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Did he really just make the argument that the referendums held during this war in the occupied regions hold some legitimacy? What a train wreck.
Do you remember when Kamala pointed out in a debate how easy it is by a dictator to sway Trump by saying platitudes?
Do you remember when Kamala pointed out in a debate how easy it is by a dictator to sway Trump by saying platitudes?
Sixty years ago, an American dude named Richard Musgrave wondered how efficient market mechanisms are. He found that there are some areas where the market performs terribly badly, such as education and social redistribution (investments are recouped after a time that is not worthwhile for a market that calculates present value) and disaster preparedness (from flood protection to defence).
The market performs poorly in this area because
(1) a company calculates only up to its own limits and does not take into account the spill-over of the damage to the economy as a whole, which then trickles down to itself
(2) the market is there to find the equilibrium point on the supply-demand curve -- but market processes are slow, and there are "uncorrectable events" on the negative side of the market swings. For example, if something causes food production to fall, prices rise in the market, making it more profitable for farmers to produce more food, equilibrium is restored -- only correction takes time, and half the population may starve in the meantime. Or we start talking about financing the building of arms factories when there is already a war on, the arsenals are empty and the enemy is knocking at the door.
So in critical areas the state must either act directly (education, social safety net) or as a regulator. Otherwise, there will be a slap in the face or a knife in the stomach.
The market performs poorly in this area because
(1) a company calculates only up to its own limits and does not take into account the spill-over of the damage to the economy as a whole, which then trickles down to itself
(2) the market is there to find the equilibrium point on the supply-demand curve -- but market processes are slow, and there are "uncorrectable events" on the negative side of the market swings. For example, if something causes food production to fall, prices rise in the market, making it more profitable for farmers to produce more food, equilibrium is restored -- only correction takes time, and half the population may starve in the meantime. Or we start talking about financing the building of arms factories when there is already a war on, the arsenals are empty and the enemy is knocking at the door.
So in critical areas the state must either act directly (education, social safety net) or as a regulator. Otherwise, there will be a slap in the face or a knife in the stomach.
I'm not politically educated but, csezmen and crazy ivan will explain to us why this is good for everyone
How a lack of ammo made the swap from Kalashnikovs to M4 carbines a headache for Ukraine's special operators
A soldier in Ukraine's Special Operations Forces told BI that the upgrade was an adjustment for some, but they got the hang of it.
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The first use of Russian lasers against Ukrainian army drones. The Russian army has published footage of mobile groups working to combat Ukrainian UAVs. The servicemen are armed with small arms with thermal imagers; it is worth noting that Ukraine has similar groups. More interestingly, the Russian army is using new air defense systems, including lasers; the authors did not report which systems. The video suggests that the new Russian SKVP air defense system is being used; it was tested in the Moscow region, or the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system. The video shows a radar used in both air defense systems. It is also clear that missiles are being launched to destroy drones. A review of both air defense systems is available on the channel. The video shows that the air defense can detect small targets with an RCS of 0.05. Laser air defense is more interesting; the video shows a laser burning through a Ukrainian drone, after which it falls. It is not yet clear what kind of lasers the Russian army is using. The air defense system interface resembles the control program for Chinese Silent Hunter combat lasers. Saudi Arabia previously purchased them to combat drones. It is possible that the Russian army simply adapted the software for Russian lasers. Over time, the information will most likely be made public. The downed Ukrainian drones are shown at the end of the video.
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Wow, sounds like quite a bit of ass kissing on Vlad's part.
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