Where are you on the political map?

[kiwifruit]

[Mully]

Indeed. The one I posted is dodgy at best, having been promulgated by a libertarian web site.

Shit.

Im not a Libertarian. I work in freight, not a place housing books.

[Coyote]

True economic conservatives are against being 'given' money. Of course, it's always very hard for any given person or institution to apply that principle in their own case.

But, mmyes, the current Murkn bailout plan is a blatant pulling of the finger to classic market-driven capitalism, and an acknowledgement that when things really turn to shit, sometimes the State has to take control to minimise the misery and destruction that would result from allowing the issues to resolve themselves.

Interesting article here.

That's a tricky read. 'Instruments' is a clever euphemism.

This explains things with simpler terms: http://www.reddit.com/r/business/com...s_been/c05n04c

[RantyDave]

No shit.

Dave

[Hitcher]

True economic conservatives are against being 'given' money. Of course, it's always very hard for any given person or institution to apply that principle in their own case.

But, mmyes, the current Murkn bailout plan is a blatant pulling of the finger to classic market-driven capitalism, and an acknowledgement that when things really turn to shit, sometimes the State has to take control to minimise the misery and destruction that would result from allowing the issues to resolve themselves.

The thing that annoys me most is a philosophy that allows the privatisation of profit and the socialisation of risk. Government intervention, while understandable, doesn't allow the cleansing jihad that the world's financial markets are long overdue for.

Fuck, I sound like a communist. Gahh! Thud.

[Trouser]

Right up there with Ghandi

[oldrider]

Bet you didn't expect this...

Exactly that the same as mine....! John.

[Magua]

I'm as left leaning as Trouser, but slightly more libetarian.

[Unit:Me]

Bet you didn't expect this...

I did the test. Apparently Im not as much as a Libertarian as you, but pretty close. Seems we are pretty much on the same page.

[Big Dave]

[Forest]

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 70%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 80%.

[Slicksta]

mmmm almost in the middle

[Trudes]

Nothing I didn't already suspect, centre-left.

[James Deuce]

The thing that annoys me most is a philosophy that allows the privatisation of profit and the socialisation of risk. Government intervention, while understandable, doesn't allow the cleansing jihad that the world's financial markets are long overdue for.

Fuck, I sound like a communist. Gahh! Thud.

I still think it's funny that Free Market Capitalism lead to state ownership of US banks.

I hope McCain wins and then announces a Five Year Plan.

My word, that would be amusing.

[Big Dave]