My sentence was subluxated!Please use an Oxford comma, son. It's the chiropractor of the grammar world.
Please use an Oxford comma, son. It's the chiropractor of the grammar world.
I prefer his hot chick videos
Seems accurate to me, but I am probably not grasping all of the theory and just heard of it 30 seconds ago...plus I have a pea sized brainModern Monetary Theory.
The value of money originates with the government's ability to confiscate it.
Accurate?
I wouldn't frame it quite like that. Taxation isn't the same as confiscation.Modern Monetary Theory.
The value of money originates with the government's ability to confiscate it.
Accurate?
my bad.I wouldn't frame it quite like that. Taxation isn't the same as confiscation.
Confiscate implys you don't recieve anything in return.from dictionary.com
Confiscate:
verb
- take or seize (someone's property) with authority.
"the guards confiscated his camera"
synonyms: impound, seize, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, take possession of, sequester, sequestrate, take away, take over, take, annex;Confiscate seems to be a really good word to describe the act of taxation. I read a littler further, and economists seem to agree that taxation is a specific form of confiscation.
- take (a possession, especially land) as a penalty and give it to the public treasury.
"the government confiscated his property"
lol sure. just so we agree that putting people in prison equals violence.my bad.
Modern Monetary Theory.
The value of money originates with the government's ability to take it under threat of violence.
Fixed?
This is truly remarkable, partly because he has controversial ideas but more so that he speaks with a heavy Brooklyn accent.
Absolutely, putting people in prison is violence.lol sure. just so we agree that putting people in prison equals violence.
everybody wants a free pony.This is truly remarkable, partly because he has controversial ideas but more so that he speaks with a heavy Brooklyn accent.
Bernie has so many people shookeverybody wants a free pony.
Even people smart enough to discriminate against Brooklyn-ites.
i find it amusing, mostly.Bernie has so many people shook
Your tax money doesn't buy anything, in return for paying taxes you get to participate in society. A good government will provide things like free healthcare, education, roads, security from privation, a legal system such that you can find recourse should you need it.Absolutely, putting people in prison is violence.
What happens if you refuse to go to prison?
Violence. Copious fucking violence.
If armed men point a gun at me and say "Get in the cage or we'll beat you unconscious and maybe kill you" that fits my definition of violence.
And to clarify a point, exactly what does my tax money buy me that I couldn't buy myself if I needed it?
Americans are fucking stupid. They can't understand all the issues, so ponies vs walls makes more sense.i find it amusing, mostly.
Bernie/OAC/DNC are trying to dangle the 'free pony' while waving the "4 More Years of Drumpf" stick at all their jackasses.
Drumpf/RNC are using the fake Immigration Crisis and "Comrade Bernie" boogey-man to achieve the same thing with their base.
But in the end, it's simply the oligarchs juxtaposing two equally detrimental candidates and convincing everyone that Free Ponies and MAGA Walls are the ONLY things to factor when electing the next POTUS.
can I assume that their efficacy in providing an impartial legal system with means of redress, an education system that meets the minimum requirements to function in society, and their ability to sustain an infrastructure is indicative of their ability to provide and sustain adequate health care?Your tax money doesn't buy anything, in return for paying taxes you get to participate in society. A good government will provide things like free healthcare, education, roads, security from privation, a legal system such that you can find recourse should you need it.