Curt Doolittle

Theme: Productivity

  • –“Do Free Market Policies Help Poor Countries?”–

    DO FREE MARKET POLICIES HELP POOR COUNTRIES
    https://www.quora.com/Do-free-market-policies-help-poor-countries/answer/Curt-Doolittle?share=046bc1f0&srid=u4Qv
    Free Markets are advocated under the presumption that in a world without government interference **comparative advantage** will provide the optimum market for goods, services, and information to everyone. However, this doesn’t turn out to be true. Free-Market is a code word for: 1 – all government non-interference trade by taxation. 2 – all governmental non-interference in trade by policy 3 – socialist government interference in the organization of production, distribution, and trade. In the **developing world**, this translates to: 1 – on one hand, ‘the reduction and elimination of corruption’ and 2 – on the other hand ‘the privatization of common resources’ by internal members, and ‘the exploitation of common resources’ by outside members. In the **Developed World** translates to: 1- Forcing all post-war nations to grant human (natural) rights (property rights), rather than territorial expansion (growth by warfare). 2 – Forcing all post-war nations to compete entirely by meritocratic production distribution and trade, so that survival is dependent upon being a good market citizen of the world, thus reducing the chances of another world war. 3 – (Failed Hypothesis) By encouraging democracy (which appears to have been a universal disaster) citizens both 1 and 2 will be brought to bear out of citizen’s self interest. (Despite the fact that communism and islamism are hostile to meritocracy.) **This is America’s postwar policy in a nutshell.** Add to this policy the unstated threat that ‘*You can Choose your own government under democracy but if you choose poorly we will punish you so severely that you’ll be back in the stone age.*” The problem is that America promotes the CARROT but doesn’t mention the STICK. And it turns out that Authoritarian State Capitalism, which is just monarchy at greater scale, is superior to democracy in every case OTHER than small homogenous protestant nation states where everyone is a sixth cousin at the outside.

  • TERRITORIAL PROPERTY REQUIRES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS As I’ve argued in my “Ancestr

    TERRITORIAL PROPERTY REQUIRES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

    As I’ve argued in my “Ancestral Lands” video, Lands belongs to those who improve it (invest in it), not those who merely make use of it – that’s true of all property. Possession is just possession. Property is the result of transformation (investment).

    Typically (historically) monuments and physical infrastructure determine ownership (property).

    It’s not clear why Boer conquest of SA territory is different from Bantu conquest of Khoi and San territory – except that the investment has been profoundly more effective – there wasn’t any before the Boers. None.

    It’s not clear that the slaughter of south african whites is anything more than a repetition of the past slaughter of african tribes by one another.

    My prescription is that if there is evidence of fighting, the separation is the only solution.

    I would prefer africa for africans and europe for europeans at least until we are at demographic, social and economic parity. But some people want globalization where none of us is safe from competitors.

    There is a minimum difference in distribution of ability, knowledge and custom that is necessary for peaceful cooperation. Beyond that, then one group must oppress or kill the other.

    And that is the worst of all possible solutions.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-07-10 18:26:00 UTC

  • Territorial Property Requires Capital Improvements

    As I’ve argued in my “Ancestral Lands” video, Lands belongs to those who improve it (invest in it), not those who merely make use of it – that’s true of all property. Possession is just possession. Property is the result of transformation (investment). Typically (historically) monuments and physical infrastructure determine ownership (property). It’s not clear why Boer conquest of SA territory is different from Bantu conquest of Khoi and San territory – except that the investment has been profoundly more effective – there wasn’t any before the Boers. None. It’s not clear that the slaughter of south african whites is anything more than a repetition of the past slaughter of african tribes by one another. My prescription is that if there is evidence of fighting, the separation is the only solution. I would prefer africa for africans and europe for europeans at least until we are at demographic, social and economic parity. But some people want globalization where none of us is safe from competitors. There is a minimum difference in distribution of ability, knowledge and custom that is necessary for peaceful cooperation. Beyond that, then one group must oppress or kill the other. And that is the worst of all possible solutions.

  • Territorial Property Requires Capital Improvements

    As I’ve argued in my “Ancestral Lands” video, Lands belongs to those who improve it (invest in it), not those who merely make use of it – that’s true of all property. Possession is just possession. Property is the result of transformation (investment). Typically (historically) monuments and physical infrastructure determine ownership (property). It’s not clear why Boer conquest of SA territory is different from Bantu conquest of Khoi and San territory – except that the investment has been profoundly more effective – there wasn’t any before the Boers. None. It’s not clear that the slaughter of south african whites is anything more than a repetition of the past slaughter of african tribes by one another. My prescription is that if there is evidence of fighting, the separation is the only solution. I would prefer africa for africans and europe for europeans at least until we are at demographic, social and economic parity. But some people want globalization where none of us is safe from competitors. There is a minimum difference in distribution of ability, knowledge and custom that is necessary for peaceful cooperation. Beyond that, then one group must oppress or kill the other. And that is the worst of all possible solutions.

  • Curt Doolittle updated his status. —“Henry Ford wanted essentially one perfect

    Curt Doolittle updated his status.

    —“Henry Ford wanted essentially one perfect car, free of lies (technical imperfection is a form of lie), and sold on a perfectly honest conditions – i.e. the buyer has to be debt-free (and prove it) and no Ford had to be sold on interest, ever. These principles actually hurt Ford company financially, as other companies that produced technically imperfect, but beautiful and comfortable (deceptive) cars and sold them on interest to the debt-ridden population of the world (dishonestly) made quick gains in the 1930s. But Ford did not budge until he was convinced by Roosevelt that the whole US state needs to move forward, and it depends on Henry Ford being flexible about his moral stance. Being rather moderate Episcopalian, not a staunch Calvinist, Ford found a way to compromise.”— Igor Rogov

    (The Episcopalian Calvinist Protestant (Western) ethic.)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-07-10 12:46:49 UTC

  • “Henry Ford wanted essentially one perfect car, free of lies (technical imperfec

    —“Henry Ford wanted essentially one perfect car, free of lies (technical imperfection is a form of lie), and sold on a perfectly honest conditions – i.e. the buyer has to be debt-free (and prove it) and no Ford had to be sold on interest, ever. These principles actually hurt Ford company financially, as other companies that produced technically imperfect, but beautiful and comfortable (deceptive) cars and sold them on interest to the debt-ridden population of the world (dishonestly) made quick gains in the 1930s. But Ford did not budge until he was convinced by Roosevelt that the whole US state needs to move forward, and it depends on Henry Ford being flexible about his moral stance. Being rather moderate Episcopalian, not a staunch Calvinist, Ford found a way to compromise.”— Igor Rogov

    (The Episcopalian Calvinist Protestant (Western) ethic.)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-07-10 08:46:00 UTC

  • it is a competitive advantage but few groups can use it, because it requires sup

    it is a competitive advantage but few groups can use it, because it requires superiority. just like market meritocracy.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-07-09 02:33:12 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1016148232353779712

    Reply addressees: @Alrenous

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1016115258446868480

    IN REPLY TO:

    @Alrenous

    @curtdoolittle Believing the truth is required to win. Actually saying the truth is counterproductive except in one historical period.

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  • Curt Doolittle updated his status. (re: “sex tourist criticism”) um. I went to U

    Curt Doolittle updated his status.

    (re: “sex tourist criticism”)

    um. I went to Ukraine because the same software developer costs 200k I Seattle fully loaded and 45k(now) in Kiev fully loaded. That meant I could develop our product out of pocket – or so I thought. The fact that I appreciate just about everything – particularly the people, and of the people, particularly the women, is simply a benefit.

    Demonstrate your weakness and envy elsewhere pls. Biz iz biz.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-07-06 13:22:36 UTC

  • (re: “sex tourist criticism”) um. I went to Ukraine because the same software de

    (re: “sex tourist criticism”)

    um. I went to Ukraine because the same software developer costs 200k I Seattle fully loaded and 45k(now) in Kiev fully loaded. That meant I could develop our product out of pocket – or so I thought. The fact that I appreciate just about everything – particularly the people, and of the people, particularly the women, is simply a benefit.

    Demonstrate your weakness and envy elsewhere pls. Biz iz biz.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-07-06 09:22:00 UTC

  • MOVE CAPITAL TO POPULATIONS NOT POPULATIONS TO CAPITAL

    MOVE CAPITAL TO POPULATIONS NOT POPULATIONS TO CAPITAL

    Source date (UTC): 2018-06-30 14:45:17 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1013070977817825280

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