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Participantequalizer …
I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?
My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.
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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.
Participantequalizer …
I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?
My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.
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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.
Participantequalizer …
I guess, from the outside, totalitarianism appears to work well when you have a population of people who don’t understand the alternative; who don’t understand the wealth of choices available to them. Would you really want to be a a subject under it, though, or is it just a nice place to visit and get the heck out after a week or two so you can go back to a place with more choices?
My message, as always, is to regulate behaviors that are nasty, and not to regulate nit-picky little details to induce a result. I agree that completely “free” markets without rules don’t work. Over-regulated markets are always disasterous. However, properly regulated markets (those that regulate fraud, theft, violent crime, breach of contract and the like) do work just fine, though they don’t always produce a result that everyone likes.
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My favorite form of government is the “benevolent dictatorship.” It’s rare to find such a government, but I’m sure it would be awesome. I suppose this Piggington site is a benevolent dictatorship. All Hail Rich.
Participant[quote=justme][quote=sdduuuude]Our mutual rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness don’t, however, give the government the right to borrow money, spend it on stupid crap, then come after us and our grandchildren to pay it back.
In fact those very rights should prevent them from doing just that. Sadly, the constitution seems to no longer hold them back.
It is neither my borrowing, nor yours that will saddle future generations with massive debt. It is the government’s.[/quote]
So we have established the double standard that you have:
Monetary deficits are bad, energy deficits are not a problem.
In the end, your grandchildrens lives will be me much worse off from the energy deficit. All hail your special brand of personal freedom.[/quote]
It has nothing to do with good or bad. It has to do with the fact that you don’t have the right to make decisions for other people, even if you are trying to induce a result that, in your opinion, is good.
Participant[quote=justme][quote=sdduuuude]Our mutual rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness don’t, however, give the government the right to borrow money, spend it on stupid crap, then come after us and our grandchildren to pay it back.
In fact those very rights should prevent them from doing just that. Sadly, the constitution seems to no longer hold them back.
It is neither my borrowing, nor yours that will saddle future generations with massive debt. It is the government’s.[/quote]
So we have established the double standard that you have:
Monetary deficits are bad, energy deficits are not a problem.
In the end, your grandchildrens lives will be me much worse off from the energy deficit. All hail your special brand of personal freedom.[/quote]
It has nothing to do with good or bad. It has to do with the fact that you don’t have the right to make decisions for other people, even if you are trying to induce a result that, in your opinion, is good.
Participant[quote=justme][quote=sdduuuude]Our mutual rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness don’t, however, give the government the right to borrow money, spend it on stupid crap, then come after us and our grandchildren to pay it back.
In fact those very rights should prevent them from doing just that. Sadly, the constitution seems to no longer hold them back.
It is neither my borrowing, nor yours that will saddle future generations with massive debt. It is the government’s.[/quote]
So we have established the double standard that you have:
Monetary deficits are bad, energy deficits are not a problem.
In the end, your grandchildrens lives will be me much worse off from the energy deficit. All hail your special brand of personal freedom.[/quote]
It has nothing to do with good or bad. It has to do with the fact that you don’t have the right to make decisions for other people, even if you are trying to induce a result that, in your opinion, is good.
Participant[quote=justme][quote=sdduuuude]Our mutual rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness don’t, however, give the government the right to borrow money, spend it on stupid crap, then come after us and our grandchildren to pay it back.
In fact those very rights should prevent them from doing just that. Sadly, the constitution seems to no longer hold them back.
It is neither my borrowing, nor yours that will saddle future generations with massive debt. It is the government’s.[/quote]
So we have established the double standard that you have:
Monetary deficits are bad, energy deficits are not a problem.
In the end, your grandchildrens lives will be me much worse off from the energy deficit. All hail your special brand of personal freedom.[/quote]
It has nothing to do with good or bad. It has to do with the fact that you don’t have the right to make decisions for other people, even if you are trying to induce a result that, in your opinion, is good.
Participant[quote=justme][quote=sdduuuude]Our mutual rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness don’t, however, give the government the right to borrow money, spend it on stupid crap, then come after us and our grandchildren to pay it back.
In fact those very rights should prevent them from doing just that. Sadly, the constitution seems to no longer hold them back.
It is neither my borrowing, nor yours that will saddle future generations with massive debt. It is the government’s.[/quote]
So we have established the double standard that you have:
Monetary deficits are bad, energy deficits are not a problem.
In the end, your grandchildrens lives will be me much worse off from the energy deficit. All hail your special brand of personal freedom.[/quote]
It has nothing to do with good or bad. It has to do with the fact that you don’t have the right to make decisions for other people, even if you are trying to induce a result that, in your opinion, is good.
Participant[quote=BigGovernmentIsGood]I think the government has found a level for housing that they are comfortable with. They’ve bailed out all their cronies at the top and now we are likely to see a government-supported stagnant market that lasts for the next 10 years or so.[/quote]
Agree with you here. Yay Big Government for bailing out their cronies at the top !!
Participant[quote=BigGovernmentIsGood]I think the government has found a level for housing that they are comfortable with. They’ve bailed out all their cronies at the top and now we are likely to see a government-supported stagnant market that lasts for the next 10 years or so.[/quote]
Agree with you here. Yay Big Government for bailing out their cronies at the top !!
Participant[quote=BigGovernmentIsGood]I think the government has found a level for housing that they are comfortable with. They’ve bailed out all their cronies at the top and now we are likely to see a government-supported stagnant market that lasts for the next 10 years or so.[/quote]
Agree with you here. Yay Big Government for bailing out their cronies at the top !!
Participant[quote=BigGovernmentIsGood]I think the government has found a level for housing that they are comfortable with. They’ve bailed out all their cronies at the top and now we are likely to see a government-supported stagnant market that lasts for the next 10 years or so.[/quote]
Agree with you here. Yay Big Government for bailing out their cronies at the top !!
Participant[quote=BigGovernmentIsGood]I think the government has found a level for housing that they are comfortable with. They’ve bailed out all their cronies at the top and now we are likely to see a government-supported stagnant market that lasts for the next 10 years or so.[/quote]
Agree with you here. Yay Big Government for bailing out their cronies at the top !!
September 22, 2010 at 2:25 PM in reply to: “Mark-to-fantasy” accounting changes…and your chance to be heard #608732ParticipantWould be nice. I’ll believe it when I see it.
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