would say that this was the perfect piece to be published on that exact day. I do fear that the tone of the article is too smug, even for "smug liberals" and that it might have been passed by plenty of people - especially the us
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by ersii 10y ago
If you meant crony capitalism, sure. Then you'll use enough old boy tactics to ban your competition or give you a state-enforced monopoly or deal (effectively skewing the market in your favor and against your competition).
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by ersii 10y ago
It's not valid, if you have not entered such an agreement. Hence my previous comment.
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by ersii 10y ago
What makes you forced to agree to them in the first place? If a service has a terrible EULA - do not use it and do not accept their end user agreement. (By the way, I'm basically telling you to "discriminate based on EULAs".)
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by ersii 10y ago
Could you elaborate on that? Isn't the power of government based on how many it "governs" and how many ("governed", "voters", "taxpayers") it controls?
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by ersii 10y ago
That's great, thanks for elaborating - I had missed checking out what "Test Pilot" actually was. That said, what will happen to Page Shot if it's deemed a good/decent UX and it's graduation time? Will it be an
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by ersii 10y ago
Will "Page Shot" be a removable addon or would it be forced upon us like the Pocket integration was at first?
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by ersii 10y ago
Were they really any better prior to Windows 10 though? I remember trying to read the Windows 7 updates, but they were always seemed very... light on material.
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by ersii 10y ago
Hm, this might be something to submit to https://unpatent.co/
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by ersii 10y ago
> One important way we don't compare is that healthcare and retirement costs are a massive drag on our economy. By "our economy", do you mean private persons? The whole country? Regardless, coming from one of those magic f
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by ersii 10y ago
There seems to be plenty here that like the idea of lowering the Value Add Tax on repairs. Let me ask: Why stop at 12.5% VAT for repairs? If you'd go all the way down to 0% - the repairs could potentially be up to 25% cheaper than they
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by ersii 10y ago
It's because you've chosen another region than "United States". Click on your region/country flag in the bar below and change it to the US - and the page will work. Weirdly, it doesn't seem like tesla.com/
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by ersii 10y ago
Not that those things would necessarily apply or happen just because the collective solution would go away, but yes - I would actually be fine with that.
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by ersii 10y ago
I'd seriously be fine with that. I would not mind giving up all social services, especially not if I got a cashback. That said, I would expect this to come with 'no taxation in the future' as well. That said, I am not everybo
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by ersii 10y ago
Isn't a province... government? Might not be the State/Federal government, but yet surely it's government one way or another?
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by ersii 10y ago
Considering that Edward Albee was mentioned in the article with a quote, I find it worth while to mention that he has unfortunately passed away at the age of 88 - just now. Edward is/was known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), Th
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by ersii 10y ago
That's a fantastic initiative! Bravo!
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by ersii 10y ago
You can still do so by donating 5$ per year or any other amount you'd like - which is awesome! More things should come around in this way. Talk about being inclusive.
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by ersii 10y ago
Thanks for elaborating, I do appreciate that. I unfortunately don't see how that changes anything I've said. My only contribution was to offer a supposedly non-regulatory solution could be, I have put no value in if it's a go
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by ersii 10y ago
When it comes to opinions or facts in sensitive subjects (such as anything related to taxation) - to be able to discuss freely you actually need a throwaway account. A lot of people only down vote when they disagree to some content or quest
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by ersii 10y ago
I have now and I fail to make a connection to the argument that I was making. Could you elaborate in which way you think it's applicable? My argument was that the non-regulatory/voluntary solution would be for customers to demand
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by ersii 10y ago
Yes, that is how it works - which is not what I asked, unless that is the sole reason you think it's an abomination?
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by ersii 10y ago
I'd flip that around and say that's $70bn saved for people. It's not called a tax break for nothing. Why do you consider the mortgage interest deduction an abomination?

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