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wjnqx

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    Comment #17668311

    > we can absolutely make a case for "ripping families apart" I don't see how that isn't a suggestion of a course of action -- one that that is a blatant misuse of a study (with sma…

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    Comment #17667864

    Thanks! Those were some interesting reads.

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    Comment #17667749

    I am appalled that such an assertion can be made openly. It is, frankly, simply vile to suggest that children be taken away from struggling parents by society, rather than society …

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    Comment #17655391

    Would you be able to provide links to modern structures built with the methods you're describing or research about them? Does this conservative design resemble something like Gaudi…

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    Comment #17611957

    That's only because the construction isn't as sturdy. Italy routinely experiences earthquakes similar in magnitude to California.

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    Comment #17606360

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=us+historic+top+marginal+income+tax+rat... I cannot believe that you're asking for a source in good faith considering it's common knowledge that midcentury tax…

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    Comment #17512534

    > "The tech giants are exploiting a US trademark-law provision that lets them effectively claim a trademark in secret." Jamaica and some other countries don't maintain searchable d…

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    Comment #17476287

    To be fair, stock in Morgan Stanley is not marketed as "decentralized."

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    Comment #16990914

    So why not just build social housing at a larger scale? It'd put actual downward force on the market by turning publicly-owned housing from a lottery into legitimate competition wi…

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    Comment #16929465

    I'm not sure it's been studied, but I'd wager that every tax dollar spent on subsidizing public transit (or possibly even making it free) would deliver several dollars of gain. Phy…

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    Comment #16929432

    I don't think the cost of that is justified in large cities. LA already dedicates more land area to automobile infrastructure than anything else, and the region is still plagued by…

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    Comment #16929389

    I don't agree that they're biased. Take LA as an example: there has been a massive expansion in the highway system there (in terms of new interstate sections and lane additions). T…

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    Comment #16929371

    That's demonstrably false. Look to cities in northern Europe like Amsterdam and Copenhagen, where bicycle use has caused a massive decrease in automobile traffic. Can you cite any …

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    Comment #16813843

    I'm a UC student on Pell grants. My parents were priced out of owning a home in their metro area. What is wrong with you? What destroyed your empathy, compassion, and hope?

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    Comment #16808677

    The technology-based economy extracts value from the rapid information exchange that takes place in cities full of highly-educated people. That doesn't exist in York, PA. Google et…

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    Comment #16806085

    Businesses are also going to leave when they have to pay workers several times what they would in other regions because of our insane housing prices. I don't understand how you're …

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    Comment #16806013

    >the traffic is too bad >CA was an environmental gem and still is to an extent If the traffic is bad, vote to build public transit. Germany and Japan are almost identical to Califo…

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    Comment #16799979

    How, exactly, is denying the state access to revenue supposed to improve its financial situation? If you want better use of money, you've got to vote for it.

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    Comment #16799963

    If housing is only for people who've already been in a place, why do we allow children? Your argument is patently absurd. Especially in a growing state like California, accommodati…

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    Comment #16693508

    I suggest you watch his testimony before UK lawmakers this morning. He appears to know what he's talking about and bases his claims on evidence supplied to the Parliamentary commit…

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