Did anyone read the linked executive order? It's a bit of a leap to assume what's stated above regarding students being "penalized at equal...
If anyone who happens across this thread is interested in helping out, the Semper Fi Fund for injured marines is a charity I've supported in the...
I admittedly don't know much about tax laws and data regarding inheritances and gifts. Do you have any sources regarding your claim that "For...
At a minimum, public education keeps a lot of kids off the streets. Hopefully, it allows the guy serving you fries to count out the correct...
I think you'd have a hard time supporting the claim that you receive NO indirect benefits from the school system. However, I agree that "value of...
This may be going slightly off topic if the original intent was to discuss capital gains taxes, and if so I'd be happy to discuss in a separate...
Interesting thread - the comment above caught my eye. I don't entirely agree with the premise (correct me if I'm misinterpreting) that people...
I'm partial to Calfkiller at the moment, but you won't find their brews outside of Middle Tennessee. Green Flash out of San Diego also has some...
OK - I'll grant that QE did not have the intended effect since banks didn't loan much of the money out, but how would you propose that the "one or...
Quick comment on this - Quantitative Easing effectively did what you suggest. It injected a lot of money into the economy. So far it has not...
Hmm - look up "time value of money" some time. Even without inflation there would still be interest rates. It's been a while since I took Econ...
Anyone with an interest-bearing savings account is a lender. Why should we punish those people to reward those who have lived beyond their means...
I don't have time to go into other thoughts at the moment. Regarding your contention that wages will also go up due to inflation - this may be...
Just a minor point of contention - the poll question was: So they may have formed beliefs with limited/no evidence, but I don't think it's...
Do you think government needs to grow bigger relative to the economy? Some systems experience diseconomies of scale, but I've never thought of...
I don't believe universal healthcare is an inherent right or a product to which everybody is entitled. If it is a "right," then at whose expense...
Clark and Division - isn't that the Gold Coast area? Pretty close to Cabrini Green but I thought that area had been "gentrified" a while back. I...
I'm not particularly familiar with Sweden's economy, but this article about Sweden's libertarian-leaning finance minister caught my eye. There...
Government isn't designed to generate profits, so there would be no dividends to distribute. That said, I'm not even sure I understand the...
It appears to me that this study suggests atheists give as a result of compassion or sympathy whereas the generousity of religious people is more...
Dialysis may be a bad example - patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) automatically qualify for SS Disability and Medicare after 3 months....
I don't know the background or context of the Ron Paul comment, but I think his point is that when reimbursement is kept artificially low by the...
According to this graphic, Mexico (the other country without UHC) looks great - lowest cost and one of the largest positive slopes. But I don't...
The "create your own market" approach is often referred to as a "Blue Ocean Strategy" by people who are into trendy buzzwords - Google it if...
I actually spent a lot of time in Chicago and the suburbs, too. I lived in Lake Forest for junior high and part of high school. It's a very nice...
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