Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A spendthrift; a wastrel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spendthrift.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who wastes; a spendthrift.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
wastes ; aspendthrift .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who spends money prodigally
Etymologies
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Examples
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April 5, 2010, 11: 36 am zuch says: scattergood: The mandate is nothing but a huge transfer of wealth from the young and health to the old and sickly.
The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen 2010
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But as I stated, that hardly disproves my point that RW regimes are authoritarian/totalitarian, and as I stated, this even removes the excuse that such authoritarianism is necessary/excusable because it brings economic benefits. scattergood: Your other examples, Guatamala, Hondurus, etc. are not examples of totalitarian capitalists.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Blue Neponset says: scattergood: You are forced to pay taxes.
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This is a policy argument, not a constitutional argument. scattergood: Further, the $700 penalty combined with no pre-existing restrictions on health insurance will significantly drive up the number of uninsured and the costs to those insured.
The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen 2010
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April 7, 2010, 3: 11 am zuch says: scattergood: Socialistic economic systems tends towards violence and totalitarianism because they are exceedingly ineffecient economic systems.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Guy says: scattergood: So, the right to privacy extends to the decision of whether to terminate a pregnacy or not terminate a pregnacy.
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May 13, 2010, 12: 57 pm zuch says: scattergood: YOU are not associating with Haliburton and Blackwater, YOUR GOVERNEMNT and is spending YOUR tax dollars for products and services fromthem.
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Guy says: scattergood: You cannot not buy cars from these three approved car companies!
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April 7, 2010, 11: 38 am zuch says: scattergood: Your constant reference to Chile is a red herring.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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And now, my lords, there is that young scattergood the Laird of
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