tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post9173117038024895274..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Oh. My. Gawd.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29670161017819869612011-04-29T19:26:27.123-04:002011-04-29T19:26:27.123-04:00That was one of the greatest things I've ever ...That was one of the greatest things I've ever seen.<br /><br />WV: fumet - a stupid, brimless hat gasses wear.Fodder4Thoughtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85493249957242599782011-04-29T19:17:29.563-04:002011-04-29T19:17:29.563-04:00THIS is how you teach the masses about Economics.
...THIS is how you teach the masses about Economics.<br /><br />AntibubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12724003091794221912011-04-29T08:20:15.626-04:002011-04-29T08:20:15.626-04:00There is a big data point against Keynes. We call...There is a big data point against Keynes. We call it "The Great Depression." Soon it may be called "The First Great Depression."Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61686616410073895272011-04-29T08:19:02.980-04:002011-04-29T08:19:02.980-04:00The war-time prosperity is a joke.
1. The governm...The war-time prosperity is a joke.<br /><br />1. The government was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy the entire war. <br /><br />2. FDR finally did the right thing and died, Congress – even the Democrats - quickly cancelled the planned post-war New Deal 2.<br /><br />3. We bombed the infrastructure and production capabilities of our major rivals into oblivion.Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66391110163622934812011-04-28T22:24:20.903-04:002011-04-28T22:24:20.903-04:00Okay, I concede that this is the coolest thing I h...Okay, I concede that this is the coolest thing I have seen all month. Maybe even the whole year.St. Grendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018081973823919100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64681362392109009352011-04-28T13:58:14.231-04:002011-04-28T13:58:14.231-04:00Very Entertaning, Tam.
Thanks!Very Entertaning, Tam.<br /><br />Thanks!Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59547357452108910142011-04-28T13:27:16.772-04:002011-04-28T13:27:16.772-04:00SO MUCH WIN
Thanks for posting it. :)SO MUCH WIN<br /><br /><br />Thanks for posting it. :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5049985952847072122011-04-28T11:49:23.507-04:002011-04-28T11:49:23.507-04:00Guess I was getting my hopes up when I saw "K...Guess I was getting my hopes up when I saw "Keynes" kissing the mat. Should have known the fix was in...<br /><br />WV: wines. A little early...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1841166467458138352011-04-28T10:51:26.382-04:002011-04-28T10:51:26.382-04:00The first one is here (Youtube)The first one is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk" rel="nofollow">here (Youtube)</a>Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952265195299845215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77265580558273325402011-04-28T10:01:22.284-04:002011-04-28T10:01:22.284-04:00Loved the video, fantastic! The Hayek refutation ...Loved the video, fantastic! The Hayek refutation of the wartime "prosperity" myth was brilliant. Thanks for posting, Tam!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660667240578298487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54855837876587107722011-04-28T09:27:54.334-04:002011-04-28T09:27:54.334-04:00The ironic thing is that these videos were essenti...The ironic thing is that these videos were essentially made by "Planet Money", an NPR program...<br /><br />I liked the first one too...Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952265195299845215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73981076234415151282011-04-28T09:01:46.478-04:002011-04-28T09:01:46.478-04:00From what I can tell even Keynes wasn't what w...From what I can tell even Keynes wasn't what we would call a Keynesian today. He seemed to be more of a "whatever works" utilitarian sort of economist, and his suggestion of gov't "pump priming" deficit spending was a rather limited part of his economic philosophy. Naturally politicians interpret this as "Go ahead and spend your way into prosperity" because it's an easy sell to a gullible public.Gudishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877158437542374953noreply@blogger.com