Won’t respond to anything else.

You’ve perfected the art of talking without saying anything.

Try poking harder, might work :)

You’re arguing with a troll mate.

No, but its exactly correct in a short sentence. Science wishes it could be that exact.

Please tell me any way a tax, an additional cost added on to something could lower the price.

Sorry clarification.

I listed things a country may have that can create a competition advantage. I’d also argue the better infrastructure for the US as well.

Yes it does.

Do you know why we outsourced everything to China? Because they can do it cheaper.

You can get it back, have it higher quality, more jobs, better control over it, all that good stuff. But it won’t be cheaper.

The US sells things they can make comparatively cheaper (not just price, its an opportunity cost) - better educated population, logistic, access to raw material, infrastructure investments. China sells things they can do cheaper - usually the fact that life is cheap in China.

I usually like those.

Not that one though

How do you make a navy SEAL cry?

Tell him his book isn’t selling.

The fact i can tell you using economic theory its a good idea to make people unemployed as the cost of living increases, that rent controls are a really bad idea, and even ignoring profit its probably wise to increase the costs of tickets to shows and events makes me very unpopular

Consenting… discussions on economics

R.A.P.E

religion, abortion, politics and economics.

Avoid discussing rape too.

One of my kids dressed as a farmer.

He took a gumboot. Fucking legend

Heard a podcast episode from this girls mum. Fuckinf depressing reality.

Its a very weird line.

Back in ww2 when the allies ran the bombing campaign of German cities the “justification” was that civilians were being used to manufacture arms for the armed forces therefore a part of the military logistics network, and in fairness yes they were - like the British were at the start.

On the other hand it is a deliberate attack on civilians who are not in uniform, not part of the armed forces and not combatants. You could quite easily follow this path to everyone who pays tax or trades with that country as supporting the war effort.

Going at it from a different direction, terrorism is defined as non state actor, using violence against civilians, for a political objective. Therefore terrorism.

Is it justified - probably not but neither is much of warfare. Proportional but didn’t minimize civilian casualties.

Is it terrorism - leaning towards yes.

Yes, but that’s no fun.

Why not “rare” and “legendary”?

They are brown - just looks like that with the spotlight

If you’re surrounding yourself with ass kisser you’re a bad leader anyway. Its the thing people forget about leadership - its not your job to do it. Its your job to provide the vision, inspire it, and facilitate smarter and skilled people to achieve it.

In the case of nations - let’s take my New Zealand. Jacinta Adern was an average politician but a great crisis leader. She couldn’t stop covid from happening, but she made choices that kept us safe, kept our economy and skills intact, and kept us calm. She didn’t do it herself- she gave us the vision, had the right people in the right place, and brought the policies and plan forward. I wouldn’t vote for her again as a “peacetime” leader, but strongly wish we could keep her on retainer for the next crisis.

I would disagree with 1 and 3, but I could just be over thinking.

A strong leader can solve all the problems- by developing teamwork, collaboration and understanding, and inspiring others to address these issues.

“Real” citizens are those with citizenship. Doesn’t mean residents or illegal residents aren’t people or important, just not citizens.

Unfortunately for both we know what fascists actually do.

While yes, fuck Russia Putin, if the drones were still up they were still technically armed and a combatant.

If they had surrendered, different story. But then again, if I surrendered and still carried my assault rifle have I surrendered?

I think the LOAC and geneva conventions, along with UN charter need to be updated for a modern world.

I didn’t mention Gaza, why is that your point?