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by hilop 10y ago
How? A debt is a promise to transfer. A default is equivalent to a repayment plus a theft. The only sense in which value is destroyed is if the money ends up in the hands of someone who less productive at invest it. But that can't re
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by hilop 10y ago
Almost. Hole-digging isn't any meaningful sort of employment, it's merely a tactic to put dollars in the hands of consumers, increasing "aggregate demand" (consumer spending), which DOES provide employment, as that spend
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by hilop 10y ago
No, the world became more US like for generations because the US was a relatively homogenous ethnic population (after genociding the competing ethnic groups) that controls a quarter of the planet's natural resources and has oceans for
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by hilop 10y ago
If Chinese love Trump, why are they disenchanted with democracy? Trump is doing great in democracy, in the #1 or #2 spot. And I'd assume they'd like Trump less if they were more knowledgeable of English and USA news.
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by hilop 10y ago
Credit agencies?
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by hilop 10y ago
Hey, in China being a member of the Communist Party helps you get a loan.
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by hilop 10y ago
"number of friends"? That's stupidly gameable
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by hilop 10y ago
Credit ratings are about how risky it is to lend you money, not where you are allowed to live, drive, and work.
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by hilop 10y ago
> > relevant individuals
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by hilop 10y ago
What does church have to do with this? We can throw people in jail for "corruption"
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by hilop 10y ago
"modern", but also classical.
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by hilop 10y ago
Classic Holmes is not unpleasant. Modern Holmes is imitating House -- "life imitating art imitating life" sort of thing
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by hilop 10y ago
Now you are the one redefining "jerk". When a woman complains that she keeps falling for jerks, she means guys who cheat on her, curse at her, beat her, and spend her money.
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by hilop 10y ago
You can experience compulsions that don't make you feel good. That mental illness, broadly defined, and very common.
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by hilop 10y ago
There are two kinds of givers: creators and sacrificers. Be a creator.
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by hilop 10y ago
If a tree falls in the empty forest, is it happy that it fell?
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by hilop 10y ago
Democrats are neoliberal now. Baby boomers grew up
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by hilop 10y ago
Your idea makes no sense, it assigns blame to 2% of the population for turning the preexisting 49% into a majority.
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by hilop 10y ago
That's an arbitrary advantage given to homeowners over renters (who pay the landlord's taxes)
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by hilop 10y ago
Most of SV land is parking spaces. The obvious answer is to stack the cars up multilevel, for an easy 2x population density
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by hilop 10y ago
Why would there be only 3 or 4 towers? NYC and Vancouver have many
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by hilop 10y ago
No, they build big houses because rich people can afford it and want it. If people couldn't afford it they'd build smaller houses or townhouses/apartments.
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by hilop 10y ago
Bingo. Every generation discovers why the suburbs are desirable
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by hilop 10y ago
The people are migrate are the members of the lower class who are exiled by law or economics or racism.
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by hilop 10y ago
That affects a small fraction of people. Do you prefer tornadoes, blizzards, or earthquakes?
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by hilop 10y ago
That's not a "right", that's a power struggle. What protects the brothel owner from being kicked out of town?
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by hilop 10y ago
AirBnB is a distributed hotel with a centralized lobby in Albany.
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by hilop 10y ago
Intentionally impeding disruptions to protect quality of life... awesome.
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by hilop 10y ago
The vast majority of Americans are not libertarian, they are opposed to your notion of free markets and property rights.
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by hilop 10y ago
Should not hotel insurance be cheaper, since they have front desk staff watching it?

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