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by sgjohnson 8y ago
>Plus, they can default in a way that's technically legal (inflate away the debt). Oh yes, along with my purchasing power. Amazing.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Privatizing the airports would make them private sector employees.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
It’s sad seeing people actually disagreeing with you. The US government is $21tn in debt. 21 trillion. With a constant budget deficit. No private entity would be ever allowed to go that far. If the Government is still taking money out of my
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
The answer: The Government. In the UK you can grab a pair of decent frames for as little as £15 and and an eye test for about £30 at most optics stores. Single vision lenses £50 at the most.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
There are benefits in switching to HTTPS even if it's not done for security reasons. Namely, HTTP/2. However, I'm not sure if the benefit in speed would be measurable for apt.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Capitalism by definition is private property rights and voluntary exchanges between individuals/businesses. It's the very antithesis to exploitation. You might say that it's immoral to pay $1 an hour to people Africa to produ
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
But please tell me how. Providing them all with clothing, housing, food and healthcare wouldn't solve anything. As a matter of fact, it would only make matters worse. It'll lead to a increase in birth rates without actually addres
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Absolutely not.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Because nothing is ever “free”. s/free/paid for by the taxpayer
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
It’s about deterrance. Hardly anyone is going to attempt anything funny if you might be packing.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
And the solution is stand your ground law.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
I’m for legalised gambling too. You simply don’t. Not your problem. If an adult decides to gamble, it’s his decision and none of your business.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Foreign biometric passport. Travelling on ESTA. No Global Entry, Economy ticket, so getting off with the rest of the cattle. But yes, I have never, ever in my life seen a immigration queue that long, and I’ve taken some 50-60 flights in my
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
2.5 hours? I was on holidays to the US 12 days ago. Clearing customs & immigration in Miami International took less than 15 minutes.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Israel’s warfare system is far more advanced than the US. Paid for by the US taxpayer of course.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Not in my book. In my book the only legitimate roles of the government are law enforcement and courts.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
Fairly sure the government’s stake was sold off sometime last year.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
How exactly having an overseas call centre is better service? It’s hideous service. Since American Express in the UK outsourced their live chat to the Phillipines and India, I’m not even bothering with using it.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
There are enough fintech startups to choose from.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
It wouldn’t be too much of an issue of their welfare system (like any other welfare system) wouldn’t be a ponzi scheme. Their tax rates are already crippling.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
The solution is absolute free market.
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
https://mises.org
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by sgjohnson 8y ago
The justification is playing on people who don't know why encryption is necessary. It's nothing more than "but think of the children" crap.