Poll: Who is the Piggs president?

[NotCranky]

Sandi,
Really no need to apologize. I was grumpy and should have just stayed off the topic. My comments directed to you regarding the checklist was my mistake. Not just because I was wrong in fact, but also wrong to let it out that way. Thanks for your consideration.
Rustico

[lurkor]

Who would you rather trust to make decisions on this subject? An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?

The guy who called the housing bubble for what it was (Ron Paul) or the guy who denied there was ever a housing bubble at all (Ben Bernanke)? You’re basically waving Bernanke’s PhD around while ignoring the fact that his forecasting and analysis record is horrendously bad. I don’t really care about what his degree is in, I’ll pick the guy who didn’t deny one of the most obvious bubbles in history and who has proven that he has the better grasp of what’s actually going on.

The rest of your post is teeming with economic fallacies but it’s getting late. From what you typed you are clearly ignorant of the Austrian theory of the business cycle so I recommend that you actually try to understand it before bashing it on a public forum.

[lurkor]

Who would you rather trust to make decisions on this subject? An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?

The guy who called the housing bubble for what it was (Ron Paul) or the guy who denied there was ever a housing bubble at all (Ben Bernanke)? You’re basically waving Bernanke’s PhD around while ignoring the fact that his forecasting and analysis record is horrendously bad. I don’t really care about what his degree is in, I’ll pick the guy who didn’t deny one of the most obvious bubbles in history and who has proven that he has the better grasp of what’s actually going on.

The rest of your post is teeming with economic fallacies but it’s getting late. From what you typed you are clearly ignorant of the Austrian theory of the business cycle so I recommend that you actually try to understand it before bashing it on a public forum.

[lurkor]

Who would you rather trust to make decisions on this subject? An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?

The guy who called the housing bubble for what it was (Ron Paul) or the guy who denied there was ever a housing bubble at all (Ben Bernanke)? You’re basically waving Bernanke’s PhD around while ignoring the fact that his forecasting and analysis record is horrendously bad. I don’t really care about what his degree is in, I’ll pick the guy who didn’t deny one of the most obvious bubbles in history and who has proven that he has the better grasp of what’s actually going on.

The rest of your post is teeming with economic fallacies but it’s getting late. From what you typed you are clearly ignorant of the Austrian theory of the business cycle so I recommend that you actually try to understand it before bashing it on a public forum.

[lurkor]

Who would you rather trust to make decisions on this subject? An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?

The guy who called the housing bubble for what it was (Ron Paul) or the guy who denied there was ever a housing bubble at all (Ben Bernanke)? You’re basically waving Bernanke’s PhD around while ignoring the fact that his forecasting and analysis record is horrendously bad. I don’t really care about what his degree is in, I’ll pick the guy who didn’t deny one of the most obvious bubbles in history and who has proven that he has the better grasp of what’s actually going on.

The rest of your post is teeming with economic fallacies but it’s getting late. From what you typed you are clearly ignorant of the Austrian theory of the business cycle so I recommend that you actually try to understand it before bashing it on a public forum.

[lurkor]

Who would you rather trust to make decisions on this subject? An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?

The guy who called the housing bubble for what it was (Ron Paul) or the guy who denied there was ever a housing bubble at all (Ben Bernanke)? You’re basically waving Bernanke’s PhD around while ignoring the fact that his forecasting and analysis record is horrendously bad. I don’t really care about what his degree is in, I’ll pick the guy who didn’t deny one of the most obvious bubbles in history and who has proven that he has the better grasp of what’s actually going on.

The rest of your post is teeming with economic fallacies but it’s getting late. From what you typed you are clearly ignorant of the Austrian theory of the business cycle so I recommend that you actually try to understand it before bashing it on a public forum.

[4plexowner]

what is it with the democratic mindset?

democrats seem to feel a need for someone to make the world a fair place via social programs – “even the playing field”, so to speak so everyone has a chance to grab the brass ring

I can understand having this desire for altruistic reasons – ie, “I’m so gifted it isn’t fair to everyone else – let’s put some regulations and taxes in place so the less fortunate of the world can benefit from my brilliance.”

I can also understand the more base (and likely more common) desire for a level playing field which springs from an inferiority complex – ie, “The world isn’t fair and I’m not good enough to compete. We need some regulations and taxes to make everyone equal.”

one of my basic tenets is that there is no free lunch anywhere in the universe – IMO the democratic mindset is all about free lunch for somebody (the less fortunate) and it is therefore a flawed concept

also, as a productive member of society it is typically my taxes that are paying for the ‘free’ lunch so I get really pissed talking to democrats that want to give even more of my money to the less fortunate of the world

perhaps we could spend my taxes on some self-esteem classes for the democrats of the world so they would realize that they are capable of competing on their own merits

[4plexowner]

what is it with the democratic mindset?

democrats seem to feel a need for someone to make the world a fair place via social programs – “even the playing field”, so to speak so everyone has a chance to grab the brass ring

I can understand having this desire for altruistic reasons – ie, “I’m so gifted it isn’t fair to everyone else – let’s put some regulations and taxes in place so the less fortunate of the world can benefit from my brilliance.”

I can also understand the more base (and likely more common) desire for a level playing field which springs from an inferiority complex – ie, “The world isn’t fair and I’m not good enough to compete. We need some regulations and taxes to make everyone equal.”

one of my basic tenets is that there is no free lunch anywhere in the universe – IMO the democratic mindset is all about free lunch for somebody (the less fortunate) and it is therefore a flawed concept

also, as a productive member of society it is typically my taxes that are paying for the ‘free’ lunch so I get really pissed talking to democrats that want to give even more of my money to the less fortunate of the world

perhaps we could spend my taxes on some self-esteem classes for the democrats of the world so they would realize that they are capable of competing on their own merits

[4plexowner]

what is it with the democratic mindset?

democrats seem to feel a need for someone to make the world a fair place via social programs – “even the playing field”, so to speak so everyone has a chance to grab the brass ring

I can understand having this desire for altruistic reasons – ie, “I’m so gifted it isn’t fair to everyone else – let’s put some regulations and taxes in place so the less fortunate of the world can benefit from my brilliance.”

I can also understand the more base (and likely more common) desire for a level playing field which springs from an inferiority complex – ie, “The world isn’t fair and I’m not good enough to compete. We need some regulations and taxes to make everyone equal.”

one of my basic tenets is that there is no free lunch anywhere in the universe – IMO the democratic mindset is all about free lunch for somebody (the less fortunate) and it is therefore a flawed concept

also, as a productive member of society it is typically my taxes that are paying for the ‘free’ lunch so I get really pissed talking to democrats that want to give even more of my money to the less fortunate of the world

perhaps we could spend my taxes on some self-esteem classes for the democrats of the world so they would realize that they are capable of competing on their own merits

[4plexowner]

what is it with the democratic mindset?

democrats seem to feel a need for someone to make the world a fair place via social programs – “even the playing field”, so to speak so everyone has a chance to grab the brass ring

I can understand having this desire for altruistic reasons – ie, “I’m so gifted it isn’t fair to everyone else – let’s put some regulations and taxes in place so the less fortunate of the world can benefit from my brilliance.”

I can also understand the more base (and likely more common) desire for a level playing field which springs from an inferiority complex – ie, “The world isn’t fair and I’m not good enough to compete. We need some regulations and taxes to make everyone equal.”

one of my basic tenets is that there is no free lunch anywhere in the universe – IMO the democratic mindset is all about free lunch for somebody (the less fortunate) and it is therefore a flawed concept

also, as a productive member of society it is typically my taxes that are paying for the ‘free’ lunch so I get really pissed talking to democrats that want to give even more of my money to the less fortunate of the world

perhaps we could spend my taxes on some self-esteem classes for the democrats of the world so they would realize that they are capable of competing on their own merits

[4plexowner]

what is it with the democratic mindset?

democrats seem to feel a need for someone to make the world a fair place via social programs – “even the playing field”, so to speak so everyone has a chance to grab the brass ring

I can understand having this desire for altruistic reasons – ie, “I’m so gifted it isn’t fair to everyone else – let’s put some regulations and taxes in place so the less fortunate of the world can benefit from my brilliance.”

I can also understand the more base (and likely more common) desire for a level playing field which springs from an inferiority complex – ie, “The world isn’t fair and I’m not good enough to compete. We need some regulations and taxes to make everyone equal.”

one of my basic tenets is that there is no free lunch anywhere in the universe – IMO the democratic mindset is all about free lunch for somebody (the less fortunate) and it is therefore a flawed concept

also, as a productive member of society it is typically my taxes that are paying for the ‘free’ lunch so I get really pissed talking to democrats that want to give even more of my money to the less fortunate of the world

perhaps we could spend my taxes on some self-esteem classes for the democrats of the world so they would realize that they are capable of competing on their own merits

[condogrrl]

I have to confess I will put my blinders on when I vote and look for any candidate who does not have a penis. How many more men do we need to elect to prove that they just screw things up. Maybe a woman would too, but as a believer in equal opportunity, let’s give a woman a chance to be just as disappointing as all the male presidents who preceded her.

[condogrrl]

I have to confess I will put my blinders on when I vote and look for any candidate who does not have a penis. How many more men do we need to elect to prove that they just screw things up. Maybe a woman would too, but as a believer in equal opportunity, let’s give a woman a chance to be just as disappointing as all the male presidents who preceded her.

[condogrrl]

I have to confess I will put my blinders on when I vote and look for any candidate who does not have a penis. How many more men do we need to elect to prove that they just screw things up. Maybe a woman would too, but as a believer in equal opportunity, let’s give a woman a chance to be just as disappointing as all the male presidents who preceded her.

[condogrrl]

I have to confess I will put my blinders on when I vote and look for any candidate who does not have a penis. How many more men do we need to elect to prove that they just screw things up. Maybe a woman would too, but as a believer in equal opportunity, let’s give a woman a chance to be just as disappointing as all the male presidents who preceded her.

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