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New comment by tesmar2 in "Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs away from its site"

tesmar2 — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:07:58 +0000

You know, except for outcomes, research, etc.

Also good luck when Uncle Adolf comes to town.

New comment by tesmar2 in "How Doctors Die (2013)"

tesmar2 — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:38:00 +0000

> There is no evidence for God

I think we will respectfully depart there. I think there is, and hence, rights come from God. You don't think that, but it's such a fundamental difference that it's hard to go anywhere from there.

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tesmar2 — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 03:46:05 +0000

Sure, have all your money taken without a say to be given crap, rationed care, or most likely die waiting in line.

And on top of that have no way defend yourself or your friends if a new dictator comes to town to send you off to a new summer camp.

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tesmar2 — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 22:09:27 +0000

Well, it’s not just money. By lowering the taxes and regulatory environment, you increase individual freedoms. That’s worth a lot to Americans.

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tesmar2 — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 22:06:34 +0000

I’m not sure why Americans care? Europe makes a different, worse tradeoff.

New comment by tesmar2 in "We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals"

tesmar2 — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:44:24 +0000

What happens today when the money supply is inflated so that SS becomes a lot less useful, or when the system either collapses or is ended due to spiraling costs?

The problem you mention would be tragic, but with the proliferation of charities I think there would be a lot more options.

And like Ron Paul mentioned at one point, when he was working at hospitals in the early 60s they weren’t required to treat anyone and yet turned away no one.

New comment by tesmar2 in "We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals"

tesmar2 — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:38:47 +0000

Sure, there are exceptions but the general principle stands. Those without blood families find them in close friends and charities and churches.

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tesmar2 — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 03:24:52 +0000

Now that not nearly as much of your wages have been garnished, you would have had all that money during your working years to invest for your retirement. You could even use a private ss-like setup if you like. Besides having more options, more people would pursue having a family for this reason, so the situation would be rarer. Beyond that, you’d have a much stronger charity network.

New comment by tesmar2 in "We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals"

tesmar2 — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 03:18:43 +0000

“Remove the social nets”? Your family is the social net. Oh it would be much better than what we have now. Not only would you get to keep much more of your money, you’d get to use it to support your family yourself — or even use it to plan for your own retirement, your way. It would, of necessity, bring families closer together and encourage forward thinking. By default the family is the social net: this experiment we are in of shifting that to the massive, bureaucratic state is immoral, and on top of that — not going well.

New comment by tesmar2 in "We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals"

tesmar2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:56:15 +0000

A whole new world of freedom and responsibility. Innovation in the grannycare space. Families brought closer together. Lots of good things, some bad. A net win.

New comment by tesmar2 in "We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals"

tesmar2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:52:36 +0000

Updated to reflect entitlements rather than just ss.

New comment by tesmar2 in "How Doctors Die (2013)"

tesmar2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 03:15:02 +0000

> good way help prevent inequality

It's not the gov's job to prevent inequality, but rather to secure God-given negative rights. Or where do you think rights come from?

New comment by tesmar2 in "How Doctors Die (2013)"

tesmar2 — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 06:27:12 +0000

> $11.7 million for individuals

Should be 0. Death taxes are horrible.

New comment by tesmar2 in "Why doesn't Amazon show total price on order list?"

tesmar2 — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 04:28:11 +0000

Ebay does it, it makes sense to be there. I would assume this is a deliberate action to hide it.

New comment by tesmar2 in "Why doesn't Amazon show total price on order list?"

tesmar2 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:47:27 +0000

When trying to reconcile budgets, I need to know what was bought for how much. On the order list page, Amazon does not show the total price paid, but makes you click into each item to see the total. Seems like a dark pattern.

Why doesn't Amazon show total price on order list?

tesmar2 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:47:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/order-history

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26617520

Points: 2

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New comment by tesmar2 in "Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours"

tesmar2 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:02:48 +0000

Insider trading is illegal. And I think what robinhood did should be /unless they explicitly stated they could do so in their terms and people went in with eyes wide open/.

I imagine it is, as it seems pretty close to market manipulation, I just want to be careful and understand what’s really going on.

Besides, along with individuals or corporations we should be going after the fed who really manipulates markets and steals from the poor. End the fed.

New comment by tesmar2 in "Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours"

tesmar2 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:59:37 +0000

If so, then prosecute. Which law specifically?

New comment by tesmar2 in "Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours"

tesmar2 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:34:49 +0000

What they did sucks. But I am wondering what contract did they break?

New comment by tesmar2 in "Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours"

tesmar2 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:47:27 +0000

How exactly was this not the free market? Did robinhood do something illegal and break their contract?