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“We shouldn't have to. Would rather the businesses find better ways to compete.” — dagman

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Would you pay more for products made domestically?

“Hopefully, this pit will drag all its malignant investors in and Silicon Valley will have an opportunity to rediscover what it used to be.” — Scaramouche

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Is Google right to keep boosting its AI spending even after the costs rattled investors?

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Is Boeing's leadership doing enough to fix the company?

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Is Microsoft right to offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers while pouring money into AI?

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Should allowance for kids be tied to chores?

“Hardly seems like a priority where trust-busting is concerned, but I'm all in favor of preventing conglomeration regardless.” — Scaramouche

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Should regulators allow DoorDash to buy Instacart?

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Is Anthropic right to commit to spending hundreds of billions of dollars building AI data centers?

“It depends on a great number of circumstances, some personal, some federal monetary policy. I have a mortgage at about 3%. Given the inflation rate I am borrowing that money for free, even being paid a little to borrow it. I could pay the loan off today but why would I? Owning also allows me to do things that a rental would not. I have a substantial garden and a large shop in my backyard, neither common in rental situations. Rental makes sense for people who are likely to change jobs or move as their job demands change, for those who struggle to accumulate the down payment on a home, or for those who don't want to be bothered with maintenance costs and activities.” — JE_Thomas

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Is it better to rent or to own your home?

“It kind of amazes me that that is not a GIVEN. If most workers are stuck with static wages when a company is enjoying record profits that are only going to a few people, some of whom may not have even actually done anything to have helped acquire those profits, that reeks to me of wage-slavery.” — Scaramouche

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Should companies be required to share profits with employees?

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Is the price war among AI companies a healthy sign for the industry or a warning of a bubble?

“Definitely some of both. AI is driving real efficiency gains for sure, especially in tech, but it's also providing convenient ground cover for ordinary cost cutting.” — dagman

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Are the latest tech-industry layoffs driven more by AI or by ordinary cost-cutting?

“People dying suggests not.” — dagman

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Are theme parks like Six Flags doing enough to keep their rides safe?

“I think people tend to fill the time they're provided. I'd guess productivity would not drop much. Certainly not by 20%.” — dagman

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Should most companies switch to a four-day workweek?

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Millions of U.S. seniors lost coverage after their Medicare Advantage plans shut down — who is most responsible?

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Jio Platforms just pulled off India's biggest-ever IPO — are blockbuster tech IPOs good for everyday investors?

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Should kids' college be parents' responsibility?

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Should the U.S. go ahead with President Trump's deal to import Russian diesel fuel?

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Should Elon Musk merge SpaceX and Tesla into one company?

“I'm not sure what "fast fashion" is, but the term has 'sleaze' written all over it.” — Scaramouche

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Is fast fashion worth the price you pay for it?

“It depends on what you mean by, "hurting the business?" Tesla was a hype focused company with poor build quality that exploited an untapped market. Once other manufacturers with better engineering processes moved into that market it began to fail. Now it's flailing at other hype businesses” — Dense1

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Tesla's quarterly operating profit fell 56% as it ramped up spending on AI and robotics — is that the right move for the company?

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Are home prices in your area reasonable?

“I live in Silicon Valley so it's kinna a moot point. Rule by the rich has made this place a bit of a hell hole” — Dense1

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Should the U.S. expand domestic oil drilling to guard against gas-price spikes?

“Their current walled garden advertising business is basically a zombie at this point. Their attempt to replace it with the, "Metaverse", has failed. What else are they going to do?” — Dense1

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Is Meta right to raise its AI spending to at least $135 billion this year?

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Would you accept ads on a streaming service in exchange for a cheaper subscription?

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Should small Minnesota towns like Pine Island welcome Google's planned giant AI data center?

“Yes, employers should be allowed to as long as they let employees know they're doing it. Then it's up to the employees to decide if that's the kind of place they want to work.” — dagman

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Should employers be allowed to monitor employees' activity with productivity-tracking software?

“At least the expectation of tipping.” — dagman

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Should restaurants do away with tipping and build the cost into prices instead?

“Are taxpayers going to be paid dividends?” — JE_Thomas

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Should taxpayers help cover AI companies' legal costs when their technology causes serious harm?

“They were stupid to begin with and they aren't getting better with age.” — JE_Thomas

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With U.S.–Mexico trade talks stalled, should the U.S. keep its tariffs on Mexican goods?

“Waiting for the day when you no longer need to scan individual items but can just scan the whole cart at once.” — dagman

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Do you think self-checkout machines are good for shoppers?

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Should regulators approve the roughly $85 billion merger of railroads Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern?

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Do you feel better or worse off financially than five years ago?

“I live where I live, the Pacific Northwest, for quality of life. If I was younger I'd move to Copenhagen for the same reason.” — JE_Thomas

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Would you move states for a lower cost of living?

“For senior execs only, and then for limited periods. Companies have other levers to protect their IP. They shouldn't overly constrain employees' ability to make a living and progress their careers.” — dagman

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Should companies be allowed to require employees to sign non-compete agreements?

“Open floor plans too often go too far. They're great for collaborating but terrible for sustained concentration. Companies need a thoughtful mix of spaces for teamwork, individual focus, and everything in between. The right answer depends a lot on the work and company culture.” — dagman

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Are open-plan offices good for work?

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Should companies be allowed to pay workers less for the same job if they live in a lower-cost area?

“Of course. Living in New York City costs dramatically more than living in Stevensville, Michigan. Why would we expect employers to pay the same in both places?” — dagman

“The Paradox of Choice: too much choice is a mental tax. I'd rather have a few trusted brands curate for me.” — dagman

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When you shop, do you prefer a store with a huge selection or a smaller, carefully curated one?

“Why on earth "unlimited"? Paid vacation time is normal in most of Europe, and a good thing, but "unlimited" makes no sense.” — Silentiarius

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Should companies offer employees unlimited paid vacation?

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Should home insurers be allowed to stop offering coverage in disaster-prone areas?

“The whole concept of insurance is that we all pool resources to take a risk together. The more finely we dice these risks the less it becomes shared. Government should take the action to decide where it is safe enough to build, not private for profit industry” — Dense1

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Should credit scores exist in their current form?

“Lenders need some way to judge the creditworthiness of borrowers. The three main credit bureaus all use variants of the same algorithm. One presumes that is because that algorithm works, at least in a broad sense.” — JE_Thomas

“Predatory interest rates weigh heaviest on those who can least afford them. 24% interest rates at a time when prime is around 7% is extreme.” — JE_Thomas

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Should the U.S. cap how much interest credit cards are allowed to charge?

“Defaults are powerful. When they nudge people toward outcomes that are good for them, by all means, let's take advantage of them.” — dagman

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Should employers auto-enroll workers in retirement plans?

“No. Life is too short.” — dagman

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Would you take a job you hate for double your salary?

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Should airlines be banned from charging extra fees for carry-on bags?

“Yes, to set a floor, but minimum wage standards should really be set at the state or local level so they're aligned with the realities of the local markets.” — dagman

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Should the U.S. raise the federal minimum wage?

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Are billion-dollar startups mostly hype?