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- You: "Why is counterfeiting illegal?"
- Government: "It steals value from everyone holding money."
- You: "By increasing the supply?"
- Government: "Exactly. Each new note dilutes the rest."
- You: "Beautifully explained."
- Government: "Thank you."
- You: "Now explain quantitative easing."
- Government: "...That's different."
- You: "You just explained why it isn't."
- Government: "You're not an economist."
JohnJ retweeted
Things you can legally buy in Britain today:
- Cigarettes.
- A litre of vodka at 9am.
- An energy drink with 13 teaspoons of sugar, at 16.
- Paracetamol enough to end a liver, across two shops.
- A scratchcard.
- A vape shaped like a highlighter.
- A loaf that stays soft for three weeks.
- A bottle of hexane-washed oil with a heart on the label.
- A month of weight-loss injections from a website that asked your height.
Things a Scottish dairy farmer cannot sell you:
- A glass of milk from his own cow.
Banned since 1983, on the grounds of safety.
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- You: "The house costs 5 million."
- Bank: "With interest, you'll pay 9 million."
- You: "So the bank earns more than the builder?"
- Bank: "Correct."
- You: "For doing what?"
- Bank: "Creating the money."
- You: "Creating it from what?"
- Bank: "Your signature."
JohnJ retweeted
I have this really radical view that White people should run White countries, and Jews that fuck children should not.
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Doctor: "Your cholesterol is high. I'd like to start you on a statin."
Patient: "What does high mean for my risk?"
Doctor: "It raises your risk of a cardiac event."
Patient: "By how much?"
Doctor: "Significantly."
Patient: "That's a word. I asked for a number."
Doctor: "Your LDL is well above where we'd like it."
Patient: "Where you'd like it isn't a risk either. What's mine, in absolute terms?"
Doctor: "Statins are among the most studied drugs we have."
Patient: "Then the number should be easy to find."
Doctor: "Some patients report muscle pain, memory problems, a rise in blood sugar..."
Patient: "You've just described the treatment. I asked about the disease."
Doctor: "Those side effects are rare."
Patient: "You found a number for the side effects. Find me one for the benefit."
Doctor: "I have a leaflet."
The leaflet was printed by the company that makes the statin.
It does not contain the number.
