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pmarca

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    Comment #22920847

    Indeed. Communist societies build less, and somehow also pollute more.

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    Comment #22920834

    The left has been in control of the public sector in California for approximately forever.

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    Comment #22920817

    OK Thanos

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    Comment #22920808

    The average time horizon for anyone with young kids is 80+ years.

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    Comment #22920787

    This is an odd time to attack Amazon?

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    Comment #22920782

    It's a problem that strongly correlates to the cities richest in high-income knowledge-intensive jobs.

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    Comment #22920775

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice

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    Comment #22920761

    You'll never guess what happens next.

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    Comment #22920757

    Was he right?

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    Comment #22920748

    I have a harder time believing this after 2016.

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    Comment #22920746

    "Being able to live near high-income jobs is the most direct path to the middle class in America." 100%

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    Comment #22920726

    A bunch are changing in real time right now. For example, telemedicine being full legalized and paid by government insurance, same as in person doctor visits.

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    Comment #22913339

    Well put!

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    Comment #22913321

    The system is working great except there isn't enough censorship?

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    Comment #22913315

    Are bugs discovered and corrected faster today in law or in code?

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    Comment #22913313

    See also https://www.amazon.com/Justice-Matters-Rescuing-system-twent...

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    Comment #22913310

    Most of the companies we fund are trying to go disrupt someone else's "dominant market position".

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    Comment #22913002

    Fortunately, VCs have no regulatory protection whatsoever. Build a better way to finance innovation!

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    Comment #22912988

    "When we were trying to think about what the future could look like, we scouted and examined a bunch of areas, and that's how we came to Singapore. There's nowhere that looks like …

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    Comment #22912978

    Compare, as another example, the price curve for LASIK laser eye surgery which is purchased out of pocket, to the price curve for every surgical procedure reimbursed by insurance.

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    Comment #22912969

    Build grid scale batteries too!

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    Comment #22912963

    What's happened to the price of Las Vegas real estate since Tony bought his section?

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    Comment #22912959

    Yes, exactly.

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    Comment #22912958

    Harvard is subsidized by the federal government and the American taxpayer several ways. It benefits from federal student loan programs. It receives federal research grants. It is a…

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    Comment #22912947

    In that case, we can replace degrees with an IQ test and a personality test and call it a day. Hmmmmmm...