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"so why don't more libertarians see the potential for the abuse of corporate power?
Many libertarians believe that government is likelier to reinforce and buttress corporate power than to be a check upon it. If, as you say, government and..." [
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2 days ago
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"The idea that Obama and McCain are indistinguishable on policy is, however, simply not true.
Right. Though neither of them give a rat's ass about my "rights," the former wants to raise my taxes. Which will get him the votes of 90% of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kadin2048, BigSky
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
""I think the idea that the Obamas are branded as unpatriotic [let alone as terrorists] in certain sectors is preposterous."
She went 43 years without once being really proud of her country. She may have misspoke, or her remarks may have..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by davidmsc, vorpal bunny, Scoo
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Kids assume they can violate property that isn't theirs and even build a structure without permission or permit on public land. You better believe people are going to get upset and rightfully so.
If those kids would have painted "McCain =..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by bitterpants, five fresh fish, smackwich
2 weeks ago
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"Don't fool yourself into thinking that because you are at a top 20 school the education you get is any better than a different school, and don't fool yourself into thinking that you or your classmates are a lot smarter than people at worse schools...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by geoff.
2 weeks ago
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"Maybe you're young enough that it matters for some reason, but in my corner of the world, people don't put months on the resume:
1999-2002 JANITOR, Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA
2002-2004 INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE SPECIALIST, Microsoft Corp, Redmond,..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, Jacqueline, lindsey.nicole, carbide, brookedel
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh, so when they said "The World's Top Public Intellectuals" they meant "The World's Top Public Intellectuals" (as voted by Western, non-Muslim, internet connected, Prospect readers)? Makes sense to me... sounds like a rational..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Krrrlson
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The following was a blogspot post from a first-year MBA student who wisely removed it when it started getting linked everywhere. I was not that student, as I know better. I saved it.
How the Banks Differ
Okay, I'm almost done with all of this..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by bardic, poq, Jody Tresidder, ruelle, thedaniel, telstar, ryoshu, chime, skwt
3 weeks ago
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Could a typical young man, armed only with a knife,...
favorited 65 times, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, jokeefe, Science!, Dark Messiah, whiskey point, melvinwang, lohmannn, Smallpox, granted, MLIS, subbes, ooga_booga, bonecrusher, JaredSeth, shmegegge, hjo3, ColdChef, doppleradar, pokermonk, psmealey, ForeverDcember, Dillonlikescookies, belladonna, nelvana, YamwotIam, jvilter
3 weeks ago
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"mullacc, per usual, has the best answer in the thread.
Step 1 for a budding investor is to understand financial statements.
Step 2 is to understand the drivers of value.
(and if you write Damodaran a nice email, he'll clarify things he wrote in..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kikkoman, ZenMasterThis
4 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"I think that exact phrase queries put a bit more strain on the server than just plain simple ones
If you stupid fucks would purge the inactive accounts we wouldn't have this goddamn problem...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kev23f
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Marx was a passionate and tireless advocate of people fighting for democracy and freedom
As if they were one and the same..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kolophon
Last month
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"I can't decide whether I'm more irritated by the knucklehead authorities or the OMG you scarred our precious children crowd. I reckon they deserve each other...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
Last month
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"I've been around this site (in lurkform or active) for 2002, 2004, 2006 and now 2008 and from my perspective this year has been the most civil and substantive. This may be the distortions of memory but 2004 was the pits of ElectionFilter. I'm..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by paulsc
Last month
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"Phrontist is right, and judging by your allocation of a best answer, I suspect that he addressed this substance of your question. But you asked a lot of questions, and I'd like to come at this from a different angle, with a few points that hope to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lunchbox, Miko
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Miko, I don't know where to begin.
First, I seriously doubt that you've ever worked in a factory. I have, and it sucked. Driving Screw A into Slot B is no more edifying than stocking shelves at a retailer. Toaster manufacture is even lower-skilled..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Cool Papa Bell, Lentrohamsanin, Perplexity
2 months ago
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Which cruciferous vegetables should I eat?
favorited 33 times, recently by mdonley, beachhead2, AngerBoy, ifjuly, platinum, ericales, flying kumquat, yoHighness, metasav, BubbleWrap, davidstandaford, TochterAusElysium, googlebombed, arcticwoman, bolognius maximus, gaspode, equipoise, rux, malapropist, wallaby, Iteki, jewishbuddha, Acetylene, flibbertigibbet, weapons-grade pandemonium, initapplette, decathecting, goshling, limeonaire, baho, Medieval Maven, humannaire, kitty teeth
2 months ago
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"I absolutely love baseball, but I hate long games.
A two-hour game is pure heaven, and because every man reaching base is meaningful, the suspense/minute ratio is off the charts.
Also, there's a special breed of purist who absolutely hates..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by klangklangston
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"this is a legal question not "what is your personal opinion about my life choices" question - take it to MeTa if you have to tell the poster off.
I suppose I understand the MeTa-as-release-valve theory, and I'm quite able to scroll past..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by geoff.
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"But just as the prices were supposed to fall again, they rose to almost double the mean index value. That's insane. Is there any non-catastrophic explanation for this?... Um, did you not read the article at all? It's not just oil. It's the 22 most..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by infinitefloatingbrains, dyoneo, Lord_Pall, Sitegeist, AdamCSnider, w.fugawe, nasreddin, sebastienbailard, Slithy_Tove
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"All this hand-wringing and argumentation over what is largely a financial decision, that given well-defined constraints and reasonable assumptions, is pretty easy. More than one post in this thread fails to consider opportunity costs.
This was..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by klangklangston
4 months ago
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"If this question is anonymous, why not give the value of X? Because answers might be different for values of $1,000,000 and $10,000." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MLIS
4 months ago
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"It's very difficult to make the jump into banking or investment management from anything other than undergrad or business school. And to be honest getting into the kind of business school that can get you into the industries you want to work in* is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rux
5 months ago
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"And anyway, a carbon tax is by far the best way to solve the majority of these problems and their relatives. I really wonder how poorly the implementation of a carbon policy (in the US) will go...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Popular Ethics, geoff.
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This is what a BMI of 40 looks like.
How many zeros are there between the decimal point and the number 1 in the proportion of people with 40 BMIs who are built similarly to Ronnie Coleman?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Ban fast-food restaurants from being within, say, a 15-20 minute walking distance of junior high and high schools.
Petty tyrant." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by liza, misha, nasreddin
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Will this reduce bottled water consumption?
1. Demand curves for things like bottled water slope down. So, yes. Duh.
2. This is a pretty weak FPP, and moderating one's own thread is bad form...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kjs4, Blazecock Pileon
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
""China's rampant state-dominated, welfare-lite capitalism could so undercut competitors that it could threaten the social democratic traditions that underpin the West."
Let's hope so...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I've heard so many 'life-long Republicans' tell me that they love Obama and would vote for him if he's the nominee.
Well, he's the one my hedge-fund-Democrat friends send their checks to...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amberglow
6 months ago
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"This has to be a troll, but if it's not, OK Computer." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 517
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Upon learning of the pickles, Bridget MacConnell, a senior manager of corporate affairs at Kraft, recovered, and then pronounced, “We endorse our consumers’ finding innovative ways to use our products.”
*expels Kool-Aid..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by melorama
6 months ago
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"I'd suggest kindly trying to work with the property manager before firing them. Though they no doubt try to indemnify themselves from everything, custom (and common law, probably) dictates that they have some responsibility here.
And, really, your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by geoff.
6 months ago
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"Those that chide those that chide those those that do for doing, also shouldn't." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by HyperBlue
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Oh, and that thread on the MeFi front page is an embarrassment to the site, pretty much guaranteed to drive away thoughtful conservatives
I'm surprised that no one has snarked about what he feels is an oxymoron in that statement...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, amberglow
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The first thing I will do as president is send Congress my comprehensive plan for achieving energy independence within ten years of my inauguration. We will explore, we will conserve, and we will pursue all types of alternative energy: nuclear, wind,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
7 months ago
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"Depending on why she doesn't eat sugar or flour, some of these suggestions may not please your guest. If she's on some sort of Paleo diet, the absolute best thing that you can do is to serve a wide array of fruit, and don't give her any shit for her..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
7 months ago
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"Ask them to buy you lunch, where they will explain in detail what changes they would like, and you in turn can decide for certain whether the difficulty of changes is consistent with your level of competency.
This would also be a nice thing you..." [
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7 months ago
