Pensions *were* originally set to start at an age which meant that many wouldn’t get anything, and those that did, didn’t generally get them for long. The lucky few… so yes, a tontine isn’t a bad way… (View Post)

Culture. If you train a society from birth, that a black person who isn’t subservient is a danger and that a black person who is armed *has started the fight* - just by existing - the KKK is inevitab… (View Post)

*Techno*crats? A major issue is complete lack of domain knowledge. And something akin to an active dislike for it. See the specification for the Bat Tunnel - “no bats can be harmed” without understan… (View Post)

It’s not “deregulation” in terms of a childish “burn the red tape” kind of thing, that is required. What is needed is simplification of the paperwork - targeting outcomes, rather than increasing the … (View Post)

None of it should have come as a surprise - electric cars came out of car moding in LA. You could get any car turned into an electric car for about $250k. Most of that was labour. Various companies, … (View Post)