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Well, not necessarily in this thread and not necessarily explicitly... Just a feeling I get sometimes. [B] Yes, I understand the reasoning for the labels, but I was referring to labels that are sort of applied in a blanket fashion to a poster. I see a lot of that going on and I think it's...

Makes me sad, tbh... Hard to have a discussion, if the most commonly used argument is "you're wrong because you're a [insert label here]". This doesn't happen w/you most of the time, btw. At any rate, like you say, such is life in the P&R forum.

Love them labels arnd here, don't you, folks? "Liberal", "leftist", "Keynesian", "conservative", "libertarian", etc... Have you considered the possibility that I am none of these things or, more likely, a bit of everything? I generally try to formulate my view independently, without...

I dunno, man... Like I said, in the US, I just don't see it. Maybe it's the places I go to or the impression I get, because I am not used to it. Everywhere I go I see simply massive amts of food and I don't sense them getting smaller. As to the revisions, I definitely see your point about...

Well, that's your personal view. To go back to my previous question, what makes your view any better than mine, for example? How come you're a better judge of the consequences than me? For me, the consequences of excessive State interference are worse than anything you have mentioned above...

Firstly, when you say "FED" you mean the Federal govt, not the Federal Reserve, right? Secondly, in the US, smaller portion sizes? You must be kidding... Every time I come over to the US, I marvel at how much more massive portions are! To anyone from the outside, it's inconceivable that...

Well, until I am offered some evidence that data is actually manipulated, permit me to remain skeptical. The general problem, you see, is that there's a lot of stuff that GDP and other econ stats are supposed to capture that ARE, in fact, intangible, in one way or another. Should we drop all...

Hahaha, me, a bleeding heart flaming liberal pacifist? Awwwww, Lucrum, and here I thought we waz friends, you and I.

If you mean peil's questions, I have answered them.

Well, let me make a general point first. My approach to these things is fully libertarian. I don't see why actions performed by capable adults which don't harm other persons should be subject to regulation by some big central agency, be it the Church or the State. I don't see how any "small...

Well, seeing as how you're undoubtedly a smart person and I ain't, I am trying to get you to educate me... I am not looking for your approval. Your opinions, like I have said a number of times, are of no concern to me. And I am not questioning them. I am just trying to understand the...

They do it routinely, every few years. There are some reasons why the academics whose job it is to study these things feel it's the right thing to do. It's not just done with govt statistics. For example, the largest independent global collection of GDP data, the Penn World Tables, are...

Nah, I don't, I'm sorry... The fact that you don't like how the term "marriage" is used and find it blasphemous is, quite frankly, your own problem. I don't care what you call it, as long as it's between two consenting adults. Why, objectively, is your opinion more valid than mine?

If you've just seen regular Brits, you ain't seen nuthin' yet. Scots are much much worse. Crazy f*ckers, right and proper.

Sorry, I have to ask... Is this guy a pussy or is this a general American thing? This dude got punched in the face (in a bar, on the street, whatever), whoop-dee-f*ckin'-doo... Quick, call the press, call the media, call the ambulances, call his Mommy! "I am just lucky that nothing serious...

But that's just a benchmark revision of smth arnd 2% of total? It's completely irrelevant and it won't affect the commonly reported GDP figures, which are rates of change (YoY, QoQ, etc). Why does it matter? Well, other than to let HeroZedge go on about it (must be a slow month).t

Maybe my reading comprehension ain't so good, you're right... I don't see anyone forcing you to approve of anything. You can continue to disapprove to your heart's content. I disapprove of a great many things, but I expect people don't give a rat's ass. And that's as it should be. So...

Why does that behaviour bother you? What two (or more) consenting adults do in the privacy of their own bedrooms is their own business. Why make it yours?

I wasn't referring to your post. Your view is just as valid and viable as any other.

Well, religion is only "forced" on children (and that's pretty mild, especially relative to other cultures), but that's sort of a "necessary evil". If you're an adult, nothing is really forced on you. As to tax breaks, everyone gets them in the US of A, innit? Hollywood, churches, homeowners...