tymmc

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   by tymmc 9y ago

   I'm personally skeptical that incumbency is a significant advantage, particularly given that Bitcoin now is impractical to use directly for most transactions. If your transactions are being done off the blockchain and it's trivial
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   by tymmc 9y ago

   It's classic goalpost-moving.
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   by tymmc 9y ago

   I think Mitch McConnell will go down as a historically terrible senator. He has an absolutely single-minded focus on winning legislative "victories" without any consideration of the actual merits of what he's corralling votes
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   by tymmc 9y ago

   The reality is that no-one really understand the consequences of the bill. It's a gigantic shit-pile of hastily written hacks crammed together at the last minute and rushed through without any opportunity for anyone to actually evaluat
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   by tymmc 9y ago

   What a horrible process. You don't get good legislation written by ramming it through without time to evaluate the consequences of the law.