Most people think of philosophy as an abstraction that doesn't touch the real world, but they're wrong.
Most real world problems are philosophy problems, and most philosophy problems are "giving things the wrong names".
For example, if you call feral drug addicts "homeless people", then you can't solve the problem. You can only buy more houses for feral drug addicts to destroy.
In this case, we called the police and courts the "justice system".
But they're not. They can't be the justice system.
The function of a justice system would be to give everyone what they deserve.
Now, I deserve a hundred million dollars, a private Caribbean island, and a foot massage from Lauren Bacall in her prime, but I don't see the "justice" system lifting a finger to correct any of this, do you?
No, what we are supposed to have is a public safety system.
The function of a public safety system is to keep the public and their property safe.
If we understood that, we wouldn't care about what criminals deserve. We would care how likely they are to do it again. Or something worse.
In a public safety system, retardation and mental illness are not migrating factors. They are the opposite.
Because they mean that the criminal is more likely to pose a future threat.
We all understand this.
We all understand that the feral retard who stabs strangers on the train for being White and beautiful is a worse person than the man who murders his wife and her lover when he catches them in the act.
Not because of some abstract calculus of moral agency, of who is disadvantaged and who isn't, but because one is certainly going to murder more people if he can, while the other is a lot less likely to.
We've known for centuries, if not millennia, that it's the same small percentage of people doing all the robbing, raping, and murdering, over and over and over again.
And we've known for centuries that if you physically remove them from society, that's 100% effective in stopping them from doing it again.
The only hurdle is philosophical. Call it a "justice" system, and you have to argue endlessly about morality and redemption, and then some leftie thug-hugger weaponizes your own Christianity against you.
Call it public safety, and you confine the argument to likelihood of reoffense. Then you are in the realm of statistics. Which you can compute.
It all starts with naming things correctly, according to their actual nature.
@iluminatibot The solution is to educate yourself and your kids on finance 101. If it is not a term loan, like a 30 yr fixed mortgage, pay MORE than the minimum every period. Do the math and figure out how to pay it off in a defined amount of time.
@BarbellFi With a target 8k spend per month, sell the rentals and invest the free cash of 1.8m in a Fudelity managed funds account. It will produce estimated 14% per year and they will manage around taxes increase your net. Work a little longer to build up a cash nest egg 8x your monthly.
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@FBIDirectorKash This is not good enough. We are in 2025 and not 2022 when those cases took place. We the ppl expect convictions of mass fraudsters and including political figures it connects to.
@Bricktop_NAFO Wow! Do you pay taxes on your net worth AND your earnings every year?? If so I recommend going to a reputable accountant to fix that. OR... educate yourself beyond level 1 in personal finances.
@CypherPandorum@realspitfire Not even close. The company that you buy xyz from pays 15%. They then mark up the item as they always did. Equation is this..
100 is the raw cost of item.
Before: 100*2=your cost=200
Now: 100*2.15=your cost=215. Or a 7.5increase. Larger the mark up less the effect of tarrif.
@ppyowna It's only been the standard of living for centuries to work and support you and your family. Maybe try to enjoy work as part of your journey in life and you will be okay. If you need someone to hold your hand there are therapists but you will need to work to afford them.
@benkellyone You were on point until this. GM at 60k was pre 2015. Unless your talking about outside the. USA. Still tho. Your system works with a GM more realistic lying positioned at 100k