Posted on 12/01/2008 12:36:26 PM PST by rabscuttle385
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens,
but by the government:
by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to
support deficit spending.
No private embezzlers or bank robbers in history have ever
plundered people’s savings on a scale comparable to the
plunder perpetrated by the fiscal policies of statist
governments.
AYN RAND
Gold. Backed. Monies.
And your point in this idiocy is precisely what, may we ask? The Primaries are over, Dr. Paul lost, now the general election’s over and you still want to post this bilgewash. Why?
My point in this idiocy (the thread) is to mock L.Ron and goldbuggery. Done and done.
Why not do so by posting an intelligible response? Anyone can mock, but it gets us no closer to truth. I think Dr. Paul’s article here is quite reasonable. If you do not, please show it with reasoning, not emotion.
If my response were not intelligible, you would not be protesting. I’m responding with reasoning, not emotion: L.Ron is nuts.
The idiocy to which I refer is your post, which contributes NOTHING to the discussion... and never did in the past. What, for example, would be YOUR solution to the problem? More of the same? Since you so virulently eschew the marketplace and its solutions, what do YOU propose? Enquiring minds want to know.
Petronski was, at one time, a fairly reasonable kinda guy. I don’t know for sure, but I suspect he had one large swig too much of the RINO-flavored Koolaid. He has gone so far overboard with his hatred for Dr. Paul that I think he’s certifiable and possibly could be of interest to the Secret Service or other authorities as an actual threat to Dr. Paul.
I know who the “nutter” is and it isn’t Ron Paul.
“If,” he said tersely, “we could for a moment move on to the subject of fiscal policy ...”
“Fiscal policy!” whooped Ford Prefect, “Fiscal policy!”
The Management Consultant gave him a look that only a lungfish could have copied.
“Fiscal policy ...” he repeated, “that is what I said.”
“How can you have money,” demanded Ford, “if none of you actually produces anything? It doesn’t grow on trees you know.”
“If you would allow me to continue ...”
Ford nodded dejectedly.
“Thank you. Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.”
Ford stared in disbelief at the crowd who were murmuring appreciatively at this and greedily fingering the wads of leaves with which their track suits were stuffed.
“But we have also,” continued the Management Consultant, “run into a small inflation problem on account of the high level of leaf availability, which means that, I gather, the current going rate has something like three deciduous forests buying one ship’s peanut.”
Murmurs of alarm came from the crowd. The Management Consultant waved them down.
“So in order to obviate this problem,” he continued, “and effectively revaluate the leaf, we are about to embark on a massive defoliation campaign, and ... er, burn down all the forests. I think you’ll all agree that’s a sensible move under the circumstances.”
The crowd seemed a little uncertain about this for a second or two until someone pointed out how much this would increase the value of the leaves in their pockets whereupon they let out whoops of delight and gave the Management Consultant a standing ovation. The accountants amongst them looked forward to a profitable Autumn.
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Someone thought I should ping everyone on the Precious Metals Ping List, So here it is.
I have 2 or 3 articles I want to post, after this great day for gold and silver BUYERS, but too busy at the moment. I’ll try to get them up tonight.
Liar.
No, it just makes YOU fell good~! Have at it..cheers!
So post something we can actually LOOK at and see what solution you might have in mind. Otherwise, you have nothing but vitriol to offer and that is what I said in my post 13. You done drunk the Koolaid, brother. Why?
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