Alan C.

It's a stereotype because it happens so often. It's like the stereotype about Hispanics taking shopping carts from grocery stores. They've actually passed laws because the problem was so bad. Personally, I couldn't care less about who comes here, so long as the welfare-state ends.

Opposed to marijuana legalization. Would 'intensify' war on drugs. Would deploy 'stabilizing force' in Iraq.

Nobody forces Hispanics to have a bunch of kids which they're financially incapable of adequately feeding, clothing, sheltering, and educating. Their standard of living would be orders of magnitude higher, and they wouldn't require government benefits, if they had fewer kids and waited longer to have them (instead of having 3 kids by the age of 24).

My example has nothing to do with 'hiring people with capital and freeloading off the value they give it,' whatever that means. You stated that 'capital investment is throwing money at a problem' and that it's 'worthless without the workers.' That's what I was responding to. Building a home with lumber is an example of a capital investment. Burning lumber for heat is an act of consumption which satisfies immediate needs, but then returns a person to exactly the same situation he was previously in once the lumber is consumed. Capital is required to lift people out of poverty. It frees up scarce time to do other things. The procurement of capital requires deferred gratification and low time preference (signs of high intelligence). It means that people have to produce something and then retain the surplus for the future. High time preference (preferring present consumption over future consumption), short-sightedness, imprudence, impulsivity, and recklessness are characteristics of low intelligence. It means that the dumber people are, the more likely they'll be impoverished.

I really don't understand what you're trying to say. A person spends hours chopping down trees for lumber. He can either burn it for heat, or use it to build a home to shelter himself from the elements. If he burns it for heat then he has to chop down trees again the next day, and repeat the process in perpetuity. If he builds a home, he will free up time because he doesn't need as much lumber to keep warm, and can work on other ways to improve his standard of living (like building a cistern to store water). The home represents a capital good, or higher order good. If you want to talk about throwing money a problem, that's what the welfare-state does.

Star Trek Is Wrong: There Will Always Be Scarcity Why can't everyone have their own starship?

Religion provides comfort, a sense of meaning and purpose in life, a refuge in which to hide from reality, and a means to connect with others superficially. It's also a way for people to rationalize morally reprehensible behavior.

I'm amazed by the number of people I talk to who don't understand this, and actually think that government-provided services are "free." Here we are, in 2015, in the age of computers, smart phones, digital entertainment, 3D printing, space exploration, medical marvels, etc. and still the vast bulk of the population is incapable of critical thought.

I've lived in southern California for 40+ years. Those of us who have lived here for most of our lives are quite aware of the effects of Hispanics pouring across the border almost unabated. Abuse of hospital emergency rooms is among the most serious problems. The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act largely contributed to it. As a result, emergency rooms are filled with people who are there for routine and non- life-threatening issues. Because they're uninsured and can't afford to pay, taxpayers are forced to compensate hospitals. It's not uncommon to have to wait several hours to be screened by a triage nurse. Hospitals have gone bankrupt because of things like this. There are more animal hospitals than there are hospitals for people. Years ago, I scanned a book about welfare abuse and made it available online: Welfare Wonderland by Belva Detlof (1968) It should give you some idea about how long this sort of thing has been going on and that it's not a recent phenomenon.

Ben Carson: The World Was Created in 6 Days. Literally. Ben Carson argued evolution was ‘encouraged by’ Satan You can be a neurosurgeon and still believe in magic, demons, and fairy tales.

Steve Wozniak built the first Apple, but that's the wrong question to ask. Where did the parts come from? Where did the tools come from? How was he fed, clothed, and sheltered? Did he grow his own food, make his own clothes, and build his own house? How were all of those things massed produced and delivered to various locations within his reach? 'Capital' is not the result of greed and avarice, nor the result of deprivation or expropriation; it's the result of production and savings. If a person builds a house and keeps others out, he isn't responsible for homelessness. Capital, known as 'capital goods' or 'higher order goods,' makes possibe the mass production of consumer goods, or lower order goods.

The idea that 'workers' are being exploited because they're being deprived of the 'full value' of their labor (with the difference being siphoned away by a parasitic capitalist) is the type of superficial observation that a child would make. It disregards context entirely, as well as the intricacies involved in vastly complex processes that form entirely undirected through free exchange and prices.

No, it's not the initiation of force. The reason why is because G's initial action set events in motion. By initiating force, G affirmed and sanctioned force, invalidated any moral imperative claim to not be aggressed against, and thus consented to it.

Article about Irwin Schiff by Peter Schiff

Mike said that a recent software upgrade to the forum archives old threads.

Sanders wants to increase payroll taxes on everybody to finance paid family leave. I have a better idea. Maybe people can save their own money in advance in case of an emergency like they used to, or they can appeal to their family, friends, and neighbors for help.

link If you're wealthy, you have to pay an 'exit tax.' You also have to pay a 'fee' of more than $2,000. It used to be only $450.

The article defines binge drinking as follows: Russia is also known for its excessive alcohol consumption.

Computers and electronics are subjected to rigorous, thorough, and meticulous analysis and testing on hundreds of websites. There is no shortage of reviewer ratings, consumer ratings, discussion forums, and videos to find out what you want to know. Companies often embellish and make lofty claims about their products, but when they make a mistake, it ends up on websites like Slashdot where millions of people learn about it.

By using digital media like they do now.

The $250billion hangover: Binge drinkers are draining the U.S. economy due to health issues, car crashes, deaths and reduced productivity at work, study reveals

$3,248,723,000,000: Federal Taxes Set Record in FY 2015; $21,833 Per Worker; Feds Still Run $438.9B Deficit The parasite class does less with more, while the private sector is forced to do more with less. State and local taxes total approximately $1.5T for a combined total of around $4.7T.

Report: U.S most obese in the world, fattest kids by a mile, tops for poor teen health

Can Star Trek's world with no money work? There was a panel at the NY Comic Con which included Paul Krugman. So far, no video on YouTube.

Armed guards protect Senate Democrats as they demand new gun-control laws If they're concerned about the 'scourge' of gun violence then they should start with Obama's home town of Chicago.