To Bail or Not to Bail...

Should America be Bailed out?

  • Yes. This is a good thing for the economy.

    Votes: 33 34.4%

  • No. This is the wrong way. Try something else.

    Votes: 28 29.2%

  • Leave the economy alone. It will right itself.

    Votes: 15 15.6%

  • Not sure.

    Votes: 20 20.8%
  • Total voters
    96
Correlation does not imply causation.

The primary reason why crime exists is because there is unmet demand and ineffective law enforcement. It just so happens that unmet demand tends to occur on a larger scale in non free market economies. But as long as poverty exists (it will always exist since poverty is relative) there will be crime, regardless of whether or not the market is free.
 
iKotomi said:
Correlation does not imply causation.

The primary reason why crime exists is because there is unmet demand and ineffective law enforcement. It just so happens that unmet demand tends to occur on a larger scale in non free market economies. But as long as poverty exists (it will always exist since poverty is relative) there will be crime, regardless of whether or not the market is free.
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Stupidity exists regardless of whether demand is met.
 
This discussion is getting away from bailouts and more towards the better economic model. So here's some advice from a smart economist who also happens to have a name similar to D_Matt_Ma.

There will always be poor people. You will fail at helping them. Get over it. So what if capitalism has problems. It beats the alternative.

There will always be people who try to cheat the system no matter what market structure. Might as well pick the one with the highest net value, which is capitalism. Yes, there will be poor people. So what? You're assuming that there is no such thing as people who deserve to be dirt poor and some that deserve to be dictator rich. It's hard to accept that there are people that are so superior in the world that they should be treated like royalty, but guess what, THERE ARE. Live with it. I meet kings of the world once in awhile, and most of them deserve it. If you got a problem with it, then you get rich. Otherwise, you're just jealous, especially if you're in American, where there is no such thing as a POOR PERSON.

Capitalism is the unequal distribution of wealth. Socialism is the equal distribution of poverty. Remember that.
 
D_Matt_Ma said:
You're assuming that there is no such thing as people who deserve to be dirt poor and some that deserve to be dictator rich. It's hard to accept that there are people that are so superior in the world that they should be treated like royalty, but guess what, THERE ARE.
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Keep thinking you can justify the disproportionate amount of suffering in the world by picking certain economic concepts that support your interests while forgetting about the rest of the picture. I'm sure it helps you sleep at night.
 
iKotomi said:
Keep thinking you can justify the disproportionate amount of suffering in the world by picking certain economic concepts that support your interests while forgetting about the rest of the picture. I'm sure it helps you sleep at night.
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He's made it clear he sleeps better knowing this. Proves he's superior genetic stock.
 
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