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Bystanders to Genocide - Samantha Power - The Atlantic - 5 views

  • Hutu militiamen, soldiers, and ordinary citizens murdered some 800,000 Tutsi and politically moderate Hutu.
    • Devin Milligan
       
      I think that this is pretty horrible. For people to ruthlessly kill this many people is just unbelievable. Something should have been done to stop this. I think that the fact that Clinton knew about this and did nothing to stop him make him slightly guilty. Its like someone watching a murder and just walking away and not helping while its happening. And i think it made Clinton look bad as well as America.
    • Devin Milligan
       
      I think that this is pretty horrible. For people to ruthlessly kill this many people is just unbelievable. Something should have been done to stop this. I think that the fact that Clinton knew about this and did nothing to stop him make him slightly guilty. Its like someone watching a murder and just walking away and not helping while its happening. And i think it made Clinton look bad as well as America.
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McAllen, Texas and the high cost of health care : The New Yorker - 4 views

  • Spending on doctors, hospitals, drugs, and the like now consumes more than one of every six dollars we earn.
    • Devin Milligan
       
      why should people be spending this much money on health care? i think that the government takes too much of peoples money and spends it in correctly. I think the budget just needs to be redirected, and i think that government should stop increasing taxes.
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http://frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/iyengarinterview2009.pdf - 8 views

    • Devin Milligan
       
      I agree with the statement, "...people behaved differently when outcomes were framed wither as potential gains or potential losses." The outcome of an event depends on the outlook of a certain individual. If they believe the outcome will be good, it will be good, and vise versa. Your outcome can be what you make of it.
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The Road to Serfdom - Readers Digest, April 1945 Condensation - 7 views

    • Devin Milligan
       
      This does not make any sense to me. Why should we produce the opposite of what we have been wanting to achieve. I believe that we should work towards our goals in life.
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What Makes Us Happy? - Joshua Wolf Shenk - The Atlantic - 0 views

  • measured them from every conceivable angle and with every available scientific tool.
    • Devin Milligan
       
      I don't think you can really measure someones happiness with scientific tools and with data. How do you measure happiness with tools?
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