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Mom and Dad loved Kuci more HC.
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Presumably your nanny didn't teach you sarcasm as well as Kuci's.In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.Comment
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me = self-pwned
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Of course. Everyone has their preferences in regards to when and where government steps in and runs portions of people's lives. It's not as simple as "people make the best choices for themselves".Originally posted by Kuciwalker View PostComment
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No, that does not follow. The agency problem of an individual wrt himself is 0. The agency problem of the gov't wrt the same individual > 0. So we let the individual choose.
(Alternately, you can concede that some individuals do have an agency problem wrt themselves, but it is still almost universally less than the gov't's).
The agency problem of a parent wrt his child is > 0, and most importantly is (for some people) very large. The agency problem of the gov't wrt the same child > 0, but most importantly (for some people) it is much smaller than the other problem. So, we let the gov't choose.Comment
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Why are you bothering to discuss this seriously with aeson? He's disingenuous to the extreme.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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OK, let's talk MMT. That seems to be the recent fad, and the neochartalist aspect at least I find pretty appealing.Comment
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Not sure what that is...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Krugman had a post about it IIRC, but the post wasn't interesting.
I've been trying to integrate this into the stuff I learned from Sumner.Comment
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ah...still trying to wrap my head around it. can continue in tax incidence thread I made...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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You're just scared of having the failings of your "throw cash at everything" approach to fixing problems discussed.Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
Disingenuous is hiding behind "disingenuous" when it's clear by your other postings that you'll go on for pages, or even several threads, with those who you call disingenuous about what you are discussing. Nope... you're just scared. Now go cower in your corner. We can throw cash at you to make you brave maybe?Comment
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To be fair, we all do.Originally posted by DinoDoc View PostToday, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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I was not addressing an agency problem with self. Though you are quite right that there are cases wher ethere is an agency problem with regard to self.Originally posted by Kuciwalker View Post
That is your preference, as is how/when to judge the inequality.So we let the individual choose.
Children are not included in your universe. Check.(Alternately, you can concede that some individuals do have an agency problem wrt themselves, but it is still almost universally less than the gov't's).
You're drawing an arbitrary line at 18 and pretending it's ok to run people's lives before that line, but not later. (Except for "some people" in some cases.)
You're just picking and choosing who is responsible with money and who is not. Much the same as Jon is doing. To you it's important to do in regards to parents. For Jon it's important to do in regards for health insurance. That's fine of course. Everyone has their preference as to where to draw the line.The agency problem of a parent wrt his child is > 0, and most importantly is (for some people) very large. The agency problem of the gov't wrt the same child > 0, but most importantly (for some people) it is much smaller than the other problem. So, we let the gov't choose.
In regards to helping people out, why should we not make these determinations? If they were capable on their own, they wouldn't need the help. (In the US)Comment
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He's disingenuous to the extreme.
To be fair, I think he's just stupid. Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by retardation.Comment
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