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Trump is creating jobs...

by Chalky

Jun 17, 2017

...for lawyers.

Of course, he has a history of not paying them. Such an honorable man.

#MAGA

(Making Attorneys Get Attorneys)

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VP Pence has lawyered up

by Chalky

Jun 15, 2017

"I can confirm that the Vice President has retained Richard Cullen of McGuire Woods to assist him in responding to inquiries by the special counsel," said Jarrod Agen, a Pence spokesman, in an emailed statement. "The Vice President is focused entirely on his duties and promoting the President's agenda and looks forward to a swift conclusion of this...See More

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Distribution/Redistribution of Wealth

by Long Time Lurker

Jun 12, 2017

I keep seeing, here and elsewhere, that redistribution of wealth is unhealthy or unwise for any economy. I am wondering, does anyone believe there is an economic model anywhere that does not distribute wealth? How can there be a discussion on wealth redistribution without acknowledging that wealth is distributed in the first place?

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T.E.C. - Iowa I had written that the Gini Index is the most common measure of inequality and Frijole wrote, "No, it's the measure you like because its so arbitrary.

No, economist use the Gini Index and it is not arbitrary, because it is based on a statistical measurement - as seen in this definition of Gini index, "a statistical measure of the degree of...See More

Jun 14, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa About "NOT impressed with your reference, my reference is better than Frijole's nonexistent reference to anything.

About "Regarding regulations, you repeated yourself", only because you do not get it!

About, "You just can't comprehend the idea that big gov't isn't necessarily good gov't." Oh yes, big government Republicans want to...See More

Jun 15, 2017

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Thank you friole

by Deb ms/IA

Jun 15, 2017

Just wanted to thank you for being the voice of reason on this board. Your view point is spot on. Keep posting away!

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Time for the left to stand up against the hatred

by Tim finnegan

Jun 14, 2017

The shooter was a member of the Facebook group "Terminate the Rephblican Party". Kathy griffin holds up a bloody head. Mad Maxine Waters rails against the president.

Obviously, this hate speech drove the shooter to commit this vile crime. When will it end? When will people on the left tell their own supporters this isn't okay?

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Conservatives should be afraid!

by T.E.C. - Iowa

Jun 9, 2017

Conservatives should be scared as h*ll, because the world is going against them.

England's Bernie Sanders party is the Labor Party, and they just had a stunning win in the British elections.

The British Conservative Party normally does not have to take in the crazies. Instead, the crazies are in the DUP party - you know, the clima...See More

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T.E.C. - Iowa Frijole makes more amazing comments. I wrote of creating "deregulated markets and a casino economy, and Frijole response with "So what?

Back to basic economics - in a healthy economy, you want money being exchange for goods and services in a win-win situation. In a casino economy, just the opposite is happening. Worse, in America, bankers...See More

Jun 13, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa About Frijole's comment "Gov't created this situation with various enormous laws that reduce marketplace competition and you're all for gov't controlling everything."

The government always controls the economy. If not fraud and more take over. Yet, the problem is not the government. The US government has been bought and paid for by the co...See MoreAbout Frijole's comment "Gov't created this situation with various enormous laws that reduce marketplace competition and you're all for gov't controlling everything."

The government always controls the economy. If not fraud and more take over. Yet, the problem is not the government. The US government has been bought and paid for by the corporations of this country and they are writing the laws to their advantage. The enemy is not the government. The enemy is the economic system that fosters the subversion of the democratic process in favor of rule by corporations.

Next Frijole wrote, "tec is still trying to deny the existence on inequality in nature while he admits over and over that it exists and isn't a product of capitalism."

No, there is inequality in nature. It is just that your economy system is not a product of nature. It is a human creation, and, as such, humans decide the level of suffering it will produce. This is why we have minimum wage laws, worker safety laws, and more. Your economy is a choice!

Frijole wrote, "You don't run economies, period." Well, I don't, but the government does. That is there job. That is why we have laws making certain economic activities illegal. Those laws shape the economy!

About free markets, Frijole wrote, "Its about limited resources and competition for those resources. Your ignorance of history is surpassed by your ignorance of science and economics."

Hey, I am the one quoting Nobel Laureates in economics, not you! Our current system uses competition up to a point. Then competition stops and we use other mechanisms such as rationing, subsidies, government ownership, and more to ensure people's basic needs are met.

For example, if the government stopped being involved in the health care industry, millions would be without insurance and would receive little or no health care. That is a problem for the whole country, so the government steps in. Sadly, our government is controlled by the insurance industry and more.

And finally this comment, "I'm not discussing the history of social mobility, I'm talking about the nature of inequality."

Well, you cannot talk about one without the other, because they are correlated. Have a look at the graph below. The horizontal axis is the Gini Coefficient and the vertical axis is the probability that a child's income will be similar to their parents.

No surprise that Germany, Sweden, and others have more social mobility. They offer basically free education.

http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/files/publicsphere/Johanna/ricardo-inequality-fig-1.png

Jun 14, 2017

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Puerto Rico votes to become the 58th state!

by Tim Finnegan

Jun 11, 2017

A whopping 23% of voters turned out. Some say that the lack of turnout was a protest for the non-binding referendum. But, one can see why PR would want full statehood since they are still suffering economically. I never thought that I would see a new state in my lifetime. It just might happen ... good luck in becoming #58 PR!

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