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Teaching Economics to Liberals - Class is in Session

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My mission is to teach economics to liberals. For example...check out this blog entry by a liberal economist...Why Should China Just Innovate When It Can Just Steal? If you scroll down to the comments section you can see where I schooled two liberals on basic economic principles.

If any liberals have any economic questions...now's your chance to ask them. If you ask your questions nicely then I will try and answer your questions nicely. It's better to ask now...rather than complaining later when I "ruin" your threads by pointing out your economic ignorance...for example...
 
You schooled em real hardcore dawg!

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Mega was pissed that you derailed the thread with your off-topic nonsense. I'm perfectly happy to demolish your "theories", but you need to keep them in your own threads. Don't interfere with other discussions.
 
My mission is to teach economics to liberals. For example...check out this blog entry by a liberal economist...Why Should China Just Innovate When It Can Just Steal? If you scroll down to the comments section you can see where I schooled two liberals on basic economic principles.

If any liberals have any economic questions...now's your chance to ask them. If you ask your questions nicely then I will try and answer your questions nicely. It's better to ask now...rather than complaining later when I "ruin" your threads by pointing out your economic ignorance...for example...

You ruin threads because you constantly post off-topic bullcrap. It has nothing to do with ignorance.
 
My mission is to teach economics to liberals. For example...check out this blog entry by a liberal economist...Why Should China Just Innovate When It Can Just Steal? If you scroll down to the comments section you can see where I schooled two liberals on basic economic principles.

If any liberals have any economic questions...now's your chance to ask them. If you ask your questions nicely then I will try and answer your questions nicely. It's better to ask now...rather than complaining later when I "ruin" your threads by pointing out your economic ignorance...for example...

In a capitalist system, how do you ensure that the proletariat aren't basically expendable commodities?
 
In a capitalist system, how do you ensure that the proletariat aren't basically expendable commodities

The same way you so in any system morality.
 
People who post a lean other than moderate, or independant, or centerists slightly left or slightly rightg are typically ideologs. It's nearly impossible to teach anything to an ideolog because they think that they already know it all.
 
People who post a lean other than moderate, or independant, or centerists slightly left or slightly rightg are typically ideologs. It's nearly impossible to teach anything to an ideolog because they think that they already know it all.

And people that post a lean of moderate, independent or centrist usually are hiding behind that label because they are scared of being labeled what they really are, usually liberals on this board. But there are a handful of exceptions to that. With "moderates" like haymarket around, who needs a liberal anyway?
 
Mega was pissed that you derailed the thread with your off-topic nonsense. I'm perfectly happy to demolish your "theories", but you need to keep them in your own threads. Don't interfere with other discussions.

So I'm not allowed to call somebody out on their economic ignorance? I should just keep my perspective to my own threads? Maybe we should all just keep our own perspectives to our own threads?

Why would that be a stupid idea? If you can figure out why that would be a stupid idea then you're well on your way to understanding the value of free-trade.

All Mega had to do was not respond to my post. It's as simple as that. My goal was to just let everybody know that Mega doesn't know what he's talking about in terms of economics. It's really important that people know that. Mega was simply pissed because I pointed that out to everybody.

My "theory" is an extremely effective tool to quickly highlight people's economic ignorance. If people do not understand why their perspectives should matter in the public sector...then clearly they do not understand how economics works. You can't efficiently allocate resources without integrating people's perspectives into the distribution of resources. Giving taxpayers the freedom to choose which government organizations they give their taxes to would allow 150 million of our most productive citizens to determine the distribution of public funds. That we would all benefit from pragmatarianism is not a "theory"...it's a simple economic fact.

If you don't believe that you can spend your money better than I can spend your money...then we can really easily put it to the test. Just put your money where your mouth is by sending me $200 via paypal. Trust me...I'll spend it in your best interest by using it to help promote the Magna Carta movement.

Why aren't you going to send me the $200? Because you know for a fact that you can spend it "better" than I can. "Better" depends entirely on our own unique perspectives. You can spend your taxes "better" than congress can because you know your values better than anybody else. How could 150 million people's values not matter when it comes to the distribution of public funds?
 
You ruin threads because you constantly post off-topic bullcrap. It has nothing to do with ignorance.
So prove it has nothing to do with ignorance by explaining to me how resources are efficiently allocated. Or...feel free to come up with some lame "convenient" excuse not to show everybody how ignorant you are when it comes to economic matters.
 
The same way you so in any system morality.

There is no morality in kkkapitalism. LAbor is basically commodity and is completely separated from the actual human beings who are the labor. Any system where human beings are commodities are not moral. Capitalism is just as outdated an idea as slavery or segregation.
 
And people that post a lean of moderate, independent or centrist usually are hiding behind that label because they are scared of being labeled what they really are, usually liberals on this board. But there are a handful of exceptions to that. With "moderates" like haymarket around, who needs a liberal anyway?

Let's see. This thread is created by a poster calling out liberals. Check out HIS lean. There goes YOUR theory right down the toilet.
 
There is no morality in kkkapitalism. LAbor is basically commodity and is completely separated from the actual human beings who are the labor. Any system where human beings are commodities are not moral. Capitalism is just as outdated an idea as slavery or segregation.
Please spare us from your mindless rants.
 
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There is no morality in kkkapitalism. LAbor is basically commodity and is completely separated from the actual human beings who are the labor. Any system where human beings are commodities are not moral. Capitalism is just as outdated an idea as slavery or segregation.

As a manager, I make decisions based on concerns for the welfare for those I lead every day, but thanks for playing.
 
So I'm not allowed to call somebody out on their economic ignorance?

You are more than welcome to explain your point of view and to point out why you think that other viewpoints are incorrect. But please don't call people ingorant just because they disagree with you. There's a difference between having a different opinion and being ignorant.

I don't call Tea Party types and gov haters ignorant, even though I disagree with their theories and opinions.
 
People who post a lean other than moderate, or independant, or centerists slightly left or slightly rightg are typically ideologs. It's nearly impossible to teach anything to an ideolog because they think that they already know it all.
LOL. Independents are people with no courage and no brains. Take a side or step aside.
 
There is no morality in kkkapitalism. LAbor is basically commodity and is completely separated from the actual human beings who are the labor. Any system where human beings are commodities are not moral. Capitalism is just as outdated an idea as slavery or segregation.
How do you explain that people who are freely pursuing their self interists have created more wealth for more people than any other system ever devised. Ever?
You are a socialist. You are a statist. It is very likely that you are a taker with a relatively low IQ. Learn to love capitalism. It clothes you, feeds you and most likely provides for your continual entertainment.
 
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LOL. Independents are people with no courage and no brains. Take a side or step aside.

Independent denotes someone who is independent in their thinking and not constrained by something prepackaged. Folks who pigeon-hole their thinking are more closed minded, and a closed mind often indicates a weak and less intelligent mind. Just saying.
 
As a manager, I make decisions based on concerns for the welfare for those I lead every day, but thanks for playing.

Do you know for sure that your employees are able to make ends meet? OR are you like one of those "undercover boss" types that always says they had no idea things were so difficult for their workers?

LOL. Independents are people with no courage and no brains. Take a side or step aside.

Well, right-wingers have made the word "liberal" a bad word.
 
Do you know for sure that your employees are able to make ends meet? OR are you like one of those "undercover boss" types that always says they had no idea things were so difficult for their workers?

The people who work for me are 20% over the median income for this area. I am sure they are fine.

However, if they ask for overtime or other help, I do what I can within the mission of the dept and company.
 
In a capitalist system, how do you ensure that the proletariat aren't basically expendable commodities?

By focusing your attention on the consumers. Nobody becomes a capitalist "god" in our society without being worshiped by millions of adoring consumers. You can't give Jeff Bezos the middle finger with one hand while one click ordering on Amazon with the other hand. He's not going to see...or care...about your middle finger. You know why? Because actions speak louder than words. Your action was to sacrifice your money to Jeff Bezos in exchange for something that you valued even more than your money. What was that? What did you buy on Amazon? Who else did you worship with your sacrifice?

Sacrifice is basically where you give up one thing that you value...in exchange for another thing that you value even more. Nobody wants their sacrifices to be wasted...or in vain...or for nothing. Nobody wants to get ripped off. When consumers strive to get the most value for their sacrifices...an invisible hand shifts resources from the most wasteful producers to the least wasteful producers. Producers who give consumers the most value for their sacrifices end up with the most money. The Gods of Capital became Gods because they took our sacrifices and returned valuable blessings. They earned our worship by answering our prayers.

So if you want to worry about the proletariat...don't focus on the Gods of Capital. Focus instead on their millions and millions of adoring worshipers. They are your target audience. Of course...once you focus on them then you'll realize that they are actually the proletariat.

The best way to ensure that the proletariat aren't expendable commodities is to give them as many opportunities as possible. If you want to give them as many opportunities as possible then don't mess with the invisible hand. Messing with the invisible hand wastes valuable resources and wasting valuable resources diminishes all our opportunities.

Therefore, if you want to ensure that the proletariat have as many opportunities as possible...you should give taxpayers, our most productive citizens, the freedom to choose which government organizations they give their taxes to. This will allow them to ensure that their sacrifices (taxes) are not wasted. Like we established...nobody wants their sacrifices to be for nothing. Therefore...the invisible hand would shift public funds from the most wasteful government organizations to the least wasteful government organizations. This incredible increase in value would provide the proletariat with many more opportunities than they currently have.

To read more on this concept check out this blog entry of mine...Tax Choice - A Strategy for the Occupy Movement.
 
By focusing your attention on the consumers. Nobody becomes a capitalist "god" in our society without being worshiped by millions of adoring consumers. You can't give Jeff Bezos the middle finger with one hand while one click ordering on Amazon with the other hand. He's not going to see...or care...about your middle finger. You know why? Because actions speak louder than words. Your action was to sacrifice your money to Jeff Bezos in exchange for something that you valued even more than your money. What was that? What did you buy on Amazon? Who else did you worship with your sacrifice?

Sacrifice is basically where you give up one thing that you value...in exchange for another thing that you value even more. Nobody wants their sacrifices to be wasted...or in vain...or for nothing. Nobody wants to get ripped off. When consumers strive to get the most value for their sacrifices...an invisible hand shifts resources from the most wasteful producers to the least wasteful producers. Producers who give consumers the most value for their sacrifices end up with the most money. The Gods of Capital became Gods because they took our sacrifices and returned valuable blessings. They earned our worship by answering our prayers.

So if you want to worry about the proletariat...don't focus on the Gods of Capital. Focus instead on their millions and millions of adoring worshipers. They are your target audience. Of course...once you focus on them then you'll realize that they are actually the proletariat.

The best way to ensure that the proletariat aren't expendable commodities is to give them as many opportunities as possible. If you want to give them as many opportunities as possible then don't mess with the invisible hand. Messing with the invisible hand wastes valuable resources and wasting valuable resources diminishes all our opportunities.

Therefore, if you want to ensure that the proletariat have as many opportunities as possible...you should give taxpayers, our most productive citizens, the freedom to choose which government organizations they give their taxes to. This will allow them to ensure that their sacrifices (taxes) are not wasted. Like we established...nobody wants their sacrifices to be for nothing. Therefore...the invisible hand would shift public funds from the most wasteful government organizations to the least wasteful government organizations. This incredible increase in value would provide the proletariat with many more opportunities than they currently have.

To read more on this concept check out this blog entry of mine...Tax Choice - A Strategy for the Occupy Movement.

The poor have no buying power....and the companies that give the fewest benefits will always have an advantage in the free market. As with any capital, it is advantageous to have the least expensive human capital possible. KKKapitalism ignores the needs of individuals and only focuses on the needs of businesses.
 
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