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Jeremy Anderson
21 January 2019 - 18:39 PM
I bet any definition of "successfully" couldnt be used for capitalism either. Unless it successfully transitioned the profit for my labor to a billionaire somewhere on the east coast. It…
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Jeremy Anderson
19 November 2018 - 19:36 PM
All of silicon valley exists thanks to government subsidies creating the internet. The one thing the government COULD do that no corporation could ever do is research anything for a…
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Jeremy Anderson
19 November 2018 - 19:27 PM
The only good argument against ending subsidies was its effect on research and development. My arguments aginst that value are twofold. First, it doesnt do most people any good…
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Hugo Pacheco
11 July 2017 - 21:00 PM
+1!
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Matt English
20 January 2017 - 19:32 PM
I voted FOR the motion despite the proponents not even mentioning perhaps the most valuable aspect of removal...Lowering of the corporate tax rate to encourage the free market to prosper…
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15 April 2016 - 23:09 PM
I have to agree with Sheeba, Dave & Erika; this particular debate was once again hi-jacked by the idea that every subsidy or payout to individual or NPO would fall…
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Legacy IQ2US
15 April 2016 - 06:03 AM
On 2016-04-15 02:03:33, Sageoftheprairie wrote:Chris T, "Capitalism and the use of money needs to be retired." And that's been tried successfully when and where ... Utopia? You're arguing against ten…
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14 April 2016 - 21:40 PM
On 2016-04-14 17:40:58, Dave wrote:The debate topic had promise but it quickly devolved into a race to the extremes (and trying to force the other side to defend the indefensible),…
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9 April 2016 - 15:09 PM
On 2016-04-09 11:09:53, Sheeba Samuel wrote:No one will argue that killing is bad. If the motion was "Killing is bad" the opponents will win, since that do not mention that…
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9 April 2016 - 14:52 PM
On 2016-04-09 10:52:23, John Samuel wrote:There should be a public private partnership. Subsidiaries should not be handouts, it should be part of ownership. Public can be the part owners of…
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9 April 2016 - 09:59 AM
On 2016-04-09 05:59:36, Erika r wrote:Kates last comment deceived a lot of emotional people, "but if Juusst Oooone subsidie would help some baby cow to walk, and grow up, and…
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7 April 2016 - 07:45 AM
@Chris T: Any system that would eliminate technological unemployment would hobble change too much. The problem with today's market is that it is already so overregulated and overtaxed that needed…
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5 April 2016 - 06:14 AM
Subsidies aren't the only thing to eliminate, we need a totally new socioeconomic system, one that ameliorates technological unemployment, crime, corruption, poverty, environmental degradation & war. Capitalism and the use…
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Legacy IQ2US
30 March 2016 - 03:05 AM
On 2016-03-29 23:05:33, Dr D wrote:As I sit here in Silicon Valley this seems preposterous. Corporate subsidies for technology imply that there is someone in government who is capable of…
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19 December 2015 - 03:51 AM
On 2015-12-18 22:51:25, christine miller wrote:I suggest the economist Professor Rick Wolff for the talk on corporate subsidies, he's left, he's an excellent speaker with solid information.
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11 December 2015 - 21:58 PM
On 2015-12-11 16:58:52, Greg LeRoy wrote:For a debate on corporate subsidies, Good Jobs First's Subsidy Tracker is the indispensable starting point: http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/subsidy-tracker And although it is 10 years old and…
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