Let's hear CSS's opinion
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Alright, I think everyone has had quite enough about you quoting conspiracy theorists, intentionally misinterpreting everyone else's statements, and regurgitating the rhetoric of the Libertarian party while simultaneously decrying propaganda from every other group... So how about this... Instead of sitting around telling us about how everyone else is wrong, why don't you present a solution? 1) Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? 2) We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money? 3) Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Remember, I'm asking for YOUR opinions, not links to Ron Paul speeches or interviews with KGB operatives. Unless of course you don't have any opinions of your own, and just like to take contrary positions to absolutely everything else. If you start posting links to videos, which I can't watch through the firewall here, don't expect a polite response. (To everyone else... Sure, he's a troll, but you have to admit, he can be entertaining, as long as we keep him locked in the Back Room instead of the Lounge, and keep your expectations REALLY low)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Alright, I think everyone has had quite enough about you quoting conspiracy theorists, intentionally misinterpreting everyone else's statements, and regurgitating the rhetoric of the Libertarian party while simultaneously decrying propaganda from every other group... So how about this... Instead of sitting around telling us about how everyone else is wrong, why don't you present a solution? 1) Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? 2) We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money? 3) Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Remember, I'm asking for YOUR opinions, not links to Ron Paul speeches or interviews with KGB operatives. Unless of course you don't have any opinions of your own, and just like to take contrary positions to absolutely everything else. If you start posting links to videos, which I can't watch through the firewall here, don't expect a polite response. (To everyone else... Sure, he's a troll, but you have to admit, he can be entertaining, as long as we keep him locked in the Back Room instead of the Lounge, and keep your expectations REALLY low)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Shh, this could be fun
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Alright, I think everyone has had quite enough about you quoting conspiracy theorists, intentionally misinterpreting everyone else's statements, and regurgitating the rhetoric of the Libertarian party while simultaneously decrying propaganda from every other group... So how about this... Instead of sitting around telling us about how everyone else is wrong, why don't you present a solution? 1) Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? 2) We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money? 3) Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Remember, I'm asking for YOUR opinions, not links to Ron Paul speeches or interviews with KGB operatives. Unless of course you don't have any opinions of your own, and just like to take contrary positions to absolutely everything else. If you start posting links to videos, which I can't watch through the firewall here, don't expect a polite response. (To everyone else... Sure, he's a troll, but you have to admit, he can be entertaining, as long as we keep him locked in the Back Room instead of the Lounge, and keep your expectations REALLY low)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Alright, I think everyone has had quite enough about you quoting conspiracy theorists, intentionally misinterpreting everyone else's statements, and regurgitating the rhetoric of the Libertarian party while simultaneously decrying propaganda from every other group... So how about this... Instead of sitting around telling us about how everyone else is wrong, why don't you present a solution? 1) Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? 2) We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money? 3) Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Remember, I'm asking for YOUR opinions, not links to Ron Paul speeches or interviews with KGB operatives. Unless of course you don't have any opinions of your own, and just like to take contrary positions to absolutely everything else. If you start posting links to videos, which I can't watch through the firewall here, don't expect a polite response. (To everyone else... Sure, he's a troll, but you have to admit, he can be entertaining, as long as we keep him locked in the Back Room instead of the Lounge, and keep your expectations REALLY low)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Alright, I think everyone has had quite enough about you quoting conspiracy theorists, intentionally misinterpreting everyone else's statements, and regurgitating the rhetoric of the Libertarian party while simultaneously decrying propaganda from every other group... So how about this... Instead of sitting around telling us about how everyone else is wrong, why don't you present a solution? 1) Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? 2) We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money? 3) Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Remember, I'm asking for YOUR opinions, not links to Ron Paul speeches or interviews with KGB operatives. Unless of course you don't have any opinions of your own, and just like to take contrary positions to absolutely everything else. If you start posting links to videos, which I can't watch through the firewall here, don't expect a polite response. (To everyone else... Sure, he's a troll, but you have to admit, he can be entertaining, as long as we keep him locked in the Back Room instead of the Lounge, and keep your expectations REALLY low)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
Ian Shlasko wrote:
- Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed?
Constitutionally.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money?
People save their money in savings accounts and CDs which the bank loans out "invests", the person holding the account gets his fair share of the interest.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
- Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution?
Education.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
- Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed?
Constitutionally.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money?
People save their money in savings accounts and CDs which the bank loans out "invests", the person holding the account gets his fair share of the interest.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
- Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution?
Education.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
- Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? Constitutionally.
Gee, real descriptive... You seem to hate everything the government does, both the liberal and conservative sides, so how would you see it done differently?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People save their money in savings accounts and CDs which the bank loans out "invests", the person holding the account gets his fair share of the interest.
Ah, but in a gold-backed economy, something like the FDIC (Insures savings accounts) isn't really feasible, since the government doesn't have enough cash to back up everyone's investments. Therefore, if the bank starts to lose money for whatever reason, a bank run will likely ensue, starting a downward spiral as the bank is forced to liquidate assets and sell off loans to fulfill the withdrawals. Because of this risk, they'd lend out considerably less money, keeping more in reserve to reassure their customers. Hence, the economy receives considerably less investments.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
- Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Education.
Right, cause that's worked great so far... Schools preach abstinence and contraceptives, yet people are still having more kids than they can support, and having them younger and younger.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
- Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? Constitutionally.
Gee, real descriptive... You seem to hate everything the government does, both the liberal and conservative sides, so how would you see it done differently?
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
People save their money in savings accounts and CDs which the bank loans out "invests", the person holding the account gets his fair share of the interest.
Ah, but in a gold-backed economy, something like the FDIC (Insures savings accounts) isn't really feasible, since the government doesn't have enough cash to back up everyone's investments. Therefore, if the bank starts to lose money for whatever reason, a bank run will likely ensue, starting a downward spiral as the bank is forced to liquidate assets and sell off loans to fulfill the withdrawals. Because of this risk, they'd lend out considerably less money, keeping more in reserve to reassure their customers. Hence, the economy receives considerably less investments.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
- Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Education.
Right, cause that's worked great so far... Schools preach abstinence and contraceptives, yet people are still having more kids than they can support, and having them younger and younger.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
Ian Shlasko wrote:
how would you see it done differently?
I think the most basic (but most important) change is that:
the federal government stops all entitlement programs
the federal government is cut down to size _
its only tasks would be:
-military
-foreign relations
-standards (food, water, drugs ...)
-federal laws that are logically in the federal jurisdictionthey would be under the constitution, not above it.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Ah, but in a gold-backed economy, something like the FDIC (Insures savings accounts) isn't really feasible, since the government doesn't have enough cash to back up everyone's investments. Therefore, if the bank starts to lose money for whatever reason, a bank run will likely ensue, starting a downward spiral as the bank is forced to liquidate assets and sell off loans to fulfill the withdrawals. Because of this risk, they'd lend out considerably less money, keeping more in reserve to reassure their customers. Hence, the economy receives considerably less investments.
Think about it like this. People smoke meth and that gives them tremendous vitality and makes them extremely productive. After the high has worn off there is a crash, then more meth must be smoked. They cycle is repeated until the person turns into a pile of crap. Another example is the runner vs the jogger. The jogger always goes farther. Think long-term growth and stability.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Right, cause that's worked great so far... Schools preach abstinence and contraceptives, yet people are still having more kids than they can support, and having them younger and younger.
Few schools teach anything of substance these days. When I was in school, we watched the TV more than we read, and we seemed to be stuck on 6th grade level subjects. The education system has been a major failure.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
how would you see it done differently?
I think the most basic (but most important) change is that:
the federal government stops all entitlement programs
the federal government is cut down to size _
its only tasks would be:
-military
-foreign relations
-standards (food, water, drugs ...)
-federal laws that are logically in the federal jurisdictionthey would be under the constitution, not above it.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Ah, but in a gold-backed economy, something like the FDIC (Insures savings accounts) isn't really feasible, since the government doesn't have enough cash to back up everyone's investments. Therefore, if the bank starts to lose money for whatever reason, a bank run will likely ensue, starting a downward spiral as the bank is forced to liquidate assets and sell off loans to fulfill the withdrawals. Because of this risk, they'd lend out considerably less money, keeping more in reserve to reassure their customers. Hence, the economy receives considerably less investments.
Think about it like this. People smoke meth and that gives them tremendous vitality and makes them extremely productive. After the high has worn off there is a crash, then more meth must be smoked. They cycle is repeated until the person turns into a pile of crap. Another example is the runner vs the jogger. The jogger always goes farther. Think long-term growth and stability.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Right, cause that's worked great so far... Schools preach abstinence and contraceptives, yet people are still having more kids than they can support, and having them younger and younger.
Few schools teach anything of substance these days. When I was in school, we watched the TV more than we read, and we seemed to be stuck on 6th grade level subjects. The education system has been a major failure.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I think the most basic (but most important) change is that: ...
So, no funding for social programs? Education and social security, for example? If you just delegate those to the states, it just increases administration costs (Fifty times the overhead) and we lose standardization.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
Think long-term growth and stability.
Ah, but economists have shown that the boom/bust cycle is a naturally-occurring part of the economy, and not a product of the flat (non-gold-backed) currency. When things are good, people shop more and spend more and borrow more, stimulating the economy. Eventually this gets taken to the extreme, and people go beyond what they can afford... Things level out, and people lose confidence... They pull their money out, which forces liquidation, which loses more money, which scares people more, and eventually you have a crash. It's human nature, unfortunately.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
Few schools teach anything of substance these days. When I was in school, we watched the TV more than we read, and we seemed to be stuck on 6th grade level subjects. The education system has been a major failure.
In some ways, I agree with you... But how are you going to improve education if you cut the federal government down to almost nothing? State taxes will have to go up to compensate, and each state will be making its own decisions on pretty much everything... Imagine what some of the southern and midwestern states might do, without the federal government watching over them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
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Alright, I think everyone has had quite enough about you quoting conspiracy theorists, intentionally misinterpreting everyone else's statements, and regurgitating the rhetoric of the Libertarian party while simultaneously decrying propaganda from every other group... So how about this... Instead of sitting around telling us about how everyone else is wrong, why don't you present a solution? 1) Since you hate the government so much, how do YOU think this country should be governed? 2) We all know you despise the Fed and favor gold-backed currency and zero inflation, so how would you encourage economic growth without inflation giving people an incentive to invest their money? 3) Since today's topic below seems to be overpopulation, what's your solution? Remember, I'm asking for YOUR opinions, not links to Ron Paul speeches or interviews with KGB operatives. Unless of course you don't have any opinions of your own, and just like to take contrary positions to absolutely everything else. If you start posting links to videos, which I can't watch through the firewall here, don't expect a polite response. (To everyone else... Sure, he's a troll, but you have to admit, he can be entertaining, as long as we keep him locked in the Back Room instead of the Lounge, and keep your expectations REALLY low)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
1 - they should leave him alone, but control anyone who might hurt him 2 - he wants to go back to a gold standard 3 - he doesn't believe there is a problem in the first place, he thinks the earth can handle any number of people.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
how would you see it done differently?
I think the most basic (but most important) change is that:
the federal government stops all entitlement programs
the federal government is cut down to size _
its only tasks would be:
-military
-foreign relations
-standards (food, water, drugs ...)
-federal laws that are logically in the federal jurisdictionthey would be under the constitution, not above it.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Ah, but in a gold-backed economy, something like the FDIC (Insures savings accounts) isn't really feasible, since the government doesn't have enough cash to back up everyone's investments. Therefore, if the bank starts to lose money for whatever reason, a bank run will likely ensue, starting a downward spiral as the bank is forced to liquidate assets and sell off loans to fulfill the withdrawals. Because of this risk, they'd lend out considerably less money, keeping more in reserve to reassure their customers. Hence, the economy receives considerably less investments.
Think about it like this. People smoke meth and that gives them tremendous vitality and makes them extremely productive. After the high has worn off there is a crash, then more meth must be smoked. They cycle is repeated until the person turns into a pile of crap. Another example is the runner vs the jogger. The jogger always goes farther. Think long-term growth and stability.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Right, cause that's worked great so far... Schools preach abstinence and contraceptives, yet people are still having more kids than they can support, and having them younger and younger.
Few schools teach anything of substance these days. When I was in school, we watched the TV more than we read, and we seemed to be stuck on 6th grade level subjects. The education system has been a major failure.
My God!!!! I actually agree with you for once... Quote "the federal government stops all entitlement programs the federal government is cut down to size _ its only tasks would be: -military -foreign relations -standards (food, water, drugs ...) -federal laws that are logically in the federal jurisdiction they would be under the constitution, not above it." Apply this to UK Governance and reduce the state's involvement in all aspects of our lives. Get people to become responsible for their own actions. There are three ways to reduce the population, encouraging people not to breed is the most humane, but then people like you will cry foul, as you have in the past, but I personally would tie foreign aid to a birth control condition. Also, by reducing the state aid, people could not afford more children than they can feed.
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