Quote (Skinned @ Jan 21 2014 01:56pm)

Because national well being shouldn't be subordinated for greed?  Because there are more important things to life than profit?  Because you can't measure happiness in dollars?

Because I don't worship money and believe there is more to life than stuff?

I don't know, lots of reasons.  Because three yachts are not much worse than five yachts.

Quote (IceMage @ Jan 21 2014 11:03am)

What would your ideal economic system look like?  Or has capitalism forever doomed the human race to not living in teepees?

Quote (IceMage @ Jan 21 2014 02:03pm)

What would your ideal economic system look like?  Or has capitalism forever doomed the human race to not living in teepees?

Quote (thundercock @ Jan 21 2014 02:04pm)

Let's take this discussion out of this thread. I don't want it derailed. I'll make a new one.

Quote (thundercock @ Jan 24 2014 08:35pm)

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Quote (Thor123422 @ Jan 24 2014 08:13pm)

Primarily because it's virtually impossible to raise property taxes in California which severely restricts their ability to raise money for schools

Quote (thundercock @ Jan 24 2014 10:44pm)

That would cause a mass exodus and would destroy California. But yea, CA teachers get paid quite a bit more than most other states but our students don't see much of the money.

Quote (Thor123422 @ Jan 24 2014 08:46pm)

Sure if they raised it 20% all at once, but you really can't rise or lower it without something ridiculous like a unanimous vote.

Quote (thundercock @ Jan 25 2014 08:38pm)

We have a 10-12% state income tax plus a 9% sales tax. Then we have a high gas tax and really expensive property. I'm not really sure what they are fucking up so badly to be honest.

Quote (Thor123422 @ Jan 24 2014 10:13pm)

Primarily because it's virtually impossible to raise property taxes in California which severely restricts their ability to raise money for schools