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by hedvig 8y ago
No, but you see, shareholders may eventually profit from that. But if its publicly funded and the public benefits, its a bad thing because how can capital get some sweet returns in this scenario?
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by hedvig 8y ago
Can anyone elaborate - did Protestants not value intelligence or learning as much as the Jesuits?
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by hedvig 8y ago
The current state of things is not conducive to the continuation of our species. We should change some things.
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by hedvig 8y ago
Humans do. Humans are the only species with the capability to transcend their nature.
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by hedvig 8y ago
Only the guys at the top are allowed to operate things like a business. For the people in the business itself, they are not allowed to operate like that silly
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by hedvig 8y ago
Can HN visitors all chip and purchase the portfolio?
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by hedvig 8y ago
Yeah but a majority of us believe it should be taxed and not just cross our fingers that some jobs are created for a while.
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by hedvig 8y ago
So which specific policies are you advocating?
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by hedvig 8y ago
"Open-plan offices are particularly bad at providing an environment for calm, creative work, they argue. So “library rules” are imposed at Basecamp. Conversations are kept to a whisper and there are separate rooms when meetings are nee
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by hedvig 8y ago
Do you mean the people that run the TM organization?
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by hedvig 8y ago
Why can't the overlords just accept current profit margins?
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by hedvig 8y ago
Corporations (and their shareholders oh god) are not poor persecuted victims. Corporations govern our lives. They should not be free to do whatever they want. With the intentional erosion of most means to settle civil disputes, the court is
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by hedvig 8y ago
Does it though? The most I see is mere lip service towards health with things like counting steps competitions and the like. The plans are whittled away each year (whether thats really under or outside the control of the purchasing company)
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by hedvig 8y ago
"David C. Drummond, who joined as general counsel in 2002, had an extramarital relationship with Jennifer Blakely, a senior contract manager in the legal department who reported to one of his deputies, she and other Google employees sa
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by hedvig 8y ago
Per 4, I think our imposed "market" focused ideology is mostly responsible. And I am not of the belief that there are market based solutions that will get us out of the obesity problem.
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by hedvig 8y ago
And language aside, a partner that is willing to meet you halfway in understanding is a great partner. :)
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by hedvig 8y ago
Aren't there are more modern versions that might make more sense for competition (tetris with friends)? Is it always going to be the old school version?
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by hedvig 8y ago
Standardize the bill format across all providers, and provide EDI billing option, or a digital copy, and then we have something very easy to parse and store and make comparisons. Barring that, develop OCR parser. There's probably just
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by hedvig 8y ago
What would be in that vial?
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by hedvig 8y ago
We've already seen that internet conservatives will prey on the elderly and other susceptible types on Facebook with fake news. And it works. Even if it gets retracted or disproved later (and not everyone sees the disproving), the fals
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by hedvig 8y ago
They could also band together, arm themselves, and so on, just as people have done for hundreds of years.
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by hedvig 8y ago
Some of us aren't resigned to the idea that it has to be that way though.
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by hedvig 8y ago
How much did the US Government throw into Juicero?
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by hedvig 8y ago
This may be it. Lets take away this write-off option.
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by hedvig 8y ago
Right? I thought the golden economic theory we all subscribe to is that if demand is low the price must lower to meet it? Or have we been lied to and there is another hidden principle yet to be named at work for those who have capital and c
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by hedvig 8y ago
I don't get why this is always trotted out? If you have the lion's share of wealth (and the continuous compounding passive income that comes with) then this should be expected. And then its just a matter of negotiating the amount,
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by hedvig 8y ago
No wonder, some of those 70s retailers' logos are barely legible.
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by hedvig 8y ago
I see it more as greed than administrative prudence.
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by hedvig 8y ago
Rising wages could also mean shareholders just accept lower profit margins. Still profits, just less.
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by hedvig 8y ago
Simply huh? Or a good majority of people share a belief in a mixed-market economy that includes sensible regulation on enterprise.

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