Blackhorse, To answer a few of your questions: - I do have a family. I have an 8 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. I am home every night and do most of my side work after they are in bed. When you ask whether my wife works or not, I would say she does. In fact, she has a job harder than mine by being an awesome mom for our kids. - I have already read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". I found some parts interesting, but mainly found him as an annoying …
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Are you serious? Let me see if I understand you correctly. In your Green Keynesian scenario: - The governments of the world will put aside their own national interests and unite (we see how well that works on a daily basis at the UN) in a common economic purpose. - These governments will pump tens of trillians of dollars into green energy projects. - Because of this noble experiment, the economy will rebound magically as Al Gore channels the spirit of Keynes, capitalism will be overturned, and we will all sing around a campfire. Here is what will happen if we …
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Scorp, I agree with your comments. The reason I didn't go back any further is that I wanted to be "balanced" and not seen as a right-wing kook. In reality, both parties have been making this mess for a long, long, long time. A pox on both their houses. The real cure to this is to shrink the size of the government. A smaller government gives us more liberty and is less prone to corruption (there is less to corrupt). I've seen this mess coming for a few years now and doubled-down on my mortgage payments. Last December (after working between …
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I guess nobody is going to defend this fruitcake...I guess there is some hope in that.
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Dr Cornelius, Whether it is a Somali pirate or a corrupt state, both point a large gun at you and relieve you of your liberty. I will willingly accept your jab if you can point to an economic system that has elevated more people out of poverty than capitalism. Otherwise, please consider your jab parried. Paul
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Jack Latona, If you'd care to point to an economic system that has raised more people out of poverty than capitalism I'm all ears. Dr. Cornelius doesn't seem to be responding. Paul
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Dr. Cornelius, I don't consider you "the enemy". It might, however, be good for you to see a non simian doctor to deal with some of the anger you're suffering from. Thank you for replying without answering. I consider yout "jab" parried.
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dafuzziscomin, Wow...I don't even know where to begin. I will just say that despite your long post, you still haven't listed a single economic system that has lifted more out of poverty than capitalism. I wouldn't characterize someone who started a business and failed as an "irresponsible idiot" and am not sure where you think other people do either. Those who step into the arena are the heros who make our standard of living possible. I've started several businesses and made some whopper mistakes. In the end, however, I've picked myself up and live a quite comfortable life. I belive that …
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dafuzziscomin, You may have a point. Unionization has allowed people in Detroit to buy a home for under $10,000. Now that's progress! http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2008854414_landlordnation15.html Unfortunately, I live in evil right-to-work Houston, TX. My house is currently appraised at 175k (4 bedroom ~2800 square feet). Jobs and opportunity abound down here (I work in the staffing industry). I'm 36, and was able to pay off my house last year through hard work over the past decade or so (sometimes with up to 5 jobs at a time). Before you write me off as someone who "was rich before, and trained to be rich …
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