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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 13 July | 133 comments (133 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

If all risk is socialised why do we still pretend the financial system should be run for profit?

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 11:56:52 AM EST
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Because the US was left standing at the end of the Cold War.

Therefore, the US won the Cold War.

Therefore, the US economic system is superior to Socialism.

by ATinNM on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 12:03:12 PM EST
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I thought the End of History happened back then so none of what is happening now has any implications...

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 12:06:15 PM EST
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[Moustache of Understanding Alert]

The world will have had been flat but now it had will been round.

Or not.

;-)

by ATinNM on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 12:22:31 PM EST
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That sounds like a lolcat...

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 12:51:49 PM EST
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by ATinNM on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 01:11:06 PM EST
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We've all known ~~pocket-sized bundles of death~~ cats like that

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jul 13th, 2010 at 01:25:52 PM EST
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