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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    What you need to understand about RP is that he is very much a federalist. That indicates a lot of his background. I also am a federalist, so I don't hold that against him, but there are obvious problems with many of his positions. Think of it this way. He is saying that the federal...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    It is a good point, and I accept the concept of the point. It's just a rebuttal to a point that I'm not making. I'm not saying that the Fed doesn't create money from nothing. I'm saying that they are the vehicle for borrowing, not the cause. People have always and will always want to...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    Hydroblunt, First off, in discussing the gold-standard, I should make a couple statements. I'm not suggesting that our current system is better. I'm only suggesting that the gold-standard isn't a perfect system either. I'm assuming we are talking about 100% reserve gold-standard. A couple...
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    If McCain wins the whole thing...

    Yeah, once the DEMs run him through the ringers it is over for him. Even GOP voters are tired of the establishment at this point and are seeking change. Mac is the furthest thing from change on either ballot right now.
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    Pre-born infants

    It isn't so fuzzy for me on that point. It has something to do with what we can "create" and what we can't. A sperm cell is no more sacred than a blood cell. Indeed there are other types of cells that we can manipulate into becoming reproductive cells. This isn't to say that we can create...
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    Pre-born infants

    That's just it. This is exactly why there can be a debate. I don't wish to debate the concept of a soul, as it is not a topic of logical debate. I would debate the concept of viable life. We have conflicting laws right now. One says that I can terminate a pregnancy anytime I wish...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    He considers flat tax and consumption tax as punitive to the middle and lower class. According to statements last month, he is against both a flat tax and a consumption tax. When he says he wants to abolish the IRS, he is saying that he wants to completely get rid of the revenue generated by...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    I understand what you are saying, and I completely disagree with any type of income tax. I also don't think the Fed should exist. I think that money supply should be exactly related to population growth and increase in productivity, with no discretionary ability to change that relationship...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    Money is money. Money that is freely printed simply causes inflation. Money can be whatever a group of people wish to assign value to. Gold has a few inherent characteristics that result in easy use as currency, but not by any means perfect for currency. Paper money reduces friction in...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    Mitt is a successful version of most on these threads. Someone who didn't remain anonymous on "elite" investing threads so that nobody could see his lack of success. To say that he doesn't understand finance and economics in the real world is absurd, and very indicative of blind stereotyping...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    No, the Fed is an easy vehicle for borrowing. NOT the CAUSE of it. If I need resources to start or complete a project I'm working on, the bank is an easy vehicle for borrowing the necessary resources. The bank isn't the cause of my borrowing. If the bank didn't exist I would still need to...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    First off, not everything RP says is correct. There were very good reasons for dropping the gold-standard. Theories always work but RP has never been responsible for turning those theories into successful realities. Once theories begin implementation in the real economy, it usually turns out...
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    Current Delegate Counts

    That's an interesting read but it is 2 weeks old and things have shifted quite a bit. On a national level during that time, Mac has gone from 23% to 28%. Mitt has increased from 13% to 21%. Huck has decreased from 20% to 19%. But you might be right. I don't think Romney gets it...
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    Wednesday Night Republican Debate

    There is a difference in their smugness. McCain's smug grin is because he really has no idea about what Ron Paul is saying. To him it is something like when the adults speak to Charlie Brown. MWAAA WAAAA MWA MWAAA....... Romney's smug grin is because he thinks RP is a kook with only...
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    Current Delegate Counts

    It is true that florida is supposedly a closed primary, but I'm looking at all the exit polls. 17% of all GOP voters called themselves independents. Mac got 44% of them compared to Mitt's 23%. It was a dead heat at 33% each amongst those calling themselves republicans. When you then...
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    Current Delegate Counts

    It's finally starting to mean something on the DEM side. Obama has huge momentum and is leading in the legitimate delegate count. Hillary had a ton of pre-committed delegates. If those are removed, then Obama is winning. I'm looking forward to the debate tonight.
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    Current Delegate Counts

    Well, this is old news now, but I thought I should post the delegate counts till now. Mac = 97 Mitt = 74 Huck = 29 Paul = 6 Mac pulled off the win in Florida by again getting the independent vote. Mitt again beat him amongst conservative republicans who made up 70% of voters...
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    The best president.

    I'm not saying that he was a great pres. I just don't think he can even be compared to the worst ones in history. People hate Bush because they disagree with him now, not because 100 years from now they will hate what he did. Consider Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and 1963 Iraq coup compared to...
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    The best president.

    Bush hating is a fad. There are plenty of examples of worse presidents than him.
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    The best president.

    I rate them according to the lasting effects of their presidency. Best=Lincoln I don't think I really need to explain why his lasting effects were the greatest. Worst = FDR He introduced what would prove to be one of the worst social programs in the history of the US. LBJ is...
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