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Region: Libertatem
just because its not property doesn't mean you cant own it.
if i do a job and someone else comes over and says "hey ill do the same job but better" the employer says ok, then that person has taken your job/role/position.
Guess what? You can't own it. It's a nonentity before you make the contract.
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Lump slum? Is that Detroit?
sum*
lol
Either way it's a false comparison.
If politicians were to concede to that fallacy, than obviously women and teenagers should also be barred from taking the working majority's jobs since they are "expanding the workforce," as Mises puts it.
Slow night.
Waiting...
God Bless America!
It's been a ghost town on the forum as well outside of P2TM.
21 minutes ago: Embassy cancelled between Alliance of Bearded Men and Libertatem.
Ah fvck. Who's gonna be the one to tell neo his military base is OoO?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5BjCe0zA8Q
I found this article to be particularly insightful for myself, being one who is fairly ignorant with the specifics of the recent Israeli- Hamas escalations
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5602701
Back to relations with the UCR, what a whirlwind
It was a logical course of action.
Fvck! My base is gone! :(
The Nutzis got it. :(
you cant physically own it but when someone takes your job they are replacing/taking it not taking as in taking ownership.
I may be wrong, but it appears that Lone Star is pushing the UCR to become exactly like us.
That's because we have a kick-ass political model.
No argument there, I just didn't think we were in to region building.
Ya let's go with that.
Guys, I've added an extra clause to the DOOR Amendment in order to balance the increased executive powers with some legislative oversight.
"The Board holds the power to reverse any ban made by the executive by a 4/5ths majority vote."
Great modification.
Works for me.
In two days we celebrate two years of Libertatem's existence.
Other official regional holidays include Ronald Reagan Day (February 6th), the Christmas period and Arnie Day, which is on the 30th of July each year.
Media section updated. I realise we have a few Pink Floyd fans here, so I've updated the radio accordingly :)
dang populist.
Additionally, is it a legal maneuver to amend a bill at vote?
Hallo Island is one of the least devout in Libertatem. Yes.
It is legal. If the region doesn't like the amended bill, they can vote against it.
https://31.media.tumblr.com/758a9a5b9ff6e64e654e6e1aa15ba984/tumblr_n108rlbKYt1ry0a8xo7_r1_250.gif
Regional precedent dictates that it is, in fact, legal to amend a bill mid-vote. My statement - one might consider it a minority report - is that, in some circumstances, doing so is "kind of a dick move". It is conceivable that a bill's author might take advantage of the democratic process by adding unpopular amendments to a bill when the vote is nearly over.
I've yet to see someone do that here, though. For the most part, we behave professionally.
DOOR Amendment vote count
Founder 1/1
President 1/1
Managers 3/3
Board 5/5
House 9/10
In other news, I am proud to announce that Alchandria has joined the RLP, and as Humpheria has agreed to caucus with us, the RLP has formed a Majority Caucus.
Wooo, go House!
we've got a fairly large voting population now a days. Pretty neat
Note. I have not rejoined the RLP, I am caucusing with their members.
Indeed it is. Activity levels are growing once again.
Fun fact: of the five female governors in the United States, four of them are Republicans.
The Board is considering a vote to establish a government holiday from 8/5/2014 9:00 ESTto 8/7/2014 5:00 AM EST. This vote would be on the celebration on Founder's Day as a government holiday.
Hello everybody!
Hi there Saint Michele.
Can anyone tell me why Ayn Rand hated libertarianism and the Libertarian Party?
I'm sorry, I don't know much about Ayn Rand.
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Does anyone here know anything about French politics?
I know that france is ran by its Socialist Party.
I know a thing or two, primarily that it's dominated by socialists, and that Marine Le Pen may become President in 2017.
A personal vendetta against Rothbard, hatred of anarchism, and dislike for any justification for liberty other than her own philosophy. Basically, she didn't want to be associated with altruists, utilitarians, or consequentialists. She could be called the most individualist individualist ever.
Which is the most idiotic thing that has ever befallen the country. It is so unfortunate that it is, by majority, liberal. But, rest assured, Sarkozy will rise again!
I know that Frances taxes are so high that the rich and the entrepreneurs will move to Britain/The USA.
If I may, there is absolutely, unequivocally, undeniably zero percent chance of Le Pen becoming President. She is a xenophobic, economically illiterate buffoon in pantyhose.
This is true. Hollande has taken a serious toll on the nation. Which is why it is unlikely that he will win re-election.
Then again, anyone would be better than Hollande.
#hipster
I'd say so
So she was a purist, essentially.
Sarkozy was no supply-sider. During his tenure, there were 205 separate tax increases, with the top income rate rising from 40% to 50%. France deserves someone better.
Next thing you know the Socialist PParty overthrows france and forms The French People's Republic.
That already happened years ago. Maybe one day people will learn to think and overthrow their oppressors.
im getting the impression that your a little paranoid with the left domination of Europe.
Well actually western europe is more left leaning. Eastern European countries like Poland learned from their mistakes in the cold war.
There is no "right" and "left." There is only authoirtarian and libertarian.
well i can defiantly say the UK is not, i think it could go right.
Thatcherbot 2.0: Privatize the police
Disseminate! Disseminate!
i like thatcher, and i like thatcherism it has good qualities.
Yes
Industrial relations mode set to: TERMINATE
Thatcher's a hero to British libertarians like myself for ending socialism in the UK, and beginning the denationalisation of health, education and pensions. But like her contemporary American counterpart, she had her flaws, such as when she banned semi-autos and bailed out the car industry.
At least in social policies. In economics, that's where left and right come in.
Désolé, Monsieur le President. But, under Monsieur Sarkozy, the French government was under a much better condition under his reign. Admittedly, I was a bit harsh of the Front National, but Sarkozy is obviously the best choice of them all. And anyone that would think otherwise needs to think again.
Pev has a thing for Thatcher.
And you have a thing for pevs voice.
I have an even bigger thing for knocking out people who criticise her. The crux of every British teenager's hipster argument against Thatcher is either "MUH COAL MINERZ" or "MUH POOR GOT POORER". To the first one I always say: dude, you're a f-cking Southerner. You've probably never even been to the industrial North of England, so that had no effect on you in any way. And the second is empirically false. As I've pointed out previously, the standard of living rose more in the 1980s than it did in the thirty years previous, and wages rose by a third. So screw you hipster leftists.
ah men sistah! your from the north?
Nope, I'm an Aussie that lives in Wiltshire.
ah
And I'm an American from the Midland area in Michigan not to be confused with Midland, Ontario or Midland, Texas.
I've been to Midland pretty often :)
Used to drive through on the way to soaring eagle lol. The tridge in the park is pretty neat.
Sarkozy is even worse than Hollande. At least the last one reformed a little bit the labor market, and he's slowing down the public spending increase ( yes slowing down the increase, that's how they speak about it ). And also some cuts on social contributions for the companies.
Sarkozy just created many new taxes, increased more and more the public spending, and did nothing to reduce the deficits. The only good measure of his term was to decide that one state official on two will not be replaced. But fatty François deleted this reform.
Both are terrible, but Sarkozy is even worse, because he loves power too much.
Love the radio....Pevv...you capitalist pig
Don't we all have a little bit of capitalist pig deep inside?
Funny American. You make French guy laugh.
What does being french have to do with anything? Is it hard to get the French to laugh?
It's just a joke.
thats how i feel about france
i kid, i kid
Be careful he's going to try to strangle you with his white flag.
Lol
There's a good reason article on France here: http://reason.com/archives/2014/03/31/the-french-implosion
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So, what are your thoughts on the situation with Ukraine? How can it be resolved?
Well if NATO goes in and kicks russia as* then makes russia a NATO colony that would resolve it.
So much aggression.
Ukraine just has to hold out long enough for Putin to realize bullying other nations is not as easy as Obama makes it seem. Russia will let up their offensive if no one helps them, no one helps Ukraine, but Ukraine's defenses hold anyway. No need to turn this into a world war.
That's unlikely and very risky tho so we could supply urkraine with food, cloths, weapons, and cash so they could crush the rebels faster.
stops the brief moment of saber rattling.
I educated people today
I think the entire crisis has been completely overblown and propagandised by the media. A democratically elected government was replaced by a coalition of fascists and anti-Russians who were clearly acting provocatively. But regardless, inaction could set a precedent for allowing Russia to expand its sphere of influence. What would be the best solution? More sanctions? Military might? Nope, producing more oil. As anyone who's read my factbook on the fall of the Soviet Union knows, oil essentially killed the USSR, and it can kill Putin's regime as well. Unlike the US, which has deep financial markets and prints the worlds reserve currency, Russia cannot run large fiscal deficits without creating hyperinflation. For next year they've approved a $10 billion deficit.
And since oil and gas-related tax revenues make up 30% of Russian federal revenues, a decline in oil prices (which are at near-historical highs and have been rising since 2002) would not only aid economic recovery at home but put a big hole in Russia's budget. They can't even completely afford its military adventures right now. Putin had to dig into pension assets in order to finance the annexation of Crimea, so it's clear that a revenue loss would impede his expansionist desires. In the 80s, this actually happened after Reagan removed oil and gas price controls and stabilised the currency, policies that continued under the Clinton Administration. The result was that Russia, an oil-producing country that benefits from high oil prices, saw its empire collapse because it could no longer afford it. If we did the same thing now, we could weaken Putin significantly without going to war with him and get a tasty domestic economic bonus on the side.
Good. About liberty, I presume?
Should "free speech" be absolute?
What justifications can be made for and against free speech.
These are the questions.
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