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I interviewed at a company known for consistently asking one of the same four questions in a specific interview round. These questions were widely shared on forums like Blind, Leet…

I'm confused by the way you say something is "technically" true, then claim you believe it isn not true. Are you really saying that you believe things you know aren't true? > How m…

> My point is that raising people out of poverty should not be used as a measurement of a systems [...] success. I have no words.

> Your arguments are quite flawed as they could be applied in favour of feudalism or plain cattle slavery. Not at all. I could make some solid suggestions for proven ways of improv…

It's easy to stand on the sidelines and hurl brickbats at a system (global capitalism) which has raised more people out of grinding poverty in a shorter time than everything else w…

So let's summarize: The Indian government spends billions of dollars (which are desperately needed for other purposes in a poor country like India) propping up the price of wheat. …

I...see. Let's recap: You said that wealth should not be equated with job creation. I said that this was wrong, and it should be. You admit that this is true (and indeed, that it i…

There's not much to elaborate on; the argument literally makes no sense as presented. You say "wealth is better thought-of as a measure of how many jobs the owner of a company coul…

I'm not sure what you said you be any less true. You seem to have no understanding of how a modern economy works, or how the banking system works, or what a salary represents, or w…

I'm struggling to believe that you really didn't notice the sarcasm in my comment. :) Obviously you can swap all the names on the list for right wing equivalents; it would be just …

I agree. Corporations are not people, and should have no rights; in particular they should have no rights to free speech or property. I look forward to a day when the government sh…

Ridiculous strawmen sure are fun to demolish, aren't they? Who needs logic or accuracy?

Um. I don't mean to be nit-picky, but that proposal isn't going to do anything. Let me explain. The proposal is to prevent new power plants from producing more than 1,000 pounds of…

grins I hope some of the more credulous commenters here on HN[1] like the taste of crow. Especially the ones that attacked other commenters as being closed-minded for pointing out …

The policy he advocated can be spun in a way that sounds socialist. Phrased the way he did it though? No, that's not going to get you labeled "socialist" anywhere.

"There's always someone who speaks at great length about finance while being clueless about the subject. [...] And no, Glass-Steagall doesn't have anything to do with offering inte…

My point is fairly narrow: People love to blame Glass-Steagall, and yet consider the roll call of shame during the GFC: Northern Rock, Bear Stearns, Countrywide, Fannie Mae, Freddi…

Heh. First, Commondreams is not necessarily the best source for a citation. Let's turn to Wikipedia, which explains the Citibank/Travelers merger is fairly decent detail[1]. In sho…

Actually, no, most people are NOT familiar with the repeal of Glass-Steagall (not Glass-Steagal, incidentally). Including you; if you were you'd realize that there's no coherent ar…

The point of the article is that observational studies are terrible and non-scientific, but people seize on them anyhow if they like the conclusions. You reply by saying, in essenc…

This stuff is actually not as hard as you seem to be making it. We don't need all these "some believe" or "seem like" qualifirs. First, what do we mean by "global inequality"? Well…

This is not true. Your ideal universal system may ration on medical need. There might even be one in existence that does so... ...but I really doubt it.

"I don't think we are conquering global inequality. I think it's getting worse." I'm sure you think that, but the numbers are clear, and not really under any dispute. Global inequa…

I'm not sure why you seem surprised; this is a very long standing trend. It's also pretty obvious. You aren't the only one to value quality of life over quantity; in fact everyone …