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How is printing money different from taxing people?
From what I understand, printing money gives the government more money while, in time, decreasing the value of the rest of the money in circulation (or reducing how much the value of the currency would otherwise have grown). In principle, it takes…
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Do/did non-dictatorial Communist societies exist?
I've often heard the following two points of view:
Communism is a failed philosophy, and it has always failed (e.g. USSR, China, Cuba etc...). Therefore it's simply wrong.
Communism has never been applied correctly, but that's for historical…
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Why are American elections and politics receiving so much coverage in Canadian and European media?
I live in Canada, but I follow American politics to some degree, as do most of the people I know. However, I do it as a hobby and realize that American politics really don't have much of an effect on day-to-day life in Canada.
Canadian news agencies…
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Why are Deep South states said to vote so lop-sidedly Republican, when they have high percentages of African Americans?
States like Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, have in the range of 30% African Americans, who, from what I can tell, vote about 90% Democrat. Yet these states vote reliably Republican.
What is the explanation?
That non-African Americans skew as…
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In most U.S. states, female genital mutilation is illegal. So why is male circumcision legal?
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What is the Alt-Left?
What is the Alt-Left and how different are they from the Far-Left or Ultra-Left?
Are they similar to the Alt-Right in any way?
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Why is abortion such a central issue in US politics, but not in the UK?
In Britain (excl Northern Ireland) a country close in many respects to the US - in terms of religious history, society, status of women, medical ethics etc abortion is rarely a political issue.
The Act of 1967 made it virtually available on demand…
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Are there polls why Germans dislike Trump so much and consider him so dangerous?
From Pew surveys, Trump seems quite unpopular in (continental) Europe; in 2019 he seems to poll lowest in Germany even among that group:
Also, a more recent (dpa) poll focused on Germans' opinions:
Germans were asked who was more dangerous: North…
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What form of government does StackExchange resemble?
It's not representative democracy, because the decisions are taken by the entire community, but they are weighted :P
The closest one that comes into my mind is the "Venus project" :)
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What is the meaning of $1.05 as seen at March For Our Lives?
At the March for our Lives rally, the podium has a sticker - $1.05. It seems unusual to me, a non-American. What is its meaning?
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Could Donald Trump reverse Chelsea Manning's commutation?
As Barack Obama delivered the commutation to Chelsea Manning's 35 year sentence down to 7, would President-elect Donald Trump have the ability to reverse that when he becomes President?
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Why and since when did Russia stop integrating itself into the Western community?
After the downfall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation was on its way to integrating itself into the Western community politically, economically and socially (by Western World I mean the so-called "First World" countries like Germany, UK,…
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Why do authoritarian regimes bother keeping opposition leaders alive in prison?
Some examples of politicians who spent a long time behind bars before coming to power include Vladimir Lenin, Vaclav Havel, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi. It therefore seems like a risky move for an authoritarian regime to keep their opponents…
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Is there evidence that the Republican Party leadership wants fewer people to vote?
I want to know about whether or not many high profile Republicans want fewer eligible Americans to vote because they believe it could help them win more elections. An example that makes me suggest this was the voter ID laws which impact certain…
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Why do candidates not quit if they no longer have a realistic chance to win in the 2020 US presidents election
As background, some answers of Why run for president if you have no chance to be elected? are relevant, so I will concentrate on the differences.
There are currently more than 20 candidates for the Democratic presidential primary. Who will end up…
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