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by wjnqx 8y ago
> we can absolutely make a case for "ripping families apart" I don't see how that isn't a suggestion of a course of action -- one that that is a blatant misuse of a study (with small effects only measured over a small
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by wjnqx 8y ago
Thanks! Those were some interesting reads.
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by wjnqx 8y ago
I am appalled that such an assertion can be made openly. It is, frankly, simply vile to suggest that children be taken away from struggling parents by society, rather than society being obligated to help those parents raise their children.
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by wjnqx 8y ago
Would you be able to provide links to modern structures built with the methods you're describing or research about them? Does this conservative design resemble something like Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, or is that the wrong way to th
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by wjnqx 8y ago
That's only because the construction isn't as sturdy. Italy routinely experiences earthquakes similar in magnitude to California.
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by wjnqx 8y ago
> "The tech giants are exploiting a US trademark-law provision that lets them effectively claim a trademark in secret." Jamaica and some other countries don't maintain searchable databases, allowing companies to register t
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by wjnqx 8y ago
To be fair, stock in Morgan Stanley is not marketed as "decentralized."
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by wjnqx 8y ago
So why not just build social housing at a larger scale? It'd put actual downward force on the market by turning publicly-owned housing from a lottery into legitimate competition with privately-owned housing.
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by wjnqx 8y ago
I'm not sure it's been studied, but I'd wager that every tax dollar spent on subsidizing public transit (or possibly even making it free) would deliver several dollars of gain. Physical mobility is one of the best predictors
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by wjnqx 8y ago
I don't think the cost of that is justified in large cities. LA already dedicates more land area to automobile infrastructure than anything else, and the region is still plagued by traffic jams. At the end of the day, a single rail lin
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by wjnqx 8y ago
I don't agree that they're biased. Take LA as an example: there has been a massive expansion in the highway system there (in terms of new interstate sections and lane additions). There's more land area dedicated to transport
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by wjnqx 8y ago
That's demonstrably false. Look to cities in northern Europe like Amsterdam and Copenhagen, where bicycle use has caused a massive decrease in automobile traffic. Can you cite any of those figures?
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by wjnqx 8y ago
I'm a UC student on Pell grants. My parents were priced out of owning a home in their metro area. What is wrong with you? What destroyed your empathy, compassion, and hope?
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by wjnqx 8y ago
The technology-based economy extracts value from the rapid information exchange that takes place in cities full of highly-educated people. That doesn't exist in York, PA. Google et al. know that if they moved, their rate of innovation
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by wjnqx 8y ago
Businesses are also going to leave when they have to pay workers several times what they would in other regions because of our insane housing prices. I don't understand how you're supposed to get a financially healthy state when i
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by wjnqx 8y ago
>the traffic is too bad >CA was an environmental gem and still is to an extent If the traffic is bad, vote to build public transit. Germany and Japan are almost identical to California in size and both have preserved most of their nat
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by wjnqx 8y ago
How, exactly, is denying the state access to revenue supposed to improve its financial situation? If you want better use of money, you've got to vote for it.
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by wjnqx 8y ago
If housing is only for people who've already been in a place, why do we allow children? Your argument is patently absurd. Especially in a growing state like California, accommodating newcomers is good if not necessary. I was born here,
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by wjnqx 9y ago
I suggest you watch his testimony before UK lawmakers this morning. He appears to know what he's talking about and bases his claims on evidence supplied to the Parliamentary committee. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1mnxeXj