Comments on: Unbalanced Thinking http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mesaeconoguy http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-175192 mesaeconoguy Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:46:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html#comment-175192 NPR consistently has the best sound quality. And offensively worst content. Seriously. I can listen for about 20 mins max, excusing the economic and/or market errors. Even anticipation of Russ Roberts’ commentary is not enough to keep me on the dial. Russ, why must you contribute to National Socialist Radio? NPR consistently has the best sound quality.

And offensively worst content.

Seriously. I can listen for about 20 mins max, excusing the economic and/or market errors.

Even anticipation of Russ Roberts’ commentary is not enough to keep me on the dial.

Russ, why must you contribute to National Socialist Radio?

]]> By: The Javelineer http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-175179 The Javelineer Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:51:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html#comment-175179 Don, isn't there a problem though? The Chinese make all kinds of useful stuff for us. I think everything in my kitchen is made in China. The MacBook I'm typing on was assembled in China. Cool. But what are the Chinese getting in return for all this stuff? The dollar? That's just a promise to the Chinese that they can come here and get stuff from our economy. (bad usage, 'our economy' but you get the idea) But what stuff can they get? What are we making for the Chinese? Jack. Eventually the Chinese are going to realize that they can consume their own products. We have nothing to sell them. The dollar is an empty promise. We're going to be screwed. Does any of this conflict with your claims in that latter to NPR? Am I wrong? Don, isn’t there a problem though? The Chinese make all kinds of useful stuff for us. I think everything in my kitchen is made in China. The MacBook I’m typing on was assembled in China. Cool.

But what are the Chinese getting in return for all this stuff? The dollar? That’s just a promise to the Chinese that they can come here and get stuff from our economy. (bad usage, ‘our economy’ but you get the idea)

But what stuff can they get? What are we making for the Chinese? Jack.

Eventually the Chinese are going to realize that they can consume their own products. We have nothing to sell them. The dollar is an empty promise. We’re going to be screwed.

Does any of this conflict with your claims in that latter to NPR? Am I wrong?

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-175136 Anonymous Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:19:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html#comment-175136 The bilateral trade deficit with China isn't so alarming, but the perpetual trade deficit with everyone could be. I understand the Laffer argument, but I also know that statesmen engineer all sorts of forcible propriety that can encourage proprietors to impose rents on me and mine. Selling entitlement to U.S. tax revenue to Chinese monetary authorities fixing exchange rates is only the most obvious example. There must be many others. Maybe the perpetual current account deficit is all about the insatiable appetite for foreign investment in the U.S., or maybe it's about the willingness of our own statesmen to sell us out. I do know that the entire world can't retire on entitlement to U.S. tax revenue, not even the entire Chinese population. I'd like to see a deeper analysis of these deficits than "trade is good". Sure trade is good, but trade deficits are about a lot more than trade. The bilateral trade deficit with China isn’t so alarming, but the perpetual trade deficit with everyone could be. I understand the Laffer argument, but I also know that statesmen engineer all sorts of forcible propriety that can encourage proprietors to impose rents on me and mine. Selling entitlement to U.S. tax revenue to Chinese monetary authorities fixing exchange rates is only the most obvious example. There must be many others. Maybe the perpetual current account deficit is all about the insatiable appetite for foreign investment in the U.S., or maybe it’s about the willingness of our own statesmen to sell us out.

I do know that the entire world can’t retire on entitlement to U.S. tax revenue, not even the entire Chinese population. I’d like to see a deeper analysis of these deficits than “trade is good”. Sure trade is good, but trade deficits are about a lot more than trade.

]]> By: Daniel Kuehn http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-175043 Daniel Kuehn Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:35:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html#comment-175043 I like it! I especially like the "like" and "report" options. Is there any chance you can make it blue, though? It just doesn't feel like Cafe Hayek with a white background :) I like it! I especially like the “like” and “report” options. Is there any chance you can make it blue, though? It just doesn’t feel like Cafe Hayek with a white background :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html/comment-page-1#comment-175041 Anonymous Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:04:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/unbalanced-thinking.html#comment-175041 Many great improvements to this site. Better than I thought it would be. The increased functionality of the comments section seems to reflect the value R&B place on the discussions. Many great improvements to this site. Better than I thought it would be. The increased functionality of the comments section seems to reflect the value R&B place on the discussions.

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