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		pishpash on Sept 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year prote... What is the argument then for setting any number other than 0 or infinity? What are 100, 110, or 140 supposed to represent?

adventured on Sept 20, 2018 [–]

> What are 100, 110, or 140 supposed to represent?

A compromise between two or more people with the power to influence such things.

pishpash on Sept 22, 2018 | [–]

Wrong. Nobody who wants to influence the number down will have any political power in a society with private property rights. It will grow toward infinity on that ground alone.

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