tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4304788751631468378..comments2024-03-18T19:09:18.510-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Rania Khalek - American decline: Open pools of raw sewage in the richest country in the worldmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-1262407079091405262018-09-23T20:44:36.553-04:002018-09-23T20:44:36.553-04:00You’re setting up a dialectic condition in your ow...<i>You’re setting up a dialectic condition in your own mind where your OT is “thesis” and the NT is “antithesis” and trying to synthesize them into one .... doesn’t work....</i> Franko<br /><br />I find the OT consistent with the NT; there's no synthesis needed.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-10523283085088416252018-09-23T20:42:27.643-04:002018-09-23T20:42:27.643-04:00A fiat system can include regulated fiscal agents ...<i>A fiat system can include regulated fiscal agents who lend currency against other real assets ...</i> Franko<br /><br />Are you saying we currently have "loanable funds" or do you agree with me that "loanable funds" (with equal fiat distributions to all citizens to provide the funds) should be a policy goal?<br /><br /><i>it would work just fine if we had qualified non morons regulating it....</i> ibid<br /><br />Slavery in the South worked fine until it didn't and left the South ruined for decades ...Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-74303886663347594422018-09-23T20:30:37.725-04:002018-09-23T20:30:37.725-04:00You’re setting up a dialectic condition in your ow...You’re setting up a dialectic condition in your own mind where your OT is “thesis” and the NT is “antithesis” and trying to synthesize them into one .... doesn’t work....<br /><br />“A house divided against itself does not stand” ... you’re thinking is fucked up.... sorry....<br /><br />A fiat system can include regulated fiscal agents who lend currency against other real assets ... it would work just fine if we had qualified non morons regulating it....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-91451395725421142892018-09-23T16:16:31.307-04:002018-09-23T16:16:31.307-04:00None of any of this simple stuff (for those qualif...<i>None of any of this simple stuff (for those qualified) has anything to do with anyone’s justification in the sight of God or anyone’s salvation...</i> Franko<br /><br /><i>The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality <b>nor of their thefts.</b></i> Revelation 9:20-21 New American Standard Bible (NASB) [bold added]<br /><br />And if you're so qualified, Franko, where are your proposals for a fiat and credit creation system that cheats no one?Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-1170363856428477232018-09-23T12:48:12.088-04:002018-09-23T12:48:12.088-04:00What is that some art degree dialectic thesis abou...What is that some art degree dialectic thesis about why science people are always correct and do better materially????Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-55847809915224889252018-09-23T12:31:21.010-04:002018-09-23T12:31:21.010-04:00FRANKO™
Featuring daily performances of the Dunnin...<b>FRANKO</b>™<br />Featuring daily performances of the Dunning–Kruger Effect.Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-14890664584476291112018-09-23T11:59:34.376-04:002018-09-23T11:59:34.376-04:00None of this material stuff is even difficult for ...None of this material stuff is even difficult for science trained people.... it’s the unqualified Art degree people trained under the dialectic method who worm their way in and F it all up...<br /><br />We had sanitary systems over 2,000 years ago and now these dialectic Art degree douchebags in these blue stares still can’t figure it out...<br /><br />None of any of this simple stuff (for those qualified) has anything to do with anyone’s justification in the sight of God or anyone’s salvation...<br /><br />It’s all simple stuff except for art degree dialectic morons in control...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-82570174974648719602018-09-23T10:54:41.649-04:002018-09-23T10:54:41.649-04:00You should know, Franko, that one can't lawyer...You should know, Franko, that one can't lawyer his/her way into Heaven.<br /><br />I have some sympathy for your approach but having read the entire Bible (actually just the entire New Testament is sufficient), it shouldn't and won't work.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-48801590153040821332018-09-23T10:37:45.130-04:002018-09-23T10:37:45.130-04:00“James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesu...“James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad, greetings.” (NASB) James 1:1<br /><br />I’m not in the tribes sorry....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-72927027450051749392018-09-23T10:12:20.692-04:002018-09-23T10:12:20.692-04:00Actually, James is very, very good and I meant no ...Actually, James is very, very good and I meant no slight wrt Proverbs only that Franko despises the Old Testament and thus I pointed him to a NT book too.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-26916416741069728872018-09-23T10:07:28.207-04:002018-09-23T10:07:28.207-04:00However do you reach that bizarre conclusion, Fran...However do you reach that bizarre conclusion, Franko?<br /><br />You should really read Proverbs or even James for some practical advice wrt righteousness - especially wrt controlling your tongue/finger tips.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-11993146367974678162018-09-23T09:56:27.501-04:002018-09-23T09:56:27.501-04:00AA your whole worldview is based on how much munni...AA your whole worldview is based on how much munnie different people have.... pretty sad...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-53471302600078467552018-09-23T09:13:15.851-04:002018-09-23T09:13:15.851-04:00And I didn't say "no taxation"; I sa...And I didn't say "no taxation"; I said "little taxation."<br /><br />And it's a stupid system that allows unjust wealth accumulation in the first place - expecting that high nominal taxes can somehow reverse that injustice.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-70411244210830386592018-09-23T09:01:38.154-04:002018-09-23T09:01:38.154-04:00And the more unfair the society, the higher the ta...And the more unfair the society, the higher the taxes need to be in order to compensate to have a humane society - and with an inevitable loss in efficiency as more people intermediate leading to more unfairness and thus a vicious loop.<br /><br />And when the unfairness and inefficiency become costly enough then cries will arise to sacrifice the humanity and blame the victims.<br /><br />Seriously, justice is not some abstract concept that pales in the light of pragmatism; it's the most efficient way to get things done just as patience is the quickest way to get things done.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-36934121591069619322018-09-23T08:28:30.878-04:002018-09-23T08:28:30.878-04:00Pay taxes? I do. For the national insurance scheme...Pay taxes? I do. For the national insurance scheme, in case things go horribly wrong, and to live in a fair and humane society. A quality society. Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-90473049591212392402018-09-23T07:59:12.110-04:002018-09-23T07:59:12.110-04:00The US was founded by rich white guys who didn’t w...<i>The US was founded by rich white guys who didn’t want to pay taxes. </i> Noah Way<br /><br />Who does? And, truth be told, a just society would require little taxation or government for that matter, e.g. when ancient Israel was ruled by judges for about 400 years.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-65927301980250535942018-09-22T23:15:51.952-04:002018-09-22T23:15:51.952-04:00The US was founded by rich white guys who didn’t w...The US was founded by rich white guys who didn’t want to pay taxes. <br /><br />Mission accomplished. Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-35224111323750412912018-09-22T22:07:22.403-04:002018-09-22T22:07:22.403-04:00"a shithole country" Noah Way
Because t...<i>"a shithole country"</i> Noah Way<br /><br />Because the rich think they got theirs honestly when the truth is that they, or their ancestors, most likely used what is, in essence, the public's credit but for private gain.<br /><br />And who has ever told them otherwise? Their churches? Progressives? MMT theorists/advocates?<br /><br />The US is a idealistic country - for good if the ideas are good and for bad if the ideas are bad.<br /><br />Let's promote good ideas then and those include that the system has been rigged in favor of the rich - since the Founding - and that the victims deserve justice, not guaranteed wage slavery.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-8344398748679936712018-09-22T13:15:14.462-04:002018-09-22T13:15:14.462-04:00.
“Greed is destroying the US economy.”
Yes, bec....<br />“Greed is destroying the US economy.” <br /><br />Yes, because human greed is all about getting more, while making sure that others gets less. Among people who seek to enhance their feelings of wealth, it is usually easier to starve others than to create something useful for all. <br /><br />Put another way, it is not enough for oligarchs that they get rich. Oligarchs are not happy unless everyone else becomes poor. <br /><br />“All empires fall after all. And Donald Trump is accelerating the process” ~ Rania Khalek<br /><br />Whoa. I agreed with Rania up until that last point, where she lapsed into Trump Derangement Syndrome. To pretend that Trump alone is accelerating the USA’s decline is to pretend that neoliberal Democrats are innocent. Had Hillary been crowned, we might already have had a nuclear war. <br /><br />I’m no fan of Trump, but everything he has done has been a continuation of what his predecessors did.<br /><br />Rania, get a grip. <br /><br />This is RT, not CNN.Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739209449391854796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-10865371930494699182018-09-22T12:10:35.634-04:002018-09-22T12:10:35.634-04:00What's the good in complaining about greed whi...What's the good in complaining about greed while supporting government privileges for private credit creation whereby the so-called credit-worthy (typically the richer) may obtain what is then, in essence, the public's credit but for private gain?<br /><br />Or is this a variation on "Guns don't kill people; people do"? Then I note that government privileges for the banks caused the Great Depression which in turn was a (if not the) major cause of WWII which killed 50-65 million people.Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.com