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Problem with Ackman is he thinks he's doing God's work by shorting Herbalife, but in reality if he wanted to "do good" himself he would have gone to law school and taken up the cas…

Ah understood. You were looking at the national level with countries like China and Russia "party[ing] hearty" by not significantly curbing C02 emissions. Those individuals who ben…

And providing education for and/or adopting other children so that they learn how to live responsibly.

Or live wisely so you have the financial means and health to move you and your family elsewhere when need arrives, probably in our lifetimes for 80% of the world.

I think there are just a lot of intangibles so it's hard to compare mega projects, like the existing state of the subway where it is integrating into (like extensions), how many st…

Exactly. The comparison to non-US based projects is inadequate. California and other US states need to "earn the right" to spend this much money on one single monstrous project by …

Ditto, was in Berlin recently and was very impressed by the taxi service. The taxi driver slowed down and asked us if we needed a ride, was patient when we got out our address on o…

The GBT is 94 miles, right? I think the Swiss achieve these costs through economies of scale. There are tunnels throughout the country so they can achieve greater efficiencies at 5…

And the person who bought the home in Palo Alto in 1981 is only paying 1/5 of the property taxes as the person in a comparable home who bought recently. California is really the ep…

True, but there is definitely a lot of staying power in those currently of retirement age, kicking the can down the road, with a growing proportion of the population over age 65 (2…

> The gigantic tech companies are always complaining they can't find 'good people'. The "can't find good people" argument can usually be solved either 1) raising the pay, or 2) inc…

It is interesting how a country with a lot of seemingly positive aspects -- abundant natural resources and fresh water, temperate climate, stabile economy and low unemployment, and…

Unbelievable that the IRS would have this "Get Transcript" feature readily available via the web without any password, or better two-factor authentication. It's already been taken …

Yes. Chinese Americans earn on average 30% more than other U.S. adults. http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/asian-americans-lead... While regrettable, the loss of some technolo…

Yep. If you slip up -- a series of B's, a summer wasted at a dead-end job, or a break-up with a significant other you sunk tons of time into, and end in a lower-tier area, you'll b…

> Why, so you can avoid having to spend more time doing what you specialized in? Yes. Part of enjoying life -- at least for most people -- is taking part in challenges and endeavor…

> AH almost certainly beats 10% annually. AH was started in July 2009, at the start of a bull market. Since that period, the S&P 500 has had an annualized return, with dividends re…