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   by md_ 10y ago

   I don't buy this. What was the cost--in brand, but also in actual revenue--to losing his role in The Apprentice, losing the Macy's sales, the Miss Universe thing, etc? I expect the backlash has had real consequences. No doubt star
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   by md_ 10y ago

   Maybe the point is to signal his willingness as a backer to other potential candidates. Though I find even that a bit odd. Would people not take a pledge seriously without having seen his demonstrated willingness to lose large sums of money
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   by md_ 10y ago

   Money isn't created per se, but value is. This is what people mean when they say economies aren't zero sum. The total value of the economy increases due to greater production (driven by an influx of labor and increased demand), le
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   by md_ 10y ago

   As you say, it's far harder for Americans to get regular consumer bank accounts at big Swiss banks than it used to be. On the other hand, it's hard not to see at least some banks as (still) having a culture of helping foreign cust
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   by md_ 10y ago

   I think your last paragraph sort of makes the point. A lot of these things depend upon the ability to quickly and easily see how a given piece of code is being used universally. Whether that means a single repo or simply a single unified in