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What are they buying? (Thomas Sowell)
Jewish World Review ^
| January 27, 2009
| Thomas Sowell
Posted on 01/26/2009 6:27:58 PM PST by jazusamo
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:27:58 PM PST
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jazusamo
To: abigail2; Alia; Amalie; American Quilter; arthurus; awelliott; Bahbah; bamahead; Battle Axe; ...
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:29:05 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
As long as the emergency lasts long enuff to get obamalamadingdong re-elected, no problem.
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:29:35 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: jazusamo
Leave it to a clear thinker to make the perfect analogy: “Using long, drawn-out processes to put money into circulation to meet an emergency is like mailing a letter to the fire department to tell them that your house is on fire.”
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:35:44 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: jazusamo
Kudos once again to Dr Sowell for a great column. His comment on public works is particularly sharp. The last thing this Congress wants is to give money or power back to the people. This is why I was so disappointed in Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma for geting hustled along with the “it’s a crisis - pass the bailout(s)!” rhetoric. He should have been smarter than that.
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:36:03 PM PST
by
Puddleglum
(this space for rent)
To: jazusamo
As is usually the case, Dr. Sowell nails it. He’s the best.
To: Pearls Before Swine
For all the gals out there (like me) Tom's ...dreamy too bad I'm married!
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:44:31 PM PST
by
4Liberty
(Discount window +fractional reserve banking = moral hazard + bank corporate welfare + Inflation tax)
To: jazusamo
This administration and Congress are now in a position to do what Franklin D. Roosevelt did during the Great Depression of the 1930s use a crisis of the times to create new institutions that will last for generations. The Raw Deal.
To: MHGinTN
You’re correct, it’s right on the money.
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:47:12 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: 4Liberty
Thanks, that pic is from a few years ago. :)
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:48:29 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: swordfishtrombone
I shudder to think how long the about to be enacted giveaways are going to be with us, my grandchildren probably won’t see the end of them.
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posted on
01/26/2009 6:52:21 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
I honestly believe that the banks will continue not loaning money in hopes of obtaining another bailout from the TARP funds. Easy money and these jacka@@ on the Obama team just don't get it.
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posted on
01/26/2009 7:00:12 PM PST
by
Logical me
(Oh, well!!!)
To: jazusamo
Bump for morning coffee. Good night! :
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posted on
01/26/2009 7:03:15 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: jazusamo
Quite a return on 750 million dollars of other peoples money spent to buy the presidency.
Who will buy the next one?
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To: thereisno
Here is what he is saying. He says it best and he needs no interpretation.
What are the Beltway politicians buying with all the hundreds of billions of dollars they are spending? They are buying what politicians are most interested in power.
To: thereisno
I bet somehow this ties into the “affordable housing vs. open space/smart growth/etc” Sowell has often preached about.
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posted on
01/26/2009 7:16:58 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: jazusamo
Why is our government so backasswards?
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posted on
01/26/2009 7:17:06 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: jazusamo; 4Liberty
Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930)
To: freekitty
I suppose a good part of it is very few are in Washington for the good of our country, it’s shameful.
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posted on
01/26/2009 7:22:23 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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