The Recreation Commons - Fifth Floor: Paradise Garden

[Drogue]

DARKNESS EDGE HAS RETURNED!!!!

And we only just started on it because of my plans for places to go to study local economics (yes, it's all my fault again)

Btw: If you fancy joining in, feel free to join the CyCon Come and join Method (formerly TKG), DBTS, Maniac, Vlad and a couple of new people

GT: Many things have thier uses. We're strong now (economically) because of Thatcher crushing the unions, low tax rates, selling of properties and public run companies and a lack of public spending. However I wouldn't want to return to Thatcherism. It has created good now, but it messed it up at the time. I'm glad we had it, but extremely glad we don't now

[Darkness' Edge]

Glad some of those guys are still around. Never was one for team games though. MWIA and I broke the party system the first time around.

MWIA just posted about starting another, non-team ACDG, along the lines of the first one, but with certain changed features. I'm up for it, if anyone's interested.

[Drogue]

I'm up for it too. What features/factions etc?

[GeneralTacticus]

I think that's still under discussion...

[Maniac]

I'm not sure I'll respond to your economics post Drogue. I fear it might end up in and .

[Drogue]

Sorry. I'm not to up on the specifics of Eastern European economics. I'm not for unfettered capitalism, but neither do I think there should be that much power in the hands of the government (especially ours ). I'm not a right-wing nut, honest

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by Hercules
it has no severe levels of poverty. And the overall standard of living seems to be well above (personal unscientific view) African and South American levels.

Yes it has. Just that the parts where severe levels of poverty exist are not really open to foreign visitors. But I agree overall the living standard is above some of the African and South american countries.

[Jamski]

But I agree overall the living standard is above some of the African and South american countries.

And parts of Manchester...

Drogue, why don't you visit a civilised part of Europe, like southern Germany... I have a spare bed if you're interested, and you'd only have to pay a minimal rent

@Herc - hardly anyone even noticed apart from you...

-Jam

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by Jamski

@Herc - hardly anyone even noticed apart from you...

-Jam

Would it be because you were busy painting the ceiling?

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Hercules
In all my years I don't believe I have witnessed such a thing as a free market in anything. I have witnessed price fixing, subsidies, monoploy, cartels, insider dealing, bribery, corruption ( widespread in the EU, as elsewhere ), in-efficiencies, political interference, trade barriers, exploitation of cheap (you know the well known Brand examples) child labour.

There isn't such thing as a free market. There are freer markets though. Perfect competition (a free market) is just an idea.

[Vev]

I have a spare bed if you're interested, and you'd only have to pay a minimal rent

-Jam

Sounds like there is a catch somewhere, perhaps he doesn't want you to leave, ever.

[Mr. President]

Are you people still having philosophical arguments? Geez!

[Method]

philosophical discussions are not allowed in the rec commons

/me instructs Maniac to throw the non-spammers out

[Vev]

What about spam quality psuedo-philosophical discussions?

[Mr. President]

Give us an example.