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Right, Robert. Political Fiat. I was getting to that. As Robert has so intelligently pointed out -- and I wholeheartedly agree -- a political fiat isn't nearly as good or reliable as an American or Japanese car.

Obviously? It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which some debaters presume to know their opponents by the arguments they make. Certainly, some things in a debate can be inferred of an opponent, like subject knowledge, critical thinking skills, or even intelligence (or lack of it). But to...

John, I'm not sure why you think your points and concerns are "at least as valid" when your assertions are unsupported by anything but vitriol, cynicism, and innuendo. A long time ago, we had a discussion dealing exclusively with Bill Gates' foundation. (Sorry, I did a search, and I couldn't...

Again, Buffett can't just go to an ATM and withdraw $30 billion to give to charity. It just doesn't work that way. Buffett had to give his stock to a foundation that already had tens of billions of dollars in assets in order to avoid a statute-mandated scheduled sell-off of the donated stock...

I understand what you mean, and if Buffett were one of those financiers who buy companies only to fire all the employees and dismantle the companies for profit, I would be inclined to agree with you. If he were a patent troll, acquiring patents not to produce worthwhile products, but only to...

I was wondering how someone with billions and billions of dollars goes about giving it away. Most billionaires don't just have the cash in a bank and can withdraw $40 billion at the ATM. The money is tied up in stock. In Buffett's case, more than half of his donated amount is tied up in just one...

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