@csuwildcat I'm for more building, ending rent control + height caps, and means-testing subsidies. Attack the causes, not the symptoms.
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Replying to @slightlylate
@slightlylate in a shocking turn of events, I basically agree with all those points. Say, did we...pic.twitter.com/CmexCaHyS5
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Replying to @csuwildcat
@csuwildcat hah. Unlikely. I still view the libertarian instinct to hijack a tool (markets) and worship it to be utterly senseless.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@slightlylate markets are simply individuals working to advance mutually beneficial self-interest - I worship them no more than I do math.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@csuwildcat they're externally imposed rules for trade that enable self interest to serve societal need. They are not a state of nature.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@slightlylate from what I can tell (correct if wrong), you believe strong, central governance yields net positives - I believe the opposite.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@csuwildcat no, I think it *can*, and the way you tell if it does or not is data measuring human wellbeing2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@slightlylate "breaking a few eggs" is much easier when the goal is a greater good, divorced from the consideration of individual liberty.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@csuwildcat you've set up a straw man. I'm only saying that it's probable that measures of individual welfare correlate to aggregates. No?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@slightlylate "breaking a few eggs" is just citing a negative consequence of "externally imposed rules" - I didn't intend it as a strawman.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@csuwildcat you've confused the nature of markets with my preferences about them.
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