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"No, I want to get rid of ALL LAWS THAT PUNISH PEOPLE WHO CARRY GUNS....concealed or unconcealed...." Hey, I'm not sayin' I disagree with you... but unfortunately, such reforms are viewed as "extreme" and "radical," even here in Texas, what people always consider to be a "gun-friendly" state. As of right
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Having just gone through licensing training, I think I can answer the question. Carrying an unlicensed weapon concealed or open on premises you do not have permission to do so is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the place you're carrying is specially licensed for sale of alcoholic beverages, in which case it is a felony. Federal punishments applying
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Here's another article outlining exactly how GM paid off its debts with other government money. It basically confirms the other articles already posted. http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/23/general-motors-economy-bailout-opinions-columnists-shikha-dalmia_print.html Long story short: 1) Not all of the given money was a "loan." 2) Loan was paid
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Are you serious? You are in favor of collective punishment of groups whose members commit crimes? You're familiar with the property rights formulation of freedom of religion, right? I assume you've covered some Rothbard. Basically, the so-called freedom of religion stems from the right of individuals or groups of individuals to think whatever
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There isn't anything in a freer economy that will prevent you from feeling like you are being exploited because your productivity is low and you are unwilling to work as hard as everybody else. If your productivity is low and others are willing to work harder, then you will find yourself unemployed. If your envy of those with skills that other people
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[quote user="Zavoi"] I wouldn't hold my breath. [/quote] That would certainly make it harder to read them aloud.
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[quote user="Joe"] but in a freer market, you wouldn't need to have to see a doctor for all problems medical. It would take a lot less time to train people to become nurses or other lesser positions that could probably take care of most people's basic medical needs. Also, with less regulations and restrictions, it would be easier for
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It depends on how much accumulated capital, especially medical infrastructure, is permitted to vanish under the socialized system. If the insolvency occurs quickly and the government suddenly loses control without spending a lot of time destroying the incentives to become a doctor/manufacture or develop medical equipment/produce medicine, then as the
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[quote] You make the same mistake that many others make: that the USSR and China are/were socialist/communist societies. They were not. These and other states were NOT answerable to the people. These states were authoritarian or totalitarian in constitution. In fact they are the exact opposite of socialist-communist. (Let us say "anti-socialist"
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If a person can most effectively "invest" money by hoarding it, why is that a bad thing? The notion that deflationary trends are destructive to free enterprise is something that has been thoroughly discredited by the simple progress of technology. That I can buy the same computer for $50 today that I would have to spend $1000 on five years