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by subverter 9y ago
> 1. A cap at 21M. It made the currency deflationary by nature. Ask an economist, no one thinks it’s a good idea long term http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/030915... Most economists, not al
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by subverter 9y ago
Should not the individual be held responsible for making a poor decision? Taking the stance that we should be protected from every possible bad thing that can happen is a recipe for economic disaster. Especially when the one offering such p
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Elon Musk’s “Innovations” Make the Middle Class Poorer(subverter.co)
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"Crony" is so often followed by "capitalism", but it's really just cronyism that's the issue. You can find it in capitalism and you can find it in government. But they go best hand-in-hand. I'd argue that
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by subverter 9y ago
Woah, woah – you're telling me people voluntarily help each other pay their medical expenses without the government forcing them to?!
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by subverter 9y ago
Even if you consider death a state of health – which is odd, who says "yeah, they're really unhealthy: they're dead" – the path to that state differs. Some people get sick very quickly right before death, while others ar
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by subverter 9y ago
Nowhere. I haven't claimed that. We're having a (mostly) thoughtful discussion with different opinions, which is great. If you read back through the hierarchy to my comment here[1], you'll see that I ask the hypothetical ques
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by subverter 9y ago
No, sorry, you're confused with our current system of centralized power in the hands of a few who doll out rewards to their crony friends. Who gets the money printed by the Federal Reserve first? Banks, where wealthy bankers then loan
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by subverter 9y ago
What? That's not what I said at all. In fact, as I initially said, "Please don't think I'm in any way arguing for child labor." How can I make it more clear? My point is, in the hypothetical situation that a state
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by subverter 9y ago
If that's what you believe my utopia leads to, then you're completely misunderstanding my worldview. The principal of non-aggression means no one would be allowed to enslave or suppress anyone else. Period. Everyone has equal righ
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by subverter 9y ago
The point is it's completely voluntary for everyone involved. No one is being forced into anything.
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by subverter 9y ago
Absolutely.
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by subverter 9y ago
Not just theft, but aggression of any sort, including the most serious offenses such as rape and murder. Is there not a more fundamental moral value that we can all agree on?
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by subverter 9y ago
No, the myriad that say "we care deeply about diversity and inclusivity" in their job posts. The ones that come out against banning travelers from Muslim-majority countries. The ones that care about climate change and the effects
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by subverter 9y ago
There's a good suggestion for dealing with this above: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14556688
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by subverter 9y ago
We obviously have different ideas about what's utopian and what's not. I think it's utopian to believe a centralized, federal government has all of the necessary knowledge and best intentions to make blanket decisions for hun
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by subverter 9y ago
I'm not ignoring it, I just don't think it makes sense. "I'm tolerant of everyone except those I view as intolerant." In other words, you're intolerant of those you disagree with. I believe true tolerance is re
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by subverter 9y ago
I try to keep an open mind. I don't believe things will just solve themselves, nor do I think the market is the perfect solution. I do believe, however, that it's a better solution than government intervention, and we haven't
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by subverter 9y ago
Then perhaps I misunderstood his/her argument. If I look at it strictly in terms of child labor, there's nothing stopping those opposed to child labor from leaving Virginia and/or discriminating against products made there. J
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by subverter 9y ago
Look at health care costs pre- and post-1965. They began increasing in 1965 with the passage of Medicare and Medicaid, and have continued to increase as more and more government regulations have been added since.
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by subverter 9y ago
They can't? How do they force everyone to pay state/local taxes? I doubt states would find it difficult to enforce participation. On "unbridled state to state migration", I already covered that. Maryland would have to fa
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by subverter 9y ago
But not everyone is (or becomes) healthy or unhealthy to the same degree. If I have no family history of health issues, or I simply want to take a chance that I'll remain healthy, why should anyone else tell me how much I should value
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by subverter 9y ago
Child labor is complex subject that we should avoid getting into here. The reason I added my disclaimer is because my argument is about cheaper goods, not any particular way they happen to be produced.
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by subverter 9y ago
To quote you above[1]: > That's a matter of opinion. To be clear, I am not one who is in favor of rolling back gay marriage. But you cannot logically say > Oppressing others isn't something that should be allowed to happen,
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by subverter 9y ago
I don't. I think paying for firefighters should be voluntary. Either I pay for it individually, or as part of my neighborhood, or at some other level that's much closer to me. If I don't want to protect against my house burni
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by subverter 9y ago
There are already solutions available when there's no counter-party or the counter-party is unfit. i.e., uninsured motorist insurance, life insurance, etc. And who's to say the extended family or community wouldn't step up to
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by subverter 9y ago
That's also assuming the costs would stay the same, which they wouldn't if government stopped intervening. With lower costs, more people could afford to pay for healthcare out-of-pocket, which would reduce the amount of voluntary
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by subverter 9y ago
No, in fact, the ability for these institutions to choose who they help is key. A business being able to choose to help only its own workers makes it possible to even help them in the first place. If they had to help anyone , it wouldn&#x2
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by subverter 9y ago
In your example of Maryland and Virginia and universal healthcare, Maryland will continually need to ensure they're collecting enough money (i.e., through taxes of some sort) to pay for universal healthcare. If an influx of unhealthy p
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by subverter 9y ago
A salient distinction that's very important in the whole debate.

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