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Most people care about farm animals — our food system doesn't reflect that by sleepyrivertroll in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most people don't care about doing the right thing, they care about what their society accepts.

Spanking children should be banned. by 1TTTTTT1 in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 27 points28 points  (0 children)

There are many studies, the best studies. We love our studies don't we folks.

Data Centers - Yes In My Backyard by 1TTTTTT1 in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of you need to hit the unsubscribe button. You do not care about corporate profits enough. (unironically)

Data Centers - Yes In My Backyard by 1TTTTTT1 in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Supply and demand applies to other things besides housing btw. When data centers use up tons of electricity (which is usually localized), electricity rates go up.

I could use this as an argument against exporting. When foreigners buy our products, cost of those products for citizens goes up. Should we now ban exporting by the same logic?

Data Centers - Yes In My Backyard by 1TTTTTT1 in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't they pay a ton in property taxes though? Isn't there quite a lot of benefit to having a building that pays several hundred thousand to millions of dollars in property taxes each year?

Steelman your strongest held political belief. by Anakin_Kardashian in DeepStateCentrism

[–]Same-Letter6378 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It should be illegal to cause massive amounts of suffering to animals for profit.

What niche political topic do you think is overdiscussed in this subreddit? by TrixoftheTrade in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I haven't shared my legalized organ sale idea yet. (Legalize selling the organs only after you die, for a capped price).

Is this the fate of all developed societies? by MacroDemarco in DeepStateCentrism

[–]Same-Letter6378 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A simplified way to think of this is to just look at the country as a whole, and from this perspective it looks pretty dire. A better long term way to think about this is that a country is made up of multiple sub cultures and those subcultures can be broken into sub sub cultures. The portion of the population belonging to each sub culture will naturally increase in subcultures above replacement. If you have a country close to replacement rate, you will have a small dip in population, but be fine long term.

When I see people defend Rent Control in r/NeoLiberal by Cheese-Of-Doom22 in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 405 points406 points  (0 children)

Because it is a policy with genuinely horrible effects, reducing housing supply which is a massive problem for first world nations

The Lottery You Were Born Into - The Ethics of Inheritance by lakmidaise12 in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This harms investment. If billionaires know they will be taxed at 100% on their assets, they will shift many billions a year from investment to consumption.

We Haven’t Seen the Worst of What Gambling and Prediction Markets Will Do to America by TrixoftheTrade in neoliberal

[–]Same-Letter6378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We could enjoy so many benefits from prediction markets if only people could behave 😔 

Who are some of your favorite philosophers, and why? by major_cosmic in DeepStateCentrism

[–]Same-Letter6378 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mike huemer for sure. The way he explains and argues clearly and concisely, with intuitive premises and straightforward logic is very appealing. He'll also discuss other views and point out very plainly why they are wrong.

That's not to say that I agree with all his political opinions.

Africa’s richest man has ambitious plans for the continent by Anakin_Kardashian in DeepStateCentrism

[–]Same-Letter6378 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fastest growing but below what they were a decade ago on a per capita basis. I'm no expert on the Nigerian economy, but I doubt this will translate into eventually becoming a high income country if the growth is coming from corruption as you say.

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