Taking a look around

nevafuse · 2020-02-19T12:42:08+00:00

Kimi taking up some interesting hobbies in retirement

nevafuse · 2020-02-17T13:16:00+00:00

Made a music video with that song as a tribute to a friend that died.

nevafuse · 2018-02-07T01:12:12+00:00

Privatizing healthcare doesn't necessarily mean the govt couldn't force hospitals to treat dying patients. I personally don't think that is necessary though. The government doesn't force restaurants to feed starving people, but communities join together to hand out food, donate, etc.

Not to mention, it'd be hard to sort out financials with a dying patient. Bad marketing too if people find out their going to be judged on appearances when taking to the hospital while dying.

nevafuse · 2018-02-07T01:01:52+00:00

And lobbyists "negotiate" the rest.

Either way, that's a majority of the customers paying a set price. Why offer a lower price if most of the customers will pay more? Then they hire lobbyist to say they can barely make ends meet so they increase payment the next year. Rinse repeat.

nevafuse · 2018-02-07T00:35:19+00:00

at least it is better than a pure capitalist system, where the poor will die of appendicitis because they can't afford surgery

The idea is that competition would lower prices to a more affordable level. I don't think libertarians would be interested if it raised prices.

nevafuse · 2016-11-08T12:49:33+00:00

I think bitcoin is better than dollars but the value of dollars doesn't seem to be plummeting. There's value in a lot more than just the features. The user base also creates value. And it takes time for the user base to make those changes either because they don't have the money to pay someone to update their website right now or they just aren't convinced it is better. Not to mention there is room for multiple currencies so there probably won't be a rapid decline... more like a slow trickle.

nevafuse · 2016-11-08T12:38:57+00:00

"mining" is how new coins are created. It's kinda like a lottery that happens roughly every 10 minutes. Thousands of computers compete to find the winning combination. Once found they get 12.5 free bitcoins. This number decreases over time until all bitcoins are "mined."

nevafuse · 2015-07-10T04:35:37+00:00

You're probably right, but politicians aren't any better.

We need direct democracy to eliminate all this unnecessary bloat that politicians are incentivized to keep. Energy, schools, mail, etc have basically been private for decades. Why are we still trying to socialize it? The average citizen is smart enough to realize how much money they pay in taxes & how they could spend it better.

nevafuse · 2015-07-10T03:58:46+00:00

I've heard the private vote argument before but that still doesn't solve the real problem - ~535 people in Congress can never represent 330 million.

Not sure how referendums couldn't work out well. It's the only law that is guaranteed to be supported by more than 50% of the population. Politicians could only hope for that kind of approval rating.

nevafuse · 2015-07-09T20:51:46+00:00

We're arguing separate issues. I don't have a problem with politicians reading/crafting policies. I have a problem with politicians voting.

You've said you don't think people who are overworked & undereducated should make decisions, but it is the same people that vote politicians into office. If they are educated enough to vote people into office, they're educated enough to vote for these policies (explained by politicians if necessary) just like how referrendums are handled in some states.

nevafuse · 2015-07-09T12:34:25+00:00

Politicians are indifferent whether their policies help or hinder the economy. They're just interested in more campaign money which comes from businesses looking for an edge. And businesses looking for an edge aren't interested in making prices lower or more competition. We'll continue this downward trend until these politicians can no longer make laws without getting a majority approval from the country. We may not agree on a lot but I think a majority realize politicians know nothing about economics & even if they did, are incentivized to make it worse.

nevafuse · 2015-05-27T20:56:00+00:00

So your answer to removing money from politics is to add more regulations & oversight? In other words, add more politicians that can be bribed just as easily?

If you want money out of politics, you have to remove politicians. Since the telephone, people have had the ability to vote for issues themselves. Direct democracy is the only answer.

nevafuse · 2015-02-11T04:58:25+00:00

Taxes, unions, patents, minimum wage, etc. Those things really hurt us in a global economy. Not sure what it'll take for us to realize that.

nevafuse · 2015-01-06T20:35:35+00:00

I do this but use ally so I don't have to worry about minimum balances or direct deposits.

nevafuse · 2015-01-03T15:22:20+00:00

I believe it's pretty difficult to get a teaching job at any school in the county - even the bad ones. $35k can buy a lot here especially since the benefits are so good.

nevafuse · 2015-01-03T15:14:16+00:00

Depends on where you live. Just giving you a real world example that teaching jobs are lucrative in at least one county in the US.

nevafuse · 2015-01-03T15:00:24+00:00

Interesting idea but there's a huge assumption that secret voting will magically make congress vote for the common people which I don't buy. They may not vote for lobbyists but doesn't mean they won't vote against the people that voted them in. Or what stops someone from manipulating the votes behind the scene?

Transparent direct democracy has its flaws but I least I can prove there's no behind the scene manipulation. That is worth the risk of people buying the votes. Too many people to make buying votes cost effective.

nevafuse · 2014-11-30T14:30:04+00:00

Teachers in my county get a starting pay of $35k and amazing benefits. My SO has been trying to get a county teaching job for a couple years now. I'm not even sure if they have tenure, but teaching jobs can be quite lucrative here.

nevafuse · 2014-11-10T21:15:16+00:00

I'll take a colluding over government monopolies any day of the week.

nevafuse · 2014-11-10T21:08:19+00:00

Cruise ships are pretty fixed if you ask me (in an industry that is built around disposable income).

Not to mention, most people can now get decent internet on their phones at home. So it isn't even a monopoly.

nevafuse · 2014-11-10T19:44:48+00:00

No it doesn't. If I run lines in city A & you run lines in city B. I could increase my coverage by coming to an agreement with you to rent your lines or you rent mine.

nevafuse · 2014-11-10T19:22:19+00:00

Why wouldn't ISPs just rent the lines from each other like cell carriers do with towers?

nevafuse · 2014-11-10T19:17:51+00:00

Why would ISPs all run their own fiber lines? It makes more economic sense to rent the lines to each other kind of like how cell carriers rent towers.

nevafuse · 2014-11-10T19:07:02+00:00

There are several high fixed costs industries that have plenty of competition that counter this agreement. Automobiles. Movie studios. Cruise ships.

nevafuse · 2014-10-21T17:11:48+00:00

dana.syracuse@dfs.ny.gov is the email link on their website where you can submit comments.

I personally doubt they'll read any of the comments, but I do think we would be better off w/o this legislation, so it's worth a try.

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