Fortunately, Odysee exists to provide a place for open discussion: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@Undisciplined:a

Fair warning, they're serious about the no VPN, no ad-blockers rule.

Personally, I'm more fond of FreeBitco.in: https://freebitco.in/?r=51325722

Myth #3: Tax Increases Are a Cure for Deficits

Recorded by the Mises Institute in the mid-1980s, The Mises Report provided radio commentary from leading non-interventionists, economists, and political scientists. In this program, we present another part of "Ten Great Economic Myths". This material was prepared by Murray N. Rothbard.

Those people who are properly worried about the deficit unfortunately offer an unacceptable solution: increasing taxes. Curing deficits by raising taxes is equivalent to curing someone's bronchitis by shooting him. The "cure" is far worse than the disease.

For one reason, as many critics have pointed out, raising taxes simply gives the government more money, and so the politicians and bureaucrats are likely to react by raising expenditures still further. Parkinson said it all in his famous "Law": "Expenditures rise to meet income." If the government is willing to have, say, a 20 percent deficit, it will handle high revenues by raising spending still more to maintain the same proportion of deficit.

But even apart from this shrewd judgment in political psychology, why should anyone believe that a tax is better than a higher price? It is true that inflation is a form of taxation, in which the government and other early receivers of new money are able to expropriate the members of the public whose income rises later in the process of inflation. But, at least' with inflation, people are still reaping some of the benefits of exchange. If bread rises to $10 a loaf, this is unfortunate, but at least you can still eat the bread. But if taxes go up, your money is expropriated for the benefit of politicians and bureaucrats, and you are left with no service or benefit. The only result is that the producers' money is confiscated for the benefit of a bureaucracy that adds insult to injury by using part of that confiscated money to push the public around.

No, the only sound cure for deficits is a simple but virtually unmentioned one: cut the federal budget. How and where? Anywhere and everywhere.

For more episodes, visit https://Mises.org/MisesReport

https://odysee.com/@mises:1/myth-3-tax-increases-are-a-cure-for:f?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

Did physicists get the idea of “fundamental” wrong?

Our quest for the most fundamental thing in the Universe has led us to the indivisible elementary quanta of nature that compose everything we know and directly interact with. Yet this bottom-up approach ignores two very important aspects of reality that possess enormous importance: boundary conditions and top-down conditions that govern the cosmos. In our quest for the fundamental components of reality, we only ever look at the smallest scales. Yet these larger-scale aspects to reality might be just as important.

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/physicists-fundamental-wrong/

Good luck with that.

Any plan for where the electricity is going to come from?

BROKEN PROMISES: Putin Says He Doubts a Ukraine Peace Agreement is Possible

Nicolai Petro is Professor of Politics at the University of Rhode Island and the author of the recently published book, The Tragedy of Ukraine. He served in the State Department in 1990 and was a Fulbright Scholar in Ukraine 2013-2014

https://odysee.com/@KimIversen:d/broken-promises-putin-says-he-doubts-a:3?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

The BEST Remedy for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

This is the best remedy for seasonal allergies. Check it out!

Pollen is produced by flowers and is spread through the wind and by bees. If you have a pollen allergy, your body is rejecting pollen.

During this rejection process, your body goes through a series of immune reactions involving histamines. Histamines cause excess mucus production and fatigue.

A good potential strategy is to gradually expose the body to pollen, starting with small amounts and increasing the amounts over time. This will cause the body to reject it less and less.

The best remedy for seasonal allergies to use as a part of this strategy is bee pollen. Local bee pollen contains a combination of many different types of pollen in your area.

Bee pollen is also a powerful anti-inflammatory, has wound-healing effects, and is rich in:

• Friendly microbes

• Amino acids

• Antioxidants

• Essential fatty acids

• Hormones

• Vitamins

• Minerals

You would want to start out with two to three grains of bee pollen per day and gradually increase the amount each day over at least one week.

Eventually, you may want to try taking two to five teaspoons per day for an adult and one to two teaspoons per day for a child. You can chew the grains, grind them, or soak them in water and drink them.

It may be best to start this protocol in the winter before the spring. You could do this protocol two to three times per year.

Other great natural remedies for allergies are quercetin, onions, or stinging nettle. It’s also important to support your liver if you’re experiencing allergies.

https://odysee.com/@DrBerg:4/the-best-remedy-for-seasonal-allergic:e?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

That's one of the Democracies under threat. Democrats will lose control over lots of stuff if RFK jr gets elected.

I'm surprised they forgot to capitalize "Democracy". He is absolutely a threat to that.

Why are they even pretending? It's like telling the one other person on the elevator that you didn't fart.

It can be, if you let it

It's pronounced GIF.

Japan

Bitcoin Dominance Hits 50% for the First Time in 2 Years - Chris on Crypto

#BTC.D crossed the 50% threshold for the first time in two years! So far, #Litecoin has lagged, but active and new addresses are showing rapid expansion. Is #digitalsilver next in line? 👀

https://chrisoncrypto.com/blog/f/bitcoin-dominance-hits-50-for-the-first-time-in-2-years/

It's your bitcoin, do whatever the hell you want with it. That's kind of the point.

How to think about aliens, UFOs, and Psychological Operations (from Livestream #177)

PSYOP until proven otherwise

https://odysee.com/@DarkHorsePodcastClips:b/how-to-think-about-aliens%2C-ufos%2C-and:3?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

The Green Energy Lie

"As we noted in the previous episode, fossil fuels sparked an energy revolution that forever changed our concept of comfort. Powerful individuals around the globe are advocating for a radical change in our energy consumption, and they claim that what are branded as “green” or “renewable” energy sources can replace fossil fuels.

But these so-called alternative energy sources really are not alternatives at all.

Let’s recall the four characteristics of cost-effective energy: affordability, reliability, versatility, and scalability.

Consider two of the most popular “green” energy sources: solar and wind power.

Solar and wind make up a large part of almost every prominent alternative energy program and have been heavily subsidized by government spending. Solar and wind proponents proclaim that these energy sources have a lower environmental impact than fossil fuels, have enjoyed increased popularity in recent decades, and have become cheaper over time.

This overlooks some important details.

Looking at the places where solar and wind are most popular, we see an interesting pattern: the cost of energy tends to be much higher. Why?

One reason is that while harnessing sun radiation or strong wind may seem like a low-impact form of energy creation, the machines needed to harness this energy—like solar panels and windmills—are resource intensive. In fact, using solar and wind equipment to generate a given amount of energy requires ten times more mined materials than using fossil fuels. When these machines break down, their disposal creates yet another environmental burden.

Another problem is energy dilution, which is the efficiency that is lost when energy is transported over distance or time. Larger commercial solar and wind farms tend to be far away from neighborhoods and other population centers, so extensive infrastructure is required to transmit the energy to people’s homes and businesses, and a lot of energy is lost in transit. On the other hand, home solar panels require large batteries to store energy for periods of low sunlight. Over time, these batteries’ ability to hold a charge diminishes.

The concerns about reliability don’t end there. While battery technology may allow a household to prepare for recurring low-sun periods, extreme weather has proven to be deadly for power grids that rely more on wind and solar.

For example, a powerful ice storm can freeze windmills, halting energy generation at a time when heat is desperately needed. The 2021 winter storms in Texas saw people freeze to death in their homes because of the catastrophic failure of a power grid due to reliance on wind energy.

Even the European Greens’ ambitious plans to close coal power plants have stalled in the face of the reality that even heavy subsidization of green energy cannot replace traditional power sources.

While solar and wind can serve as supplemental energy sources, they are nowhere near close to being a serious alternative to fossil fuels, and it is unlikely they will ever be able to replace traditional energy sources.

This inconvenient truth has not stopped politicians, celebrities, activists, and other global leaders from advocating for banning fossil fuels."

https://odysee.com/@mises:1/the-green-energy-lie:7?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

America is the Least Free We’ve Ever Been in a New Ranking of Economic Freedom

"I’ve reported for years on studies that rank relative freedom in countries around the world. America’s performance is getting worse.

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The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe.

We once ranked 4th .

This year, the U.S. slipped to its "worst-ever score,” 25th.

I’ll show you why we’re falling so fast, and why we should increase freedom."

https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7/america-is-the-least-free-we%E2%80%99ve-ever:8?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

Preach!

Nearly all political discourse is due to basically everyone having Stockholm syndrome with respect to their rulers.