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[quote user="Jargon"]In the days of old, before machines ruled men, your neighbor would make you a shoe.[/quote] This is a perfect example of division of labor. You're not making your own shoes; your neighbor is.
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[quote user="Kakugo"]In the second half of the '80s Ford came so close to going under due to their tarnished image they actually started fitting Yamaha engines and gearboxes to some of their Taurus models and advertising the fact.[/quote] I think you have your years a bit off. The Yamaha engine and gear box of which you write was in the
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[quote]I think Scalia's right - what are you going to do, draft up a letter that says "Dear Sirs and Madams. This letter is to notify you that we, the undersigned, no longer desire to be a part of your organization. We are hereby tendering our collective resignation and would like you to cancel our names from the register and cease collection
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[quote]Yes, the equation is correct. Total Spending does equal Total Income. But Total Income is not a measure of Total Wealth, obviously. For example, if I make $30,000 a year selling all I own, my Total Income is 30 thou, but I am not any better off.[/quote] Actually you are better off, ex-ante , or you would not have made the sale.
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[quote] People are social animals. If a parent was abusing their child then the community could ostracise that parent up to the point of not selling them things like food.[/quote] I'm sure that would help the abused children. Adbused and hungry. I'm also sure abusive parents are far less abusive when they are hungry and pissed off at their neighbors
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[quote user="hashem"]But even on the face of it, the idea that the NAP could justify an action displays manifest ignorance of the NAP, because the NAP only defines what is to be considered aggression. It doesn't say what may be done in response to aggression.[/quote] The NAP does not define what is to be considered aggression. It is merely
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Math is a subset of logic, so the claim that math is objective while logic is not is contradictory.
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The second link was supposed to be a direct link to the full epoisode, titled Cherokee Hair Tampons , but it seems to have too many redirects. Here are some more fun clips from the episodes. I assume these illustrate your point perfectly. This one in particular.
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You mean like this ? (From an episode of South Park)
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[quote user="Neodoxy"]I don't know how many times I have to say this, I'm dealing in the Keynesian dreamworld, the idea that the government cannot compare interpersonal utility is not a case of the BWF, but it can be used to make a stunningly different, and more equally relevant argument.[/quote] Legitimate question: In "Keynesian