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Comment on Jeffery Smith – The Dangers of Genetically Modified Food by Cambiar bañera por ducha

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Comment on The International – Bankers Gone Bad by Bill Ofrites

Bill Ofrites — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:53:01 +0000

@carl stoll – ..”I’m an economist. And the words used are too vague to assign any economic meaning to them…” Really? I feel very sorry for you. I pity your patronising and blinkered viewpoint. The fact that you believe these few words of your own as reason enough to denigrate the (entirely logically argued)views of the other bloggers says it all really…You can’t handle the truth…The fact that you call yourself an economist tells us all we need to know. You are in denial. You have been brain-washed by mainstream economic theory. you need to watch Money As Debt and/or The Money Masters…that will give you all the truth you need.

Comment on Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent by Carl Stoll

Carl Stoll — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:10:58 +0000

Chomsky’s suggestion is of course very nice, but if he proposes an alternative to the mixed economy, i.e., if he’s thinking about a planned economy, then he’d better explain how he will solve the knotty logical problems that must be solved in order to assure an effective planning mechanism. This problem was first posed in 1920 and has still not been solved.

Comment on The International – Bankers Gone Bad by Carl Stoll

Carl Stoll — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:02:09 +0000

I am shocked at all these people writing that the film’s message is “true.” The message appears to be “… the real value of a conflict, the true value, is in the debt that it creates. You control the debt, you control everything.”

Before I decide whether a message is “true” or not, first I have to discover what the message means. I’m an economist. And the words used are too vague to assign any economic meaning to them. What does it mean to “control” a debt? Does that mean being the creditor?

I have never seen or heard the phrase “to control a debt” before this time.

I think this indicates that commentators on this blog are prone to outbursts of irrational exuberance when they hear impressive-sounding phrases, and the enthusiasm conveyed by the rhetoric distracts them from actually thinking about the meaning of what they hear.

That is not a good sign.

Comment on Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent by Carl Stoll

Carl Stoll — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:30:40 +0000

It’s nonsense to condemn “private gain” out of hand. To function well, a society must combine the individual’s benefit with that of the collective in a positive-sum game. A competitive market is one solution that has been tried out and often gives good results. If you have additional models of how to make people cooperate by coordinating tyheir personal benefit with the good of society, propose them and we’ll see whether they do the trick.

It is especially important NOT to despise “private gain” to the extent that “gain” can be very broadly defined as any pleasing outcome, i.e. not only outcomes that we condemn for being crassly materialistic, but also so as to include as a “gain” mere satisfaction at having done good to others. Consequently the concept of “private gain” can encompass the results of many purely altruistic pursuits and hence be morally impeccable.

Comment on Michael Pollan: Deep Agriculture by Bradley Thomson

Bradley Thomson — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:43:22 +0000

A healthy diet will always be composed of high fiber frutis and veggies, low sugar, low carb and rich in protein.*“

Comment on The International – Bankers Gone Bad by E

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:46:50 +0000

We do get nuggets of truth from time to time in main stream movies but I suppose it can be hard to know what to take seriously if operating from an uninformed perspective. I enjoyed the movie but it could have been much better.

Comment on The International – Bankers Gone Bad by Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:20:16 +0000

When i heard those lines my eyes widened with amazement that they spoke such truth. But then i remembered that sadly most people watching will think it’s all fiction anyway. Too bad they didn’t get a better script for such great content.

Comment on Monsanto – Have You Always Been This Evil? by E

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:56:19 +0000

Thanks Chris!

Comment on Monsanto – Have You Always Been This Evil? by Chris Boshell

Chris Boshell — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:06:37 +0000

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