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The trade agreements are

moat — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:13:58 +0000

In reply to Which Side Are You On, Hillary?

The trade agreements are important.

One thing that puzzles me in various comparisons of jobs lost versus increases in market volume is the way that current balances of payments and the GDP of the moment are used to calculate what could have been. For better and worse, the market is what it is now. It is difficult to understand Mr. Scott's numbers when he applies the present volume of exchange to decisions made more than a decade in the past.

That isn't to say that paths not taken would have been better than the ones that were followed. But the idea that one could measure the difference on the basis of what is happening now requires more than multiplying a coefficient of assumed value.

Well peter the question that

ocean-kat — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:15:19 +0000

In reply to The pathetic Hermit Guru

Well peter the question that began this discussion is whether the ACA was "rammed through" congress or whether it was passed by comfortable majorities every time it was voted on. I think the evidence is clear that it was passed by comfortable majorities every time it was voted on.

If the question is whether democracy exists in America, in reference to the ACA I think it's clear that the electorate had an opportunity to vote for every member of the house and about 1/3 of the senators several months after congress passed the ACA and could have thrown out of office every one of them who voted for the ACA. It's hard for me to see how that constitutes "nonexistent democracy."

I think my analysis stands up and your analysis does not. But you're welcome to make the case that democracy is "nonexistent" in America if you think you can.

The pathetic Hermit Guru

Peter — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:01:15 +0000

In reply to I know legally what our

The pathetic Hermit Guru prattles on about nonexistent democracy and then expects people to think he knows anything about how the Beast functions. Anyone who dares question his Cartman like authoritah must stink because he can't think without his links, and apparently even with them.

Sometimes you gotta build

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:26:36 +0000

In reply to But Jr. Didn't you read my

Sometimes you gotta build people up to tear them down. quite the drudgery.

But Jr. Didn't you read my

ocean-kat — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:37:41 +0000

In reply to And I so enjoy your

But Jr. Didn't you read my comment? Another problem you and peter share, reading comprehension. I just told you I enjoy making condescending replies to bullshit posts.

And I so enjoy your

jollyroger — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:29:39 +0000

In reply to You and peter both think

And I so enjoy your condescension ( in the Jane Austen sense...).

A perfect fit.

That said, if you don't like my style, why then, you are free to follow the dictum you so recently expounded, viz, to ignore my blowhard ass.

Alternately, go fuck your self.

You and peter both think

ocean-kat — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:26:15 +0000

In reply to Nice try.

You and peter both think other people should google the links to verify your claims. If you got a point to make find your own damn links. I take the time to find links to back up my points. I don't have time to do your work for you.

Next time don't post bullshit links and you won't get condescending replies. Or not. I enjoy making condescending replies to bullshit posts.

PS you know of my affliction,

jollyroger — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:46:29 +0000

In reply to Nice try.

PS you know of my affliction, why torture me with a request to abandon brevity.

As if!

Nice try.

jollyroger — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:43:28 +0000

In reply to Since you linked to this

Nice try.

I linked to one of the multitude of stories regarding the study. The best way to follow your commendable urge to dig deeper would probably be peruse the interview with one of the authors

Transcript here :

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/princeton-scholar-demise-of-democracy-am...

Google ( you know how to google don't you, you put your lips together wait, what??) had your curiousity so moved you, will respond to " Princeton oligarchy paper " conveniently, so well known. ( although, sadly, not to your well grasping self..) is the study...

http://www.google.com/search?q=princeton+oligarchy+paper&oq=ptinceryonol...

Carry on.

Since you linked to this

ocean-kat — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:13:15 +0000

In reply to Expand that grasp, vato

Since you linked to this study and therefore found it convincing I must assume you paid the $37.50 to actually read it. Please take some time to give us some information from the study itself and why you found it valuable. I certainly don't expect you to repost the whole study here from the copy you purchased but If possible perhaps you could include some selected excerpts from the study that you thought especially powerful as I can't afford to purchase the article.