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I suppose just about anything would work in banking, after-all, creating one's product out of thin air would seemingly open up a great deal of possibi...
January 12, 2021 at 23:06
Let me draw an analogy. Everybody has a tendency to go towards death. But what people do in their lifetimes can greatly affect the quality as well as ...
January 12, 2021 at 22:56
When it comes down to it, each and every person is guilty of everything. We are human and that's just they way we are. As well, history reveals that t...
January 12, 2021 at 17:52
In theory, the market should control the capitalists. If they do something wrong (economically), the market should punish them. If they do something i...
January 12, 2021 at 16:51
Not necessarily. For example, anti-trust laws and other methods of preventing monopolization (reduced political corruption). It seems as if almost eve...
January 12, 2021 at 16:30
Co-ops work well in distribution (especially food) but not so much on the production end. History has revealed that people need motivation (other then...
January 12, 2021 at 16:05
In absolute terms, you are correct, but there can never be equality (nor should there be). Equality of opportunity is a worthy goal, though. You canno...
January 12, 2021 at 00:11
Although all systems have their issues, most of the inadequacies the welfare state addresses are not capitalism's fault. It is the political system th...
January 11, 2021 at 23:42
You are absolutely correct, but corruption is part and parcel of all human activity. I do realize that the temptations are perhaps greater when wealth...
January 11, 2021 at 23:16
I am not suggesting that fusion is the answer, only that energy is the least of our concerns. Put enough resources to work here, and solutions will be...
January 11, 2021 at 16:40
The good news here is that according to somebody a lot smarter than us, E=mc2. This means that all matter is energy , so this will not be a big proble...
January 11, 2021 at 16:06
Emotions are a personal departure from Reality. What is taking place has no inherent meaning outside of that which you give it. If you believe that em...
January 10, 2021 at 17:05