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Wait...is there something wrong about not caring about other countries? Tom Send a noteboard - 19/09/2012 03:15:00 AM
I mean, it's wrong to actively wish them ill, but is there anything wrong with being indifferent as to whether they flourish economically? In difficult times we circle the wagons and take care of our own.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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How would you fix unemployment? Dark Knight - 18/09/2012 05:43:17 PM 930 Views
Kill off every third unemployed person; that'll teach the lazy bastards. *NM* jh - 18/09/2012 06:11:58 PM 279 Views
And encourage population control! Brilliant! *NM* Dark Knight - 18/09/2012 06:28:34 PM 292 Views
While likely infeasible, the only real matter with which I can think to address the root problem Jragghen - 18/09/2012 07:15:49 PM 1137 Views
What Greg said about corporate tax rates. Legolas - 18/09/2012 07:48:39 PM 786 Views
Workhouses. Stephen - 18/09/2012 08:24:04 PM 742 Views
Repeal ObamaCare, for a start. But that's like taking a bucket of water out of the Titanic. Tom - 18/09/2012 08:54:42 PM 726 Views
Get a job.* Fixed! nossy - 18/09/2012 10:38:48 PM 663 Views
Ban most of the innovations in business from the last 50 + years snoopcester - 18/09/2012 10:54:51 PM 688 Views
The left does not believe higher corporate taxes create jobs; it believe they reduce federal debt. Joel - 18/09/2012 10:57:53 PM 814 Views
A reply to a single paragraph should result in a reply back of manageable length... right? Legolas - 18/09/2012 11:30:02 PM 697 Views
Good luck with that (sorry Joel, but it is true ) snoopcester - 18/09/2012 11:36:09 PM 704 Views
I do not think the first and fourth paragraphs of my response to him should count as two paragraphs. Joel - 18/09/2012 11:55:08 PM 773 Views
no, snoopcester - 19/09/2012 12:03:25 AM 747 Views
Bah; most respondents have noted the issue is complex, and many note different factors. Joel - 19/09/2012 12:17:47 AM 634 Views
Caring MORE about Western living standards=/=caring NOTHING about Third World ones. Joel - 18/09/2012 11:48:54 PM 737 Views
That much is true, yes. Legolas - 19/09/2012 07:04:05 PM 734 Views
I simply do not see any benefits to ANY countrys populace, only Western multinational CEOs. Joel - 24/09/2012 04:45:19 AM 748 Views
Please take a look at GapMinder Floffe - 24/09/2012 08:51:17 PM 859 Views
It is hard to derive a ∆ from a single data point. Joel - 24/09/2012 11:11:32 PM 786 Views
Well, I tried. All anyone can do, right? *NM* Legolas - 25/09/2012 07:07:20 PM 272 Views
Like I say, I am happy to review any data to back claims laissez-faire internationalism helps anyone Joel - 26/09/2012 04:27:32 AM 614 Views
Wait...is there something wrong about not caring about other countries? Tom - 19/09/2012 03:15:00 AM 685 Views
That is, obviously, a rather subjective question. Legolas - 19/09/2012 06:33:41 PM 658 Views
Put a bird on it! *NM* Burr - 18/09/2012 11:02:41 PM 386 Views
Or bring back conspicuous consumption by creating a companion class of workers. Burr - 18/09/2012 11:07:29 PM 643 Views
Good old fashioned relief works. Bergioyn - 19/09/2012 09:45:19 PM 657 Views
Duct tape. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 19/09/2012 11:01:10 PM 400 Views
I think you named the root problem quite well... Helene - 25/09/2012 01:12:55 PM 659 Views
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil," Joel - 30/09/2012 10:52:05 AM 786 Views
get rid of unemployment extensions so the lazy people go out and find jobs random thoughts - 25/09/2012 01:44:23 PM 710 Views
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