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by thinkerswell 3y ago
The link for anyone interested https://m.twitch.tv/videos/2000693432?desktop-redirect=true
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Even in the US, at the time of the constitution, many states had state churches. It was just prevented at the federal level. So it’s entirely possible for Florida to reinstate a state church over Florida and be within it’s constitutional bo
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
In our system already the poorest pay no income tax. If their father gives them a piece of land, now they have to “pay to own” it, what about the recipients who are barely making it? Agreed that income tax is bad, but not just for the poor;
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Sorry meant more Deuteronomy 15 and the cancelling of debts after 7 years. Bankruptcy screws the lender whereas a land value tax continues a tax on land which the poorest who inherit land can’t pay. If your debt was going to be cancelled af
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
It’s not arbitrary; it’s based off of the Jubilee principal and is meant as a way of keeping men out of debt slavery.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Also outlawing mortgages more than 7 years, and building cheaper, smaller houses.
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Ask HN: How do you run old games for kids?
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Is that 50x inflation/printing adjusted?
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
But the puritans would also recognize the value of rest, along with the folly of overworking for riches.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Time to get rid of the certificate of need system
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Go watch a few Milton Friedman videos and you’ll have answers to those questions, though you may not like the answers.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
The US is in for hyperinflation then
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
As rates go higher I suspect a high percentage of homes that will only move due to people dying off. Much stagnation
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
What is the cause of it being do different from the rest of the world?
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Exactly right, if parents want to come along you’re hosed even in a Sienna. I of course understand it’s a smaller market but I’m very excited to try the first EV full sized passenger van.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Eccleisastes — Holy Bible A book on the vanity of life
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
5 kids
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Doesn’t take 10+, even 5 can make a minivan feel cramped.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
I wish they’d make a 15 passenger version for all the large families!
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Qualcomm is hitting it out of the park.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Of course, but the question was getting at how long before the fed blinks.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
At this point how long before the fed starts to lower rates.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
I thought Detroit has been in decline for decades. If anything, you’d think they’d want to attract people back with _less_ taxes.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
It would be nice to have a riscV option that doesn’t include these.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
As long as the system is fully auditable and open source, I’d be happy. Having the keys be external is a big plus, assuming that is fully auditable as well. Having no “management engine” is a big plus too.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
How long before we have RISC V processors powering Linux PCs with no “Secure Enclave” that has root on your system? Also playing games on it would be nice.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Businesses don’t care about being right, but about making money.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
There are pros to it, sure. How opposed you are to the sales tax could help dictate how much you want people reminded of it.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
Agreed. It’s also a reminder to the voter that these sales tax exist and a reminder they can be lowered or eliminated.
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by thinkerswell 3y ago
This is a low content post meant to inflame. Please respect the HN guidelines.

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