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Termyn8or -> RE: Why is it everyone knows the solution to economic problems? (11/26/2008 7:22:58 PM)
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Mus, I understand your statement but can't quite grasp exactly what you're getting at with it. I don't know whether to take it as a complaint or something along those lines, or just as a statement with no implications. It is also possible that you, like me, sometimes will choose words that are not exactly right. One time I was taken as making a threat, and of course I never meant it like that.
At any rate, this is a discussion forum, as such opinions will fly. Being so diverse, that is those of us who participate in this forum more than occasionally, I might even say profusely, each posseses a mind. Each mind has been subjected to a slightly different life experience, which indeed shaped it. When you talk about government, they keep going back to the same type of people for answers, and that ain't us.
However Merc for one worked in some relatively high fallouting stuff at one time, and others have demonstrated knowledge of the economy much greater than mine. Perhaps in an order of magnitude. The more specific information which eludes most, is available to others. When that information is shared, it can become more of a think tank in a way.
For example, people have been shooting down the plan outlined in my thread "How's this for ......." about double taxing imports, but ONLY if a viable US alternative is available. Yes it is a bit socialist in nature, but look around. Well I have skimmed the responses and people are trying to shoot it down. They've not convinced me though. I will be getting back to that soon. I just don't want to jump back in without reading it all. There may be some valid points.
This forum has also given me cause to reconsider a few things. For example abolishing the fed. I see Hunky has started another one, about that. Someone will have to school him I guess, because the main fact is WE CAN'T DO THAT. It is that simple. I would like nothing more than going back to carrying sacks of gold coins off our belts or whatever, but we can't. It simply won't work.
I say right now, we need to think outside the box, but we can't forget about the box because the box is what we are trying to salvage here, if possible. What better way than to use thousands of minds rather than just a few ?
T
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