On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:18 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Leftovers? Amusing and serious. Somewhere between Adam's Rib and > Scraps for the Hound? "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence? The > religious concept of Original Sin? >
This hound doesn't bite the hand that feeds him. That's how I see the Invisible Hand. dj > > > > On Dec 1, 9:10 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Needless to say I didn't appreciate the video at all. Much like most > > political advertisements the entire video is a simplistic attack on > Market > > Economies without any honest discussion of the causes of the recent > > economic troubles or how to repair them. Just an attack. I agree with > Rigs. > > I want the prettiest wives and the biggest tent. Failing that I want to > be > > the best friend of the guy with the prettiest wives and the biggest tent. > > I've no prejudice against left-overs. > > > > I did like the "donate" box though. That was rich. No explanation or even > > outline on how to "change" our economy just "give us money Dude." > Classic. > > We already have wonderful mediums to discover and help those in need. We > > have reporters and journalists and researchers to find those who need and > > deserve our succor and we have tv, radio and the web to get that message > > out. THEN give generously. > > > > dj > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 8:29 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Economics is just theory. Inequality is easier to understand when we > > > examine greed- of the individual, the group/society or the nation(s). > > > Trade wars are a form of greed. So are tariffs, sanctions, cutting off > > > vital supplies. Empires are greedy- usually for raw materials and > > > trade benefits. Societies push appetites that are based on debt and > > > credit and most do not reward savings or frugality. Now we will punish > > > China for giving us what we wanted- cheap prices based on cheap labor > > > and the degradation of its enviornment. Jolly stuff. Next- will > > > probably be Brazil. Sorry, Allan, the "game" started when one guy in > > > the clan was the best shot, the best hunter- he wound up chief- got > > > the prettiest wives, the best cave and so on. It's about power and > > > rivalry. > > > > > On Dec 1, 5:08 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I hate mumble mumble economics.. > > > > to clear up the confusion > > > > Economics is based off 3 questions > > > > 1: What will be produced with resources. > > > > 2:How will the productes be produced > > > > 3: for whom will these products be produced > > > > > > There are only 4 types of economy > > > > 1: Traditional -- answers there 3 question based on social customs > and > > > how > > > > society has dealt with them in the past. > > > > 2: Market these questions are answered by the interaction between > > > buyers > > > > and sellers. > > > > 3: Command economy and questions are answered by the government. > > > > 4:Mixed economy answers these question by a mixture of the other > three > > > > economic systems.. > > > > > > Bookkeeping is not an economic system.. it just tells you where your > > > money > > > > is coming from and going to.. > > > > > > My comments adding to the confusion, but I hope it is not mumble > mumble > > > > economics > > > > > > Now how and what do we want the economic system to evolve into.. be > > > aware > > > > what works for one area does not necessarily work in another.. and > debt > > > > economics is not a economic system just greedy people trying to > steal > > > more > > > > money. > > > > Allan > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Allan H <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Good flicks and interesting but after watching the movie it seems > they > > > > > got into repeating what was said.. > > > > > > > I agree economics needs to change,, now comes the deadly > question,, > > > just > > > > > how are they purposing to change it?? Sorry just saying it needs to > > > change > > > > > and stating the obvious is not saying how it should change. > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > >>http://econ4.org/news-has a video on "greed" (economics). > > > > > > >> On Nov 30, 10:34 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > We've been feeding a stray cat for a few weeks - one might say > he > > > eats > > > > >> > greedily but we don't mean this as greed - the poor blighter is > just > > > > >> > hungry. Lions will give up a decent shank of a kill around human > > > > >> > breakfast time - try to take the whole hog and they will kill. > The > > > > >> > dream of western capitalism is very greedy. Send paracetamol > Vam - > > > > >> > before I go on and on about the term greed in use! > > > > > > >> > On Nov 30, 6:53 pm, monkebus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> > >. Exactly. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > > > -- > > > > ( > > > > ) > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - >
