| "America is the greatest country on earth" - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-24 00:01:04 Saying the US is the "best country in the world" is I think a very heavy burden to prove. You would need to define the metrics for "best" which could be anything from the governmen... |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-21 12:06:31 Would you agree, however, that simply because people vote for something that doesn't make it moral? Can't capitalism and democracy exist simultaneously (as I think was clear by my previous posts)? Als... |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-20 13:44:39 @BioHazard @admin Thanks for the responses. I am convinced by your refutation. Only one real question remains. What alternative system of governance would you propose that solves the i... |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-14 12:38:16 OK I give up... this is actually pretty funny. |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-14 12:37:43 admin: As you can see I'm still learning to use the forums, reply is above. |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-14 12:37:04 admin: Sorry forgot to tag you. :) |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-14 12:36:13 I distinguish between private investment and government investment. If a private individual spends money in a particular way that doesn't infringe upon the consent of others, that is acceptable and sh... |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-13 11:01:13 I'm starting to get convinced by this, but I still have a few doubts and am interested to see your responses to them. A good question to ask in light of what you say here is, what is fair and un... |
| The rise of wealth inequality - Posted by t_rao 2017-02-12 09:48:40 Really interesting discussion here. A couple of things I wanted to mention. Firstly, the negative income tax in principle is not a bad idea. As Friedman puts it, the negative income tax would gu... |