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throwaway199129
2y ago
> Human labor is the source of all value. Does the random pair of apple trees growing in a field or the stream that supplies food and water have no value? Human labor didn't produce either of these, so by your definition they cannot
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throwaway199129
2y ago
This makes the assumption that all workers require a living wage. When I worked as a teenager and throughout college, I didn't need to make a living wage since I either lived with my parents or with roommates (admittedly funded by a co
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throwaway199129
2y ago
My best guess is that he means the author's characterization of the people themselves. The Enlightenment produced the modern scientific revolution, which arguably led to the largest increase in quality of life since man walked the eart
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throwaway199129
2y ago
It would be interesting to see if much of that has changed since the DoE was created in 1980. Do schools in Louisiana currently not teach that the earth is 6,000 years old, that evolution is a farce, and that the US is a Christian nation? D
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2y ago
I'm not sure what you mean by that. The article you linked says they plan to remove federal involvement in education, delegating that responsibility back to the states. From my perhaps naive viewpoint, decentralizing government educati