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by yequalsx 15y ago
They would fall in the short term and then rise when a new CEO would be found. I doubt Ballmer would be able to stay as CEO if Gates went against him. Gates is not worried about fluctuations in the stock price of Microsoft. He's a long t
902.
by yequalsx 15y ago
How do you know what values p(e) and p(c) are?
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by yequalsx 15y ago
I think it's fair to bring up exploitation of resources, and labor conditions in other countries so that rich countries can live at a higher standard of living. But there is a difference from visiting an exploited country to visiting a cou
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by yequalsx 15y ago
I believe North Korea is number 1 in terms of percentage of its population in (formal) prison. The U.S. is number 2. The percentage of people in prison in the U.S. is grotesquely large. It's much larger than any other nation with comparabl
905.
by yequalsx 15y ago
What I can't understand is how people can visit North Korea and not feel disgusted by giving support for that regime. I believe North Korea is facing another famine this year. Given the conditions in North Korea and the apparent iron grip
906.
by yequalsx 15y ago
I fail to see your point. Does the number of U.S. prisoners diminish the vileness of what goes on in North Korea? Are you saying/suggesting that the numbers of prisoners in the U.S. are so great that other countries are beyond criticism?
907.
by yequalsx 15y ago
You wrote: "Since government innovates more slowly than private industries, government regulation tends to become outdated, going from common-sense prudence to arbitrary burden on innovation. " The space program spawned a tremendous amount
908.
by yequalsx 15y ago
In your statement: "The difference between non-coercive (private) entities and government is that non-coercive entities adapt better." it's not clear if you are equating non-coercive with private entities. If so you are very much wrong. Pr
909.
by yequalsx 15y ago
I think maybe you don't understand what correlation means. That the variables of employment and education are correlated means that a change in one variable means that the other variable will change. That is, the two variable change toget
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by yequalsx 16y ago
The article states that they went through secondary screening to get to the concourse where their gate was. After getting taken off the plane there were screened again. The TSA appears to not trust the TSA. Aside from the foolishness of t
911.
by yequalsx 16y ago
The role that psychology and social dynamics plays in science ought to be more studied. To ignore it is foolish. One person I knew in commutative algebra said that he always adds references to the famous people in the field in his papers
912.
by yequalsx 16y ago
If he isn't really dead then it would be easy for Bin Laden to release another of his tapes and prove that he is still alive. The President would look awfully foolish. Given the vicious attacks that he's withstood the past 2 years I find
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by yequalsx 16y ago
OK, I should have used a different word than dividend. I should have used "disbursement of funds from the profits made". The point still stands as do the other points I made.
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by yequalsx 16y ago
In my example the $100,000 was salary. When you wrote: "I said it was unfair to their owners. Consider your hypothetical business owner. Out of the $100k in profits, the business pays perhaps $20k. The business owner then pays another $15k
915.
by yequalsx 16y ago
Suppose the owner pays herself $100,000 in salary and the business has, after this expense and all other expenses, $20,000 in the bank. The business then pays tax on this $20,000. Any entity that makes a profit pays tax on it (roughly spe
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by yequalsx 16y ago
In the example provided, the business does not pay tax on the $100,000 given to the owner (as salary or other form of compensation) as that is an expense of the business. The business only pays tax on the profits to the business (as an ent
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by yequalsx 16y ago
I think the idea of double taxation is a bogus one. When I get money from an entity or process or by working there is no reason to consider whether or not the source of the money has paid some tax in some context. From the perspective of
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by yequalsx 16y ago
When dealing with corporate tax rates one should talk about effective tax rate. There are quite a few examples of corporations paying very little tax on their profits. Some even pay zero tax whilst making billions in profit. I believe tha
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by yequalsx 16y ago
I like to know of an example of a pension system in the U.S. that does not invest in the stock market. I'm in a defined benefit pension system and regardless of how the stock market does my benefit is guaranteed by the state. Of course, t
920.
by yequalsx 16y ago
Definitely there are reasons for having a national union. But you made a statement about not abdicating negotiation power to national unions. I assumed that by this you meant salary since that is the subject of the article about which al
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by yequalsx 16y ago
The bad schools in Minnesota tend to be much better than the bad schools in Mississippi. There will still be variation amongst school districts because there are lots of factors involved (not least of which are cultural factors). But what
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by yequalsx 16y ago
By definition, if a large number of students don't want to learn then it is trivially true that we aren't going to get 2. Almost everyone to pass. 3. Almost everyone who passes to know the material. unless we exclude them from the system.
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by yequalsx 16y ago
With Khan Academy you have one guy providing supplemental help to motivated people. You do not have 1 billion people be taught. Do you know of any cases where Khan Academy (with nothing else) has taught a person enough about a subject so
924.
by yequalsx 16y ago
Yes, there are schools where everyone gets a good education without a pre selection criteria. They do not, however, posses the property that almost all of the students pass and almost all of the students know the material. You can't get a
925.
by yequalsx 16y ago
I'm unable to reply to your comment below so I'm replying here. Edison is a for profit company that run schools in Philadelphia. It used to, I don't know if they do now. Edison has run schools in other districts. Results are mixed as far
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by yequalsx 16y ago
Yes. All pensions invest in the stock market. Well run ones invest in government bonds too and other safe instruments. Right now my pension is around 80% funded as a result of the market crash.
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by yequalsx 16y ago
National unions do not negotiate salaries at the national level. Salary negotiations are done at the local level from district to district done by local union reps.
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by yequalsx 16y ago
It is my belief that not everyone is capable of mastering each topic. That there aren't enough potential great teachers to make this possible unless you do some sort of selection method. Harvard gets great results but they select who enter
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by yequalsx 16y ago
Actually, I didn't criticize the argument. I asked a valid question. Namely, does the idea scale for a nation of 300 million people. When you include private education do you include private higher education? Do you include for-profits?
930.
by yequalsx 16y ago
But one can devise a system in which those without means have feasible access to quality education.

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