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Wednesday Open Thread | 149 comments (149 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Wednesday Open Thread (none / 0)

someone has thought your brilliant thought before you

I've not read the book, but am interested in what may be the "brilliant thought" or insight you perceive?

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 01:24:56 PM EST
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Re: Wednesday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Pure capitalism is pure evil?

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:09:58 PM EST
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Re: Wednesday Open Thread (none / 1)

I wouldn't argue against that statement.

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:31:08 PM EST
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Re: Wednesday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

Also the theory that a lot of suffering isn't an unfortunate side effect of an otherwise noble economic system, but that it is intentionally built into the system, and that the success of the system explicitly depends on it.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:35:34 PM EST
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I've bought the book (4.00 / 2)

I plan to read it in the near future and, hopefully, provide a critical review.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:28:57 PM EST
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Re: I've bought the book (none / 0)

Oh, you are reading again! I am so happy!

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:31:19 PM EST
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Err (none / 0)

I bought the book. I will try to take the time to read it.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 04:26:44 PM EST
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Re: Err (none / 1)

Hmph. You're not really going to read it, are you? I suppose that's not you rockin' out in the windfarm concert pic either, huh? Neither a real Marxist nor a real Rockstar. So disappointing... ;)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 04:41:05 PM EST
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