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    Image of TIL Federal Reserve Bank stockholders don't pay taxes
    TIL Federal Reserve Bank stockholders don't pay taxes
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that, unlike people or other corporations, Federal reserve bank stockholders don't have to pay federal, state,or local taxes on their annual, fixed dividends of 6% on capital stock (w...

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    Image of The seven blunders of the world that lead to violence
    The seven blunders of the world that lead to violence
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    When it comes to non-violent, ideological leaders, Mahatma Gandhi has got to be toward the very top of the list. His resistance to British tyranny through mass civil disobedience is famous. Needless...

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    Image of Private security forces
    Private security forces
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Insurance companies have been getting a lot of negative press lately, especially when it comes to health care. It seems that, generally, people believe that insurance companies exist primarily for so...

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    Image of Reducing HIV/AIDS by eliminating IP laws
    Reducing HIV/AIDS by eliminating IP laws
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In the adventure film Sahara, General Kazim states: "Don't worry. It's Africa. Nobody cares about Africa." In 2009, it's estimated that 33 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, with almost 70% liv...

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    Image of Customer service
    Customer service
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Shakespeare was right… "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." When one AT&T customer wrote to the CEO twice in two weeks recently, the company's "executive response team" contacte...

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    Image of "Dead" against copyrights
    "Dead" against copyrights
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Jerry Garcia is famous for saying "And as far as I'm concerned, it's like I say, drugs are not the problem. Other stuff is the problem." As the lawyers at the RIAA claim that copyright law "isn't wor...

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    Image of Epic win - making a better world with video games
    Epic win - making a better world with video games
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    "Gamers are super-empowered hopeful individuals." They are masters at figuring things out, even medical problems. So who wants to use gaming to change the world? There are many problems to address...

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    Image of If women ruled the world
    If women ruled the world
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Do a search on the web and you'll find all sorts of criteria for what makes an effective leader. People can't even seem to agree on the definition of leadership. As a result, theories abound. But wha...

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    Image of Government-run supermarkets and education
    Government-run supermarkets and education
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    There's an adage in economics that goes: people do not walk barefoot because there aren't any government shoe factories. In markets where competition exists (not to be confused with free markets), bu...

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    Image of Beauty and the eyes of the beholder
    Beauty and the eyes of the beholder
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Many women like having big breasts. They also like looking good. According to the American Society for Plastic Surgeons, of the 13 million cosmetic plastic surgeries performed annually, women seek 9...

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    Image of Art and 0 < 1
    Art and 0 < 1
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Some claim that the reason music piracy is so prevalent is because the cost of music is so high (especially when the actual CD production costs are so low - a cursory look suggests it's less than $0....

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    Image of TIL "often a bridesmaid but never a bride" was to sell mouthwash
    TIL "often a bridesmaid but never a bride" was to sell mouthwash
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that the expression "often a bridesmaid but never a bride" was actually from an advertisement for mouthwash. The text of one of the original ads reads as follows: "Often a bridesma...

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    Image of TIL that gas prices in Europe are double those in the US
    TIL that gas prices in Europe are double those in the US
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Don't expect gas prices to "tank" anytime soon. (Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.) Today I learned that Americans live in a distorted world when it comes to gas prices. The average price of gas across...

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    Image of Eliminate all corporations
    Eliminate all corporations
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    One of the problems with democracy is that it leads to corporatism. "Corporatism is a system where businesses are nominally in private hands, but are in fact controlled by the government. In a corpor...

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    Image of Copyright trolling
    Copyright trolling
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which revolutionized the cotton industry. But he had a hard time profiting from his invention because he tried to charge farmers a huge price (2/5 of their profits...

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    Image of The value of "no"
    The value of "no"
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Alexander Pope once said: "A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying that he is wiser today than he was yesterday." As in any discussion about a topic of...

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    Image of Getting mad as hell - it's about time
    Getting mad as hell - it's about time
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The strategy by the labor union leadership was said to be based simply: "how do we bring down the stock market, how do we bring down their bonuses, how do we interfere with their ability to, to be ri...

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    Image of The ethics of capitalism
    The ethics of capitalism
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with morality, and the moral code/ideology used when differentiating between right and wrong is critical (e.g., consider that Hitler used national socialis...

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    Image of Corporate destruction
    Corporate destruction
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The history of humanity is based on progress. Progress has been the result of individuals coming together to solve problems and to enhance our lives. But history also provides numerous examples of gr...

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    Image of Drug monopolies courtesy of government
    Drug monopolies courtesy of government
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Contrary to Wikipedia and its source - pseudo-economist Paul Samuelson, who was the "key to Keynes' influence" - there isn't any such thing as a natural monopoly. Any monopoly that comes about and ma...

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    Generating income in SL
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    BrainCrave member Half Short runs her lovely Insperion Gardens SIM with passion. Recently, she sent out the below note looking for ideas to add value to people's lives which will financially support...

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    TIL bottled water often comes from tap water and isn't typically cleaner or healthier
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that, despite the hype, bottled water typically isn't any cleaner or healthier than tap water, and often comes from the same public water supply that your tap water does. Having said...

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    How to solve problems
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    "Always blame yourself. It's the only way your problems get solved." DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Mar 12, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=136...

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    Image of Paying people not to work
    Paying people not to work
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    From Reader's Digest... Why do the lobbyists always win? Why does the political system even allow lobbyists to exist? Why are farm subsidies even allowed? Does this occur in other countries? FTA:...

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    Image of The ethics of competition and our obligations to each other
    The ethics of competition and our obligations to each other
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Competition increases change and motivates people to excel. For example, gamers recently competed to solve a scientific problem that has "vexed researchers for a decade." Companies compete for your b...

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    Atlas Shrugged changes lives
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Noam Chomsky said Ayn Rand was "... one of the most evil figures of modern intellectual history." Yet I find Atlas Shrugged an amazing book (and so do many others, like the man who recently drove aro...

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    OMG! There's Discrimination in the Modeling Industry!
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    New research confirms scandal: not just anyone can be a supermodel. Such discrimination! Say the word discrimination and most immediately think of prejudice. In many countries, by law, employers cann...

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    The legitimacy of higher education - do we need more scientists and engineers?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Robert Heinlein once wrote: "Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor." The number of students going to UK universities is falling. Additionally,...

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    Image of TIL a Kelo v. New London judge regrets his decision
    TIL a Kelo v. New London judge regrets his decision
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Richard Palmer is "sorry" for the way he voted in the infamous eminent domain Kelo v. New London case. In that case, the US Supreme Court aff...

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    Nationalize email to the US Postal Service - are you fucking kidding me?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    From the "you can't make this shit up" files... Statists have plenty of bad ideas: going to war for oil, setting up regulatory agencies that don't do their jobs, molesting people in the name of se...

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    Image of BP hiring prison labor
    BP hiring prison labor
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Is it proper for companies like BP to use prison labor - jobs without pay - to cleanup the oil spill? Are there any moral issues? FTA: "In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead...

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    Image of Starving Artists - Making Money from your Creativity
    Starving Artists - Making Money from your Creativity
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    There are different forms of intelligence. Creativity and artistic abilities are excellent indicators of intelligence. But earning a living as an artist is difficult, especially given today's economi...

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    Image of Out of sight - out of mind
    Out of sight - out of mind
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The government lied about the BP oil spill? (Tries to act surprised.) Is this kind of like when Bush claimed "mission accomplished" in Iraq (or Obama's recent second fake end to the Iraq war)? You've...

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    Protecting people with eggs
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    From the "you can't make this crap up" file... Of course, the European government is focused on solving the most pressing problems that individuals face. After all, it's always been such a "crime" th...

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