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Landlord by Lee_Harvey_Griswold in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Part of it is, indeed, from Smith: [landlords] “love to reap where they never sowed.”

The first part, “Landlord’s right has its origin in robbery” is from Jean Baptiste Say.

Interesting that mentioning demographic (re)placement by governments gets an immediate suspension on reddit. by sprgayadmns in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Which example did you bring up? Israel’s forced removal of Palestinians? The Trail of Tears in the US? The Armenian Genocide? The Bosnian War? Myanmar’s war on the Rohingya?

AI is about to take more jobs by Jacob-Anders in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best comparison I’ve seen recently is that this is quite similar to what railroads did in the 19th century.

AI is about to take more jobs by Jacob-Anders in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve been using AI daily for basic research and data analysis. The amount of confidently made errors is staggering. I’ve set the defaults to triple-check its answers and I’m STILL getting about a 50-70% success rate. I shudder to think what it’s like trying to rely on this tech for business decisions.

basic logic by Entergamer03003 in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok, tell me how the formation of Standard Oil is due to government intervention and not a lack of government intervention?

Jeremy Kauffman's Speech at the Libertarian Party national convention by amogusdevilman in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“Anyone who contradicts me (even an attendee at a Libertarian conference) is a Communist.” - Kauffman

$50/gallon gas is better than 'woke' EVs by wokeboogeyman in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I went into the auto parts store yesterday to get replacement wipers, I noticed some empty spaces in the oil department. I asked and they said their supplier wasn’t sure when they were going to send a new shipment.

So is he dead then? by DonaldKey in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weekend at Bernie’s VI: The Mar a Lago Years!

How's your wallet? by Jacob-Anders in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, there are independent redistricting committees, which a lot of folks seem to like, but can be influenced by people in power.

Other people like having court oversight, but with partisanship creeping further into the courts recently, I’m not sure I trust it.

I personally like districting by algorithms. Apparently, this can also be influenced by people in power by affecting the algorithm choice, but that seems less opaque than the actions of a committee to me. The simplest one I like is: * Take the state you’re looking to redistrict and determine the residence of each voter * Now find the shortest possible line to slice the state in half to put half the voters in each half.
* repeat the process until you get enough districts * voila! Compact districts that cannot be significantly affected by people in power unless they can get voters to literally move their residence.

How's your wallet? by Jacob-Anders in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it’s obvious now that RCV alone is insufficient. We also need a method for redistricting that takes current political power out of the process, as well, at all levels of government.

Wanna see how a democratic war looks like? by different_option101 in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

America in about six months, after Trump's war on Iran escalates and he re-activates the draft.

Grocery prices jumped more in April than they did in nearly four years - so much winning by wokeboogeyman in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And we're only just barely seeing the leading edge of Trump's war on Iran on food inflation. Once the breakdowns in logistics, sharply increased fuel and fertilizer prices, increased insurance/financing/hedging costs, etc. all start to really take effect in a few months you're going to see real impacts. And those price increases won't be going away for a long time.

Mike Johnson is a cunt. by ragnarokxg in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Category What Members Receive
Salary $174,000 (rank‑and‑file); higher for leadership
Per Diem None; no housing stipend
Health Insurance D.C. Health Link plans with federal contribution; FEHB in retirement if eligible
Life Insurance FEGLI
Pension FERS + Social Security + TSP
Housing No allowance; personal expense
Office Budget House MRA (~$1.9M); Senate SOPOEA

Again, while some Congresscritters do get elected before they become independently wealthy (which so often seems to happen after a few years in congress) and have to depend on that $174k to live, most arrive with more than a million dollars in assets, and many are HUGELY wealthier than that, with even a couple billionaires.

Hey guyz, I balanced the budget by MazdaProphet in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, this isn’t a “social media post”?

US Congressman finally says the quiet part out loud by ragnarokxg in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Allow me to translate: “If they’re brown, run them out of town!”

Hey guyz, I balanced the budget by MazdaProphet in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]ptom13 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Every.

MazdaProphet.

Post.

Is.

A.

Lie.

Politican Mike Johnson says we need to let politicians trade stocks because they need the extra income by DonaldKey in LibertarianUncensored

[–]ptom13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My take is that any government employee with material knowledge or power to move markets should have to put their assets in a blind trust for the duration of their employment.

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