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The fact that humans have always owned land is a meaningless argument. We can all decide to use a better system for anything if we agree on it.


The article proposes taxing the unimproved value of land at 100% which I think gets around that problem totally.


The title is technically correct but its second interpretation (the correct one) is not the most obvious one so it is misleading.


In the way that your parakeet dying of old age and you buying another one from the store is bringing a bird back from local extinction.


Is this necessarily a bad thing? Naturally occurring insect habitats don't get cleaned out, right?


Depends on whether you think parasites are cool.


I'm curious which method you're referring to when you talk about one country unilaterally stopping global warming.


Stratospheric sulfur dioxide injection is one option


The study you linked did not measure CO2.


Isn't it a fair question to ask though whether the average BMI of those with a "normal BMI" (18.5-24.9) changed during the time frames of interest? And if it did, couldn't that still be a cause?


Clarifai does images + text (https://www.clarifai.com/).


Are these fair statements to make? Most counties don't set up infrastructure for early voting at the same capacity as they do for election day voting. This level of early voting turnout is unprecedented right? Of course people shouldn't have to wait in line to vote and it's great that these people are but I think people abroad are not getting the full picture.


Shame being philanthropy's strongest motivator is too cynical a perspective for me. Also, many people take pride in defying those who tell them that they're living their life wrong in some way so I believe shame backfires more often than not.


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