Zigmund Reichenbach

Uniting people around the quest to live up to our founding principles l Classical liberal
l Partnering with anyone to do good

[Zigmund Reichenbach @zreichenbach1]

The free market begins with free speech. Speak frequently, confidently, and clearly!

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@BradWilcoxIFS The article's thesis, even though it uses this quote, refers to something much different than she's talking about.

She's talking about isolation -- the article is talking about people having more diverse interests due to greater competition for people's attention.

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@billyez2 It's a shame that people are this upset about the democratization of creativity and insight.

I mean by all means AI should help people enjoy their profession more, because AI can further enhance their contributions to their field

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@billyez2 A real "OG" in the policy world you might even say 😆

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@ChrisForPA Happy to talk offline, Congressman.

Perpetuating myths like this keep us from providing choice in quality care to a population that is so deserving.

Just ask our friends:

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The point that I was starting to make was that it seems dubious to claim that the Great Books are producing relativistic thinking, when that's not a set of beliefs most people subscribe to.

So you can hate the GBs because you prefer insular dogma, but blaming relavatism is a stretch

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@ASaunders_PGH No sweat. I don't mind ads, but this one was like one of those malware attacks where the ad just keeps popping up.

And thanks for the this other option!

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I don't know about that. I From my observation there's very few people who truly covet things.

But I think what's driving people to desire things above the value of what they provide to others is the poverty gospel of Marx and other socialist theologians, the basis of which largely rests on a flawed notion of merit.

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@SpeakSamuel Most tech workers aren't found in the hinterlands of Republican dominated America, otherwise it might be a different story

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What I think is interesting is the discrepancy between electoral and legislative politics, and how poorly lawmakers communicate the importance of the latter to their constituents.

Instead constituents are taught to focus almost entirely on the former, which obscures their view of the latter.

Which seems to make the public less informed, and the politicians less accountable

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@PoliticsPA Which is intended to create a stronger balance of powers that can be sustained long term without succumbing to the tyranny of the majority

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@PoliticsPA I know many who haven't read The Federalist may not understand this point, but repealing the 17th doesn't strip anyone of their rights.

It creates what the founders intended -- a branch of government that's immune from the same demagogic pressures members of the House face

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@_nickmessenger I mean in a lot of these cases taxes are more evenly distributed to fund services, which makes them more plausible

But usually that fact goes unacknowledged

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@_nickmessenger @Mike_Palicz @GreenPlusAnE No sweat. I think the biggest issue with raising the cap is the underlying productivity drag, which then leaves you with even less revenue to address the problem long term

But I know @KurtCouchman can probably provide more details than I can

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@_nickmessenger @Mike_Palicz @GreenPlusAnE Sure, but closing the wealth loophole in Social Security would be less damaging, long term than raising the cap

Which should be consistent with progressive ideology.

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@_nickmessenger @Mike_Palicz @GreenPlusAnE Other than cuts to the wealthiest seniors I don't think anyone is talking about immediate changes

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@_nickmessenger @Mike_Palicz @GreenPlusAnE No I don't blame you, I'm sure you're a good dude.

But the choice between little cuts to a discretionary program compared to making substantial changes to a productivity destroying behemoth seems pretty clear.

And if you think otherwise no biggie, we can agree to disagree

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@_nickmessenger @Mike_Palicz @GreenPlusAnE Because addressing the programs you mention would still only be a fraction of what's necessary because of the size of the spending for SS relative to those other programs

I mean isn't that common knowledge?