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The Bot that was and will not ever be.... Trading Discussion
My analysis:1. Why are you wasting your effort on the BTC market? Go try it on F…
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n/a | ascent | July 16, 2011, 12:00:46 AM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
Endgame: Volumes I and II - Derrick JensenVolume I: The Problem of Civilizationh…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 11:14:41 PM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
No, actually you're wrong. Zubrin's book is almost antithetical to those of Fore…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 11:12:52 PM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
Huh. Those are all books encouraging you to think in a specific pattern, and sug…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 02:42:11 PM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
No i believe I’m aiming for a loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and ind…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 02:17:42 PM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
I agree with 1984 and Brave New World and also suggest Animal Farm by George Orw…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 01:51:52 PM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
I don't care how anyone things, so long as they stop pointing a gun in my face a…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 01:27:13 PM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
Considering the source, this has got to be the funniest post on this board. Kudo…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 01:16:46 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Thanks! We're done here.We were done before we even got started. It's obviously…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 12:25:55 PM |
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Bitcoin traders, why don't you just trade forex? Trading Discussion
The office rents there are about $20k monthly so I wouldn't say it's a low budge…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 12:22:57 PM |
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Bitcoin traders, why don't you just trade forex? Trading Discussion
That's called market making. No mysteries there. I fail to see why it's a prob…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 10:48:23 AM |
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Bitcoin traders, why don't you just trade forex? Trading Discussion
I get that and I even agree. What I don't understand is how people trust these…
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n/a | ascent | July 15, 2011, 10:45:53 AM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Why is this? I'm genuinely curious.Utilities are often a better deal for the cus…
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n/a | ascent | July 14, 2011, 11:47:58 PM |
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I think we need some common objectives... Politics & Society
Perhaps a sort of thing which allows axioms to be submitted and organized hierar…
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n/a | ascent | July 14, 2011, 11:10:52 AM |
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Book request to the dwellers Politics & Society Politics & Society
Having lurked in your threads I find myself entirely ill equipped and my ignoran…
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n/a | ascent | July 14, 2011, 11:05:36 AM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
The root facts are, every year I have to include my previous years tax refund fr…
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n/a | ascent | July 14, 2011, 12:32:51 AM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I think you'd really find Herman Daly's work to be interesting. He says a lot of…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 10:53:24 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I didn't see the above posts. Darn! I was hoping to be the first to point out hi…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 10:35:49 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I've got some really bad news for you. I'm taxed each year on the amount of my…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 10:34:38 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
Yes, because nobody would ever start making quality products if everyone refused…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 10:31:16 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
And thus, this ongoing political "conversation" is mostly a waste of time for bo…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 10:09:45 PM |
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An entity that enforces the law is allowed violation of the very laws it enforce Politics & Society
It's quite pathetic that you've taken after AyeYo. I used to have respect for yo…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 10:04:52 PM |
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An entity that enforces the law is allowed violation of the very laws it enforce Politics & Society
We are here to protect you from theft and violence.... For which service we will…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 09:58:09 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Just because you consider your arguments in high regard, doesn't mean that I con…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 09:56:27 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
This is actually one of the better arguments for your 'benevolent statism' posit…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 09:43:50 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
No no no, see, it doesn't work like that. You can't nonchalantly, condescending…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 09:40:28 PM |
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I think we need some common objectives... Politics & Society
We need a common procedure placed on our debate and conversation. I think it wou…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 09:17:12 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Do or do not citizens have the financial power to influence big business, namely…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 09:09:37 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
AnCap model: Pay power company. Pay standards agency to keep power company in li…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 08:54:05 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
If citizens can overcome a private security company, why can they not overcome a…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 08:37:01 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
But not proving that the system we have is any better. (or do you propose a diff…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 08:18:03 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Showing possible flaws in my suggestion does not back up your claims that a mono…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 08:04:54 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I am suggesting that they pay a company to provide power, and then select a comp…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 03:52:42 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I didn't point you toward the paper, I pointed you toward the concept. That you…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 03:34:49 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I already did. And since you seem incapable of responding, I'll assume you conce…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 03:23:07 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I didn't point you toward the paper, I pointed you toward the concept. That you…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 02:53:27 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Quotewe mutually agree to coercionThis is ridiculous. If it's mutual, it's not c…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 02:25:14 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Excellent. Can't wait to see how that one is explained away/brushed aside.Anoth…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 02:00:47 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
The Tragedy of the Commons by Hardin is an interesting paper. Thank you for shar…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 01:44:00 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
But I want you to look up 'tragedy of the commons' to see how difficult it is to…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 01:25:36 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
No man, or piece of land, is an island unto itself.I think you'd really find Her…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 12:40:55 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
And I ruined it with that pesky "local" thing, huh? Sorry.You ruined it by ignor…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 11:53:05 AM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
We're not. You can say 'You ruined my air quality', but not 'You ruined my ozone…
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n/a | ascent | July 13, 2011, 02:45:17 AM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
To borrow a quote from the nukes thread, "Don't crack the dome".I'm not familiar…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 10:52:18 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Collectively, a lot more people are effected. Thus, a lot more people have claim…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 10:44:37 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Thus, even though the coal plant is kicking out sulfoxides into the atmosphere,…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 10:18:02 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Not just hard. Almost impossible. That said, Only the upper reaches of the atmos…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 09:55:41 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
State-managed resources is the worst possible outcome. Look at China.I won't dis…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 09:42:18 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
State-managed resources is the worst possible outcome. Look at China.I won't dis…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 09:28:48 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
There seems to be a reality distortion field on both sides of the field here. Pe…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 09:12:16 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Look, that's life. You pays your dollar, and you rolls the dice. If it comes up…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 09:06:40 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
So, what form of government rules down in the Troll caves?I take offense at the…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 08:54:57 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Ah, that's right, because the libernuts assume that if I'm stuck between a rock…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 08:50:20 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Another case, with legal precedent, that some here might find interesting, and I…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 08:25:29 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
No, there aren't other lifeboats and I didn't know the guy was a knife juggler,…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 08:20:21 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
So... Let me get this straight. You believe, that because there is evil in the w…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 02:58:31 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Individually or on a national scale? I do it everyday on an individual scale by…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 02:50:07 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
That isn't to say that he can freely murder on his property, because he is, at t…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 02:44:44 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
That isn't to say that he can freely murder on his property, because he is, at t…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 02:35:58 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
So, why don't you tell me how what I propose is any different than today, in 'st…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 02:10:48 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
How much would it cost to shut you up permanently? I'll start a collection.I can…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 01:55:19 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
As such, there is no, and it needs no, over-arching body to govern its use. It a…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 12:35:27 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Yes. You do know that writing a law does not remove free will, right?But what I'…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 12:13:45 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
In either case, force or threat of force is not justified except in self-defense…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 12:04:18 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Then by limiting your actions to 'no force or threat of force, unless directly e…
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n/a | ascent | July 12, 2011, 11:09:39 AM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Private property versus stolen property.Voluntary funding versus stolen money.Yo…
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n/a | ascent | July 11, 2011, 09:40:39 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
As a nod to your Libertarian principles, I have decided to impose the following…
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n/a | ascent | July 11, 2011, 06:40:26 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
In nutcase land, we wouldn't be able to stop drunk driving. Driving while utter…
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n/a | ascent | July 11, 2011, 06:35:20 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Know how I know you're 12 years old?He's twelve because he thinks that reciting…
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n/a | ascent | July 11, 2011, 01:07:48 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
Competing jurisdictions. The market will decide the law.I guess you still haven'…
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n/a | ascent | July 11, 2011, 12:19:13 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
The fact that there are only moral opinions is very relevant. Opinions aren't ju…
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n/a | ascent | July 10, 2011, 09:14:51 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
No one said anything about moral facts.Unless you want to claim there are moral…
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n/a | ascent | July 10, 2011, 09:03:22 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
You're begging the question. I can make arguments for why the color blue shouldn…
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n/a | ascent | July 10, 2011, 07:37:36 PM |
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Global warming - entrepreneurial market response Politics & Society
Melting ice, when floating, does not rise sea-levels. Simple Archimedes law in a…
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n/a | ascent | July 10, 2011, 02:00:14 AM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
No moral claims can be justified. I'm sorry that you didn't know that but I sugg…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 08:46:37 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
If you can't justify an assertion that you have made, then your argument has fal…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 08:23:31 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
You are forced to keep your hands to yourself even if the planet explodes.Please…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 08:16:26 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
You are forced to keep your hands to yourself even if the planet explodes.Please…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 08:08:50 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
Yet, again, consequences are irrelevant. You are forced to keep your hands to yo…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 07:56:52 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
As his response indicates, he doesn't understand the primary flaw with his think…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 07:48:17 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
Riddle me this: why should a small group be able to profit at the expense of eve…
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n/a | ascent | July 09, 2011, 11:22:14 AM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
Translation: I can't answer without sounding like a moron.No. The correct transl…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:50:33 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
Then why is he asking you a question?I know why he is asking the question. But t…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:46:28 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
No, it's up to you whether or not you answer my questions. A parasite on who? Bo…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:35:33 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
I like pristine land, clean air and fresh water just as much as you do. Then edu…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:27:29 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
If I can't tell the government, "No, thank you", that's a violent monopoly, and…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:18:40 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
So you're in favor of parasites and borrowing that which cannot be paid back?A p…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:11:33 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
1. Awesome, I'd like Canada to provide my Healthcare instead of the US, and I he…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:08:45 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
I'm sorry that you feel entitled to the entire planet but I just think you need…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:02:39 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
I'm sorry that you feel entitled to the entire planet but I just think you need…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 10:00:53 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
I can't take my land with me.Sell it. And don't let the door hit you on the way…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 09:49:32 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
You don't own the entire ecosystem of the planet.Stupid fucking answer.
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 09:48:12 PM |
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How your taxes are spent... Politics & Society
All this is true.So is this: Corporations exploit the earth in other nations by…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 09:42:09 PM |
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Maximum role of Government? Politics & Society
In order to pay for a government, you must institute a tax. A government does no…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 09:35:09 PM |
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To all of those who would feel oppressed in a Libertarian society... Politics & Society
I've already explained how a libertarian society would handle pollution but you…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 11:38:19 AM |
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To all of those who would feel oppressed in a Libertarian society... Politics & Society
I'll be here to debate all the tough questions you can muster. Then why don't y…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 11:18:11 AM |
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Global warming - entrepreneurial market response Politics & Society
I think in theory global warming is tough bite to libertarianism, as simple anal…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 11:05:54 AM |
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To all of those who would feel oppressed in a Libertarian society... Politics & Society
There's no such thing as units of utility. We have mass, length, speed, etc, but…
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n/a | ascent | July 08, 2011, 12:21:10 AM |
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To all of those who would feel oppressed in a Libertarian society... Politics & Society
Profit = income (usually from sales of final product) - costs (everything from o…
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n/a | ascent | July 07, 2011, 11:54:30 PM |
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To all of those who would feel oppressed in a Libertarian society... Politics & Society
Also, you seem to think the resources are just spewed into space, and that nobod…
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n/a | ascent | July 07, 2011, 11:43:00 PM |
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