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cowcity··on A brief history of the absurdities of the Soviet Union
Julius Rosenburg is an obvious one. The Nazis executed gobs of scientists. And I'm certain I could find other examples if needed, but that is off the top of my head.
cowcity··on Rules by which a great empire may be reduced to a small one (1773)
I'm not making any moral claims. I'm just saying how history works.
cowcity··on Rules by which a great empire may be reduced to a small one (1773)
Breaking rules isn't bad; it's just hard to do successfully. Lincoln did it successfully, evidenced by the lack of people who sympathize with your complaints.
cowcity··on Poorest US workers hit hardest by slowing wage growth
Or related to capital, politics, etc.
cowcity··on The case for having roommates even when you can afford to live alone
Landlords have much more power. Usually more money too, but always more power.

Source: I am a landlord and I could temporarily destroy either of my roommates' livelihoods at the drop of a dime whenever I please. As a result, they are basically my permanent friends until they save up enough to move out. The difference between me and others in my position is I understand these are material relationships more than social relationships, and the only way to change that is not being the landlord.

When Marxists want to get rid of landlords, this is what they mean. They simply want more social relationships rather than material relationships. That's why it's called socialism.

cowcity··on The case for having roommates even when you can afford to live alone
Definitely
cowcity··on Financial lessons from my family's experience with long-term care insurance
Nitpick all you want, but what I said is exactly right and you probably know that.
cowcity··on Financial lessons from my family's experience with long-term care insurance
Americans are perfectly conditioned to instinctively and aggressively deny all three. :(
cowcity··on Tesla owes small businesses millions in unpaid bills [video]
Excuse me? Unionization is responsible every worker's rights law ever passed.