Pepe the Frog is a white nationalist symbol, according to Hillary

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    Right... because before 1933, companies all acted in the best interests of the population. Have you gotten into Gary's stash this morning?

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    Before 1933 corporations were just fine.

    The answer wasn't to regulate them, it was to deny them favors from government.
     
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    I don't see it that way...his plan reminds me of Taiwan...an economic miracle of an island....cash flows because taxes are low and govt agencies stay out of your life....yet they have national health insurance funded by ........shopping! You spend money, a portion goes to health insurance. There is a small fee....about 20 dollars a month for a family. The nightmarket is allowed to exist without police harassment so money flows daily and even people without wealth have expendable income. Most services are paid for with cash....they don't trust banks that much or lawyers. If you buy a part for say a computer...you don't go fill out a form for a refund...you toss it to the clerk and they just tell you to go get another one....try exchanging an adapter at Frye's electronics sometime...you have to talk to 3 people and fill out a form to get your new 75 cent part....let's complicate business and government! NOT
     
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    Taiwan also has serious pollution issues as a result of prioritizing growth over everything else. I do like the nightmarkets, but I don't want to emulate Taiwan. Taiwan's economic miracle happened in good part because a lot of the wealth and knowledge migrated there from China when the government fell. We don't have a similar situation. And if I'm not mistaken, Taiwan's economy isn't nearly as robust as it used to be. I'm not sure what government regulation has to do with returning a part at Frye's. They make it hard so that you'll give up and just buy a new one instead. Get rid of regulation and you'll have more businesses screwing customers, not less. It's the American way. Maybe a cultural difference owing to the size of the country?

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    Government partners with corporations, through outright bribery and regulations. That's going to screw the consumer more.
     
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    Kermit is racist against black people AND white people!

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    They've improved the infrastructure and environment a lot and built high speed electric rails which we sure don't have here. They have problems but not health insurance, unemployment or education problems...point is...the govt stays away from your money for the most part ..we could do worse here than adapt some of their practices.
     
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    Right, I've been on the HSR, it's very nice - is Gary going to build high-speed rail? Not bloody likely. Does cutting taxes = infrastructure improvements? I don't see it.

    Some, yes. Keeping taxis clean like they do would be a good start. But I don't think there is a gov. regulation here that says taxis have to look like ashtrays.

    I think they do have some education issues. At least last I knew, their system was very focused on memorization and not on thinking. Maybe that's changed.

    The question is which ones. I think the ones Gary wants to adopt are the bad ones.

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    It's all changing barfo...my nephews and nieces over there are not like the students I taught in the 80s in Taipei...they've traveled, had internet for a long time..not as naïve as when the Kuomingtang had Marshall law and outlawed dance clubs...
     
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    I doubt if Gary knows how to build a high speed rail...he rides a bicycle..the French built the systems in Taiwan...we don't get those contracts anymore
     
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    I didn't really notice this the first time around, but I think it is worth pointing out that Gary would NOT be in favor of anything like that.

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    He's talked about replacing income tax with luxury and consumer tax..Taiwan's is funded largely by a 6percent sales tax which doubles as a lottery ticket...pretty neat setup really
     
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    The thing that Johnson brings to the job that's different from the competition is largely his lack of a huge ego...a good listener who doesn't seem panic prone under pressure..he admits easily that he has to be a team player to be an effective leader.
     
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    I don't get the sense he's in it to get rich. He hasn't shown dishonesty about anything.
     
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    The tax part, yes. I meant I don't think he'd be in favor of spending it on national health insurance.

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    Saw Carl Bernstein on teevee a day or two ago saying that Bill Weld might quit the Lib party ticket and endorse Hillary, in order to make sure Trump doesn't win.
    I missed the first part of it, so I don't know if he was reporting a rumor, starting a rumor, reporting a scoop, or fantasizing. He seemed to be 100% serious about it, though.

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    HAHAHAHAHAHA.
     
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    Found the print version:

    "I think that Bill Weld … is thinking about dropping out of this race if it looks like he and Gary Johnson might get Donald Trump elected," he said.
    "Weld despises Trump. I don't think he's made up his mind, but it's certainly a point if it looks like that it would… go help Hillary Clinton. So stay tuned on that."

    Not claiming any of this is true - just relaying what Bernstein said.

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    Who is bill weld?

    What is this frog toon?
     
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