I don't know that I like the way you became sort of self-deprecating in this response. It is never my intent to imply I look down on you or want to shoot you down. It's Paul I dislike (more than any other candidate)... you, on the other hand, are highly intelligent and respectable.
You and I both need to study more on economics. Every time I think I get it, I realize I've only just begun. The book I read this past week was stressing the need to trade oil in dollars rather than euros, and the effect it has on our entire economy. I understood it, but at the same time it's just so abstract and odd to think a currency has more or less value than any other currency...
I have no desire to get into a war of words with you, either. I'm just waiting to see what your support of Paul is for, since I haven't found where you and him are in agreement. If you agree with him, I likely would, too... but I think he's pure evil.
I don't know any place that summarizes the writers strike and its impact. Which is too bad, because I don't think the media is giving it the exposure it deserves (although the Golden Globes will make it more prominent).
The solution I propose is the same as any other issue I would approach: reform, reform, reform. Trying to bring about any revolution is a mistake in our system, and scrapping entire structures is dangerous and inefficient (such as the IRS). I would rather take what works and bolster it, take what doesn't work and tweak it. I don't think anything needs to be replaced as a whole.
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Date: 2008-01-06 11:07 pm (UTC)You and I both need to study more on economics. Every time I think I get it, I realize I've only just begun. The book I read this past week was stressing the need to trade oil in dollars rather than euros, and the effect it has on our entire economy. I understood it, but at the same time it's just so abstract and odd to think a currency has more or less value than any other currency...
I have no desire to get into a war of words with you, either. I'm just waiting to see what your support of Paul is for, since I haven't found where you and him are in agreement. If you agree with him, I likely would, too... but I think he's pure evil.
I don't know any place that summarizes the writers strike and its impact. Which is too bad, because I don't think the media is giving it the exposure it deserves (although the Golden Globes will make it more prominent).
The solution I propose is the same as any other issue I would approach: reform, reform, reform. Trying to bring about any revolution is a mistake in our system, and scrapping entire structures is dangerous and inefficient (such as the IRS). I would rather take what works and bolster it, take what doesn't work and tweak it. I don't think anything needs to be replaced as a whole.