Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-17 Thread juan
On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 18:04:12 + (UTC) jim bell wrote:   > > grarpamp : > >BTW, the US is well beyond bankrupt, search deficit and debt. > >That entire $700B, and more, could be seen as being funded > >by fake money. > > That's a position which could be taken by people who think that the

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-17 Thread jim bell
On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 12:23:19 PM PDT, John Newman wrote: On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 07:06:10PM +, jim bell wrote: >  On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 11:37:15 AM PDT, John Newman > wrote: >  >  >  On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 06:04:12PM +, jim bell wrote: > >  On Wednesday,

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-16 Thread juan
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:03:21 + (UTC) jim bell wrote: > On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 6:17:38 PM PDT, juan > wrote: > > > On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:06:10 + (UTC) > jim bell wrote: > > > >> I have explained, above, that even with the use of imaginative > >> accountants, the

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-16 Thread jim bell
On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 6:17:38 PM PDT, juan wrote: On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:06:10 + (UTC) jim bell wrote: >> I have explained, above, that even with the use of imaginative accountants, >> the "ultra wealthy" currently fund at least a large majority of (for >> example)

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread juan
On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:06:10 + (UTC) jim bell wrote: > > I have explained, above, that even with the use of imaginative accountants, > the "ultra wealthy" currently fund at least a large majority of (for example) > America's Federal Government.   That is incorrect. The money

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread grarpamp
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:46 PM, John Newman wrote: > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 01:58:26PM -0400, grarpamp wrote: >> a) Those wealthy will be too busy bidding to murder each other >> like mob bosses, thus thinning their herd and allowing higher >> mass funded prices on their remaining heads. > >

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread grarpamp
>> b) The masses, again being anonymous and widespread, are >> therefore simply not targetable... > > So why couldn't AP fund a nuclear strike? Suicidal overblast, irradiation, loss of wealth sustaining slaves and lands, etc. More plausible, a nuke strike from the AP masses towards - an invading

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread grarpamp
> Temple of Justice (Judicial) https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/case-allowing-cameras-supreme-court-proceedings/316876/

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread John Newman
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 07:06:10PM +, jim bell wrote: > On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 11:37:15 AM PDT, John Newman > wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 06:04:12PM +, jim bell wrote: > >  On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3:55:16 AM PDT, John Newman > > wrote: > >  > > > > On

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread grarpamp
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:04 PM, jim bell wrote: >>BTW, the US is well beyond bankrupt, search deficit and debt. >>That entire $700B, and more, could be seen as being funded >>by fake money. > > > That's a position which could be taken by people who think that the national > debt will never be

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread jim bell
On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 11:37:15 AM PDT, John Newman wrote: On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 06:04:12PM +, jim bell wrote: >  On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3:55:16 AM PDT, John Newman >wrote: >  > > On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote: > >>There are some very wealthy

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread Mirimir
On 08/15/2018 10:58 AM, grarpamp wrote: > b) The masses, again being anonymous and widespread, are > therefore simply not targetable... So why couldn't AP fund a nuclear strike?

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread jim bell
On Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 11:38:45 AM PDT, John Newman wrote: On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 04:28:32PM +, jim bell wrote: >> The folllowing article is from Reason Magazine.  Next year's Federal budget >> will include over $700 billion in military spending.   >> I have claimed that my AP

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread John Newman
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 01:58:26PM -0400, grarpamp wrote: > > Does an AP market dominated by a bunch of the fucking > > ultra wealthy, whose interests I promise you do not align with yours, > > whatever sociopathic method they used to > > accrue their capital, even count as a functional AP

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread John Newman
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 06:04:12PM +, jim bell wrote: > On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3:55:16 AM PDT, John Newman > wrote: > > > On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote: > >>There are some very wealthy early cryptocurrency anarcho OGs. > >>Given a working crypto prediction

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread jim bell
On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3:55:16 AM PDT, John Newman wrote: On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote: >>There are some very wealthy early cryptocurrency anarcho OGs. >>Given a working crypto prediction market, them dropping a million for a >>solid prediction on when some

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread grarpamp
> Does an AP market dominated by a bunch of the fucking > ultra wealthy, whose interests I promise you do not align with yours, > whatever sociopathic method they used to > accrue their capital, even count as a functional AP market? It's arguable whether anyone's interests align with anyone

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread jim bell
On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 3:55:16 AM PDT, John Newman wrote: On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote: >There are some very wealthy early cryptocurrency anarcho OGs. >Given a working crypto prediction market, them dropping a million for a >solid prediction on when some

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread Razer
Original message From: John Newman Date: 8/15/18 3:54 AM (GMT-08:00) To: cypherpunks@lists.cpunks.org, grarpamp , CypherPunks Subject: Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a   problem? On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 05:54:33AM -0500, John Newman wrote: > > > On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote: > >There are some very wealthy early cryptocurrency anarcho OGs. > >Given a working crypto prediction market, them dropping a million for a > >solid prediction on when some

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread John Newman
On August 15, 2018 2:31:10 AM CDT, grarpamp wrote: >There are some very wealthy early cryptocurrency anarcho OGs. >Given a working crypto prediction market, them dropping a million for a >solid prediction on when some cantalope will pop... a fun game for >them. >Any extra kicked in by the

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-15 Thread grarpamp
There are some very wealthy early cryptocurrency anarcho OGs. Given a working crypto prediction market, them dropping a million for a solid prediction on when some cantalope will pop... a fun game for them. Any extra kicked in by the masses is just icing on the cake. BTW, the US is well beyond

Re: Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-14 Thread John Newman
On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 04:28:32PM +, jim bell wrote: > The folllowing article is from Reason Magazine.  Next year's Federal budget > will include over $700 billion in military spending.   > I have claimed that my AP idea will essentially eliminate military spending, > around the world. 

Next Year's Federal Military budget over $700 billion. Is that a problem?

2018-08-14 Thread jim bell
The folllowing article is from Reason Magazine.  Next year's Federal budget will include over $700 billion in military spending.   I have claimed that my AP idea will essentially eliminate military spending, around the world.  I've said this for over 23 years.  Isn't this a sufficient