Espiritdescali

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Can Our Kidneys Survive Life on Mars? (www.scientificamerican.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology
[–] Espiritdescali 1 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I'm all for nationalising infrastructure, including houses, but you would still have to compensate shareholders unfortunately. If we didn't (which is an option) the markets would react very badly and make Liz Truss seem like a genius.

[–] Espiritdescali 3 points 3 months ago

How fucked are we?

We're really fucked

[–] Espiritdescali 9 points 3 months ago

I'm in favour of a Land Value Tax, this means hoarding land becomes expensive. It also means grouse moores and golf courses become expensive (good things in my mind)

[–] Espiritdescali 18 points 3 months ago (12 children)

The house building companies already have vast amounts of land they own with planning permission in place. They restrict the amount of housing they build to artificially keep the prices high, if they build too many, the prices they could sell their houses for would drop, reducing profit. These are private companies and the government has little control over them. This is why every government for the last few generations has promised more houses and delivered nothing.

[–] Espiritdescali 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

When we again weigh each sensitivity by the percent-area for the Earth, our global average ECS is 7.2 °C per doubling of CO2, much higher than the most recent IPCC estimates of 2.3 to 4.5 °C and consistent with some of the latest state-of-the-art models which suggest ca. 5.2 °C

2.3c means crop failures and food shortages globally. 5.2c means the end of our civilisation. 7.2c means the end of our species.

[–] Espiritdescali 4 points 3 months ago

Makes me laugh that she thinks calling Tennant Rich is an insult when Sunnak is literally richer than the King

[–] Espiritdescali 1 points 3 months ago

Withdrawing in Clacton but fighting in Bristol Central, as if we didn't already know what this Labour party stands for now.

https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Bristol%20Central

[–] Espiritdescali 3 points 3 months ago

Just hedging his chances, if he doesn't win he wins his £8k bet, if he wins then his nose is in the trough at Westminster. It's win/win for him (and lose/lose for the public)

[–] Espiritdescali 5 points 3 months ago

The problem is, there is a demand for them. The parents are choosing to send their kids to these schools knowing what they are.

Personally I would ban all private schools and ensure ALL children went to public school, this would ensure that the kids had a good rounded education, as well as ensure funding was adequate as the rich kids would go there too.

[–] Espiritdescali 7 points 3 months ago

Yes, thats what will save the Tories, a new leader.....

[–] Espiritdescali 3 points 3 months ago

there are too many people

This is the root cause of most of our problems.

Climate change is just a symptom of overshoot.

[–] Espiritdescali 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Workers Party of Britain springs to mind

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