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hankscott (37)in #steemit • 9 years ago
RE: Is Steemit the New YouTube? Are You the Next PewdiePie? What about #The30DayDeath?
It only makes sense that, no matter how old the post, value should be retained somehow, without the need to re-post again and again. I think Steemit needs a better interface to…
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hankscott (37)in #life • 9 years ago
RE: Locked Doors, Barred Gates, and Prisons of the Mind vs. Real Freedom...
Great reply @dan5! However I think it best to await return of the One who alone can right all these wrongs, set the record straight, and banish all the liars, deceivers and their…
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hankscott (37)in #business • 9 years ago
RE: Your Advice/Response/Input Urgently Needed Right Away...
Not so much rigid as stubbornly independent...something no government program/bureaucrat likes or won't try to quash. Also, due to actions of same, this definitely has never been an option for us.
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hankscott (37)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: Compilation of CNN Cutting Guests Mics to Protect Hillary Clinton
News media has lost all credibility when it shills for one political candidate over another and refuses to report the facts, no matter how controversial or true.
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hankscott (37)in #business • 9 years ago
RE: Your Advice/Response/Input Urgently Needed Right Away...
We tried to obtain a reverse mortgage, which is now mandated by the state constitution, but found that 1) Both my wife and I had to be over 62 years of age (my wife has…
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hankscott (37)in #business • 9 years ago
RE: Your Advice/Response/Input Urgently Needed Right Away...
Actually property taxes go to pay for schools, hospitals, roads and the like. We home schooled, took care of our health to avoid hospitals entirely, and it should be the…
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hankscott (37)in #steemit • 9 years ago
RE: Where Does the Money in Steem Come From?
Excellent video explanation. It's basically value for value. Those who put more into this platform (generating interest, followers, comments, etc.) will get more out of it, in…
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hankscott (37)in #travel • 9 years ago
RE: The Endurance Test
Thanks, @pinkyh60 and @steemitpatina, for the compliments and votes of confidence.
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hankscott (37)in #travel • 9 years ago
RE: The Endurance Test
Many thanks for your generous offer @steemitpatina! I'm reading a book right now on this very subject and carefully considering this as one of my best options, at least as a…
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hankscott (37)in #travel • 9 years ago
RE: The Endurance Test
We drink spring water (used to have our own well before losing our home), because nearly all city tap water these days contains two really toxic chemicals (fluoride and…
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hankscott (37)in #law • 9 years ago
RE: Prove It's Not You: Case Raises Dangerous Precedent for Artists and Content Creators
How sadly and frighteningly true! (See my first reply above for some examples.)
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hankscott (37)in #law • 9 years ago
RE: Prove It's Not You: Case Raises Dangerous Precedent for Artists and Content Creators
There are indeed laws in place to prevent this, but are there still people in the legal system willing to apply or enforce them? When judges/prosecutors are considered "above the…
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hankscott (37)in #law • 9 years ago
RE: Prove It's Not You: Case Raises Dangerous Precedent for Artists and Content Creators
In fact criminal law has already changed, for the worse, in small rural communities across America with little or no oversight from the higher courts, which tend to rubber-stamp…
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hankscott (37)in #money • 9 years ago
RE: Money? Whose Got Money?
That's okay, until you try to use them as a substitute currency...which is why crypto-currencies are a good medium of exchange, until governments inevitably figure a way to worm…
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hankscott (37)in #anarchism • 9 years ago
RE: Too Many Flaws?
Sadly all too true!
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hankscott (37)in #anarchism • 9 years ago
RE: Too Many Flaws?
@aldoclark: Kudos! Not just our money, but our property and liberty as well.
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hankscott (37)in #anarchism • 9 years ago
RE: Property Sucks
It isn't the free market (whether it's called capitalism or laissez faire) that's the problem...it's when what should be a limited government serving its constituents interferes…
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hankscott (37)in #anarchism • 9 years ago
RE: Property Sucks
It has been difficult, but educational (we're never too old to learn). For some reason I cannot reply directly to @pharesim's response below, but the supposed "solution" of…
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hankscott (37)in #anarchism • 9 years ago
RE: Property Sucks
We had much the same situation with the first home we ever owned, moving before it could be sold, the proceeds of which finally helped pay for a new roof, drilling a needed new…
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hankscott (37)in #anarchism • 9 years ago
RE: Property Sucks
It is important, I think, to understand what one should or should not be an anarchist against. Being in anarchy against what is right in "the state" is just as wrong as being for…
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