OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[Gronk]

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So they should only be allowed to do it if they can afford it? Real democratic

 

[Bandwagon]

So they should only be allowed to do it if they can afford it? Real democratic

Depends how you set it up, if say you had a system whereby those that were making money out of it, and could thus afford it, paid, whilst those that couldn't afford it were compensated by those payments, and so could then choose whether to afford it, or perhaps afford some other thing of their choosing, would that be more democratic?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't think making things less affordable for the few would compensate for making those things unaffordable for the many.

 

[Bandwagon]

I don't think making things less affordable for the few would compensate for making those things unaffordable for the many.

Why is it necessary to make the assertion that less affordable for the few, need become unaffordable for the many?

if what is taken out of one side, is returned to the other, it's a zero sum game. We then introduce greater choice.

What is more democratic than choice?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Because not everyone will have to make any meaningful choice. The consequences of government making things more expensive always impact the people who already have tough decisions to make.

 

[Bandwagon]

Because not everyone will have to make any meaningful choice. The consequences of government making things more expensive always impact the people who already have tough decisions to make.

Again though, you make assertions that need not be the case, and tough choices are still more democratic than no choices.

All the while ignoring that making no decisions might well be the costliest alternative.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Who's up for some chicken?

 

[Eelogical]

Who's up for some chicken?

Is it organic?

 

[Bandwagon]

Lemon butted

 

[Eelogical]

Lemon butted

Count me in.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Again though, you make assertions that need not be the case, and tough choices are still more democratic than no choices.

All the while ignoring that making no decisions might well be the costliest alternative.

You're talking as if the 'costliest alternative' is the only alternative.

 

[Avenger]

Great article

https://www.news.com.au/finance/wor...d/news-story/cb7eac7264ad5754fbf96af69e411f36

 

[Gary Gutful]

Thanks for Putin it on here.

 

[strider]

You still love Putin @Avenger or have you flip flopped on him

 

[hindy111]

Is it organic?

I can't taste the difference tbh.

 

[hindy111]

Who's up for some chicken?

Chicken - code for sex
#subtle

 

[Bandwagon]

You're talking as if the 'costliest alternative' is the only alternative.

Not at all, inaction will obviously mean greater concentrations of Co2 in the atmosphere, this will mean warming will also be greater. I accept that as fact, We've known this for a number of decades now.

Exactly what the results of that will be is far from certain. Though I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to messing with the composition of our atmosphere.

 

[Gronk]

Great article

https://www.news.com.au/finance/wor...d/news-story/cb7eac7264ad5754fbf96af69e411f36

You might like to catch the ABC podcast * Russia, if you’re listening *.

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/russia-if-youre-listening/

Putin’s manipulation to maintain power and his use of the public purse to line his pockets and those of the influential oligarchs is shocking. It also deals with Crimea and election shenanigans in foreign lands.

 

[Twizzle]

Is anyone surprised ?