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utopia

Mar 28, 2006 14:07

there was an article in the paper today about new labor laws in australia. there was political pandering and use of the word "whinging" to describe union representatives. typical government/media stuff. there was some protesting, but no blowing up cars like france ( Read more... )

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sps March 28 2006, 04:03:55 UTC

Hallelujah amen.

fg March 28 2006, 05:48:31 UTC

yeah while writing this, i was thinking about your comment the other day that governments should be like paypal with health benefits.

fg March 28 2006, 05:52:54 UTC

that's an interesting business idea:

start up an offshore web service that allows you to transfer funds for income, payment for goods and services, everything... and taxes less than world governments, effectively "undercutting" the competition.

sps March 28 2006, 06:50:45 UTC

Don't imagine that I haven't thought on this. I sometimes suspect that the .com 'bubble' was taken down (and replaced with this half-assed attempt to resurrect the economics of WWII...) to prevent it.

ttam March 28 2006, 04:38:47 UTC

PINKO COMMIE SCUM!!@#@#$%!@$%

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caught in the act! huntmooses March 28 2006, 05:43:32 UTC

you have exceeded your allottment of symbols. off to the gulag with you (after a "trial," of course)!

fg March 28 2006, 05:46:02 UTC

yeah, BUT i'm still super capitalist. i want to have lots of money and a badass flying car, but i'd feel a lot less guilty about it if everyone else had food, shelter, medical.

ttam March 28 2006, 13:54:42 UTC

I'm sure that's how Stalin started out too!

angmonster April 14 2006, 09:54:55 UTC

Hey, erinmack tells me you're going to be in my town tomorrow. How creepy of me to stalk you like this. Anyway, how long are you in this part of the country for?

-Non-creepy cool-person

fg April 14 2006, 21:26:14 UTC

turns out i bought a ticket from sydney to christchurch that now i can't use. instead i ended up flying totally last minute back to the americas to take care of some stuff i had to do. i'll eventually reach NZ for sure, though - my dad lives in sydney so i go back every now and then.

so moral is: i'm dumb, but hi! based on your extremely cool and noncreepy george michael look, i'm adding you.

catamorphism April 14 2006, 23:22:58 UTC

i don't understand fighting en masse to remain employed by someone who treats you poorly.

This assumes that everybody has the option of not being employed (and still surviving) or being employed by someone who treats you well, doesn't it?

fg April 14 2006, 23:30:03 UTC

yup. see utopia caveats.