Market oriented theory
You: Again I think the factor that is making people quit smoking is the high mortality rate that smoking causes. I disagree completely that people are as sheep as you that you will just obey anything you are told to
Stranger: No people stopped smoking because of C. Everett Coupe who was a gov't employee
Stranger: No it wasn't
You: lol I don't put thought about social change that is you. I believe in the individual. i worry about reading books and actually solving the issue of our society instead of trying to control people like you
Stranger: smoking is addictive and many that smoke, even today know the dangers
Stranger: People aren't necessarily sheep though sometimes they are, the problem is that we can't expect people to internalize the complex level of information in society
Stranger: The average consumer is at a disadvantage to the industries that create means to deceive them
Stranger: Look, people are controlled either by the state, by the community or by the market
You: I think it flies over your head that we are just two animals in this planet. and doesn't' matter how much you throw a tantrum your opinion won't be worth that much outside your brain :\
Stranger: It is true we are 'animals' as you say... but we are a social species
Poll
Poll: What do you think of the wage disparity between executives and the average workers?
✓ It's outrageous, they don't get taxed nearly enough. They should be taxed proportionally. ≈ 37.3%
✖ It's great, low taxes lead to a free market and prosperity ≈ 35.0%
✖ No opinion ≈ 27.6%
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Assault Style Weapons Ban & The Second Amendment
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