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by skhunted 2y ago
The population pyramid is in better shape than many other countries with universal healthcare. Instead of imagining or searching for plausible sounding excuses study the issue a bit. A government run healthcare system can do much better t
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by skhunted 2y ago
And yet many countries have successful universal healthcare.
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by skhunted 2y ago
None, no, and no. The Clinton administration sought to overhaul the healthcare system and there was lots of testimony by employees of insurance companies whose job was to improperly deny claims. Americans have an irrational fear of socia
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by skhunted 3y ago
Garbage can be found just about anywhere now. There is a TV show called Alone where people try to survive off the land in remote locations. There’s a limit to how much stuff a person can bring with them but they are allowed to use any i
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by skhunted 3y ago
Please learn how the US government works before you speak of it in an authoritative manner. An ironic statement given that you think the U.S. House of Representatives has proportional representation. And you ignored that the U.S. Senate
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by skhunted 3y ago
The House of Representatives in Congress is a proportional representation of the States according to their population…. The House of Representatives is not proportional representation. The one Representative from North Dakota represents
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by skhunted 3y ago
It is unlikely that a civil war occurs but the possibility is nonzero. What is far more likely (though still small in probability) is that some states decide to secede. The likelihood of this increases as culture between states diverges a
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by skhunted 3y ago
I care about worker’s rights but there is only so much I can do. The Clinton administration refused to include a requirement on standards of employment in order to benefit from free trade with the U.S. Walmart did a lot of harm while it g
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by skhunted 3y ago
It’s interesting to hear someone use the phrase don’t listen to main stream media think that Foxnews, Newsmax, Alex Jones, etc are all cranks who can’t be trusted. Given your implied self professed ignorance you must occasionally wonder
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by skhunted 3y ago
Mind answering the non rhetorical questions? As it stands it appears you have no adequate answer.
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by skhunted 3y ago
I use Foxnews.com. Who should I use? Isn’t it a mathematical fact that if Americans consume exponentially more resources than others then as more people gain wealth commensurate with Americans then exponentially more resources will be cons
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by skhunted 3y ago
As a description of human behavior and how humans are local optimization machines I think you are spot on. This is where I disagree with you: …rightfully noone is willing… I don’t believe this is right in the moral sense or in a global o
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by skhunted 3y ago
Societal norms changing, government policies, free access to birth control, universal sex education, taxing the wealth of people who have too much, etc. It’s easy to implement once enough support is gained. This likely wont happen in my li
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by skhunted 3y ago
You think 8 billion people can live like Americans in a sustainable way? Now by sustainable, I mean that we do so in a way that does not turn the world into a pollution infested shithole. If all 8 billion people lived like Americans wher
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by skhunted 3y ago
You should look up the meaning of the word misnomer and understand how widespread such occurrences are. When that happens you’ll likely reason better and not get sidetracked by pedantic shenanigans.
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by skhunted 3y ago
And when factoring in the negative externalities extremely expensive. When factoring in the moral aspect considering the way the cows are treated it’s an immoral product.
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by skhunted 3y ago
Do you believe all 8 billion people could live like Americans in a sustainable way? Do you believe we could produce enough meat and animal derived products in a morally sustainable way? Looking at film of the conditions of the animals in
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by skhunted 3y ago
The distribution of resources of the world is grossly unfair. Two things need to happen: fewer people and a cap on how much one person has.
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by skhunted 3y ago
Non factory farming. Prices will go up and this would be a good thing in addition to treating the animals in a more moral way.
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by skhunted 3y ago
The U.S. funded and actively supported Saddam. We don’t mind trading with and funding dictators so long as they are our dictator. That said, the IRGC deserves to be eliminated and it is OK to sanction Iran. The petty dictatorships are for
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by skhunted 3y ago
Being a doctor does not ensure that they will always diagnose your symptoms correctly. Therefore, using your logic, we should all just self diagnose and not use doctors at all.
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by skhunted 3y ago
Whether the failure comes from lack of military capability or failure of political will makes no difference… In my opinion it does make a difference when the discussion started with the article in question. The U.S. military definitely c
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by skhunted 3y ago
The U.S. has made a political calculation on how to deal with the Israeli conflict. That decision has not in any way been influenced by a lack of military capabilities.
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by skhunted 3y ago
Yes, the Cape of Good Hope is open and as traffic through the Suez has declined the traffic through the Cape of Good Hope has increased. The U.S. has made a political calculation on how to deal with the Israeli conflict. That decision has
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by skhunted 3y ago
This reasoning would make sense if it was the case that the U.S. is incapable of doing something else to prevent drone attacks. The U.S. has chosen a course of action but it is not limited to doing just this. There are many other options.
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by skhunted 3y ago
Your understanding of the situation is badly wrong.
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by skhunted 3y ago
Do you think the Houthis can do more damage to the U.S. than the U.S. can do to them? I don’t understand your point. Is it a bad thing if the U.S. doesn’t want to wage war on someone?
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by skhunted 3y ago
I think the failure to “win” on the part of the U.S. since 1945 has mostly come down to lack of political will. We could have done what McArthur wanted and dropped 50 atomic bombs on China and won the Korean War. Thankfully we didn’t. O
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by skhunted 3y ago
As the term “at war” is commonly used the U.S. has definitely been at war many times since 1945.
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by skhunted 3y ago
It is unlikely that Taiwan would still be an independent nation in the absence of the U.S. military. At least as I see it.

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