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How does Capitalism facilitate happiness?
I would like to preface this with the disclaimer that I am fresh to Stack Exchange, so any pointers on what may have been a better Stack for my question, or simply how to better frame it, are greatly encouraged.
I am currently taking an ethics…
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If the eurozone budget deficit limit is 3%, why is the European Commission telling Italy it must revise its 2.4% deficit budget?
The BBC reports that the European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget, saying that the draft presents particularly serious non-compliance with Eurozone rules. Yet the maximum permitted deficit is 3% and the Italian government states that…
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What issue does the EU take with the UK's Chequers proposal?
It's said that the UK's Chequers proposal is "dead in the water". Different questions here have dealt with UK politicians supporting or opposing the proposal, but I'm interested in the EU's perspective.
What issue does the EU take with the…
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Are opinion polls always representative of the extreme opinions?
Opinion polls involve a choice. The people who are being asked to take the poll can say yes or no.
I suspect that this leads to such a significant amount of self-selection bias that I am starting to think that most opinion polls are by and large…
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Is anything preventing non-US citizens from illegally registering to vote in non-Voter-ID states?
Let's say a non-US citizen (legal or illegal immigrant) is resident in the US and has a valid postal address in a state without "Voter ID" laws. Would anything prevent such a person from registering to vote in federal and state elections?
There is a…
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Why would the Senate Majority Leader vote against their own cloture motion to stop a filibuster?
The record shows that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against cloture for a continuing resolution which would have kept the government open. Despite this, he said that by not supporting the advancement of this continuing resolution,…
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Did Republicans accidentally kill corporate deductions, and will it force the Senate to revise and re-vote?
An article in New York magazine indicates that
While Republicans were manically outlining their plans to take from the poor to give to the Trumps, they also, accidentally, nullified all of their corporate donors’ favorite deductions.
Specifically,…
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Why hasn't there been a stronger push for a job guarantee program, versus UBI?
Universal basic income as a 'fix' for poverty/unemployment seems to get passed around now and again in the west, but doesn't seem to ever have even a remote chance of being implemented outside of limited 'test' cases. The primary argument I often…
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Why is the new German parliament 12 % bigger?
Before the
German federal election in September 2017,
the parliament (Bundestag) had 631 members; now it has 709 .
How did this come about?
Does it matter, or is it a second-order effect?
See also:
Electoral system of Germany:
explains the voting…
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Why have US Presidents not been given the power of line item vetoes?
I have often wondered why there are so many bills that are massive and incredibly complex passed through the Legislative branch. Why are bills stacked together and mashed up with a variety sections altogether rather than passed separately as small,…
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How do very small countries prevent foreign interests from buying out their political elite?
Let's take Iceland as an example. They have only 338,000 people and their GDP was a mere $20 Billion USD in 2016. There are therefore several billionaires who are richer than the entire economic output of the country.
What prevents rich foreign…
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What are the historical claims to Kashmir from India and Pakistan?
A current map of the world shows that Kashmir within India's borders. However some parts of Kashmir are claimed by Pakistan.
What historical claims do Pakistan and India make to Kashmir?
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Can the US president unilaterally hurt Congress members financially?
Recently, the US president posted yet another tweet, stating that:
If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!
The second part of this tweet caught my…
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Why is Somaliland not recognized by any country?
Somaliland is an unrecognized state in Northern Somalia. While Somalia is plagued with violence and terrorism, Somaliland has remained peaceful and separated from the war. Somaliland has its own currency, bureaucracy, elected government, military,…
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Who would have won the 2016 presidency if all states' electors were allocated proportionally?
Hypothetically, if all states were to allocate their electors proportionally to the votes in their state, who would have won the last election?
That is, let's say that there was a constitutional amendment in place that, instead of abolishing the…
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