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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Maybe, but all sorts of things could have long term effects. Even without plastic, the environment is full of toxic or non-digestible things, like dust, or pollen. Many organisms don't want to be eaten and shed particles that evolve to
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
While that is the common story, I am not entirely convinced. It is presumably true that there are more controls for tap water. But those controls still only test a limited number of substances. One story that goes around a lot is for exampl
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
I think people who are already sick should be covered by a kind of charity (or social services). It doesn't make sense to ask insurance companies to insure people who are already sick.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
If employers can deduct more for health insurance than private people, it seems unfair and rigged. Payroll taxes are another matter to me, that's mostly window dressing. Either employer pays the tax to the government, or pays it to emp
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
So if you insure yourself privately, you can not deduct it from taxes? That would be an issue then, but seems easy to fix. Why isn't that part of the health care discussion?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
How can "big business" prevent alternative insurance companies?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Can you explain to a Non-American what forces this system of employer insurance onto the US? Why don't independent insurance companies emerge that offer other models of insurance?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Of course I want a thinner laptop, and so do you. You just don't want a thinner laptop that compromises on other things. I've seen the new Galaxy Book S and I want one. Thin is sexy. Apple has to keep up.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
There is an entire wind park. Then it must be another story. Edit: maybe it is this here: https://www.ingenieur.de/technik/fachbereiche/energie/so-win... - apparently after a couple of years, many of the gene
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
So you would blame the US for cold war? What would you have done instead? Before cold war, there was WWII, and communist revolutions. I don't want to defend any particular war, I just think it may all be a bit more complicated than a s
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
I couldn't immediately find a good link (via Google). This one mentions unused capacity, but no further background I think https://energytransition.org/2019/02/german-offshore-wind-ca...
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Can't find a good source immediately. This article mentions "276 MW of fully installed turbines far out at sea not yet feeding power to the electrical grid" https://energytransition.org/2019/02/germa
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
"may" wake me when it does. Here in Germany we have offshore wind parks that are not connected to the power grid. A lot of nonsense is going on in that area.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
So you think it would be OK to live under Taliban rule? They didn't come into power by democratic elections, it seems. Also, killing people with beliefs does stop beliefs from spreading. How much of Afghanistan do the Taliban control t
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Why did the US fiance and train them? So it seems there was another war going on? Who started that war, and why? Also I think they changed their allegiances, so they became terrorist towards US people?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
So how did war in Afghanistan start? Taliban apparently came to power via war a couple of years before US engagement. Suppose that was a crime. Who punishes the criminals? Maybe that is exactly what the US sees itself doing? Unfortunately t
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
So do you care about the civilians, or not? It seems possible US engagement saves more civilians than it kills. At least that is presumably the general idea.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Move to a city where you don't need a car, would be a start. That's likely to cost money, although I am not sure if it would cost more than the running costs of a car.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
How on earth is that dystopian?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
"I mounted photo after photo of them on Facebook with overworked captions" "He didn’t like seeing pictures of him, or anyone else he knew, online." That explains it - but I don't think it is a good model to follow f
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Yeah but I wasn't making an argument about that particular arrangement. Also not sure I trust that link. I wonder if unions also introduced the 20% time at Google? Of course if masses of unskilled workers face a bad labor market, they&
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
I have no problem with it, I just don't consider it a good argument for basic income.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
We are not living in a capitalist dystopia. If you have an interesting thing you want to do but can't afford to do, head over to Kickstarter or Patreon and collect funding. Thank capitalism later.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Not weekends, but I have often negotiated part time work, like only 4 days a week. Does that count? Do you seriously believe people wouldn't get weekends off if it weren't for unions?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Sadly, most people would just watch Netflix.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Why did they want to form a union, after 8 years? I think some people will always be in favor of a union, no matter what. It's also an ideological thing.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Bullshit. Having valuable skills or something to sell that people want is what gives people freedoms and a good negotiation position. Not unions. If you want higher wages and more holidays, create more demand for workers, by creating jobs.
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
In order to establish a union, you may need 30%, but how much do you need to TRY to establish a union? After all, they didn't succeed? How many of their coworkers signed? Besides, there may be many people who think having a union is al
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
Maybe they were trying to unionize to prevent being fired, as they already knew their performance was lacking?
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by kmjg88nvf8 7y ago
But don't people eventually learn their lesson? They could use prepaid credit cards, for example? I think the market will react, for example by preferring phones and providers that prevent dirty tricks for ripping of customers.

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