It's funny how every piece of news can be immediately retargeted as a diatribe against the ever-evil "rich bankers".
Its because the standard of living of many bankers is disgustingly lavish compared to the people they exploit.
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#162I thought communism was all about human equality. Guess it's true that you are communist until you get rich, feminist until you get married etc..
Hong Kong is unique. Even if China was truly communist, HK has operated differently.
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#163I thought communism was all about human equality. Guess it's true that you are communist until you get rich, feminist until you get married etc..
It's worth noting that Hong Kong was under British control till 1997, and largely retains its independence from mainland China. It has its own constitution, and the existing capitalist system was left intact, as part of the transfer agreement between the UK and China.
Not that China isn't chock full of disparities between better and worse off people despite the putative ideals of the communist state, but Hong Kong isn't a good example of such.
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This comes down to having freedom and experiencing life on 'a ranch and 20 acres'. If you've never experienced life in such a way, it is almost impossible to understand why people live this way. I for one love having my own washroom and bedroom where I can rest, relax and find silence. Do you think a family of 4 would find comfort in an apartment? I'm fairly sure if money were no object and transportation was near in…
I'm fairly sure if money were no object and transportation was near instant, It's 2013 ... why can't we have that ? Surely the technology for this exists. I've always had this dream of "turbolifts" from startrek, the ground-based version. They're basically single-wagon trains that can go horizontally and vertically so they function as elevators. So you get in at the end of the hallway (or even the front door of your…
It would also cost an insane amount of money, as well as inevitably only being for the very wealthy. You might make things better for yourself but definitely not all of mankind.
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#165I live in apartment. Not a micro-one. But I imagine you can find solace in just having only the things you need. Why do you need a ranch size home and 20 acres?
Who is wealthy enough to live on a 20 acre ranch anyways? This is not a real issue.
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#166I live in apartment. Not a micro-one. But I imagine you can find solace in just having only the things you need. Why do you need a ranch size home and 20 acres?
Most of the world has only the things they need, if they even have that. It isn't a choice. And there isn't as much solace in being unsure whether you can eat tomorrow or not as you might think.
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> But I imagine you can find solace in just having only the things you need. No. You, maybe, but not me, and certainly not everyone. And that's not even fully addressing the unstated assumption that everything you 'need' would even fit in an apartment, let alone a micro apartment. Getting rid of things isn't always a good thing to do. Having the ability to be fully packed and ready to move in an hour is a tactic, not…
It certainly can be a philosophy. For the past 6 months I've lived in a tiny place away from my apartment, where (the apartment) I only spent 6 nights in during the same time. I am being convinced increasingly I do not need, or even WANT, the extra space. Were I to find a companion who shared this view, I think I could live this way for several years, if not for the remainder of my natural life.
How wonderful for you it is a choice, and not out of necessity.
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#168I live in apartment. Not a micro-one. But I imagine you can find solace in just having only the things you need. Why do you need a ranch size home and 20 acres?
"Why do you need a ranch size home and 20 acres?" Why do you need to eat three square meals a day? Why do you need a $1000+ PC? Why do you need $50+ jeans? Why do you need....
being able to afford to eat 3 meals a day is much different than owning a $1000 PC, or $50 jeans. what is your point exactly?
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#169Here in Sweden, we have students who have to live in old military-tents because of a crappy housing market. http://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/husvilla-lth-studenter-tvinga...
Western ND is pretty bad housing wise also. A lot of campers. You know its going to be bad when the oil companies buy hotels.
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How long does it take to stop working? I'm living in Copenhagen, and it seems to have been working here for quite a while now. And it makes the city much nicer for everyone. As a middle-class professional, I don't need the social welfare system myself (at least, not currently), but I still do benefit from the quality of life that comes from living in a city with very low crime, relatively low poverty, and reasonably…
> How long does it take to stop working? For Denmark, about another 7 years. Why do you think the government is acting the way it does? (For those not familiar with the situation, pursuing a reform strategy in straight opposition of explicit pre-election promises). By then, the baby-boomers will have retired and the smallest generation in modern history is left to pay for everything. As for crime, there is no evidenc…
That's some nice confirmation bias you've got going on there.