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So a millionaire living in a swanky apartment in the city centre would pay a tiny fraction of the cost that a poor farmer would have to fork out on his scrubland, in the hinterlands? Depends if this millionaire owned any land I'd guess. This farmer would probably have to pay less tax than he does n...

Good afternoon all. sorry ive been away so long, my hard drive finally coughed, spluttered and died. Im currently running t' internets off a linux trial cd so temperamental to the say the least. Yes Spike feel free to argue against each and every point i raise but please try to explain your argumen...

Capitalism could actually prevent stem cell related medical treatments in Europe. This is because of a law against patenting anything that uses embryos for industrial or commercial gain. If it can not be patented then the major companies involved in taking treatments such as these and making them r...

Not particularly related but interesting randomness...... Capitalism could actually prevent stem cell related medical treatments in Europe. This is because of a law against patenting anything that uses embryos for industrial or commercial gain. If it can not be patented then the major companies inv...

I think Bill just wanted to flame on China and I can understand that. China is an emotional issue for us all and I too am upset by moral injustice all over the world. I merely sought to explain that the problems were much more complicated than the supposed 'Communist' government. What I am interest...

Though it is a fair point that choosing subjects connected will make your degree easier I would advise picking subjects your really interested in. You are not going to want to spend hours pouring over a subject you are not interested in regardless of how connected it is to your other subject. Enthu...

Lol. Justify evil how you wish but at the end of the day that's all you do. Perhaps we all need to be managed to save the planet now? Oh hey, what .... Explain then why the Arab nations are rebelling against the love of their dictators? What me specifically? lol yeah humans are pretty fucked. Same ...

Over population does not require communism, just specifically communism in China was necessary due to over population. By over population I mean people per resources. Resources include land but not restricted to. I went into some of the reasons why on my post on page 1 which are economic and relate...

I'm not sure why over population requires communism. How are we defining over population anyway? Not particularly in generalities, just in the unique circumstance of China. You should read my post on employment in China and chinas circumstances to see why (even though its quite simplified you can l...

John wrote:

dawnmathieson wrote:Solving the population problem is an entirely different debate and a matter of applied ethics and not of politics

Everything is political.

Thats why i said crossover was inevitable. Over population requires communism but communism does not require over population x

. Dawn you wrote in your original post on this thread: I think it could be possible to have a communist attitude towards 'basic needs' (defining basic is difficult) and a capitalist attitude towards 'luxury items'. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/China-Cracks-Down-on-Would-be-Easter-Congregants...

blah from us two Yes Chaz thank you very much this is the kind of thing i am talking about. From my anthropological studies of many of these tribes I think these societies have not failed because the principle in unworkable but because of extraneous factors.These factors have included a reluctance ...

bill loves pictures yes Arising UK I completely agree. population control is a moral grey area which falls under my 'Fountain of Youth' argument in ethical theory so anyone can talk to me about it there. Also Shit could always be worse hence the idea of hell. Its not really a slogan more of an amus...

I would say nearly all nations already are a mix of left and right. There are no true pure capitalist or pure communist nations. Each has some element of state control and some element of private control. Most of the nations of the western world are considered to have a "mixed economy" - ...

Oh yes put up pictures instead of an argument. China is a very complicated problem and doesnt come down to simply China = bad. Im not saying China are good either but the issues are very complicated. China has had so many food shortages and civil wars over its life span that its amazing it is still...