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by reagency 11y ago
And what if a nonnrich person needs access to capital in order to pay workers? Who would buy an IPO if they knew everyone else took your advice and would never let the IPO buyer exit? Trading stock is dealing in liquidity. Liquidity is whe
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by reagency 11y ago
Repeat after me: Money is not wealth. Money is not wealth. What you spend your money on is wealth. Sitting on a number in a computer file does not cause inequality.
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You can spend your money on high marginal value things like lifting people out of poverty, or on paying someone to create pollution and junk.
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A servant is a better job than working in a sweatshop to make all the things you have in your "servantless" western home.
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by reagency 11y ago
Those three properties together cost less than a starter house in Silicon Valley.
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And what does "convention" say about inflation adjustments?
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Mortgage? The disposable income from the non-peak years can easily pay off the mortgage.
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by reagency 11y ago
It is also shocking how mathematicians have huge gaps in their basic knowledge of cell biology. What can be done to help mathematicians learn relevant applications? Or even accept that applications merit more than an occasional momentary th
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by reagency 11y ago
Wouldn't they prefer to release the news before the vote?
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GD grants are so small that a roof is worth more than a grant.
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by reagency 11y ago
It is hard to imagine a more despicable online behavior than sowing cynical FUD about an incredibly successful charitable endeavor.
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by reagency 11y ago
Most people, including startups , will inefficiently spend if they get too much money in one series of funding. Cash flush can make you rush to purchase. Better to have a good plan before raising more funds. Consumption isn't so bad to
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by reagency 11y ago
8million people is 0.11% of 7Billion, that's an excellent roi for 2 people
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by reagency 11y ago
When you go to the grocery store, do you interrogate to find out what they spend overhead costs are, or do you ask if the product is worth the price?
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by reagency 11y ago
Please gave the courtesy to know what you are talking about before criticizing a program.
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by reagency 11y ago
Tyler was talking about massive money dumps like Red Cross could do if hey didn't embezzle it, not GD's small local grants.
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by reagency 11y ago
Unfortunate to see uninformed pessimistic speculation voted to the top, when GD is one of the most analyzed and transparent charities in the world. GD gives to the poorest, like raising the minimum wage. They don't make anyone richer t
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by reagency 11y ago
GHC does global type inference, and has very sophisticated types.
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by reagency 11y ago
Comcast exists to prove that government isn't always less efficient at providing service than the private sector.
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by reagency 11y ago
Hey, can PP use Google Maps satellite imagery to count how many houses got built where? I bet google or other computer folk could help do AI to count houses.
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by reagency 11y ago
Try givewell.org Problem: finding a reputable charity is hard. Why should users trust you?
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by reagency 11y ago
USAID! Thy funneled $billions to Russian oligarchs in the 1990s! Harvard University faculty ran that shitshow.
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by reagency 11y ago
Indeed. The US and Europe owes Haiti billions, but the real challenge is in getting a stable nation in place so USA and Europe can pay the reparations usefully.
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by reagency 11y ago
Money doesn't build houses. People build houses. If they needed paper, the Haitian govt could just hand that out.
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Roofers install roofs, they'd love more free raw materials. I don't think Post-quake Haiti had a surplus of unsold consumer goods.
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Do you why it was the ARC who went to Haiti instead of the IFRC?
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That's the way to do it. In kind contributions is every individual and business's social responsibility. The profession charities specialize in....fundraising , not concrete benefit.
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$30M is what Percentage?
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by reagency 11y ago
And yet you probably don't live anywhere near the people whone need charity the most, so you can't give effectovely locally. Try givewell.org
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The report is advertising. They don't want donors to see the financials.

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