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SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
28 Posts • 9294 Views Philosophy Forum |
THX- you are right Adam Smith would shudder!
Littlejohn.
How poorly you understand economics!
Adam Smith talked about the Wealth of Nations. Please see the word 'nation' which is utterl... |
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GovernmentPolitical Views, Obama, Glenn beck, Palin, Alex jones
10 Posts • 4130 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I thus far have agreed with what the Obama administration had been trying to do. Repair the economy, deal with the wars we are engaged in, as well as improve our relations with countries abroad.
As... |
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Smell the Gas Fumes
4 Posts • 2996 Views Talk Talk |
That's telling them people are actually willing to pay these ridiculous prices!!! So of course they're going to keep walking all over us. I really think they're going to keep using oil... |
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SocietyA Liberal against immigration
12 Posts • 6809 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Imigrants are good for the country
they built America
with out the irish,chinese there wouldnt have been such a speedy thrust in the west in the 1800s
with out the italians , eastern European je... |
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Bored
32 Posts • 8942 Views Philosophy Forum |
Ancient: You're right I know nothing.... in comparison to the wisdom of God. Everyone gets somewhere with thoughts and ideas. Why do I fill up my tank with gas on certain days of the week? Becaus... |
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ElectionsJust watched another John Kerry master plan
27 Posts • 6516 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Do you feel offended by the thought of our country and others using yours for their own purposes? Or do you think man cannot ask you why you feel so much fear from such a small danger? Of course I und... |
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More guys than girls on these forums...why?
39 Posts • 11159 Views Talk Talk |
"Using high school as a meter to determine a girl's intelligence versus guys is irrational." It isn't irrational, it's insufficient. But so is any one else's claim to som... |
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War & TerrorismSADDAM HUSSEIN CAUGHT!
62 Posts • 21836 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Teen, You are right we are not on the same wavelength.
Saddam's regime was shoved down their throats, if giving them the option to choose their gov is shoving something down their throats, we... |
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EconomyMarket Meltdown 2008
3 Posts • 2025 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
The Fed cut key interest rate by .75% points today. Yesterday I caught wind of things possibly going to shit today. For any doubters out there left thinking we aren't in a recession, this is a gl... |
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SocietyThe Capitalism Debate!!!!
95 Posts • 28967 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
" But it is not democracy or its creator. Capitalism is a creation of democracy."
Capitalism existed before democracy. Capitalism, in fact existed before government. Capitalism is as simple... |
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SocietyAtlas Shrugged a Cynical Review
28 Posts • 9294 Views Philosophy Forum |
Hobbes: very much agreed, though I would not have used the word 'aggrandizing.' I was trying, perhaps to hard, to stay on topic (Rand). It perhaps should be a separate topic. That does not n... |
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Life & DeathMy Meaning: Life has none
12 Posts • 3849 Views Philosophy Forum |
interesting comment to think about. My upper division economics prof probably the smartest person I have ever met blurted something out in lecture. He was drawing some indifference curves with budget... |
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GovernmentInterventionism: Suicide for the American Republic
5 Posts • 3647 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Maybe I should tell you short story of my grandfather's. In the end of WW2 he was a small boy liiving in small village nearby the city you have never heard of. He remembers American soldiers givi... |
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War & TerrorismSADDAM HUSSEIN CAUGHT!
62 Posts • 21836 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
"If this was a question of Some Pro-Christian Alliance war to convert Iraq to Christianity, would you be OK with it? "
No I wouldn't be ok with it.
"Then why is it OK for you t... |
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EconomyHas Obama tripled our national debt since he has taken office?
6 Posts • 6965 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
This thread is in reference to Obama adding to our deficit. I'm just pointing out that during republican rule it doesn't matter what the deficient is (words by Dick Cheney) This doesn't seem to be a m... |
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SocietyWould society be better without money?
92 Posts • 67301 Views Philosophy Forum |
Anyone who says society would be better without money is thinking illogically.
A major rule of economics, trade makes everyone better off. If it did not make you better off why would you trade?... |
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social mobility in the class system
15 Posts • 5382 Views Philosophy Forum |
okcitykid,
i don't understand what you mean when you say the reason it is harder today than it was years ago to break into a higher class is not because of capitalism. you site debt and the fact... |
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Vegetarian or No?
58 Posts • 13692 Views Talk Talk |
Decius: Hence, you do everyone a disservice by trying to incorrectly describe this behaviour as somehow being genuine.
I'm getting a lot of bollockings just recently. I just want everyone to play... |
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GovernmentAmerica is an imperialistic empire!
24 Posts • 6156 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Actually I study political science and economics at school. I'm a political scientist and economist. This theory was created by Lenin, you may have heard of him and his book Imperialism the highe... |
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SocietyThe Capitalism Debate!!!!
95 Posts • 28967 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
"Japan's had to restructure it's manufacturing processes giving it an advantage over american goods which were still using outdated manufacturing process. We had to do retool & die... |
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EconomyWhat Economic Governmental Sytem Works Best and How?
24 Posts • 12351 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Dazed and Confused good point, people do conspire against each other but I do not believe there is a master plan its sort of like a multi headed beast with different factions each get a head and duke... |
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SocietyEducation Part ll
8 Posts • 3254 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
more so...
testing is not a gauge for knowledge, it simply shows the memorization skills in kids.
there wont be these fields to study specificaly on like you claim, the only fields will be economics... |
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GovernmentThe Role of State
10 Posts • 4189 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Hmm . . . question?
Who owns the airwaves?
Some businesses, like cell phone companies, pay the government to use their airwaves (also "spectrum" ).
Radio and TV broadcasters, though, use... |
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ElectionsCain and Paul
24 Posts • 6463 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Cain is a self righteous asshole. He's everything bad about conservatives without any of the pro's. He isn't a true conservative. He's just a dick. also 9 9 9 is laughable. A grade... |
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SocietyIdeas on education
9 Posts • 3608 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
I understand if the video is a bit too long for you to watch and ultimately it is not necessary.
So, does school kill creativity?
My personal experience is that when I was in primary school, we... |
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