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by skylan_q 13y ago
I'd like to see what happens when an attractive man walks into a workplace that is all-women I've been in this situation a few times and it makes me feel incredibly terrified.
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And most of those who don't like Putin are supporters of all the other parties which are much less likely to get along with the West in any capacity.
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Most people inside the US don't understand the perception of the US from the outside. This is one of the reasons why Ukraine will be completely lost by the US and become a place where Russia and the EU can have a lot of common ground a
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Sure, the United States and the European Union have no inclination to send troops to defend Ukraine, but they have economic weapons that could severely undermine Russia’s tottering economy. No, they don't. Germany, for instance has a
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by skylan_q 13y ago
Digital currency is a huge threat to the Fed if successful, so it will need to be dealt with in some capacity. Right now, I suspect they are hoping it is a fad or a toy that will go away. Gox certainly doesn't help change that impress
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I know we rag a lot on Federal Reserve chairpeople for not doing NGDP level targeting, but in a lot of ways it's one of the most sensible branches of government. There's maybe about 5 people who do this...
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Not legally... but who would sue?
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Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, sure... but he was great on SCTV as well. I won't forget Harold.
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The way it's looking it's going to happen one way or another. It's probably better that the move towards isolation happens intentionally rather than be forced by screw-ups like these.
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If you're going to claim that Harvard or MIT's financial aid is poorly targeted, you need to actually provide evidence for this. Someone in poverty with an IQ of 80 can't afford to get 10 years of education, so obviously th
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I would say the flaw is more fundamental. ...which companies and industries will shrink and which will grow. If there's no demand for the product or service, where is the business and financial model? The financiers don't determ
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a negative interest rate Guess what drives consumption and consumerism. :)
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Yes, as it's always on the defensive. http://morallowground.com/wp-content/uploads/israel-ethnic-c...
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I can submit random wikipedia articles, too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upchuck
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One capitalist hybrid which does not distort the market is a free market with a basic income Yes, it does distort. Why work on a manufacturing line producing required and high-demand materials and equipment when instead you can be creatin
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The British have become very skeptical of the EU. This is par for the course in historical terms. The U.K. has always been against the formation of a strong, unified, mainland Europe.
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by skylan_q 13y ago
I was talking about the late 19th century. From 1860 to 1890, the USD gained roughly 50% in terms of purchasing power. Since the federal reserve got involved in open market operations in 1922 the USD has lost about 95% of its value.
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You must be speaking strictly in terms of monetary deflation. I could see dogecoin being deflationary as well, but in a "price deflation" sense. Dogecoin could also become deflationary. If 6 billion dogecoins worth of value is cre
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Even if Putin can't bring Ukraine in, he'd like to keep it out of the European Union, which he sees as an extension of a century-old Western conspiracy against Russia. It's no secret that U.S. foreign policy is guided by
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One of the conditions for joining the EU are reforms that require Ukraine to borrow $150 billion from the IMF to "re-structure" the country. Conditions on that include austerity and freezing wages. It's no surprise support fo
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Boomer mentality is especially insufferable in Canada. I have to hand it to this author, though. He's the most pessimistic one I've met.
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I agree it could be a point of confusion, but anyone buying an Opteron would probably be looking at the CPU specs anyways.
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Why is slate doing this? Views. That's about it.
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ISAs eat the market from the bottom-up. x86 is at risk here.
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RMS himself stripping When I started reading, I was worried that this is what the article was going to be about.
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A free market doesn't optimize for money. It optimizes for the production of what people are willing to pay for. They don't care if they can be better off financially for renting. What they want is home ownership.
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Personal/Individual responsibility is a dirty word. There is no incentive for a representational democracy to create an environment that fosters the development of personal blame. It can only grow and continue if it focuses on social
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Current? I think it's the defining trait of representational democracy.
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1. People, in general, are smarter than the ancients and civilization has progressed since then. 2. We don't know how they built the pyramids. Either aliens built the pyramids, or we're dumber than the ancients.
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DFW was mentioned and then I skipped the rest of the article to the comments. A commenter said "You had me at DFW". I felt the opposite.

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