Cardboard Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Love Trump! He really nailed the idiots of Bernie Sanders and AOC. Cardboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopheles Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Lol And I loved that Pelosi and Schumer clapped at that comment. Love it. I hate Trump but I hate socialists more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregmal Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 No one takes Octaxio Cortex, the byproduct of the dual last name dysfunctional family, with the testosterone raging mother(either divorced with multiple names or too proud to take her first husbands surname) serious. Sanders too is a clown. How can a guy with 3 homes and a wife who ripped off her own school pitch the shit he does? Only because America has enough freeloading idiots to support that type of rhetoric.... Rich guys paying less than their secretaries? Bernie took home over $200K last year and had an effective tax rate around 10%! F**** hypocrite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 If Trump is promising it, I would be very afraid. His record is not-so-great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardboard Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Don't worry LC, you had sore looser Stacey Abrams delivering the Democratic response to console you... Why not Al Gore or Hitlary? These are not under-dogs but, plain dogs. Sorry to dog owners! Cardboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_free_lunch Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Lol And I loved that Pelosi and Schumer clapped at that comment. Love it. I hate Trump but I hate socialists more This really sums up why things are going the way they are. I think if dems could just drop the left fringe they can win a very strong majority next election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarkS Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 The Nation Magazine is challenging Trump's assertion that we will never be a socialist nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/socialism-sotu-donald-trump-bernie-sanders/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wachtwoord Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Only when it comes to progressive taxation, border walls, socialized old age programs, socialized medicine programs, socialized schooling, government ownership of most of the land in some western states, government ownership and control of airports and air traffic control, government ownership and control of roads and highways, government food and housing programs, and probably a few hundred other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. I have a Chinese friend who laughs when people tell him China is communist, his reply is "Who is paying for your kids' school? I am. Go to China and see if someone will educate your kids for free." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregmal Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I also have heard growing up, and even still to this day(although less frequently now) the snide remark from many Americans when indicating I admired much about Canada that "they're socialist there". Americans by and large are selfish sheep. Democracy doesn't exist in the big cities anymore, and this disease is spreading to the suburbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schwab711 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Only when it comes to progressive taxation, border walls, socialized old age programs, socialized medicine programs, socialized schooling, government ownership of most of the land in some western states, government ownership and control of airports and air traffic control, government ownership and control of roads and highways, government food and housing programs, and probably a few hundred other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. I have a Chinese friend who laughs when people tell him China is communist, his reply is "Who is paying for your kids' school? I am. Go to China and see if someone will educate your kids for free." From this point of view, the US has been socialist since the first European stepped foot here and you are chasing a fantasy that never existed. At some point you all are just describing civilization. There seems to be this race to prove "I'm the most libertarian!", but in the process you are glossing over the basics of cooperation theory and how a large group of people deal with living together. But who am I to get in the way of a good political talking point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Only when it comes to progressive taxation, border walls, socialized old age programs, socialized medicine programs, socialized schooling, government ownership of most of the land in some western states, government ownership and control of airports and air traffic control, government ownership and control of roads and highways, government food and housing programs, and probably a few hundred other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. I have a Chinese friend who laughs when people tell him China is communist, his reply is "Who is paying for your kids' school? I am. Go to China and see if someone will educate your kids for free." From this point of view, the US has been socialist since the first European stepped foot here and you are chasing a fantasy that never existed. At some point you all are just describing civilization. There seems to be this race to prove "I'm the most libertarian!", but in the process you are glossing over the basics of cooperation theory and how a large group of people deal with living together. But who am I to get in the way of a good political talking point. Ok. Only none of what you just said is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wachtwoord Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Only when it comes to progressive taxation, border walls, socialized old age programs, socialized medicine programs, socialized schooling, government ownership of most of the land in some western states, government ownership and control of airports and air traffic control, government ownership and control of roads and highways, government food and housing programs, and probably a few hundred other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. I have a Chinese friend who laughs when people tell him China is communist, his reply is "Who is paying for your kids' school? I am. Go to China and see if someone will educate your kids for free." From this point of view, the US has been socialist since the first European stepped foot here and you are chasing a fantasy that never existed. At some point you all are just describing civilization. There seems to be this race to prove "I'm the most libertarian!", but in the process you are glossing over the basics of cooperation theory and how a large group of people deal with living together. But who am I to get in the way of a good political talking point. Ok. Only none of what you just said is true. The central bank concept contagion only came over from Europe early 20th century iirc, that caused most of the socialism. @Schwab: you're saying it's a matter of cooperation and civilization. I agree with (and strongly support) cooperation as long as it's voluntary. If it's not it's called coercion and it has little to do with civilization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigarbutt Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 There is huge difference, between Trump and Barrack "You didn't build that" 0bama. Manufacturers Added 6 Times More Jobs Under Trump Than Under Obama's Last 2 Years Over the past two years, with the encouragement of the Trump Administration’s red-tape cutting policies and the tax cut and reform law passed in December 2017, manufacturers added 467,000 jobs, more than six times the 73,000 manufacturing jobs added in Obama’s last two years. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2019/02/01/manufacturers-added-6-times-more-jobs-under-trump-than-under-obamas-last-2-years/#6e03ad35635a My views likely align with yours more than you can imagine but it's important to look at numbers in a more balanced perspective. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEMP By "choosing" a specific time period and attributing cause and effect without incorporating other major variables such as secular economic trends, weak conclusions can sometimes be reached. Looking at the long-time graph, an argument could be made that significant, negative and durable changes occurred in the manufacturing sector during periods (Presidents Reagan and GW Bush) when similar policies were applied. Having said that, since 2016, there has been a change in the short term trend and the longer term will help to attribute the praise or the blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 It's pretty obvious manufacturing took a nosedive after the 1990s. The US transitioned to a tech and service based economy - frankly we led the world in that regards. In the decades since, the world has caught up, and consequently we see that manufacturing is coming back as well. Ebb and flow. I wouldn't attribute this to a particular president or even a particular policy. This is global economics which nobody can control to any significant degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukawa Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Only when it comes to progressive taxation, border walls, socialized old age programs, socialized medicine programs, socialized schooling, government ownership of most of the land in some western states, government ownership and control of airports and air traffic control, government ownership and control of roads and highways, government food and housing programs, and probably a few hundred other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. I have a Chinese friend who laughs when people tell him China is communist, his reply is "Who is paying for your kids' school? I am. Go to China and see if someone will educate your kids for free." From this point of view, the US has been socialist since the first European stepped foot here and you are chasing a fantasy that never existed. At some point you all are just describing civilization. There seems to be this race to prove "I'm the most libertarian!", but in the process you are glossing over the basics of cooperation theory and how a large group of people deal with living together. But who am I to get in the way of a good political talking point. Ok. Only none of what you just said is true. That's a pretty polite response to a statement that is mind-bogglingly wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Isn't it already? ;) Only when it comes to progressive taxation, border walls, socialized old age programs, socialized medicine programs, socialized schooling, government ownership of most of the land in some western states, government ownership and control of airports and air traffic control, government ownership and control of roads and highways, government food and housing programs, and probably a few hundred other things I'm forgetting off the top of my head. I have a Chinese friend who laughs when people tell him China is communist, his reply is "Who is paying for your kids' school? I am. Go to China and see if someone will educate your kids for free." From this point of view, the US has been socialist since the first European stepped foot here and you are chasing a fantasy that never existed. At some point you all are just describing civilization. There seems to be this race to prove "I'm the most libertarian!", but in the process you are glossing over the basics of cooperation theory and how a large group of people deal with living together. But who am I to get in the way of a good political talking point. Ok. Only none of what you just said is true. That's a pretty polite response to a statement that is mind-bogglingly wrong. What can I say? I'm a nice guy. :) Truth is, I didn't even know where to start. I could go point by point and list the years those things I listed where implemented 1913 for income tax / central banking (yes the us flirted with it a few times previously) new deal / war on poverty for many of the others (long after nation was settled), but yeah, but the thought of composing a reasonable reply to an unreasonable assertion was exhausting. The actual history of the settling of this continent is fascinating and well worth studying. I can't recommend Rothbard's "Conceived in Liberty" enough. The entire 1673 page, 4 volume set, is available all together in one Kindle book for $4.99. https://www.amazon.com/Conceived-Liberty-LvMI-Murray-Rothbard-ebook/dp/B004KZPJBQ EDIT: Also, there are plenty of good history books dealing with the Revolution and after, but if anyone knows of any other good well researched books dealing with the period between Columbus and the Revolution (the period "Conceived in Liberty" covers in detail) I'd love to hear about them. It is a fascinating period that you don't learn about in school. I think I'm going to re-read "Conceived in Liberty" since it's been a long time since I've read it. Or maybe I'll try the audio book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigarbutt Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 For those interested, Mr. Rothbard's work is readily available through the Mises institute: https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Rothbard.pdf I've always been haunted by the way humans define 'justice' and have also enjoyed stuff written by Mr. Stiglitz about market and government failures. Example: https://www.tobinproject.org/sites/tobinproject.org/files/assets/New_Perspectives_Ch1_Stiglitz.pdf If interested in the foundational period and can cope with a perspective that goes beyond the pure American Experience: https://www.amazon.com/American-Colonies-Settling-America-Penguin-ebook/dp/B002DBIO2U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 For those interested, Mr. Rothbard's work is readily available through the Mises institute: https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/Conceived%20in%20Liberty_Rothbard.pdf I've always been haunted by the way humans define 'justice' and have also enjoyed stuff written by Mr. Stiglitz about market and government failures. Example: https://www.tobinproject.org/sites/tobinproject.org/files/assets/New_Perspectives_Ch1_Stiglitz.pdf If interested in the foundational period and can cope with a perspective that goes beyond the pure American Experience: https://www.amazon.com/American-Colonies-Settling-America-Penguin-ebook/dp/B002DBIO2U Thanks. The "American Colonies" book looks interesting. A different perspective. I just bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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