Comments on: Uncle Sam, Bogeyman

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:15:00 +0000

I think only you and John Kerry define nuance as arguing both sides of the debate.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:00 +0000

This man has a point, ya know?

“But saying most people are rational with their own money is nonsense just see the high private debt in the U.S.”

I might quibble with the use of the word most and wish to substitute many in its place, but the point remains.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:00 +0000

This man has a point, ya know?

“But saying most people are rational with their own money is nonsense just see the high private debt in the U.S.”

I might quibble with the use of the word most and wish to substitute many in its place, but the point remains.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:06:00 +0000

Thanks for proving my point.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:06:00 +0000

Thanks for proving my point.

By: Pablo Kuri

Pablo Kuri — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:18:00 +0000

I think this argument by Friedman is just pure nonsense. We should not argue, as libertarians, that people spend their money more wisely or is more careful with it than the government or anybody else. The argument should be, always, don´t take from me by force. If people want golf carts, well then they should pay for it themselves. But saying most people are rational with their own money is nonsense just see the high private debt in the U.S.

By: Pablo Kuri

Pablo Kuri — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:18:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:51:00 +0000

“Ah yes, the perpetual fear of nuance No, it’s pretty unambiguously a bad thing.”

However…

“If I thought that any of these golf carts actually would be used to drive around in (the article suggests that they fall under the credit for electric cars if they are street-worthy), I’d be somewhat more supportive of it.”

Standard RDB nonsense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:51:00 +0000

“Ah yes, the perpetual fear of nuance No, it’s pretty unambiguously a bad thing.”

However…

Standard RDB nonsense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:00 +0000

Ah yes, the perpetual fear of nuance No, it’s pretty unambiguously a bad thing. If I thought that any of these golf carts actually would be used to drive around in (the article suggests that they fall under the credit for electric cars if they are street-worthy), I’d be somewhat more supportive of it. I’m in the Pigou club with Greg Mankiw. But I somehow doubt many of these will make it to the road.

Granted – that response still probably sounded like a “however” to your ears, but I think this is dumb. I can’t help how you hear it.

By: Charles N. Steele

Charles N. Steele — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:49:00 +0000

It’s absolutely insane. But since golf carts are now free, we should all get one and encourage everyone else to get one as well.

Every American getting a “free” golf cart would be the single greatest economics lesson ever taught.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:30:00 +0000

I wonder if Yasafi will wander in and explain to us why this is a good thing. Since Democrats are doing this, it has to be a good thing.I also anticipate Daniel admitting it's a bad thing, with a however attached.

By: Brandon Robison

Brandon Robison — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:10:00 +0000

Subsidized golf carts are *par for the course* — oh man, love the pun.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:37:00 +0000

Welllllllll sheeeet mon, picture yourself riding in your golf cart paid for by your neighbors and dialing all your friends on the cell phone also provided free by your neighbors!

Gotta love this sheeeet mon!