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One bad apple does spoil the bunch. Apples release a gas when rotting which accelerates the rotting of nearby ones. And in politics corruption spreads.
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Re:Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:22AM (#45819888)
Rent control increase the rent for everyone, lowers the amount of housing stock, and reduces its quality.
The majority of medical care and expenses are not emergency.
Medicine is one of the most regulated and least capitalist markets.
Re:Will the AI backlash spill into the streets? on Saturday May 24, 2025 @01:20PM (#44082436)
Hint it has - the standard of living is far higher now; medical care is far better; and the number of people subsidized by those working has greatly increased (this may not be considered a benefit, but it's where the extra income is going).
Throughout history there are very few monopolies and they don't normally last that long; that is unless they get are granted special privileges by the government.
Why? to increase productivity and improve the human condition. If AI can do research then technological and scientific progress will increase dramatically.
Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting on Saturday March 01, 2025 @01:47AM (#43216628)
I wish people would actually read the Budapest Memorandum and see what it actually promises. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%203007/P...
Re:What were the best books you read this year? on Friday November 29, 2024 @12:12AM (#42271014)
You might like: Discrimination and Disparities (2019) by Thomas Sowell
What benefits?
Re:New York Times tech workers union votes to authorize a strike on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @03:54PM (#41514798)
Yep for instance: 1932–1933 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
The EU is more of a problem than any sort of solution.
It's not a funding problem, it's a spending problem. Taxes are insanely high around the world.
Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – again on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @02:00AM (#41442375)
The answer is the court rules that the FTC overstepped it's power. It's now back to congress to grant that power if that's truly what they wanted, or hell they could have written a better law in the past. Sloppy legislation should not be encouraged.
Re:1970 Clean Air Act Was Intended to Cover Carbon Dioxide on Thursday August 08, 2024 @12:14AM (#41188050)
If the public thinks it's a federal issue then just pass an amendment granting the federal government the authority to handle it.
What are you talking about - that is deregulation. This was a government granted monopoly - you don't get more regulated than that.
Completely agree :)
You mean like Obama assassinating a US citizen?
Re:Pharma firms stash profits in Europe's tax havens on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @01:15PM (#40858615)
It's fundamentally immoral and something the US should repeal.
Re:US Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless camps on Friday June 28, 2024 @08:14PM (#40826760)
8%
Re:US Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless camps on Friday June 28, 2024 @08:13PM (#40826753)
You do realize that real problem is the prison guard union and public prisons right?

Private prisons represent 8% of all prisoners...

The agencies can draft any ruels they'd like and put them before congress. Perhaps we can have less rules...
Fantastic!
That is the essence of anti-trust, it's nonsense. It's merely losers complaining.
These are not monopolies.
So you'd prefer they'd be fired if they can generate more value than they cost?
That is not correct - a person with no skills who has 10 kids will never be able to support themselves via a job. It is welfare for them.

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