reedjosh

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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Isn't that the whole basis of capitalism? I think it's only exacerbated by government intervention (corruption) and regulatory capture. I do agree that human nature tends to winners and losers, but right now the losers are be
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by reedjosh 5y ago
But in that case the government paid a single company for protection. In the private market there will be competition for security services.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
And the comments completely ignore that means a return trip for the rental too. When you do as many trips as someone in rural/burbs with fixer houses, that's completely impractical.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
The rental is fine for one offs, but if you're constantly doing home improvement projects or have a hobby that requires this sort of trip, then you're doubling the trips you make to the supply store. Also, HD is not the only place
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I have a little trailer and an older small SUV. I also have a house built in 1920. I would _really_ love a pickup. The trailer is a pain when you do as many runs for supplies as I do.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Sure, I was just saying to work the system as best you can and describing what I do in the US.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
regarding 2. Why are companies not putting out electric gas hybrids that use a tuned generator as a backup source of energy like the Chevy Volt did? (I suspect then the vehicle wouldn't qualify for subsidies) It's crazy to me, as
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> The UK system where each buyer comissions a survey is absurd. In the US if a buyer does provide an inspection report to the seller and backs out, then the seller does at least have to disclose any issues found.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
In that vein realtors are basically a scam. A decent inspector can and will find things, but true it may be difficult to find one. I think the solution is going to be an unpopular take--learn about the world and be able to do a lot of this
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> * houses yield somewhere around 1% above inflation But buying a house is the only way I can leverage such a massive amount and I have to have housing anyway. It also fixes my housing costs in contrast to renting. Further, I can sell my
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I installed my own import brand dual minisplit vacuum pump and all. Sounds like you just got a terrible HVAC co the first go round.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
And a typical 30yr mortgage rate is ~3% right now. https://www.zillow.com/refinance/ > gotten into the weeds a bit Fair > downvotes be damned. Good advice.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> Giving people more money Taking less money from people...
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> 10 years go by, alice paid off 100k of the 200k loan, house is still worth 200k, bob has 100k of stocks and Charlie has 100k If we're talking dollars, then it would be incredibly unwise to save them. The very fact that the fed tar
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Although the fractional reserve requirement has been dropped to 0% recently. https://www.eidebailly.com/insights/articles/2020/4/federal-... So there goes that regulation. At least there's FDIC?
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Magic the Gathering...
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by reedjosh 5y ago
NFTs for MTG would make a lot of sense. Right now it's kinda like that, but there's a market on MTG servers.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Fair, but I as a kid (like 10) had no idea what was and wasn't good. I gobbled pretzels, breads, and the like hoping that eating low fat would make me less fat. I thought I was doing what should be healthy. That and the fact that the g
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by reedjosh 5y ago
In its truly whole form it provides: Total Fat2.24g3% Saturated Fat0.386g2% Trans Fat- Polyunsaturated Fat0.935g Monounsaturated Fat0.278g Cholesterol0mg0% Sodium6mg0% Total Carbohydrate87.08g32% Dietary Fiber14.6g52% Sugars0.49g Protein16.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Yes, and the sugar content of the wheat bread mentioned is extremely high. Further, wheat's glycemic index isn't too far off from sugar. https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glyce... HIGH-CA
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by reedjosh 5y ago
And the satiating nature of fat.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
And unfortunately it's chemically expressed trans-fat oil. We'd all be better off if they went back to the traditional use of tallow.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
How then would you educate people. The problem really seems to stem from the fact that authorities have recommended an extremely unhealthy low-fat diet for so long. The carbs at the bottom of the food pyramid are killing us. https:/&#
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Wheat should be seen as in the same category as sugar and alcohol--not a part of a healthy diet. It does not provide a needed nutrient. Carbohydrates in this form are terrible for blood sugar and don't provide any nutrients on their ow
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I see no problem with the fats you've mentioned, and I also think animals fats are fine as well. People used to cook with lard and tallow. McDonalds fries were originally cooked in tallow. People didn't die of obesity related dise
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I'm not seeing links to the numbered evidence. The book I linked "The Big Fat Surprise" is a breakdown of the bad science that has been the mainstream dogma for years. One good example is the seven countries study: > The m
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by reedjosh 5y ago
Regenerative ag with animals and produce on one farm seems to me to be the healthiest and most sustainable path forward. Mono anything is terrible for consumption and production externalities. Wheat and other grains that require fortificati
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by reedjosh 5y ago
I quit. I self regulated. I don't like these companies, and I think they're evil. I still don't think it's the government's job.
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by reedjosh 5y ago
The government is just another name for whoever has a monopoly of said power (and violence).
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by reedjosh 5y ago
> True, but at the point of a dictatorship, all is lost, unless you leave the country Today's democracy is just a dictatorship in sheep's clothing, and I'm not convinced democratic governments were ever anything but. >

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