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08-20-2019 , 05:00 PM

#3426

lagtight

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Originally Posted by sumey

Lol he is spectacularly stupid.

Exchanges like this remind me of the Old Forum.

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08-20-2019 , 05:08 PM

#3427

lagtight

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Originally Posted by lagtight

Got one at the moment:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4680557/

I'll start a thread in the Health and Fitness forum if anybody wants to discuss this further.

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08-20-2019 , 05:12 PM

#3428

MrWookie

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Originally Posted by lagtight

I'll start a thread in the Health and Fitness forum if anybody wants to discuss this further.

You said "many cases." This is one case. Spontaneous remission in cancer is a real thing, and this citation most certainly doesn't control for it.

Last edited by MrWookie; 08-20-2019 at 05:19 PM. Reason: lol, the authors conceded in their follow up study that spontaneous remission rates in this kind of cancer are 10-20%.

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08-20-2019 , 09:00 PM

#3429

WaitingForMPJ

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Originally Posted by formula72

morans, the both of you.

Bingo

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08-20-2019 , 09:26 PM

#3430

Huehuecoyotl

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So Trump is postponing his trip to Denmark because they won't sell it to the US?

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08-20-2019 , 09:48 PM

#3431

Money2Burn

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Originally Posted by Imaginary F(r)iend

But that's not simply true when it comes to for example my billing example. Or how to deal a company that has a monopolistic or monopoly position, lets say water distribution. These problems and rules do not exist if the government is the sole distributor.

I know that you're not trying to argue with me, just provide a counterpoint.

I’m not sure I understand what you’re trying to say here, but it sounds like you repointing out that government regulation doesn’t always internalize externalities, and it can increase costs without any appreciable benefit. To the extent that’s what you’re saying, I agree that that is possible and it happens. I tend to take issue when people come in with the private sector is better at everything perspective, that’s all.

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08-20-2019 , 11:03 PM

#3432

synth_floyd

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THE WHOLE POINT OF THE MODERN SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IS THE RENOUNCEMENT OF THE ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY FOR WEALTH AND POWER.

Then you have morons quoted in this yahoo news article saying dumb **** like:

https://news.yahoo.com/the-us-buying...215804764.html

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"Don't laugh — an American purchase of Greenland could represent an extraordinary deal in terms of America's national security, economic interests, and environmental protection."

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"The only real upside to melting Arctic ice is the increasing accessibility of various resources: oil, zinc, lead, iron ore, even gold and diamonds. If the worst-case climate change scenarios don't pan out, well, that would be a relief; but if they do, why shouldn't Americans be the ones to lead the world in 21st-century polar mining?"

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"Trump’s idea may be outlandish (and impossible) but that doesn’t mean there’s no benefit in thinking about reviving the market in sovereign territories, which once made America great."

We really are going back to the dark ages.

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08-21-2019 , 01:38 AM

#3433

Slighted

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its like they thought the reason people were laughing was because we wouldn't want greenland.

while trying to condescend the people laughing they make themselves look even dumber than we already assumed..

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08-21-2019 , 03:56 AM

#3434

Imaginary F(r)iend

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Originally Posted by Money2Burn

Pretty much. It's such a silly perspective that ignores reality and a lot of real life examples.

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08-21-2019 , 05:10 AM

#3435

chezlaw

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

So Trump is postponing his trip to Denmark because they won't sell it to the US?

Reposting this as it was intended as mostly humorous and achieved getting a lol and x-posted on another forum. (I'm taking it even if I don't think the x-poster quite got the joke).

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Originally Posted by chezlaw

There's reports trump wants to buy Greenland. I had to read a fair bit to check if it was for him personally or for the USA. It is for the usa although it's not for sale.

I suppose even trump & co aren't batty enough to take it by force - usa vs greenland is a war even the usa might be able to win. It's a sort of joke but Greenland and other large ice covered areas are going to be worth an absolute fortune.

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08-21-2019 , 05:19 AM

#3436

thethethe

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The Veep writers never had a chance...

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08-21-2019 , 05:24 AM

#3437

chezlaw

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I remember the the the. Used to drink in the managers (iirc) pub

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08-21-2019 , 09:13 AM

#3438

coordi

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Originally Posted by chezlaw

Reposting this as it was intended as mostly humorous and achieved getting a lol and x-posted on another forum. (I'm taking it even if I don't think the x-poster quite got the joke).

The irony of someone unable to wrap their head dry British humor calling the person they misunderstood stupid was not lost on me.

The things some of these guys say when they think no one is looking is very telling

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08-21-2019 , 10:10 AM

#3439

dinopoker

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Originally Posted by bahbahmickey

I think we would have a dispute on what would make those things better or worse, but I would disagree that the government can do any of those things better than the private sector. You tell the private sector the rules to play by and they will beat government easily in all of those (for example you tell the private sector what is important to the people like M2B is attempting below).

Uh, you're aware that like 60% of private businesses fail, right?

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08-21-2019 , 11:35 AM

#3440

Money2Burn

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Just got a headline across my phone letting me know that the CBO now expects the budget deficit to grow by more than $800B than previously expected due to the tax cuts.

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08-21-2019 , 12:33 PM

#3441

FlyWf

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Very odd how all of the people super concerned about Illhan Omar's trope usage haven't popped in to talk about how Trump called himself King of the Jews and also accused any Jew who votes Democrat of disloyalty to Israel(!!!!!).

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08-21-2019 , 01:04 PM

#3442

dinopoker

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Well, I think it's going to be generally accepted soon that Trump has gone nuts.

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08-21-2019 , 05:56 PM

#3443

Trolly McTrollson

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Originally Posted by FlyWf

...disloyalty to Israel(!!!!!).

Yeah, it's hilarious that he somehow managed get the "divided loyalty" trope backwards.

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08-22-2019 , 09:59 AM

#3444

bahbahmickey

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Originally Posted by Money2Burn

Just got a headline across my phone letting me know that the CBO now expects the budget deficit to grow by more than $800B than previously expected due to the tax cuts.

Judging tax cuts after one year. I remember the first time I opened an economics textbook.

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08-22-2019 , 10:19 AM

#3445

Rococo

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Originally Posted by bahbahmickey

Judging tax cuts after one year. I remember the first time I opened an economics textbook.

Counterpoint.

A year ago, my business partner's mother told him that she was full MAGA because of the performance of her 401(k).

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08-22-2019 , 10:27 AM

#3446

bahbahmickey

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Originally Posted by Rococo

Counterpoint.

A year ago, my business partner's mother told him that she was full MAGA because of the performance of her 401(k).

I’m not totally sure how that is relevant, but it is almost as dumb m2b’s post. Are you just pointing out that m2b isn’t the only numbskull who likes to blame/give praise to politicians for something they had little impact on?

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08-22-2019 , 10:44 AM

#3447

Max Cut

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08-22-2019 , 11:15 AM

#3448

Money2Burn

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Originally Posted by bahbahmickey

Who is responsible for making tax cuts? Before you go running your mouth to people who actually read and don’t rely on AM radio and chain emails from PatriotBunker.com to learn about the world, perhaps you should go back and open a civics textbook.