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Comment Proprietary seeds (Score 1) 377

Proprietary seeds are an obvious trap. Perhaps it lets produce more, but they are expensive, and if farmer have to take debt for it, they become dependent on international market price for the goods the produce. If it drops, they are toasted. It will drop at some time.

Comment Re:Can Luxemborg enforce the IP rights? (Score 1) 158

It's why deflation is not a good thing (it slows down the economy because people save), slight inflation is desirable (under 2% or so), and massive inflation is horrible (because it results in people not being able to spend their money, slowing down the economy).

I agree but the "inflation below 2%" rule is not always appropriate. France knew a huge economic growth with 10-15% inflation rate until the beginning of the eighties, and today it is unable to perform with 3-5% (European treaties mandates 3%, and now 0.5%, something France will never achieve without destroying itself)

Comment Re:Can Luxemborg enforce the IP rights? (Score 1) 158

The government of the USA is the largest spending thing. Ever.

During a crisis, everyone lower expenses, and the economy enter a vicious slow down cycle. The government is the only actor able to act counter-cyclically. By maintaining expenses, it can restart activity. Hence it is not surprising we see a peak of government expenses these years. Remove it and things will get really ugly. See Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and now even Germany and France.

Comment Is there a cure? (Score 1) 140

Can there be a real cure for diabetes? The glucose eaten can only have a few destinations:

  • 1. Get burnt,but obviously the limitation is how much physical activity the subject has
  • 2. Glycogene storage, which is limited
  • 3. Fat storage, almost unlimited
  • 4. Stay in blood for the kidney to remove it, this is diabetes

What can we expect from a drug? Moving more glucose to fat storage? It is better than diabetes, but still much less desirable result than eating less carbs..

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