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Hello Humpy: Definition of plutocracy - government by the wealthy A plutocracy and a Constitutional Republic are not mutually exclusive. When the president simply ignores the constitution and congress and the Supreme Court lets him get away away with it because of undue influence by the...

Hello Ucan'tEatBonds: And yes the US is not a democracy. It is a Constitutional Republic, which is better than a democracy. This form of government provides the means for the governed to prevent the disaster you are referring to but does not guarantee it. If the US was a democracy, more than...

Hello futurecurrents: You say "We have laws on the books to punish anyone whose lies contribute to people's deaths. It's time to punish the climate-change liars." You also reference this article to support your position: Arrest Climate-Change Deniers...

DC McDonald’s Workers: What Protests? Union front’s fast food protests unlikely to draw D.C. workers BY: Bill McMorris, September 4, 2014 9:00 am http://freebeacon.com/issues/dc-mcdonalds-workers-what-protests/ Employees at a pair of Washington, D.C., McDonald’s said they were not planning on...

Minimum Wage Hikes: A Death Knell to "the Little Guy" September 3, 2014 - 12:09 PM, By Jen Kuznicki http://cnsnews.com/commentary/jen-kuznicki/minimum-wage-hikes-death-knell-little-guy My children have some good friends, and even though it's difficult in this economy, all of them have part-time...

dbphoenix Tell you what. Since it becomes increasingly less likely that grown-up discussion will take place here, this may as well be moved the the P&R Forum. Hello dbphoenix: Maverick74 was kind of enough to give us a list of books and courses on economics that he likes. Can you do the...

Thanks Maverick74 for this excellent list of economics courses, books and audio files. Anubis

Hello dbphoenix: Sounds like you are describing your self. You ran out of steam after you made your first post. And perhaps you should refrain from making disparaging remarks like you did in post #29 where you said to Maverick74 "Lol all you like, but so far your "well-reasoned arguments" are...

Hello Maverick74: Thanks for your excellent post explaining in detail why raising the minimum wage is a bad idea. It is people like you that make these forums a worthwhile learning experience. Can you recommend some books on economics for people who would like to delve further in to this...

Hello dbphoenix So why don't you answer my question I asked earlier, post 19. “If raising the minimum wage is such a good idea why not be really compassionate and have the government raise the minimum wage so that every one is making at least a $ 100,000/year ? Do you think that would be a...

Hello dbphoenix: You talk about showing compassion for the minimum wage worker by raising the minimum wage. But raising the minimum wage only makes them as a whole worse off by increasing their unemployment as I already explained earlier (post 4). Compassion for the minimum wage worker is best...

Hello Ucan'tEatBonds: Actually that must be another Anubis not me, on ATS Abovetopsecret. I am not on ATS Abovetopsecret. I did a search but couldn't find the shilling link you must be referring too. That's what I get for not choosing a more original name. Maybe I should change my alias to...

Hello dbphoenix: Paul Buchheit needs to go back to school or buy a dictionary. Entitlements refers to money or services that were not earned or paid for, but which are owed to the recipient and are paid for by some one else via some government program. Welfare for example, free public schools...

Hello dbphoenix: The Van Buren article artfully mixes facts and fantasy and arrives at the nonsense conclusion that raising the price of labor by raising the minimum wage will create more jobs and improve the economy. If raising the price of labor was truly beneficial for business then the...

Nothing is better than some facts and figures to clarify the picture. Thanks Lucrum

Hello dbphoenix: I think I can sum up this entire thread so far. You say in short (post 1) "There is a much larger population of white Americans, I believe, who feel troubled by what they saw in Ferguson but are unable or unwilling to face the fact that it reflects a recurring historical...

Hello dbphoenix: With all do respect Andrew Fieldhouse is delusional as are all these Keyensian economists/Yellen/Geenspan et al., in charge of improving the economy. The printing of money does not create wealth. It only steals wealth and wastes it on government programs that cannot be...

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