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A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public
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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness"
If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them. We make curious mistakes sometimes. Often the poor man is not so cold and hungry as he is dirty and ragged and gross.
Henry David Thoreau • Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)
The Straussian Moment
gwern.netThe Survival Lottery: In a society facing a severe shortage of organs for transplantation, a lottery system is proposed where individuals are randomly selected to be killed for their organs to save multiple lives. Would you support such a system? This experiment, proposed by philosopher John Harris, pushes the logic of utilitarianism to its limits ... See more
Lies We Tell Kids
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How not to raise a spoilt brat I'm passionate about financial education. I even bought a farm for my kids. Each one will get a paddock, a ram and a ewe — financial education and sex education rolled into one. The trouble parents get into is not understanding that pocket money is really a tool for financial education. So if you don't want your kids
... See moreScott Pape • The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need
