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wernercd

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    Comment #41710408

    "if they take it too far." The question isn't if... it's when. We've already seen how far the left will go and the only reason they aren't jailing those they disagree with is becau…

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    Comment #41143712

    >it was not handled in a way that gives most Democrats faith that it was a fair ruling. You don't have faith it would have been handled the same but you have faith that a Democrat …

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    Comment #41121691

    > When the court was full of liberals, they were doing judicial activism and that was bad and their decisions should be overturned and now we are in a court full of conservatives w…

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    Comment #41121638

    "was impeached, not convicted" you're being pedantic and you know I meant convicted. Yes, he was impeached... but not convicted so that's the end of it. A democrat house impeached …

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    Comment #41108778

    The problem with that is - as demonstrated by the RvW over turning - is that it's not what the law says - since there was never law backing RvW. It's what THIS court says vs what P…

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    Comment #41108738

    Fact has backing evidence. AKA: Citation Needed.

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    Comment #40814225

    Those other countries also have problems and people with money still go elsewhere when they need help. Rationing exists. Long lines exist. Denials exist. Shortages of doctors exist…

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    Comment #40791253

    And it's gotten worse the more the government steps in to help. The problem is the suggestion that government solutions will solve government created problems. I have no problem ad…

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    Comment #40745018

    Yeah... and the people that commit suicide in the parking lots waiting on help? They are chopped liver? They don't matter. "it's not perfect" It's garbage and a prime example of go…

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    Comment #40743066

    maybe if regulations and taxes weren't so high, there could be more competition? Transparency and the like would help... Increasing taxes and removing alternatives is never a good …

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    Comment #40743038

    Yes... lets make life more expensive by getting rid of taxes. The reason life is so expensive OBVIOUSLY isn't because of the massive and ever increasing tax burden. NOOOO of course…

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    Comment #40687251

    Carbon Neutral is the term I was looking for so thank you for that. Don't give up good in the pursuit of perfect. If we get a few of these types of solutions - IE Growing algea to …

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    Comment #40669640

    The question is what's the circle? for all the "ZOMG You're just burning it back into the sky!" worries - which are legitimate in a sense... this seems like a usable circle where C…

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    Comment #40669564

    "the question is how it scales" and which mega corp is going to buy and bury the tech. But seriously... stuff like this ("ZOMG MIRACLE BATTERY! MIRACLE SOLUTION! ZOMG!) seem to dis…

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    Comment #40469944

    I have a 7 digit number but I remember it still after all these years lol Was able to login still.

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    Comment #40399102

    It doesn't take supply away... but it does add overhead and middle men - which increases costs. Those investors need returns on their investments - whether you agree with capitalis…

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    Comment #40391937

    Inflation makes everything more expensive (light bulbs, nails, electricity). Regulations to make stuff "safer" also makes stuff more expensive. Places like CA have had a housing sh…

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    Comment #40349730

    True... but we've never had absolute capitalism. Just like we've never had absolute communism. Absolute socialism. Absolute monarchy. etc. What we have is imperfect capitalism vs i…

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    Comment #40349713

    "outside of the US" its still true. Outside of the US, do people think that truth can be changed because you aren't in the US? Just deny literally 100+ years of history? The only w…

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    Comment #40334496

    Capitalism did work. Socialism has never worked. Capitalism still works. Socialism still doesn't work.

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    Comment #40334483

    and the problem is the predicted solution from the communists is worse. You can sit and scream "companies are going to become mega corps and kill us all!!!"... but then when you sc…

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    Comment #40308398

    I know causation isn't correlation but all you have to do is look around and see that given more opportunities? people take advantage of others. AKA: more "criminals". "the only re…