February 13th, 2023, 19:50
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"Superdeath seems to have acquired a rep for aggression somehow. ![[Image: noidea.gif]](https://www.realmsbeyond.net/forums/images/smilies/noidea.gif) In this game that's going to help us because he's going to go to the negotiating table with twitchy eyes and slightly too wide a grin and terrify the neighbors into favorable border agreements, one-sided tech deals and staggered NAPs."
-Old Harry. PB48.
February 14th, 2023, 00:08
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This is one of those "maybe we shouldn't have deregulated / poorly regulated insert sector that just had major issue here". No one likes regulations and I'll never claim they are well written or removed from variety of outside influences, but there are reasons to have them. See Turkey corruption around zoning amnesty as an even worse example.
February 14th, 2023, 03:56
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(February 13th, 2023, 19:50)superdeath Wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/article/ohio-tra...lment.html
So... Train derailed in Ohio.
Things like these will continue to happen in hyper-capitalist USA. Capitalism seems to only work if the government has enough influence to keep the companies in control. Why not just cut the middle man and nationalize the shit that's critically important?
February 14th, 2023, 07:17
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I believe I've stated this before, but the US likes to pretend its capitalist especially in cases where it blatantly isn't and isn't even possible. Railroads are a great example of local monopolies. While they can have competition from trucks or river (in certain areas) there are many loads that just aren't practical to transport in any other way. Obviously railroads almost never have direct competition from other railroads.
In general the amount of government regulation and control should be determined by 1) how much harm can occur when something goes wrong. 2) how much competition there is. BTW have I mentioned how much I want an anti trust administration? We need a Taft!
February 14th, 2023, 08:19
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(February 14th, 2023, 07:17)Mjmd Wrote: 2) how much competition there is. BTW have I mentioned how much I want an anti trust administration? We need a Taft!
Teddy*
"Superdeath seems to have acquired a rep for aggression somehow. In this game that's going to help us because he's going to go to the negotiating table with twitchy eyes and slightly too wide a grin and terrify the neighbors into favorable border agreements, one-sided tech deals and staggered NAPs."
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February 14th, 2023, 08:54
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I have made the realization that eventually there will have been enough shootings that everyone knows someone who's been in one. As sad as it is, that's probably what it'll take for any serious action against guns. It's easy to let a kid you've never met die so that you can keep your murder fantasies alive, but if it's someone you can put a name and a face to, it is an awakening to reality.
February 14th, 2023, 08:59
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(February 14th, 2023, 08:19)superdeath Wrote: (February 14th, 2023, 07:17)Mjmd Wrote: 2) how much competition there is. BTW have I mentioned how much I want an anti trust administration? We need a Taft!
Teddy*
While Teddy did a lot to get the ball rolling Taft was more active in breaking up trusts then Teddy. Although yes I would 100% take a Teddy.
February 14th, 2023, 10:18
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(February 14th, 2023, 03:56)Jowy Wrote: Why not just cut the middle man and nationalize the shit that's critically important?
Efficiency.
On a tangential note, I've never been able to figure out why the "left" has blind trust in government and mistrust in the private sector, while the "right" has blind trust in the private sector and mistrust in government. Obviously the only sane attitude is to trust no one.
Darrell
February 14th, 2023, 10:34
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(February 14th, 2023, 08:54)Jowy Wrote: I have made the realization that eventually there will have been enough shootings that everyone knows someone who's been in one. As sad as it is, that's probably what it'll take for any serious action against guns. It's easy to let a kid you've never met die so that you can keep your murder fantasies alive, but if it's someone you can put a name and a face to, it is an awakening to reality.
If you remove the guns, the same americans will kill each other with knives, axes, and cars/trucks. If you remove the americans however, there won't be anyone to fire the guns. :/
February 14th, 2023, 11:51
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(February 14th, 2023, 10:18)darrelljs Wrote: On a tangential note, I've never been able to figure out why the "left" has blind trust in government and mistrust in the private sector, while the "right" has blind trust in the private sector and mistrust in government. Obviously the only sane attitude is to trust no one.
Do you not know this? It's economic selfishness, and cognitive dissonance does the rest. The left wants money and resources from their government, so they convince themselves into anything that increases government power. The right gets their economic value from the private sector, and government is the economic threat to them, so they convince themselves into anything that limits or decreases government power.
And I trust no one. Every entity is acting in its own interests and not in yours.
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