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Silence8 -> RE: Yes there is a government conspiracy. (4/8/2010 11:58:52 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Thadius
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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery
It would inflate the currency and prove counterproductive.
Next.
[I started with nothing and earned mine. So can you.]
AMEN!!!
I woke up this morning with a full realization why the both of you reacted the way you did.
Let's review it, shall it?
MM proceeds with an imp of rationality to supplement what is actually a fully emotional response, this somewhat self-righteous 'boot-strapping' rhetoric.
A rational analysis would have noted how the government is in fact already redistributive -- just in the wrong direction. This is relevant; Horatio Alger, on the other hand, is a fetish object. You've chosen a fetish object, dressed in logical clothing.
Actually, if you want to proceed on these naive economic terms, the argument would be that this form of stimulus would in fact prove far more productive in recession times than the conventional mode, giving credit given to the over-credited, that is, the filthy rich, since money given to ordinary people results in a far higher multiplier effect (the money changes hands more and faster).
Thadius, whose posts I find far less interesting, doesn't even feign objectivity. 'AMEN!' -- pure emotion, religious at that!
Now, why this taboo fear of distributing resources to the oppressed? There are two main motivations, depending on the individual. The first is simply fear of falling down, fear of being reduced (again, in some cases) into some kind of property-less sub-prime-mortgage-toting ex-slave. The second is far more embarrassing, and arguably immoral, namely, this joy in the desperation of the bottom, having secretaries and waitresses whose livelihood is in the palm of one's hand, having little children all over the world to make your ugly clothing and caffeinated beverages, etc. etc.
So, this basically is how emotion dresses itself in logical clothing. It's a common phenomenon.
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