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Reply to Review of Hostile Takeover (book) in Politics PolMach Forums

Another point, don't forget that altruism is not the only reason to want to alleviate poverty. For instance, poverty is correlated with crime. Therefore, one way to prevent crime may be to increase wages or redistribute some amount of income. Of course, a strong police force may help prevent crime, but both methods cost taxpayers. Given the fact that now more than 1% of adult Americans are in prison, crime detection and punishment represents a huge expense which may be mitigated by c

Reply to Review of Hostile Takeover (book) in Politics PolMach Forums

Alright, sir. I apologize for my use of the term ignorant. That was not warranted. But I think it's a cop-out to say you know because of who you are. You claim I haven't provided evidence, but you haven't backed up anything you said. Explain, please, why disincentives for large housing would have negative economic consequences. You made that claim but gave no reason. I can see how it would be bad for construction companies or real estate agents, but I don't see the connection to t

Reply to Review of Hostile Takeover (book) in Politics PolMach Forums

Alright buddy. I should have said I have a bachelor's in social science and a master's in public affairs. Yes, I disagree with his view of social justice and that is an opinion (although I think his view is totally heartless). I thought that was given. I did mention several factual elements in my argument, such as the living wage programs. I also provided an economic argument against large houses. The problem with conservatives is that they automatically assume liberals are bleedin

Reply to Review of Hostile Takeover (book) in Politics PolMach Forums

It's incredible how ill-informed your ideas about the economy are. I'll type out a few short remarks on each of your points, since I injured my left hand and can't type very well. [B]When cutting taxes, give everyone the same amount back literally. As in, if you cut taxes, give everyone say $1000. & Fix the "regressive" payroll tax.[/B] "Liberals," which you seem to think is a naughty word despite the fact that it means freedom, tend to think that progressive taxes are desirable becau

Trouble Downloading Sins of a Solar Empire in Misc. Games Help Stardock Forums

Whenever I try to download Sins of a Solar Empire using Stardock Central, about halfway through the install process it gives me an error, something about being unable to write registry values I think. I was able to download beta versions fine, but I have been unable to play the release version yet. Please help!

Reply to Post your TA suggestions here in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Here's just a small suggestion. I was playing as the Krynn yesterday and had just researched large hulls. I spent about half my treasury building a nice new fleet on the next turn, and lo and behold, the Jagged Knife showed up and took all the planets where I was constructing my new ships. Now, I think the Jagged Knife is a nice wake-up call during a game, but it would be nice if when they showed up I didn't end up spending half my money for naught, except to supply my enemy with a st