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WCDT strips 4301-4305 (6th July to 10 July 2020)

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Gyrre:
As I understand it, the most ideal system[1] is a hybridization of capitalism and socialism called 'regulated capitalism'.[2] America even used to use it until Reaganomics came along[3] and started removing the regulations put in place.[4]

[1]apart from a benevolent dictatorship
[2] not an exact even split, more like 2:1 or 3:1.
[3]though its undermining began during the McCarthy era with bills to "protect democracy"
[4]large amounts of deregulation also occurred during the Clinton years, with smaller continued batches throughout the Bush Jr W Bush and Obama years

--- Quote from: Farideh on 07 Jul 2020, 18:11 ---It's a shame about the howl of frustration, Beeps was probably about to break into song.

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Though, you've got to admire Jeph's ability to visually represent vibration in a single frame through optical illusion(s).

the silent firefly:
[1.5]until that benevolent dictator dies
[3.5]and was accelerated by the termination of the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1971.


i prefer to think of the ideal not as a hybrid of capitalism and socialism but as capitalism paired with a sane public policy. it would help everyone across the political spectrum to distinguish between system of govt, economic system, legal system, and public policy. constitutional democracy and markets are clearly the best that humanity has mustered so far, but you shouldn't go profit seeking in the political realm and you shouldn't look to your economic system in questions of ethics. the debate should all be in the public policy realm but we do have fundamental errors to fix in the legal system in the meantime. IMO, first error to tackle: how do we remove the privilege of limited liability incorporation? and yes, i mean the very idea of it as a legal construction.

Tova:
Just to recap:

#4301
Landon: I'd like to help, but I don't have any money.

#4302
Beepatrice: How did it go?
Roko: They'd like to help, but they don't have any money.

#4303
Arthur Nelson: How did it go?
Beepatrice: They'd like to help, but they don't have any money.

Presumably, Femto's identity remains steadfast.

P.S. With regards to the political discussion that has sprung up. FYI there's a thread for that.

Thought exercise: Redesign Government

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BenRG:
I wonder if Nelson is getting flashbacks to the previous senior of the organisation... before they retired to become a statue?


--- Quote from: Farideh on 07 Jul 2020, 18:11 ---It's a shame about the howl of frustration, Beeps was probably about to break into song.
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I'm increasingly sure that there will be an awkward attempted confession of adoration at some point in Beepatrice's future and Roko will either completely fail to understand the babbling words or be in that most awkward of social positions: Having to tell a good friend  that it's unrequited.

Wingy:
Either of those are possible, and so is Beeps just mooning around Roko, who remains oblivious, until Yay spills Beeps beans in front of Roko, causing who knows what kind of weirdness (depends on who else is around:  Emily?  Mille?  Winslow?  Or bog help everyone: May?!?)...

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