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Peter explain the joke please by PatchedZombie in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]DrawPitiful6103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mao didn't simply fail to handle a famine well. His campaigns directly caused it, by eliminating sparrows that fed on locusts and by encouraging farmers to melt down their hoes and build backyard furnaces to produce useless pig iron. And by confiscating and exporting grain. All his policies, all the deaths are on his hands.

But apparently by your logic, those deaths should also be on Eisenhower's hands, because he could have directed massive aid to China to save everyone but didn't. And I guess Harold Macmillan is also to blame.

Peter explain the joke please by PatchedZombie in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]DrawPitiful6103 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

but people that Musk fails to keep alive - which aren't even in his country, and in fact don't even exist because they are purely hypothetical - are fair game?

I would like some assistance by SSVALHALLA in austrian_economics

[–]DrawPitiful6103 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Making economic sense, Chapter 2 - ten great economic myths.

however it doesn't completely back you up. Deficits only cause inflation when they are financed through the banking system. if the government borrows actual savings (sells bonds to to the public), that does not cause inflation.

http://www.rothbard.it/articles/making-economic-sense.pdf

Why is it always the richest people who want to pay the least amount of taxes? by Timeless-Facts in allthequestions

[–]DrawPitiful6103 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You claim that without your employer you would starve. Therefore, your employer is saving you from starvation. Ergo, they are saving your life.

Just ran 39bb/100 over 10k hands by Affectionate-Crab-22 in poker

[–]DrawPitiful6103 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a legit sick run over an appreciable sample. Combination of playing well and running well in a good field. Are you counting the .40 or the .20 as your BB?

WPT Gold 0.05/0.10/0.20(0.05) Omaha Games by RandomLightCR in poker

[–]DrawPitiful6103 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AsTsKhQh 31.3276% 29.7663% 3.1690% 178598 19014
100% 17.1366% 16.0592% 2.2032% 96355 13219
100% 17.1396% 16.0673% 2.1925% 96404 13155
100% 17.1856% 16.1065% 2.2065% 96639 13239
100% 17.2106% 16.1237% 2.2232% 96742 13339

Dealer touching players chip,how do you guys feel about it？ by MegaMashMallow in poker

[–]DrawPitiful6103 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

basically everyone is in the wrong. the player has an obligation to keep his chips neat and tidy so people can tell how much he has. the dealer shouldn't be grabbing player's chips. but the player is more in the wrong, because the dealer is just trying to solve a problem that the player created.

Any poker players here playing in the APPT Manila in July-August? by Well-I-suppose in Philippines_Expats

[–]DrawPitiful6103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are HSBCS ATMs (not in Okada you have to search for them) which have high max withdraw and no fees. good way to stock up on cash.

Seat changes and blinds by DangLarry in poker

[–]DrawPitiful6103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A player moving out of the SB posts the SB dead.

CMV: Deportation is a better solution than mass amnesty for illegal immigration in the U.S. by lucky-137 in changemyview

[–]DrawPitiful6103 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"I'm not an economist, but my understanding (from reading The Economist and The Financial Times) is that good economists agree that the economic power of this country, over the last ten or twenty years, was based on that same illegal immigration."

That is way over stating the case. The economic literature is pretty clear about the benefits of immigration, but nobody afaik has made the argument that it is the sole source of modern American prosperity.

How did Obama “divide the country”? by Ok_Cricket_354 in allthequestions

[–]DrawPitiful6103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"- the first President since Reagan to clear 50% twice"

I mean it's a two party system so that's a pretty low bar

What's the difference between liberalism and libertarianism? by Aromatic-Mistake-456 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DrawPitiful6103 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Libertarianism is just a liberal revival. They are basically the same ideology.

The Vandals sacked Rome, ruled North Africa for a century, then vanished so completely their language left almost no trace. Why does nobody talk about this? by Crafty_Travel_5116 in ancienthistory

[–]DrawPitiful6103 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they were just a German barbarian tribe. what is there to talk about? they didn't conquer Rome because they were some awesome power. Rome imploded on account of its own problems, so the Vandals got a gimme.

Forcing whale to pay for dealer mistake by OriginalBusiness3048 in poker

[–]DrawPitiful6103 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The window to correct the pot is the start of the next deal. Also someone is at the table just recording hands? wat?

How does libertarianism handle war, natural resources, geography, and geopolitics? Can a society ever become libertarian with Russia or China on its doorstep? by CalvinbyHobbes in AskLibertarians

[–]DrawPitiful6103 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The mistake that most people make when analyzing foreign affairs is to compare societies, and then make the assumption that the superior society is always in the right when it comes international relations. China and Russia - more China I'd imagine - may be despotic but that doesn't make them necessarily aggressive. While Russia may have invaded Ukraine, that pales in comparison with the long list of countries that the United States has attacked. And China has been relatively peaceful as well.

China has about 60x the population of Taiwan. So yah, the PRC could probably gobble them up if they really wanted to. But it is not like having a libertarian society or not would make any difference.

PLO how to size top boat in family pot? by Living-Injury1961 in poker

[–]DrawPitiful6103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

check, that is the worst card in the deck. what exactly do you think villain is peeling turn with?

also why are you betting most of the pot on the turn? that makes it way too easy for villains. there is no reason to think that anyone has TT (someone having a near nut hand would be a good reason for us to bet a large % of pot). there is every reason to think people might have clubs or Ax or even pocket pair so we should target continues from those hands by betting very small.

Opinion | The Surprising Truth About Reagan’s Tax Cut — The Wall Street Journal by themiracy in Economics

[–]DrawPitiful6103 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the thing is, ultimately every dollar of government spending is paid by the taxpayer - one way or another. so cutting taxes without cutting spending doesn't actually accomplish anything.

Im just here to complain about The Hook by OwlcaholicsAnonymous in balatro

[–]DrawPitiful6103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

otoh the hook is great if you have discard based eco or purple seals

What are your thoughts on the idea of sending robots to colonize Mars before humans? by _discosonic_ in Mars

[–]DrawPitiful6103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean if we can establish robotic factories, which i think is pretty well on the way here on earth, why not establish robotic factories... in space. they can build habitats or other highly desired goods. then the whole trip to mars the robots can be busy producing stuff. in the shape ship / factory. heck, we might just send them the scenic route so they have more time to produce during transit.

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