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[quote who="Phil Osborn" reply="33" id="3420458"] Before we diverge into flame wars - and thanks to all of you who took the time to read and respond intelligently, which is most of you - I'm not proposing communism or socialism. Look up what those terms mean. Socialism economically is when the state is the primary owner of the means of production. Communism is a little more extreme, but the same idea overall. What we have now, BTW, is generally agreed to

[quote who="ZombiesRus5" reply="1214" id="3420429"] That is too fucking funny. It's sad you don't see the irony in this.[/quote] [e digicons]k1[/e]

[quote who="smeagolheart" reply="20" id="3420289"] Trickle down doesn't work source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/evidence-is-in--again--go_b_3644152.html Getting the rich richer doesn't help.[/quote] So opinions from a bunch of Keynsian economic believers that Keynsian economics are the only solution somehow ends the discussion? Because that's what that article is. It's a Keynsian leaning publication quoting Key

[quote who="Borg999" reply="19" id="3420288"] George H. W. Bush called trickle down economics "Vodoo Economics". Just sayin'...[/quote] And Clinton didn't have sex with that woman and Obama said you could keep your healthplan, period. So what? Presidents say things and have been wrong in the past. Some of them have even *gasp!* lied when it was politically convenient. But thank you for joining the clamor to prove my p

[quote who="BenedictusBE" reply="16" id="3420284"] Kantok, you missed my point, or choose to ignore it. People DON'T WANT anyone in their pockets but themselves. It's human, it's proven, time and time again. The richest sit on their money, biting every cent in 4. Whenever they can, they WILL rob you, even when poor. They cheat taxes as if it's an Olympic sport. Grow up. Only a

[quote who="smeagolheart" reply="13" id="3420275"] Trickle down doesn't work[/quote] You'll notice that even though I obviously think the original poster is wrong, I didn't respond with trite nonsense like "welfare doesn't work." I responded with serious questions about his post, because the only way to have real discussions about his point is to actually have real discussions about his point . Not to pretend my superior bumper sti

[quote who="smeagolheart" reply="13" id="3420275"] Trickle down doesn't work[/quote] Umm.. First: So says you? Trickle down is a marketing phrase created by liberals to disparage conservative economic principles without having to actually debate them. Supply side economics is the only thing that does work. Or are you enjoying your amazingly prosperous Keynsian recovery right now? Second: I said nothing about supply sid

[quote who="Chibiabos" reply="55" id="3420243"] Guns don't deserve rights, and certainly this experiment that more guns in the hands of less responsible people has been a disastrous failure. [/quote] My what a big strawman you have there.

Sorry to say, but not only is the vast majority of wealth NOT inherited, the trend is actually moving away from inherited wealth and towards self-made wealth. Facts are slippery little bitches, aren't they? http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/01/14/the-decline-of-inherited-money/ Or if you prefer, articles from those noted bastions of right-wing thought at the Washington Post.

[quote who="LightStar" reply="7" id="3420236"] Quoting Megyn, reply 5 The best way to lift people out of poverty is to set them free. There is a strong correlation between freedom and wealth. Set them free??? That makes no sense at all. Sorry, but the best way to lift people out of poverty is for those with more to actually care about and help those with less, and since that will never happen within our sick societies, there is absolut

Top down heavy handed solutions mucking around in complex global economic systems for a problem that is poorly defined, poorly understood and politically charged. What could go wrong?

Buddy and I talked about this for a while last night. Amazing how many college and post college memories are tied to early Winamp. Lots of Winamp controlled music in those days.

[quote who="GeomanNL" reply="1192" id="3419676"] Many people lack the imagination to extrapolate our collective behaviour into the future. After all, it is a very abstract problem and many people are having trouble with simpler things like managing their money account. To most people, the problems of "today" are more important than the problems of "tomorrow" and as poverty grows, this will get just worse. [/quote] Quite the opposite. Th

So you're taking 1/10th of the global economy, or roughly $7 trillion and giving it to everyone evenly, correct? Leaving aside several of your assumptions that I think are wildly wrong, there are two fundamental problems here that you have to solve before any discussion about the merits of your idea is even worthwhile. First, where is the money coming from? You talk AROUND this a bit with vague notions of taking it from bankers who stole it to begin

In this case you are using "white" as shorthand for one homogenous culture. It really has little to do with race, per see, but more with distinct cultures. It is easier to design, implement and sell large national initiatives when you only have to worry about one major culture, rather than 2 or 3 or 12.

[quote who="Borg999" reply="11" id="3417677"] Remember this thread? Before the OP was edited, it was full of ideological rants. Certain peopls's motivations are transparent. https://forums.stardock.com/449807/page/3/#3414696 [/quote] Wow.. you can link to somewhat political threads. Congrats, I guess? That doesn't change the fact that Brad's point ISN'T political. It's a statement fact to keep in mind when comp

[quote who="Borg999" reply="9" id="3417663"] It the fault of those darn Socialist..er I mean Communist, wait no, I mean Anarchist. I forget, which group is the latest boggie man? We live in 'Merica. We're different. When we get sick, we just yank out our own tonsils. Don't need no commie pinko liberal nanny single payor state doing it for us. Go USA!! You know, it's blatently obvious what this thinly veiled topic is really say

[quote who="the_Monk" reply="1127" id="3417534"] I'm not so sure wars are ever truly won...........stopped sure.......but then that usually happens through colossal loss of life as well. I'm sure any event as large as a 'world war' being stopped requires/required cooperation and should not be represented as a 'single-handed victory'...........of course this is only my opinion. Also it is infinitely interes

I'm curious to see what they do with regard to the extended universe stuff. There is so much post-Return of the Jedi canon out there I wonder if they'll adapt it or just discard it.

[quote quoting="post"] When I have more time, I plan to discuss in some detail the way the Stardock Investment Fund (SIF) functions. It doesn’t just throw money at studios. SIF also provides employee services (health insurance, 401Ks, accounting, legal, and bunches of other “stuff”) and then incorporates the studios into a wider development network that allows each group to share resources. [/quote] I'm very interested to see this post when you get to i

[quote quoting="post"] That way the So—nevermind, the OTHER team will be have most of the top floor. [/quote] I see what you did there.

I just can't imagine giving up the digitizer & stylus on the GN8. It makes the tablet way too useful for note taking, brainstorming ideas in a group visually or story-boarding presentations before putting the time into building them, etc. Plus the size makes it perfect for reading and/or surfing comfortably on the couch.

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="6" id="3415202"] That just sounds weird, why is all that happening when I'm not playing? It seems like all those things you guys mentioned are what ought to happen while I play, not while I'm not playing. I'm fine with sleeping or fast-travelling causing time to speed forward, this just sounds odd. If it's not even multiplayer, what's the point? An offline simulation?[/quote] There's been a lot of discussion about it (becaus

So I was curious. I haven't played in about 6 weeks. Just opened the game to check on my group. Everyone was still mostly-happy and friendly with one another. One of my characters was sick (which I don't remember from before I quit playing). That means I'll have to find a doctor and get him healed pretty quickly. Food stores are low, but not gone. Apparently my team was out gathering gasoline like fiends because I have twice as much as I d

First post of this explains it (note, they're using the term "online" pretty liberally in that post. As far as I know you're not actually online with their severs at all): http://forums.undeadlabs.com/showthread.php?541-Faq But basically it tracks how long since you last played and adjusts the game as if the world were persistent and online and you were absent. Don't play for a day, your