dimreepr

It's not money for nothing, it's very entertaining...

The purpose is to explore the nuances of taxes and the value to society for those that don't pay. "Why ethics?" Where would you suggest? OTOH A lot of the infrastructure, rail/road's, canal's, bridge's etc. were built by the billionaire's of their day to facilitate their trade; much like China's belt and road initiative. I'm with you on your "CHIP IN, ASSHOLES.", I just think we need to find a way to persuade them that they're not better than a bin man, just equally useful. The trickle down theory doesn't work, it's an excuse to avoid tax; far more job's are supported by the average tax payer, buying a widget. First we have to understand the parable of the industrious mouse. Why would he/she want too do that?

Not old enough...

Did you build it?

This is for you @Peterkin...

You should start another topic, if you want to find out...

The point of my fly-by-wire example, is to show a disconect between the pilot and the control surfaces, so, theoretically the proximity of the pilot to the control surfaces is irrelevant. The passengers training, I note, doesn't include flight training.

It's called economics, but I'm loathed to refuse a free ride... But, which button?

What button could they push onboard, that's in any way different from the button they push on the ground?

Way to miss the point; it's investor's not the tax payer.

Way to miss the point... They all have a pilot; they just don't need to be onboard...

Most modern aircraft are fly by wire, so technically they are all capable of being flown remotely. No.

But now they can, besides what's the point of a blacked out professional astronaut? I'm with @zapatos on this, it seems valid risk for the extra cargo. But as to the wisdom of space tourism, it's one of the few taxes on a billionaire; why not let them pay for, an otherwise public investment.

Here's a mirror...

me too... I just wonder...

I hesitate to object, since this is in the lounge, but isn't a fog a way to obscure what we see?

Na, he'll just blame it on the fog of war... 🙂

Yes, aren't they beautiful?

Education is always free, much like protection is always a racket... It's how we stear the education/racket, that's valuable...

Maybe, if you can create a bacteria that ingested plastic and farted oxygen, and then die in a convenient way. Otherwise I'm with @exchemist we have to consider, whether an artificial solution is worth the risk.

We are all free to learn, debt is a means to suppress that freedom. It's mocking your intelligence...

You can't know or understand everything (even Google), information is just a means to an end; you need to figure out what, tiny bit, you want to understand and use the appropriate information to achieve that.

No, it's going to fast because you're skipping steps; you can't understand tomorrow's lesson before you've understood todays lesson. You're trying to run before you can walk. That's the job of an accountant, they use stats to mean what they want it to mean; if you want to expose them learn the job not their ethics. Whatever you may think (not hard enough), you too are part of a herd; are you sure you're in the best herd? Read (or watch) Animal Farm - George Orwell; then get back to us...

Science, religion it makes no difference; it's only when you've understood the script, are you qualified to be critical of it. Until then, your bias will overcome your critical thinking, whether your a priest or a scientist.