Is "American capitalism" simply an embodiment of Adam Smith's An Economic Man?Characterized by greed and isolated individuals acting purely to maximize personal profit As such perhaps self serving capitalistic tendencies are ripe for a replacement? A service berry economy instead neighbors and communities providing for each... See More »
Well the headline grabbed my interest, but it was on twitter so id rather not?This happens alot to me. Do you boycott ceertain "sources" of info?
Tariffs are actually an import tax?The party exporting doesnt pay more. The buyer purchasing does. Tariffs incentivize buying domestic but any revenue generated assumes the buyer is purchasing those imported goods and the import tax involved. No one wins.
Abortion as a definition dated to roughly 1080BCE from the AvestaProbably 1200 bce 4 months and 10 days is when a soul is gained by the fetus. Wow! Abortion "A child is said to be formed, and a soul added to its body, after a woman has been pregnant for four months and ten days" (Anquetil II, 563). In ancient... See More »
Originally K12 SUMMER RECESS was to allow children to help their family tend the farm for harvest in Fall.Now not so much.
Should k 12 education prepare kids for reality or fantasy?so children are given 2 months (8 to 10 weeks) vacation for summer; to enjoy the weather and family. To experience life outside of the controlled setting that is school, to grow up and experience life. Parents and adults work YEARROUND to pay bills... See More »
Congress gets July 23rd to Sept. 1st off from work for "recess". WTF? BE AN ADULT.It is not a real job. Therefore, if they are so entitled they should be paid the same as teachers. OR only 47\52nds (90.4%) of their salary. A real job gets two weeks of sick time 2 weeks of vacation and 1 week of personal time. Not built in 5 weeks... See More »
The American constitution 2nd amendment? It is not the right to own a gun. Its the entitlement to a state militia?Amendment 2 The Right to Bear Arms "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Which container house do you prefer? Please vote! Poll (3) See Poll OptionsOPTION 1 prefab $2200 OPTION 2 $3300 OPTION 3 2 story $40,000.00 (3)
Inexpensive house or lifetime debt?Ranging from about $2200 my favorite being this Option 1 To $40000 and this Option 2 I like this one 20ft by 40ft cost $3300 Option 3 Or do you prefer lifetime debt? (3)
To remove Trumps bs regarding voter fraud. Simply remove computers from the equation?Hand counted hand written ballots no "hanging chads" no allegeding "computer tampering". Just plain and simple hand cast votes and voting booths. Limited mail in?
Private equity firms destroying america. Any thoughts?So a small business or chain works hard turns a profit owns its store front and property etc. Then a private equity firm (often bank?) Buy the land the store is on usually after the founder of said business has died. Now the business operating on... See More »
Seriously all id ever need is a few million usd. What would you do with 1 million $?Id buy a nice 20k 1.5 acre a nice 2 bedroom with a garage prefab which might be about 19k and bam that leaves $900k to carefully invest or grow hemp and produce non psycoactive petroleum oil per acre 300 barrells ever 3 to 4 months. Thats the dream.
I felt a string almost form. Well thats new!Something similar may have happened a few weeks ago, thus i can report it as a new piece in the pattern NOW. Feels like a piece of thread from the table to my wrist almost a single strand of a spiders web. Very subtle. No resistance. I move my arm... See More »
Pending food shortages as tempuratures increase. Solution? Food towers!So as one increases altitude temprature decreases. Currently the projection is that for every about 1.5 degree celcius increase in global temperarure a 5 to 10% decrease in crop yield is expected. Solution agricultural towers that move upward such... See More »
Well The medical drama shows are out of ideas.Adult Conjoined twins. One stopped breathing. . . Anxiety sound sequence.
Supreme court justices' book deals and royalty earnings!! Too much side hustle?https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/5355605-supreme-court-financial-disclosures/ We are talking millions of dollars in earnings. How much time are these "civil servant" judges expending on book desls; instead of deliberation(s)? All to get... See More »
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER? Daily recommended caloric intake by major country did you know?In Europe the standard is about 2500 calories (daily). in America they push 3000 strongly. Might you know what they recommend Anywhere else? In China its about diversity of food groups and grams of food not calories consumed. In Japan they... See More »
Should frivolous appealing be a crime? There need to be actual consequences for his Royal highness DJT!You are wasting the courts time and the tax payers money. If appeal is rejected multiple times, it was. You should have a more severe sentence? And be required to pay for wasting everyones time\money. Especially if the sentence\penalty has not yet... See More »
Is this a rant? I saw a fresh one!Idk its in my burned into my mind. I think that boy was one of my offspring. A newborn? Idk a 2 foot tall newborn upright standing. (A few steps with a bit of assistance?). I bowed to the presumed mother three times. I felt noticably self- conscious... See More »
Do want to "just disappear" for awhile?Run away? Leave life behind for a few weeks. Just start walking? I wish i could just disappear for awhile and sleep for about a month.
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