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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 21 Feb 2016
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    Define IGSN= Impersonal Govt Safety Net. CF= community/friends. At 75, assuming avg health, would you rather have:

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      2. Herr Thoughts & Prayers‏ @jmfinn 21 Feb 2016
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        @vgr False choice. Why are they mutually exclusive?

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 21 Feb 2016
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        @jmfinn uh to force you to choose? that's the point of forced choice polls

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      1.  🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨‏ @mwiik 21 Feb 2016
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        @vgr Perhaps the problem is 'rather have' than 'most likely possible outcome', not to mention personal vs social choice

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      1.  🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨‏ @mwiik 21 Feb 2016
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        @vgr I would have done s/Define/POLL:/ only b/c some clients (TweetDeck) don't make Polls obvious, hence was waiting for 2nd part

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      2. crepuscular dispatch‏ @schakalsynthetc 21 Feb 2016
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        @vgr strong/weak isn't what drives my preference, tho, it's a more strictly ethical stand: c/f are usually far more unchosen than not

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      3. crepuscular dispatch‏ @schakalsynthetc 21 Feb 2016
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        @vgr so even if I may *personally* be better served by c/f that's largely a matter of luck (read: factors beyond my individual control)

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      2. Adam Emmanuel Blackstone  🕊 🥃 🎲 🚠 🚀 💹 ☦️‏ @MeadBadger 21 Feb 2016
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        @vgr @pegobry I voted, but it's a stupid poll. The point of IGSN is *insurance* against your CF failing. What if you outlive your kids?

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        @MeadBadger @vgr @pegobry that seems exactly backward to me. risk pooling isn't failure, it's risk pooling.

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      1. Adam Emmanuel Blackstone  🕊 🥃 🎲 🚠 🚀 💹 ☦️‏ @MeadBadger 21 Feb 2016
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        @pegobry @schakalsynthetc @vgr If your kids don't visit you, that's not the govmnt's fault. They wouldn't be any good without IGSN either

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      1. Adam Emmanuel Blackstone  🕊 🥃 🎲 🚠 🚀 💹 ☦️‏ @MeadBadger 21 Feb 2016
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        @pegobry @schakalsynthetc @vgr Similarly, if people leave the church when Gov't provides healthcare, they were never actual believers

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