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Well, it's obvious. If it's making money it's in spite of government inefficiency so it should be privatised to make even more money. If it's not making money then it's because of government inefficiency, so it should be privatised. Heads you lose (your social security safety net), tails the rich fucks win. Edit: Speaking of rich fucks, how did no one post the video of Carlos Ghosn's birthday party in Versailles yet (it's from 2014 but it's just resurfaced)? Just look at this tacky poo poo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYhWZ0IYFSg Kassad fucked around with this message at 08:24 on May 10, 2019 |
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Well, i won't complain if some Intermittents made some cachetons playing music for them but gently caress me if it's not a pretty good Ridicule LARP.
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May 10, 2019 09:40
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I'm just thinking it's no fun if you don't take the 18th century LARP to its logical and historical conclusion.
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May 10, 2019 10:01
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Getting embastilled by the Japanese is an audaciously uchronic element.
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May 10, 2019 10:44
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Chikimiki posted:Gotta keep your rich friends happy! Why is why they sold the highways to Vinci & co. and why they'll also sell the money printer that is the French lottery. selling the lottery? W H Y ? ? ? ?
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May 10, 2019 18:13
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dirty lousy tramp posted:selling the lottery? W H Y ? ? ? ? Privatize profits, socialize losses.
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May 10, 2019 18:17
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dirty lousy tramp posted:selling the lottery? W H Y ? ? ? ?
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May 10, 2019 18:37
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dirty lousy tramp posted:selling the lottery? W H Y ? ? ? ? Obviously because the government doesn't need any of this tacky "money" stuff to pay for the social safety net the lottery was created to finance in the first place. Also because gently caress you that's why. If you're poor or a working stiff that is. If you're in the upper 5% : because much love, brah.
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May 10, 2019 20:09
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the lottery is FREE MONEY, and it can be used in a socially useful way instead of buying a helicopter for a CEO or sitting in a bank account on the cayman islands I'm baffled
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May 10, 2019 21:18
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super loiseau bros i'm too tired to explain this poo poo lol
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May 10, 2019 22:37
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dirty lousy tramp posted:the lottery is FREE MONEY, and it can be used in a socially useful way instead of buying a helicopter for a CEO or sitting in a bank account on the cayman islands Well, not really free - it's really a tax on being poor & desperate & bad at statistics. Also on the easily addicted that cigarettes and booze didn't nab - then again why not hit them thrice ? It used to have a kind of a "noblesse oblige" component where rich or middle class folks would buy raffle and lottery tickets by the roll just to put money into the system above and beyond their taxes (and then not collect any of their winnings as the case may be, natch) ; but these days that's really not done any more. So now it's just a system for making money off of working class fools thinking that's how they're going to escape wage slavery. Still, yes, if we're going to have exploitative money raising schemes, I'd much rather have the money raised go towards... well, just about *anything* besides a private oval office's and his equally cunty shareholders' pockets. Selling it off is absolutely indefensible, from any point of view.
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May 11, 2019 02:58
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Kobal2 posted:So now it's just a system for making money off of working class fools thinking that's how they're going to escape wage slavery. How else would they? Seriously... how? I have two undergraduate degrees and a master's, but I haven't worked anything that pays a living wage in almost exactly two years and I doubt that I will ever live again. As is the case with the US education system, I am crippled with student loan debt that I cannot get rid of outside of death itself - I have a better chance of winning 1 in 9,366,819 odds than I do of being financially comfortable by "legit" means. I can't fault anyone for chasing rainbows. The so-called "American Dream" is just that - utter fantasy... it pretends that if one works hard then riches will follow, but it's nothing but exploitation, inherited privilege and stacking the deck. At least the lottery is honest that you have almost no chance and takes a lot less money from you than your employer ever did.
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May 11, 2019 03:14
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France is organising a peace conference while still selling arms to the Saudi-led coalition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfxEf4Me1v4
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May 11, 2019 05:24
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Kobal2 posted:Well, not really free - it's really a tax on being poor & desperate & bad at statistics. Also on the easily addicted that cigarettes and booze didn't nab - then again why not hit them thrice ? Well if you're on the left you could argue that, if the lottery is public and has basically a monopoly on gambling, it may have a less predatory nature than when it is privately owned. Common good etc. Also  at Macron kissing the Saudi's asses - didn't he also recently tell Germany to not stop selling weapons to them?
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May 11, 2019 08:04
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Chikimiki posted:Also Yeah, though he did say that if Germany blocked weapon sales to Saudi Arabia, they should be consistent and also block other sales, such as automobiles, because Saudi princes love German cars and if they couldn't get a new Porsche, BMW or Mercedes it'd lower their support for the war. The fun thing is that while Germany manages to block sales by Airbus or MBDA because they contribute some components so they can block the whole thing, at the same time, German companies use foreign subsidiaries to literally sell bombs to Saudi Arabia. So they block the sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles (not used in Yemen since the Houthi do not have an air force) while selling air-to-ground weapons actually used in Yemen. https://www.politico.eu/article/italian-stalemate-lets-german-firm-profit-from-saudi-arms-sales/
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May 11, 2019 14:14
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JustJeff88 posted:How else would they? Seriously... how? Invest in guillotine futures. I dunno, man, I really don't.
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May 11, 2019 14:43
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Kobal2 posted:Well, not really free - it's really a tax on being poor & desperate & bad at statistics. Also on the easily addicted that cigarettes and booze didn't nab - then again why not hit them thrice ? Playing the lottery while rich is being bad at statistics. Playing the lottery while poor can legitimately be your best shot at escaping your fate. Yay, marginal utility!
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May 11, 2019 16:44
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Orange Devil posted:Yay, marginal utility! I frequently wonder what percentage of people genuinely don't understand this simple concept, and how many do understand but pretend otherwise in order to give more to those who need the least.
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May 11, 2019 19:39
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JustJeff88 posted:I frequently wonder what percentage of people genuinely don't understand this simple concept, and how many do understand but pretend otherwise in order to give more to those who need the least. It's all the people.
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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JustJeff88 posted:I frequently wonder what percentage of people genuinely don't understand this simple concept, and how many do understand but pretend otherwise in order to give more to those who need the least. Look it's really simple, if we give more money to those who already have lots of money, we will all be better off. Said the man with lots of money. And all the academics and news anchors he paid to nod along nodded along. And the politicians he paid to give him more of everyone else's money gave him more of everyone else's money. And all the people, the rich people, the academics and news anchors and politicians they paid, all of them were better off. Everyone except you.
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May 12, 2019 13:06
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https://twitter.com/JeanHugon3/status/1127535597160210433 https://twitter.com/JeanHugon3/status/1127537170108039168 Très, très cool.
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May 12, 2019 14:46
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Au total, les partis de droite ont 161 minutes, ceux de gauche en ont 43.
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May 12, 2019 15:15
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Lol it seems they really want to keep the LREM vs FN dynamic that got them elected in the first place.
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May 12, 2019 15:37
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Chikimiki posted:Lol it seems they really want to keep the LREM vs FN dynamic that got them elected in the first place. "Left vs Right is passé, now it's all about globalism vs nationalism.  "
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May 12, 2019 16:09
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Chikimiki posted:Lol it seems they really want to keep the LREM vs FN dynamic that got them elected in the first place. that's the only way for them to stay elected, until the FN inevitably wins sooner or later
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May 12, 2019 18:08
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Kurtofan posted:that's the only way for them to stay elected, until the FN inevitably wins sooner or later Vote for us, we're not the Nazis! Just really comfortable with having some Nazis to compare ourselves to!
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May 12, 2019 19:17
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suck my woke dick posted:Vote for us, we're not the Nazis! Just really comfortable with having some Nazis to compare ourselves to! Also parroting the Nazis' talking points in a slightly less blatant, more intellectual-sounding way.
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May 12, 2019 19:20
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Cat Mattress posted:Au total, les partis de droite ont 161 minutes, ceux de gauche en ont 43. Je sais pas, moi j'trouve ca normal que le FN ait plus de temps de parole à lui tout seul que l'ensemble des partis de gauche. Très normal. Extrême norme, on pourrait dire.
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May 13, 2019 16:58
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hey remind me who owns cnews and had the newsroom replaced by scabs again
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May 13, 2019 19:38
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ElNarez posted:hey remind me who owns cnews and had the newsroom replaced by scabs again
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Vivendi were also the group that tried to take over ubisoft, maybe non french people heard of that
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May 13, 2019 20:59
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C dla merde
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May 13, 2019 20:59
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Lol j'ai vu ça. Je veux pas rire du malheur des autres, maiz je suis content que Balkany soit dans la merde https://twitter.com/valerieCG/status/1128022501685125120?s=19
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May 13, 2019 21:00
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Unrelated by I wonder how long Le Fouquets will sport their new Fallout Chic style; I hope it becomes a trend
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May 14, 2019 07:01
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https://twitter.com/franceculture/status/1128365834353745920?s=19 It's cool how the public media is openly repeating far-right drivel now.
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May 15, 2019 07:34
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En parlant de connards d'extreme droite, notre Marine Nationale reprends des memes fachos avec des élus nazis https://twitter.com/VahurKoorits/status/1128239897192673280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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May 15, 2019 10:27
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Je sais pas si c'est le geste des plongeurs mais je sens qu'on va bientôt toucher le fond
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