Essential Economics for Politicians

[Wez]

How Roman Central Planners Destroyed Their Economy

https://fee.org/articles/how-roman-central-planners-destroyed-their-economy/

"Some of these laws were reasonable and consistent with an economy of contract and commerce; others prescribed gruesome punishments and assigned cruel powers and privileges given to some."

Sounds like what we may see the next 4 years...

 

[Bruddah IZ]

"Some of these laws were reasonable and consistent with an economy of contract and commerce; others prescribed gruesome punishments and assigned cruel powers and privileges given to some."

Sounds like what we may see the next 4 years...

You thinking more QE?

 

[Wez]

It was a joke, cuz a liar, thief and con man is taking office, surrounded by the richest Cabinet and Advisory team ever. Us Proletariat have no chance...

 

[Bruddah IZ]

https://www.policyed.org/intellecti...ook&utm_campaign=stripes&utm_content=12032016

 

[Bruddah IZ]

It was a joke, cuz a liar, thief and con man is taking office, surrounded by the richest Cabinet and Advisory team ever

Good. They shouldn't need anything from us then

 

[Bruddah IZ]

It was a joke, cuz a liar, thief and con man is taking office, surrounded by the richest Cabinet and Advisory team ever. Us Proletariat have no chance...

Draining the swamp of the beholdened.

 

[Wez]

Good. They shouldn't need anything from us then

How naive, they take from us regardless of "need"...

 

[Wez]

Draining the swamp of the beholdened.

How is filling the swamp with half a dozen Goldmanites draining anything?

 

[Bruddah IZ]

How naive, they take from us regardless of "need"...

Now that's naive.

 

[Wez]

Now that's naive.

Oh? Please explain

 

[Bruddah IZ]

How is filling the swamp with half a dozen Goldmanites draining anything?

out with the old in with the new. It got drained alright.

 

[Wez]

out with the old in with the new. It got drained alright.

I see, you prefer your thieves dressed in red rather than blue. That makes it easier to stomach when they're cutting your purse...

 

[espola]

... beholdened.

How do you say that in Hawaiian?

 

[Bruddah IZ]

Oh? Please explain

They don't take regardless of need.

 

[Wez]

They don't take regardless of need.

Who doesn't? Rich people in power?

 

[Bruddah IZ]

I see, you prefer your thieves dressed in red rather than blue. That makes it easier to stomach when they're cutting your purse...

Nothing like a monopoly on money and fractional reserve banking via 3 rounds of QE to drain your purse.

 

[Bruddah IZ]

Who doesn't? Rich people in power?

Yes.

 

[Wez]

Nothing like a monopoly on money and fractional reserve banking via 3 rounds of QE to drain your purse.

My purse has never been fatter...

 

[Wez]

Yes.

Wow, what a happy little fairy tale to help you sleep at night. Yes, Biz, rich people never want more...

 

[Bruddah IZ]

How do you say that in Hawaiian?

Kapakahi