05-24-2016, 01:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2016, 01:14 PM by Eric the Green.)
(05-24-2016, 12:58 PM)Galen Wrote:Maybe so, but I am qualified to have a negative opinion of your quote!(05-24-2016, 11:18 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: I wouldn't be caught dead reading Mises. I've seen enough of his quotes and enough discussion of him to know better.
You wouldn't be caught dead reading anything useful. Unless you have read any of his works you are unqualified to have an opinion about him or his work.
Quote: My investments decisions have been much better since I encountered Mises and Rothbard which tells me that they knew what they were talking about.
Oh I see; the only things useful to read are those that improve your investment decisions. Interests typical of libertarians; whatever helps you keep your wealth up. That's what matters in life.
Quote:(05-24-2016, 11:18 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: Ah, just select the libertarians you want and avoid the fact that Koch and Cato are libertarians.
They call themselves libertarian but if you actually knew anything you would realize that everyone else calls them [URL="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beltarian"]beltarians[/URL]. (Just follow the link for the definition.) The Republicans often use libertarian rhetoric but have no actual intention of following through. This is one of the reason for the success of Trump.
No, the reason for the success of Trump is his partial departure from libertarian slogan orthodoxy.
But of course Republicans use libertarian rhetoric but don't follow through, at least not as much as libertarians want. That's what I've been saying, as you would know if you could read properly.
But the Republicans followed through for you guys pretty well where it counts: the rich have gotten richer because of their policies, and the poor have gotten poorer. Just what you want!