2013-05-13, 11:27 | Link #1081 | |
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I'm well versed in micro/macro and monetary economic theory but I wouldn't dare to claim I understand the complex transactions done on derivative markets or the nature of political economy. Outside of my own field I'm just a layman like anyone else. I'm sure someone who has studied law or social studies would see things very differently from me. |
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2013-05-13, 14:03 | Link #1082 | |
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Don't believe their shit for a moment. These are the same people that tell you to pick yourselves by your bootstraps when they had 10 people pull that 1 person up. It's not about hypocrisy. It's just about plain old propaganda and class conflict where the peasantry is just too busy fighting among themselves and laying blame while the royalty plays the harp as Rome burns. The blame game is the politician's. When it's played, they win and we lose because it's always an excuse to do nothing.
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2013-05-13, 14:07 | Link #1083 | |
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1. Production is based on just that production, not division. 2. People expect too much as "necessity", meaning if we were to meet that "necessity" we actually wouldn't have enough. Reason two is the bigger problem. There is simply too much entitlement in developed countries. |
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2013-05-13, 14:14 | Link #1084 |
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The entitlement buzzword is certainly a useful one, in that what one needs doesn't correspond with what one wants. Though, I think "entitlement" is often used in the wrong place, and while the general population may be considered as such, I think those lobbies and corporations constantly looking out for those tax loopholes, and those irresponsible businesses that are "too big to fail" and expect bailouts to be where it truly is.
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2013-05-13, 17:17 | Link #1090 | |
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The reason things are so skewed is because everyone is thinking solely of themselves. "Screw you, I've got mine" has become the mantra of the modern era. If we throw this concept away and try to help one another, then we become stronger as a result. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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2013-05-13, 17:38 | Link #1091 |
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Obama slams IRS actions, calls Benghazi probe a 'sideshow'
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...94C0UN20130513 Donations, lobbying by high-speed traders on the rise: report http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...94C0RG20130513
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2013-05-13, 20:03 | Link #1092 | |
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Unfortunately, not everyone is far-sighted enough to see consequences. Much less said for those who are better off. After all, they often have more than they need for survival.
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2013-05-18, 07:44 | Link #1093 | |
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Haha, oh wow:
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Would anyone really sort to something like that? Apparently so.
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2013-05-18, 08:55 | Link #1094 | |
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2013-05-18, 11:53 | Link #1095 | |
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But then again, I've seen the very top of the food chain be stupid enough to pull something so dumb.
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2013-05-23, 10:41 | Link #1096 | |
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Allies of Immigration Bill Aim for Added Support
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us...d-support.html Quote:
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2013-05-25, 18:14 | Link #1097 |
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Political landscape changes with improving economy
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-25-16-13-36 Dispute Over Budget Deepens a Rift Within the G.O.P. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/us...-senators.html
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2013-05-26, 12:25 | Link #1100 |
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Like we didn't see that comin. They were at it long before we got there, and will be long after my generation is gone. Hell this feud has been going on for a thousand years or more.
As for the legacy thing, well at least they can vote now. Other than that, just another day over there. |
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