February-7th-2009, 07:37 PM
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Next year....
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Libertarians in the News
Nothing to report.
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February-8th-2009, 04:15 AM
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poor folk's child
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Give them a break, goody. they're re-grouping for the next presidential election.
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February-8th-2009, 08:08 AM
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Uli, are you boycotting CNN?
I endorse some but not all of Prof. Miron's recommendations.
For example,I would change "reduce marginal tax rates" in his second recommendation to "eliminate the payroll tax."
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Humans clearly attend closely to status, an important part of status is dominance, and a key way we show dominance is to tell others what to do. Whoever gets to tell someone else what to do is dominating, and affirming their own status. But we are also clearly built to not notice most of our status moves, and so we attribute them to other motives. And as long as we are making up motives, we might as well make up the most admired of motives, altruism. --Robin Hanson
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February-8th-2009, 07:49 PM
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Next year....
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Then blow up the IRS building and sell the pieces to eliminate the deficit.
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February-8th-2009, 09:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoodSpeak
Then blow up the IRS building and sell the pieces to eliminate the deficit.
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Are you talking to me?
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Humans clearly attend closely to status, an important part of status is dominance, and a key way we show dominance is to tell others what to do. Whoever gets to tell someone else what to do is dominating, and affirming their own status. But we are also clearly built to not notice most of our status moves, and so we attribute them to other motives. And as long as we are making up motives, we might as well make up the most admired of motives, altruism. --Robin Hanson
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February-8th-2009, 10:17 PM
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Next year....
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Does it matter?
You'll arrogantly blow me off anyway, Gordon.
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February-8th-2009, 10:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoodSpeak
Does it matter?
You'll arrogantly blow me off anyway, Gordon.
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And what was the point of this thread that you started?
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Humans clearly attend closely to status, an important part of status is dominance, and a key way we show dominance is to tell others what to do. Whoever gets to tell someone else what to do is dominating, and affirming their own status. But we are also clearly built to not notice most of our status moves, and so we attribute them to other motives. And as long as we are making up motives, we might as well make up the most admired of motives, altruism. --Robin Hanson
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February-8th-2009, 11:21 PM
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Next year....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gordon B
And what was the point of this thread that you started?
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To prove how blind to the facts you are.
Last edited by GoodSpeak; February-8th-2009 at 11:21 PM.
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February-9th-2009, 11:07 AM
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poor folk's child
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoodSpeak
To prove how blind to the facts you are.
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for sale in the lobby
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February-9th-2009, 01:48 PM
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holier than thou
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoodSpeak
Does it matter?
You'll arrogantly blow me off anyway, Gordon.
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One man's arrogant blowoff is another man's refutation with specific facts.
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