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#66 - Ok, Neo. Finances and governance are not all that complicated,…  [+] (5 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +2
#68 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Explain to me how money is created
User avatar
#76 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
It's printed.
But seriously. American currency is fiat money, which means it gets it's value from government decree. With fiat money, the central bank (in this case the Federal Reserve), introduces new money via the purchase of intangible assets (i.e. bonds/stocks and other forms of fairly liquid assets) or through moneylending. Through the use of fractional reserve lending, other banks increase the amount of currency beyond the base money from there. The Federal Reserve manages the overall money supply, expanding or contracting the assets available as needed.
#137 - selfdenyingbeggar (12 hours ago) [-]
could it be that an unpayable interest is behind debt and inflation, amongst other things?
#95 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
Who prints the actual money.

how much money can they print.

Do the Federal Reserve (private corporation) charge governments interest on the money they print?
User avatar
#105 - sgtmajjohnson (13 hours ago) [-]
You do realize that physical money in circulation accounts for less than 10% of total assets in the U.S. economy, right? Listen man, I don't want to do this all night so:
1. I already covered how much they are allowed to print (or rather, who regulates the printing of money).
2.The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
3. Yes, the Federal Reserve does charge interest.
I'm really not that interested, I'm sure you can find someone else to give your spiel to.
#56 - How is that ridiculous? You have a right to own the gun, but f… 15 hours ago on Meanwhile in Arizona +2
#55 - Oh great. You again. Pls go, you total badass who's killed hun… 15 hours ago on Meanwhile in Arizona +11
#63 - Dude, I have no idea what you're on about. You're writing in e…  [+] (12 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +4
#65 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
well, Im not here to change your opinion but to present you with reality because I kow there are chances you've been conditioned to have a particular worldview already, which might be very innaccurate, on purpose.

The search is for you to do. For starters, I could tell you that you're looking at the debt relationship with money, basically, debt is money in our system (since we separated from the gold-standard) and the "rabbit hole2 goes so much deeper is crazy, but at least you can go and look at the cold hard facts and decide for yourself.



All I'd ask you right know is to ask yourself and be honest about ow much you really know about how the world works, or just the financial system, and how much are assumptions based on "everybody else seems to be alright with it, must be something good"?
#94 - anon (14 hours ago) [-]
>gold standard
And you lost the last of your credibility there. Gold is no more inherently valuable than the paper money that we use today it's an excellent conductor, but it's used in such small amounts that that's barely worth mentioning . If you seriously think gold is a good thing to base your economy on, ask the Spanish how well it works.
#96 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
It is. For one it's a super conductor.
#101 - anon (13 hours ago) [-]
You have zero idea what you're talking about. I mentioned that gold is an extremely good conductor. It is not a superconductor as far as I know, at any temperature, and certainly not at remotely practical ones . The need for gold as a conductor is far outweighed by its abundance, with other materials being more practical for most applications. Gold is used for its conductivity, but measurable quantities are usually not.
#102 - selfdenyingbeggar (13 hours ago) [-]
you said it had the same worth as paper
#163 - innocentbabies (10 hours ago) [-]
And between paper which money is most definitely not printed on and a conductor which has a handful of extremely niche uses, and which is, as a conductor, less effective than both silver and copper the only advantage it has over those two is unrivaled corrosion resistance , which do you think is more useful?
User avatar
#66 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Ok, Neo. Finances and governance are not all that complicated, but I appreciate the attempted redpilling. You do realize you sound exactly like the shpiders guy with your "read the facts" schtick, right?
#68 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Explain to me how money is created
User avatar
#76 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
It's printed.
But seriously. American currency is fiat money, which means it gets it's value from government decree. With fiat money, the central bank (in this case the Federal Reserve), introduces new money via the purchase of intangible assets (i.e. bonds/stocks and other forms of fairly liquid assets) or through moneylending. Through the use of fractional reserve lending, other banks increase the amount of currency beyond the base money from there. The Federal Reserve manages the overall money supply, expanding or contracting the assets available as needed.
#137 - selfdenyingbeggar (12 hours ago) [-]
could it be that an unpayable interest is behind debt and inflation, amongst other things?
#95 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
Who prints the actual money.

how much money can they print.

Do the Federal Reserve (private corporation) charge governments interest on the money they print?
User avatar
#105 - sgtmajjohnson (13 hours ago) [-]
You do realize that physical money in circulation accounts for less than 10% of total assets in the U.S. economy, right? Listen man, I don't want to do this all night so:
1. I already covered how much they are allowed to print (or rather, who regulates the printing of money).
2.The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
3. Yes, the Federal Reserve does charge interest.
I'm really not that interested, I'm sure you can find someone else to give your spiel to.
#61 - I meant that if he had the height of an Oompa Loompa, he… 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +4
#59 - K then.  [+] (14 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +1
#62 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
the fact that you don't consider it necessary knowledge, when money (currently and probably) is the backbone of your survival in this planet, is testimony of your conditioning.
User avatar
#63 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Dude, I have no idea what you're on about. You're writing in extremely vague half-sentences, and you talk like a fucking guru or mystic of some sort. O wise selfdenyingbeggar, what insight will you grant me about the name of the U.S. and what currency is?
What conditioning? Like indoctrination? What are you talking about?
#65 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
well, Im not here to change your opinion but to present you with reality because I kow there are chances you've been conditioned to have a particular worldview already, which might be very innaccurate, on purpose.

The search is for you to do. For starters, I could tell you that you're looking at the debt relationship with money, basically, debt is money in our system (since we separated from the gold-standard) and the "rabbit hole2 goes so much deeper is crazy, but at least you can go and look at the cold hard facts and decide for yourself.



All I'd ask you right know is to ask yourself and be honest about ow much you really know about how the world works, or just the financial system, and how much are assumptions based on "everybody else seems to be alright with it, must be something good"?
#94 - anon (14 hours ago) [-]
>gold standard
And you lost the last of your credibility there. Gold is no more inherently valuable than the paper money that we use today it's an excellent conductor, but it's used in such small amounts that that's barely worth mentioning . If you seriously think gold is a good thing to base your economy on, ask the Spanish how well it works.
#96 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
It is. For one it's a super conductor.
#101 - anon (13 hours ago) [-]
You have zero idea what you're talking about. I mentioned that gold is an extremely good conductor. It is not a superconductor as far as I know, at any temperature, and certainly not at remotely practical ones . The need for gold as a conductor is far outweighed by its abundance, with other materials being more practical for most applications. Gold is used for its conductivity, but measurable quantities are usually not.
#102 - selfdenyingbeggar (13 hours ago) [-]
you said it had the same worth as paper
#163 - innocentbabies (10 hours ago) [-]
And between paper which money is most definitely not printed on and a conductor which has a handful of extremely niche uses, and which is, as a conductor, less effective than both silver and copper the only advantage it has over those two is unrivaled corrosion resistance , which do you think is more useful?
User avatar
#66 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Ok, Neo. Finances and governance are not all that complicated, but I appreciate the attempted redpilling. You do realize you sound exactly like the shpiders guy with your "read the facts" schtick, right?
#68 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Explain to me how money is created
User avatar
#76 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
It's printed.
But seriously. American currency is fiat money, which means it gets it's value from government decree. With fiat money, the central bank (in this case the Federal Reserve), introduces new money via the purchase of intangible assets (i.e. bonds/stocks and other forms of fairly liquid assets) or through moneylending. Through the use of fractional reserve lending, other banks increase the amount of currency beyond the base money from there. The Federal Reserve manages the overall money supply, expanding or contracting the assets available as needed.
#137 - selfdenyingbeggar (12 hours ago) [-]
could it be that an unpayable interest is behind debt and inflation, amongst other things?
#95 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
Who prints the actual money.

how much money can they print.

Do the Federal Reserve (private corporation) charge governments interest on the money they print?
User avatar
#105 - sgtmajjohnson (13 hours ago) [-]
You do realize that physical money in circulation accounts for less than 10% of total assets in the U.S. economy, right? Listen man, I don't want to do this all night so:
1. I already covered how much they are allowed to print (or rather, who regulates the printing of money).
2.The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
3. Yes, the Federal Reserve does charge interest.
I'm really not that interested, I'm sure you can find someone else to give your spiel to.
#57 - Bill Nye is probably more beloved by Americans than Lincoln, tbh.  [+] (1 new reply) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president 0
#97 - anon (14 hours ago) [-]
Damn straight.
#54 - Blue.  [+] (3 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +1
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#78 - theasexualgamer (14 hours ago) [-]
You know what I mean
User avatar
#82 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
#2E9AFE, I think. Maybe #2E64FE.
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#93 - theasexualgamer (14 hours ago) [-]
Thanks
#53 - What... Why exactly?  [+] (16 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +1
#56 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Your journey to discover that will start by examining real close and with crystal-clear clarity, the nature of our financial system.
User avatar
#59 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
K then.
#62 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
the fact that you don't consider it necessary knowledge, when money (currently and probably) is the backbone of your survival in this planet, is testimony of your conditioning.
User avatar
#63 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Dude, I have no idea what you're on about. You're writing in extremely vague half-sentences, and you talk like a fucking guru or mystic of some sort. O wise selfdenyingbeggar, what insight will you grant me about the name of the U.S. and what currency is?
What conditioning? Like indoctrination? What are you talking about?
#65 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
well, Im not here to change your opinion but to present you with reality because I kow there are chances you've been conditioned to have a particular worldview already, which might be very innaccurate, on purpose.

The search is for you to do. For starters, I could tell you that you're looking at the debt relationship with money, basically, debt is money in our system (since we separated from the gold-standard) and the "rabbit hole2 goes so much deeper is crazy, but at least you can go and look at the cold hard facts and decide for yourself.



All I'd ask you right know is to ask yourself and be honest about ow much you really know about how the world works, or just the financial system, and how much are assumptions based on "everybody else seems to be alright with it, must be something good"?
#94 - anon (14 hours ago) [-]
>gold standard
And you lost the last of your credibility there. Gold is no more inherently valuable than the paper money that we use today it's an excellent conductor, but it's used in such small amounts that that's barely worth mentioning . If you seriously think gold is a good thing to base your economy on, ask the Spanish how well it works.
#96 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
It is. For one it's a super conductor.
#101 - anon (13 hours ago) [-]
You have zero idea what you're talking about. I mentioned that gold is an extremely good conductor. It is not a superconductor as far as I know, at any temperature, and certainly not at remotely practical ones . The need for gold as a conductor is far outweighed by its abundance, with other materials being more practical for most applications. Gold is used for its conductivity, but measurable quantities are usually not.
#102 - selfdenyingbeggar (13 hours ago) [-]
you said it had the same worth as paper
#163 - innocentbabies (10 hours ago) [-]
And between paper which money is most definitely not printed on and a conductor which has a handful of extremely niche uses, and which is, as a conductor, less effective than both silver and copper the only advantage it has over those two is unrivaled corrosion resistance , which do you think is more useful?
User avatar
#66 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Ok, Neo. Finances and governance are not all that complicated, but I appreciate the attempted redpilling. You do realize you sound exactly like the shpiders guy with your "read the facts" schtick, right?
#68 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Explain to me how money is created
User avatar
#76 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
It's printed.
But seriously. American currency is fiat money, which means it gets it's value from government decree. With fiat money, the central bank (in this case the Federal Reserve), introduces new money via the purchase of intangible assets (i.e. bonds/stocks and other forms of fairly liquid assets) or through moneylending. Through the use of fractional reserve lending, other banks increase the amount of currency beyond the base money from there. The Federal Reserve manages the overall money supply, expanding or contracting the assets available as needed.
#137 - selfdenyingbeggar (12 hours ago) [-]
could it be that an unpayable interest is behind debt and inflation, amongst other things?
#95 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
Who prints the actual money.

how much money can they print.

Do the Federal Reserve (private corporation) charge governments interest on the money they print?
User avatar
#105 - sgtmajjohnson (13 hours ago) [-]
You do realize that physical money in circulation accounts for less than 10% of total assets in the U.S. economy, right? Listen man, I don't want to do this all night so:
1. I already covered how much they are allowed to print (or rather, who regulates the printing of money).
2.The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
3. Yes, the Federal Reserve does charge interest.
I'm really not that interested, I'm sure you can find someone else to give your spiel to.
#51 - It is. And?  [+] (18 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +1
#52 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
I thought you had forgotten
User avatar
#53 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
What...
Why exactly?
#56 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Your journey to discover that will start by examining real close and with crystal-clear clarity, the nature of our financial system.
User avatar
#59 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
K then.
#62 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
the fact that you don't consider it necessary knowledge, when money (currently and probably) is the backbone of your survival in this planet, is testimony of your conditioning.
User avatar
#63 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Dude, I have no idea what you're on about. You're writing in extremely vague half-sentences, and you talk like a fucking guru or mystic of some sort. O wise selfdenyingbeggar, what insight will you grant me about the name of the U.S. and what currency is?
What conditioning? Like indoctrination? What are you talking about?
#65 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
well, Im not here to change your opinion but to present you with reality because I kow there are chances you've been conditioned to have a particular worldview already, which might be very innaccurate, on purpose.

The search is for you to do. For starters, I could tell you that you're looking at the debt relationship with money, basically, debt is money in our system (since we separated from the gold-standard) and the "rabbit hole2 goes so much deeper is crazy, but at least you can go and look at the cold hard facts and decide for yourself.



All I'd ask you right know is to ask yourself and be honest about ow much you really know about how the world works, or just the financial system, and how much are assumptions based on "everybody else seems to be alright with it, must be something good"?
#94 - anon (14 hours ago) [-]
>gold standard
And you lost the last of your credibility there. Gold is no more inherently valuable than the paper money that we use today it's an excellent conductor, but it's used in such small amounts that that's barely worth mentioning . If you seriously think gold is a good thing to base your economy on, ask the Spanish how well it works.
#96 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
It is. For one it's a super conductor.
#101 - anon (13 hours ago) [-]
You have zero idea what you're talking about. I mentioned that gold is an extremely good conductor. It is not a superconductor as far as I know, at any temperature, and certainly not at remotely practical ones . The need for gold as a conductor is far outweighed by its abundance, with other materials being more practical for most applications. Gold is used for its conductivity, but measurable quantities are usually not.
#102 - selfdenyingbeggar (13 hours ago) [-]
you said it had the same worth as paper
#163 - innocentbabies (10 hours ago) [-]
And between paper which money is most definitely not printed on and a conductor which has a handful of extremely niche uses, and which is, as a conductor, less effective than both silver and copper the only advantage it has over those two is unrivaled corrosion resistance , which do you think is more useful?
User avatar
#66 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Ok, Neo. Finances and governance are not all that complicated, but I appreciate the attempted redpilling. You do realize you sound exactly like the shpiders guy with your "read the facts" schtick, right?
#68 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Explain to me how money is created
User avatar
#76 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
It's printed.
But seriously. American currency is fiat money, which means it gets it's value from government decree. With fiat money, the central bank (in this case the Federal Reserve), introduces new money via the purchase of intangible assets (i.e. bonds/stocks and other forms of fairly liquid assets) or through moneylending. Through the use of fractional reserve lending, other banks increase the amount of currency beyond the base money from there. The Federal Reserve manages the overall money supply, expanding or contracting the assets available as needed.
#137 - selfdenyingbeggar (12 hours ago) [-]
could it be that an unpayable interest is behind debt and inflation, amongst other things?
#95 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
Who prints the actual money.

how much money can they print.

Do the Federal Reserve (private corporation) charge governments interest on the money they print?
User avatar
#105 - sgtmajjohnson (13 hours ago) [-]
You do realize that physical money in circulation accounts for less than 10% of total assets in the U.S. economy, right? Listen man, I don't want to do this all night so:
1. I already covered how much they are allowed to print (or rather, who regulates the printing of money).
2.The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
3. Yes, the Federal Reserve does charge interest.
I'm really not that interested, I'm sure you can find someone else to give your spiel to.
#70 - Where did I say that? Also, that wasn't even close to extortio… 15 hours ago on (untitled) 0
#121 - "Everything I've said has been either factually wrong or … 15 hours ago on American's can't handle the... 0
#46 - That was why I wrote polio, although there actually is s… 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president 0
#119 - I didn't choose to read it any way. Maybe you could write in f…  [+] (2 new replies) 15 hours ago on American's can't handle the... 0
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#120 - duskmane (15 hours ago) [-]
Someone get me a glass of water, I can barely stand all of this salt.
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#121 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
"Everything I've said has been either factually wrong or incredibly stupid. I know, I'll call him mad 3 times. That'll show him."
#47 - I don't have an issue with the descendants either, more with t… 15 hours ago on Trying to be friendly 0
#44 - Sure you are. I forgot the president ran a human trafficking r…  [+] (20 new replies) 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +2
#50 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
it's called The United States of America
User avatar
#51 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
It is. And?
#52 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
I thought you had forgotten
User avatar
#53 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
What...
Why exactly?
#56 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Your journey to discover that will start by examining real close and with crystal-clear clarity, the nature of our financial system.
User avatar
#59 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
K then.
#62 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
the fact that you don't consider it necessary knowledge, when money (currently and probably) is the backbone of your survival in this planet, is testimony of your conditioning.
User avatar
#63 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Dude, I have no idea what you're on about. You're writing in extremely vague half-sentences, and you talk like a fucking guru or mystic of some sort. O wise selfdenyingbeggar, what insight will you grant me about the name of the U.S. and what currency is?
What conditioning? Like indoctrination? What are you talking about?
#65 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
well, Im not here to change your opinion but to present you with reality because I kow there are chances you've been conditioned to have a particular worldview already, which might be very innaccurate, on purpose.

The search is for you to do. For starters, I could tell you that you're looking at the debt relationship with money, basically, debt is money in our system (since we separated from the gold-standard) and the "rabbit hole2 goes so much deeper is crazy, but at least you can go and look at the cold hard facts and decide for yourself.



All I'd ask you right know is to ask yourself and be honest about ow much you really know about how the world works, or just the financial system, and how much are assumptions based on "everybody else seems to be alright with it, must be something good"?
#94 - anon (14 hours ago) [-]
>gold standard
And you lost the last of your credibility there. Gold is no more inherently valuable than the paper money that we use today it's an excellent conductor, but it's used in such small amounts that that's barely worth mentioning . If you seriously think gold is a good thing to base your economy on, ask the Spanish how well it works.
#96 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
It is. For one it's a super conductor.
#101 - anon (13 hours ago) [-]
You have zero idea what you're talking about. I mentioned that gold is an extremely good conductor. It is not a superconductor as far as I know, at any temperature, and certainly not at remotely practical ones . The need for gold as a conductor is far outweighed by its abundance, with other materials being more practical for most applications. Gold is used for its conductivity, but measurable quantities are usually not.
#102 - selfdenyingbeggar (13 hours ago) [-]
you said it had the same worth as paper
#163 - innocentbabies (10 hours ago) [-]
And between paper which money is most definitely not printed on and a conductor which has a handful of extremely niche uses, and which is, as a conductor, less effective than both silver and copper the only advantage it has over those two is unrivaled corrosion resistance , which do you think is more useful?
User avatar
#66 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Ok, Neo. Finances and governance are not all that complicated, but I appreciate the attempted redpilling. You do realize you sound exactly like the shpiders guy with your "read the facts" schtick, right?
#68 - selfdenyingbeggar (15 hours ago) [-]
Explain to me how money is created
User avatar
#76 - sgtmajjohnson (14 hours ago) [-]
It's printed.
But seriously. American currency is fiat money, which means it gets it's value from government decree. With fiat money, the central bank (in this case the Federal Reserve), introduces new money via the purchase of intangible assets (i.e. bonds/stocks and other forms of fairly liquid assets) or through moneylending. Through the use of fractional reserve lending, other banks increase the amount of currency beyond the base money from there. The Federal Reserve manages the overall money supply, expanding or contracting the assets available as needed.
#137 - selfdenyingbeggar (12 hours ago) [-]
could it be that an unpayable interest is behind debt and inflation, amongst other things?
#95 - selfdenyingbeggar (14 hours ago) [-]
Who prints the actual money.

how much money can they print.

Do the Federal Reserve (private corporation) charge governments interest on the money they print?
User avatar
#105 - sgtmajjohnson (13 hours ago) [-]
You do realize that physical money in circulation accounts for less than 10% of total assets in the U.S. economy, right? Listen man, I don't want to do this all night so:
1. I already covered how much they are allowed to print (or rather, who regulates the printing of money).
2.The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
3. Yes, the Federal Reserve does charge interest.
I'm really not that interested, I'm sure you can find someone else to give your spiel to.
#43 - Just like a quarterback. 15 hours ago on 7 long years as president +26
#21 - You mean like when the mayor of my city said he wouldn't allow…  [+] (2 new replies) 18 hours ago on (untitled) +1
#25 - youwhatmatey (17 hours ago) [-]
"just what america needs more of"
i will demonize anyone that does this.
including that mayor, even though i haven't heard of him.
this should not happen at all
"everyone else was doing it" is an incredibly childish excuse

>voilent uprising with people killing eachother
>you go kill people, get arrested
>"but everyone else was doing it, why can't i?"
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#70 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Where did I say that? Also, that wasn't even close to extortion, that was criticism. What Boston's mayor did was literal extortion that was tolerated.
#18 - How do you think he got into Lewinski's skirt so easily?  [+] (2 new replies) 18 hours ago on 7 long years as president +8
#60 - anon (15 hours ago) [-]
How the hell is becoming president just to get laid easy? Bitch might as well be fort knox if thats what it takes.
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#61 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
I meant that if he had the height of an Oompa Loompa, he could get right up a skirt.
#13 - Fortunately for us, Trump is loyal to the Republic and future …  [+] (1 new reply) 19 hours ago on (untitled) +2
#12 - >Disloyal. Trump's fw.  [+] (20 new replies) 19 hours ago on (untitled) +29
#89 - frankfavreau (13 hours ago) [-]
#15 - youwhatmatey (18 hours ago) [-]
ah yes
political extortion of companies
just what america needs more of.
#42 - anon (16 hours ago) [-]
Well right now corporations are extorting the government, so now they're getting a taste of their own medicine.
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#22 - phtholognyrrh (18 hours ago) [-]
they do need more of it. right now the corporations are the government. a state just passed a bill on how to properly report financial gains made through having sex with a lobbyist
#27 - youwhatmatey (17 hours ago) [-]
no
companies need to get out of government
and government need to get out of companies.

companies can have political opinions, but the kind of lobbying going on in america a the moment is a milder form of corruption, and it should be eradicated.
#159 - anon (4 hours ago) [-]
"milder form of corruption"

... You describe an Plutocracy as "mild" corruption? Do you think an 1m³ hole in your head is just an slight headache?

Also how many of you fucktards are blocking me for no reason?
#33 - anon (17 hours ago) [-]
Man I assure you, there is nothing mild about the money going around in lobbying. There's billions of dollars of it.
#34 - anon (17 hours ago) [-]
And they share it, too.
#36 - anon (17 hours ago) [-]
Because as long as the candidate they have money on gets elected, they don't care about anything else.
#37 - anon (17 hours ago) [-]
Noticing anything?
#38 - anon (17 hours ago) [-]
They fund democrats, "republicans", Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, they gave money to all of them.
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#41 - anon (16 hours ago) [-]
Woops, did the same picture twice. It was showing an error message, how was I to know?
But yeah, the kind of money that goes around, to almost every candidate, is astounding. And a little frightening. To think that these people accept bribes, lie to millions of people, and they can run for president unopposed? It's scary, and many prefer not to think about it.

Just dropping facts, I'm not going to say anything more. Food you want to eat should be chewed by you, not me.
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#30 - phtholognyrrh (17 hours ago) [-]
no true laissez faire economy has ever succeeded, and it will never succeed because workers can only negotiate so much. when your bottom employees are working to eat, they cant afford to strike or organize. we had a "free market" before the 1929 stock market crash, and we can see how well that went. the richest got richer, while the poorest became destitute. children worked in factories, and most corporations had interlocking directories (shadow monopolies where a few individuals run most industries). countires with social democratic levels of government regulation on the corporate sector like denmark report higher rates of happiness, productivity, and lower rates of homelessness and unemployment.
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#21 - sgtmajjohnson (18 hours ago) [-]
You mean like when the mayor of my city said he wouldn't allow Trump's company to operate here if he didn't apologize for his comments on illegal immigrants? I am not a Trump supporter in any way, but don't demonize his behavior as though everyone else doesn't do it.
#25 - youwhatmatey (17 hours ago) [-]
"just what america needs more of"
i will demonize anyone that does this.
including that mayor, even though i haven't heard of him.
this should not happen at all
"everyone else was doing it" is an incredibly childish excuse

>voilent uprising with people killing eachother
>you go kill people, get arrested
>"but everyone else was doing it, why can't i?"
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#70 - sgtmajjohnson (15 hours ago) [-]
Where did I say that? Also, that wasn't even close to extortion, that was criticism. What Boston's mayor did was literal extortion that was tolerated.
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#19 - angelious (18 hours ago) [-]
better than companies extorting politics...
#13 - sgtmajjohnson (19 hours ago) [-]
Fortunately for us, Trump is loyal to the Republic and future Empire. This actually works for both Star Wars and America under Emperor Trump.
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#9 - anon (12 hours ago) [-]
Use condoms when you rape. don't you know anything you silly little niglet?
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#140 - ninjaroo (8 hours ago) [-]
The reason it's illegal in Australia To my understanding was that cops were getting killed because there was no time to react between "mildly aggravated unarmed drunk" and "Spring loaded knife in the gut". You can still get them, but you need a collectors license and a clean criminal record, and you show up as a potential suspect for violent crimes in your area.

Similarly, you can actually just buy lockpicking sets and stuff here. You need a locksmiths license and you're automatically a suspect for break ins in your area, but still.
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#196 - durkadurka (2 hours ago) [-]
Holy shit, does your government really assume suspicion like that? That's kinda fucked up.
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#197 - ninjaroo (2 hours ago) [-]
It's pretty fucked up, but it's not that they barge into your house and search it. You just get a knock on your door and are told about what happened, and maybe questioned.
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#142 - sgtmajjohnson (8 hours ago) [-]
I'm not talking about switchblades in general, just the one in the content. Besides, I'm pretty sure you're not worried about avoiding the police if you use that monstrosity in a crime. "Yeah, the guy was holding a switchblade 3 feet long." "Well, there are exactly 2 people in the country that own those, we just need to figure out which one it was."
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#143 - ninjaroo (8 hours ago) [-]
In that case, it becomes a matter of whether or not it's worth putting in the resources to change the law. It technically fits under the other category, so it's illegal. To make it not illegal means appeals and red tape galore.
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#54 - quantumranger (15 hours ago) [-]
It was made illegal because it was associated with gang violence. The popular image of a punk in a leather jacket with a switchblade and all that.
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#14 - chcknchsr (18 hours ago) [-]
In most places, both a sword and a switchblade are illegal, but apparently you can have a switchblade-sword in Arizona, the notion of which is kinda funny.
#31 - anon (16 hours ago) [-]
"most places"

Wtf swords are everywhere.
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