Special Krugman Friday

Bonestorm said:
Well, I suppose no one could accuse you of being open-minded. So you've got that going for you . . .
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So, you have nothing is what you are saying? You pretend that I should have known this guy. I am asking you... WHY?

Yet you have nothing. That is all you needed to say.
 
Dantès said:
You might want to read the book, moron, before you start talking out your ass!
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Reading his book is not going to alter what I stated above. But I wouldn't expect you to address what I actually stated... apparently you are not quite as 'brilliant' as you and Darla believe.

You know what really drives inequality...

1) Stock market increases over the past five years (helps top 20% far more so than bottom 50%)
2) High levels of unemployment (kind of hammers those without jobs... who thus are in the bottom 50% of income... obviously)

Care to take a stab at it this time?
 
Superfreak said:
No... you did not. WHY should I have been aware of this guy before? What is it that he has supposedly accomplished?
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I didn't suggest that you should have known him before this thread. I suggested that you should not call him a moron considering you know nothing about him.
 
Bonestorm said:
Anyone think SF ever heard the name Thomas Piketty (the "moron" author of the book) before this thread? I don't.
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Bonestorm said:
I didn't suggest that you should have known him before this thread. I suggested that you should not call him a moron considering you know nothing about him.
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So again... your first post on it is above... yeah, please go on pretending you thought I should have known him.

I called him a moron after reading up on him AFTER this thread was posted. The fact that his a socialist bent on wealth redistribution... yeah, hard to see why a capitalist would think he is a moron.
 
Superfreak said:
So again... your first post on it is above... yeah, please go on pretending you thought I should have known him.

I called him a moron after reading up on him AFTER this thread was posted. The fact that his a socialist bent on wealth redistribution... yeah, hard to see why a capitalist would think he is a moron.
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LOL. I love this thread.
 
Bonestorm said:
LOL. I love this thread.
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You love your avoidance? You love your inability to show us why you think this guy should be known? You love your inability to describe why you think this guy is noteworthy?

Oh wait... he loves wealth redistribution... no wonder you are in love.
 
Superfreak said:
You love your avoidance? You love your inability to show us why you think this guy should be known? You love your inability to describe why you think this guy is noteworthy?

Oh wait... he loves wealth redistribution... no wonder you are in love.
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I don't really have feelings on Piketty one way or the other. I love this thread for what it reveals about you.
 
Bonestorm said:
I don't really have feelings on Piketty one way or the other. I love this thread for what it reveals about you.
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Yes, you do. Which is why you pretended I should have known who is was. Which is why you are offended that I called his position on wealth redistribution moronic.

Tell us though... what does this thread reveal about me?

That I believe in capitalism vs. socialism?

That I think wealth redistribution is moronic?

Tell us... what does this thread reveal Dung... or is this just another of your comments that you will run away from elaborating on?
 
Superfreak said:
Yes, you do. Which is why you pretended I should have known who is was. Which is why you are offended that I called his position on wealth redistribution moronic.

Tell us though... what does this thread reveal about me?

That I believe in capitalism vs. socialism?

That I think wealth redistribution is moronic?

Tell us... what does this thread reveal Dung... or is this just another of your comments that you will run away from elaborating on?
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It reveals that you are a keenly self-aware, open-minded, intellectually curious (voratiously so) and thoughtful person who is comfortable with his own views and is interested in deepening his understanding of the world by challenging those views from time to time and actively engaging on an intellectual level with smart people (and their works) who hold opposing views.
 
Little math lesson for the left on this board...

If you have four people...

Person 1 has $1mm invested in the market, person 2 has $100k invested, person 3 has $10k invested and person 4 has nothing invested...

What happens to the wealth gap when the market goes up 10%?
 
Bonestorm said:
It reveals that you are a keenly self-aware, open-minded, intellectually curious (voratiously so) and thoughtful person who is comfortable with his own views and is interested in deepening his understanding of the world by challenging those views from time to time and actively engaging on an intellectual level with smart people (and their works) who hold opposing views.
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Lol... therein lies your problem. You think that he has something new to discuss. Which is why I asked you time and again what it is this guy is known for. All I can find on him is his ramblings on wealth redistribution.

So tell me... WHAT is it that is new that he brings to the table to discuss?

Or is it that you just found a new PERSON to rehash an OLD issue?
 
Superfreak said:
Little math lesson for the left on this board...

If you have four people...

Person 1 has $1mm invested in the market, person 2 has $100k invested, person 3 has $10k invested and person 4 has nothing invested...

What happens to the wealth gap when the market goes up 10%?
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For all the geniuses on the left... Take the gains the first three have... tax the biggest portfolios gains at 50%, the second at 25% and the third at 10%. Now, tell us what happened to the wealth gap for the four individuals.
 
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