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not in the US. We have the takings clause

As a progressive - importing indentured servants to displace the American working and middle class is awful and revolting to watch.

someone's read their James Burnham!

These are good points. I think a compelling argument can be made towards the admixture of the best and brightest with the daughters and sons of the rich and famous. Net net, I think that the opportunities provided to the best and brightest from exposure to, and friendship with the offspring of the spectacularly rich is why schools and network spun out of Harvard have generated such an effective flywheel effect over the generations. Granting access and pedigree to society's elite by a school isn't purely a vocational exercise - and the social element is why the Ivies and Oxbridge have thrived so spectacularly.

extremely well written.

The company that by far does this the best is Stripe. They even have an in house press (Stripe Press) to publish out of print / small runs of books the Collision bros particularly like.

You're confusing income tax liabilities with corporate taxes

Moreover, while achieving a sub-10% body fat is achievable (see bodybuilding weigh-ins), it KILLS libido, energy, and general vitality / well-being.

Not to support A16 - but this reads as classic PR/SEO for the extensively quoted “CEO”. Below the quality of what I expect on HN

I'm sincerely curious as to what long-term health outcomes you ascribe to environmental contaminants in the food and air. Could you elaborate?

By what metrics is NYC doing "great"? The amount of crime and visible urban decay/blight seems just as pronounced (in Lower Manhattan) as it does in San Francisco

I would recommend anyone interested in Haiti's revolutionary history to read CLR James' 'The Black Jacobins'.

Theirs is the only successful and durable slave revolt in history and an incredible story.

Agreed! And to color your recommendation - SubZero is famous for using dual compressors (vs. the traditional single), which better circulates & chills air.

yes.