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truxus

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About truxus

Project-Level Civil Engineer

Recent public activity

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    Comment #15870432

    The hype is strong with this one.

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    Comment #15718255

    Don't you think it's about time we removed all the unnessecary independent voices from media so we can stop confusing people? The Russians and Chinese are doing it; we need to catc…

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    Comment #15716844

    Click bait title.

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    Comment #15559471

    The Saudis are locked in golden handcuffs. We provide them lavish lifestyles, they provide us irreplaceable energy resources. When the oil is gone those people go back to living in…

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    Comment #15559436

    Well put. Glad there are rational people in the discussion.

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    Comment #15559420

    RT and Sputnik are weapons of information warfare. It would be rational for USA's society and government to end their toleration of Russian media in domestic space. The only legiti…

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    Comment #15512941

    A simple example: 10 people make widgets. Annual production is 10 widgets. Mean annual standard of living is 1 widget. 9 people make widgets, 1 person is on UBI. Annual production …

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    Comment #15512893

    Having lived around people all my life, I will tell you that if you give someone something free, it is rare that they give more of themselves to their community. I will not remind …

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    Comment #15512665

    Police, insurance, and fire department are paid services to protect property. UBI is a scheme intended to increase consumption, that is, destroy property.

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    Comment #15512657

    In both cases real wealth is lost from the economy. State sponsored destruction of property.

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    Comment #15511852

    What if you decide to fund a self-destructive addiction? Or send the money to a foreign country? Is that in the public interest?

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    Comment #15511778

    The problem with UBI is that it doesn't promote social behavior. In fact it promotes anti-social behavior, since a UBI recipient need not provide any value to his community as a co…

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    Comment #15482288

    I agree with parent, it is foolish to take your pregnant wife on a trip through a warzone. The children suffered for a decision they were not old enough to make.

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    Comment #15473495

    Your definition is yet undefined...

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    Comment #15421849

    Does your DNA change day to day?

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    Comment #15365592

    >Because their social media lives are not its business -- citizens or not. This is a bit absurd. First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees your right to publish papers. But no…

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    Comment #15321923

    Well you don't become the largest democracy in the world by baking pies...

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    Comment #15043015

    Your success touched a nerve. Lots of people making excuses for how lucky you are, and how lucky others aren't. It's been known for millennia that "luck" is actually being ready fo…

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    Comment #14780061

    To play devil's advocate: you can opt to not listen to Erdogan, just wait until he is finished. I believe he's right, the Queen's message is similar.

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    Comment #14454572

    Am also a design engineer, I specialize in water and wastewater works. My clients are all municipalities, with tight budget and politics are a factor. Engineering productivity has …