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Negative Externalities Economics
Remember, in an Ant colony, the libertarian fails. Amongst Piranha, the communi…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 16, 2011, 01:12:35 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Of course no one is likely to go to the moon. That's the point. They're likely…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 16, 2011, 01:02:48 PM |
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Courier Network (For real) Trading Discussion
http://www.instructables.com/community/do-it-yourself-4-wheel-adult-sized-pedal-…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 08:13:33 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
How do you think Las Vegas was built? It was built by criminals and gangsters. …
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 09:02:52 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Great, so then you're not only for slavery. You're for sex slavery. Fantastic…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 08:26:31 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
I'm sure there will always be some swath of desert somewhere that remains un-own…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 07:25:26 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
I think you're really underestimating the proclivity of industry and commerce to…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 07:22:48 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Who put you in this hypothetical gated community? Who is responsible? The prop…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 06:55:43 PM |
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I wonder how much he would take in gold. Off-topic
Ron Paul's district is a free market wonderland.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 04:19:33 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
And what happened to this question about our gated community?Who put you in this…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 04:16:08 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
I think you're really underestimating the proclivity of industry and commerce to…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 03:37:40 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
1) Make sure we're talking about non-pecuniary externalities, and make sure to d…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 03:00:25 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
poltergeist attacksSPECTRE
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 02:42:22 PM |
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Courier Network (For real) Trading Discussion
It would be easy (and cheaper) to build a device that rides on rails. Weight an…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 15, 2011, 01:46:02 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Let's say it's a thousand stray dogs. And they might bite you, or eat your cat.…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 11:59:26 PM |
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"Anarchists" rioting in London Politics & Society
Father McGruder, if you could take a minute out from kicking ass for the Lord, p…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 06:57:00 PM |
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"Anarchists" rioting in London Politics & Society
Okay well if you want to use "rent seeking" to mean something besides seeking re…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 06:34:49 PM |
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Courier Network (For real) Trading Discussion
Use a blimp.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 05:08:31 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
If someone abandons their pets in your neighborhood, is that an un-accounted-for…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 05:04:45 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Seems pretty simple to me, so I'm not sure what you don't understand.If someone…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 04:23:07 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Yes it does. Cruel as that might be.Good, now please answer this question.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 04:08:52 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
I like this hypothetical example. Let's flesh it out:Quote from: JA37If your pa…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 04:03:22 PM |
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"Anarchists" rioting in London Politics & Society
That's called "rent seeking", and is not capitalism. Well, capitalism is not ne…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 02:17:07 PM |
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Breakup will threaten us? Economics
In-person DNA testing. I wonder whether the energy costs of doing that would be…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 11:46:56 AM |
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"Anarchists" rioting in London Politics & Society
Father McGruder, if you could take a minute out from kicking ass for the Lord, p…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 11:19:44 AM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
There are many reasons why one individual would agree to be employed by another.…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 14, 2011, 11:08:35 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Careful. Anarchists may just as easily be Zen monks as Tibetan monks.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 10:13:54 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
To be fair, the "majority rules" argument is a moral argument. It is based on u…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 04:37:58 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
It applies to everyone who tries to philosophically justify stupid laws. Looks…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 04:01:12 PM |
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[Selling service] I'll draw cool stickfigures for bitcoins Obsolete (selling)
Where do you live, Shazow? I will send you a scanner if someone pays for shippi…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 03:27:52 PM |
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"Anarchists" rioting in London Politics & Society
And without a state (an-archy), there would be more state support of higher educ…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 03:17:07 PM |
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Will work for bitcoins. Marketplace
Go to Amazon Mechanical Turk. Sign up there and do some work. Sell whatever th…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 02:57:28 PM |
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Get Free Gas by simple correlation on prices. Economics
The Leegin case may be interesting to some of you. The Supreme Court recently u…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 02:34:27 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
So you'll start paying for the house waving service the next time you move?
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 02:52:29 PM |
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"Anarchists" rioting in London Politics & Society
Someone explain to me how kids rioting for cheaper education constitute "anarchi…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 02:51:12 PM |
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How Does Stock Work Economics
I added emphasis. Investors may have consented to a company printing new shares…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 01:42:05 PM |
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Get Free Gas by simple correlation on prices. Economics
Wal-Mart offers gas as a loss-leader, at something like a 3-5 cent discount.Rega…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 12:51:57 PM |
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Facebook to be world's biggest bank Off-topic
People who play games on Facebook are very credit-worthy.This is a great idea an…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 12:43:40 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
Whomever takes the product of your labor while giving back relatively less with…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 12:32:11 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
And in the usury example?Who is the polluter in this case?
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 12:26:24 PM |
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How Does Stock Work Economics
That's awful. I always thought that companies would just split their stock if th…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 12:25:52 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
So, living according to an EULA of another person's creation does not count as a…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 12:11:22 PM |
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Get Free Gas by simple correlation on prices. Economics
I thought prices were determined by the vast oil conspiracy?Nearest refinery is…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 11:17:21 AM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
First of all, like many of you, I am a Libertarian. I believe that force is the…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:23:03 AM |
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Get Free Gas by simple correlation on prices. Economics
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=gasoline near 45.45955%2C-101.91356This is the far…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 10:34:33 AM |
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Want to see something weird? Trading Discussion
At small enough volumes any pricing pattern can look weird. Especially for thin…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 10:02:34 AM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
What about stray dogs? Are those a negative externality?
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n/a | benjamindees | April 13, 2011, 09:57:10 AM |
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Devilish plan :) Economics
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100409.htmThese guys get 93 gallons of ethano…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 09:01:11 PM |
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A Resource Based Economy Economics
Star Trek is a futuristic technocracy powered by magical crystals where everyone…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:38:12 PM |
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Thought experiment: Resetting spendings each month; what would happen? Economics
Things that people need to save up for would either be gov't subsidized (mortgag…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:22:43 PM |
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Devilish plan :) Economics
Maybe if you have engines that run on wheat straw.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 07:41:58 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
And Brannigan's Law.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 04:21:18 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Don't forget Maritime/Admiralty Law, Equity Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, E…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 03:42:00 PM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
I mean, we can choose not to drink, breath, or drive. Cannot a polluter rightful…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 12:29:57 PM |
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How Does Stock Work Economics
Yes, but newly issued stock always existed, the company just hadn't already sold…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 11:59:06 AM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
Well, we essentially are. Have you every tried to live without using fiat curren…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 11:23:17 AM |
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Get Free Gas by simple correlation on prices. Economics
That and you will blow yourself up trying to store and transfer large volumes of…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 11:20:36 AM |
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Get Free Gas by simple correlation on prices. Economics
I almost did this with crude oil a few months ago, before all the Libya stuff. …
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 11:12:24 AM |
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How Does Stock Work Economics
It's not really accurate to say that stocks represent ownership. New stocks can…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 11:06:49 AM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
What do you call it when someone imposes a harm on someone else with consent?Tra…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:45:30 AM |
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Devilish plan :) Economics
I think this is a good idea but please consider carefully the energy costs invol…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:43:34 AM |
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Negative Externalities Economics
Looking at ugly housesPlease justify this. Who is forcing you to look at ugly h…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:38:27 AM |
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A Resource Based Economy Economics
No the system hates free. Taxes are based on profit. Profit is based on monopo…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:28:42 AM |
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Gold/etc from computers? Off-topic
There are videos on YouTube. Basically you need a lot of computers to make it w…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 12, 2011, 10:27:17 AM |
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Buy a Silver Keiser Off-topic
... and crash JP Morgan.http://www.silverkeiser.net/Official-1-Ounce-Silver-Keis…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 07:07:56 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Based on your English and the fact that you know a man named Toni, I'm guessing…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 06:36:25 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Wait so your house had cable hooked up when you moved in so you just kept paying…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 06:27:00 PM |
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A Resource Based Economy Economics
I'm really only interested in energy production; all the rest is stamp collectin…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 06:18:05 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
I hardly see how you can come to that conclusion from his post. Sorry if that so…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 11:07:20 AM |
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Democracy 2.0 Off-topic
The US is a republic, meaning that it is comprised of a limited set of public re…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 10:53:22 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
If you get free electricity and free water, but you live on a cruiseship, hydrog…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 10:38:35 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
If apple trees were a pest and destroying your solar array, then no."No" what? …
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 10:16:46 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Yeah well obviously I was assuming identical apple trees.Two ounces of gold have…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 09:13:51 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Two apple trees have more intrinsic value than one apple tree.
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 09:08:43 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
That video is metaphysical hogwash. Value is only subjective when it is arbitra…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 08:22:01 AM |
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Can "true" randomness be obtained with each verified block? Off-topic
There are publicly available sources of random data produced by quantum hardware…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 06:23:56 AM |
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A Resource Based Economy Economics
Quote from: LightRiderWorldwide debt stands at trillions of dollars. What resour…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 06:01:10 AM |
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xkcd's bitcoin hole Marketplace
You see inflation is good because without it no one would have incentive to prod…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 05:06:46 AM |
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A Resource Based Economy Economics
Along those lines, I'd like to know what constitutes a "resource". Is it just r…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 04:54:16 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
The fact that price has nothing to do with value doesn't mean that there is no s…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 11, 2011, 04:12:57 AM |
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Looking for CO-Miner with free electricity !!! Marketplace
http://bham.craigslist.org/bar/2253932258.html
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 05:51:35 AM |
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Looking for CO-Miner with free electricity !!! Marketplace
I guess that makes sense -- it's winter in Australia. I kind of figured that Bi…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 04:16:59 AM |
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How does new "Base Money" enter the economy? Economics
Er, wait. Are you just asking about the discount window? The FED is technicall…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 04:13:01 AM |
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How does new "Base Money" enter the economy? Economics
Feel free to ignore me but I think the answer you're looking for is that, normal…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 04:00:00 AM |
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How does freshly minted money enter the economy? Economics
Yes money is loaned into existence. It basically goes to idiots who get second…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 03:07:43 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
There's no shortage of people that want to take in an abandoned baby.If all huma…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 02:56:20 AM |
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God calls Bill Gates Off-topic
You see this is funny because Bill's crappy software is built around a user inte…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 02:34:35 AM |
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Ideologies in terms of evolution Off-topic
Evolution is "proven" in the sense that it exists. Whether it is beneficial or…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 01:38:45 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
They can drop me off at any hospital (well it's too late now since I'm college,…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 02:18:02 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Quote from: bitcoin2cashObjection 2: But, but… wage slavery!QuoteIf you want to…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 10, 2011, 01:27:13 AM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Also, don't you feel a bit silly engaging in these extreme cases?Don't you feel…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 11:53:16 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
I also like to build robots. Self-replicating robots. Tiny, self-replicating r…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 11:49:42 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Harming me by radiation poisoning or smoke inhalation is no different from throw…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 11:41:10 PM |
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Atrocities Off-topic
Your link actually uses the term "primary megadeaths" instead of atrocities. Bu…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 11:19:17 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Quote from: bitcoin2cashDefine harm. If I open a lemonade stand next to yours wi…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 10:59:58 PM |
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Thought experiment: Resetting spendings each month; what would happen? Economics
Someone would start a business based around petitioning the government to seize…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 10:52:39 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
You seem to be idealizing capitalism in the same way some poor souls idealize co…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 10:43:35 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
So I'm guessing you would be against trading which tends to harm uninvolved, thi…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 10:36:08 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Most of this pertains to unregulated free markets which is only tangentially rel…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 10:11:46 PM |
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Defending Capitalism Economics
Most of this pertains to unregulated free markets which is only tangentially rel…
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n/a | benjamindees | April 09, 2011, 09:54:08 PM |
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