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They could go into other illegal fields, or they could move somewhere where their illegal drug expertise is useful, or they could become farmers or teachers or simply retire. There…

Some cultures have retained traditional diets, some cultures have not retained traditional diets.d

controls = natural selection, survival of the fittest oversight, monitoring = culture, language, history Science has the potential to speed up the process of knowledge acquisition.…

In the article it stated that names and events were changed to protect people from the crimes committed. Maybe he was breaking the law, maybe he was helping children, maybe he was …

seanmcdirmind did not accuse you of saying anything. You asked a question and then he answered it. Are you replying to the right thread? >>I only observed... You didn't ONLY observ…

>>>However, I see no point in arguing about definitions. I propose that we just use the terms "complete deregulation" and "partial deregulation" from here on out, so as to be non-a…

>>>Given that the telco industry is 100% made up of government-granted regulatory monopolies, this act clearly did not implement deregulation. I do not think it is controversial to…

I agree with your point 2). I disagree with your point 1): very many Americans are unemployed or underemployed, and being supported by welfare initiatives such as unemployment, med…

Agree for the current US, which is likely a large part of why they have food stamps, but no "living wage for doing whatever suits your fancy". An argument could be made that much o…

Agree for software people, agree for middle class people with no children. Vast swathes of the population are not included. 30% of the population has less than 10k in net wealth. T…

>>> It's not like I've never heard of [the concept of natural monopolies]. You have the benefit of the doubt from me, but your specific arguments leave out the installation phase o…

I gotta tell you: not everyone is on the internet. In the US, publicly usable internet usually comes in the form of wifi, or terminals at the library. Not everyone has a library ne…

Just because naive libertarian polemicists use an argument doesn't make that argument incorrect. >>>It is a libertarian tactic of assuming that anything the government does they do…

I agree that the governments typically don't need to "use violence". Do you agree that the "threat of violence" is sufficient? I can't speak to Europe as a whole or the specific co…

>>>The context of this discussion is this comment by olliesaunders: Thank you for your thoughtful comment, I will try to explain my original comment for you. I agree with you that …

Just because it is trite doesn't mean it is not right: because even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Would you care to share your measuring system for how do decide if it is 1:1 or not? It seems complex to measure health, "wealth", happiness, and security. I sure haven't found any…

Note: Poverty in my post is intended to mean "low income". I understand that homeless means "without home". How does your post relate to the part of my post that you quoted? Additi…

>>>It is possible for approximately anybody to cut their expenses to less than 25% of what they are today. I will strongly agree for consumer purchases by people at or above the me…

>>>Yes, looks like he chose to not have a kid In the US this is not legally a man's choice. Wikipedia>>>In some cases, men and boys that have been raped (statutorily or otherwise) …

>>>So long as scarcity exists, [living without constraint] is fundamentally impossible. Absolutely agree. >>>They have the option to raise that money. Absolutely disagree. They are…

I think it is a good thing that individuals control their own money, and can choose to give it to whomever they want. Can we agree that people with no money will starve to death un…

>>>Nowhere near proportional to the productivity increases, that's for certain. What is the proper proportion?

>>>You could start your own company, be your own employer and work as much as you feel like. Most people in the United States do not have this option because they do not have enoug…

>>>Is there a good reason to believe that one of these effects is stronger than the other? That's a great statistical question! If the data skew was proportionally equal in both di…