Comments on: Comprehending an Incomprehensible Economy http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pat http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-271664 pat Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:38:54 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-271664 A trillion dollars is real easy to understand. You don't have to talk about dollar bills stacked to the moon. All you have to do is to convert it to a per head or per household amount. The US population is 300 million people living in 100 million households. A trillion dollars is $3,333 per head, or $10,000 per household. I'm waiting for someone to ask President Obama to tell us what his projected deficits are per head. I somehow think he won't know the answer (anything near $30,000 per head would be close enough) A trillion dollars is real easy to understand. You don’t have to talk about dollar bills stacked to the moon. All you have to do is to convert it to a per head or per household amount. The US population is 300 million people living in 100 million households. A trillion dollars is $3,333 per head, or $10,000 per household.

I’m waiting for someone to ask President Obama to tell us what his projected deficits are per head. I somehow think he won’t know the answer (anything near $30,000 per head would be close enough)

]]> By: Sebaneau http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-248626 Sebaneau Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:30:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-248626 Why write an article if you don't really have anything to say? Why write an article if you don’t really have anything to say?

]]> By: Hotpatch 6 http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-246962 Hotpatch 6 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:53:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-246962 Please, never get carried away with "the Best and the Brightest" (even though they are always carried away with themselves). Was it not an elite bunch of Harvard and Princeton "Best and Brightest" professors and lawyers that got us into Vietnam? And ultimately cost us 58,000 lives? Of course their excuse was "Well, it wasn't really our fault because President Nixon should have gotten us out faster". (Even though it wasn't President Nixon that got us into Vietnam in the first place). Which is a trait common to "the Best and the Brightest" - any mistake is always someone else's fault. They are, after all, blameless because they are sincere and really mean well. As for our economic crisis, just remember - the same kind of "Best and Brightest" people that got us stuck in Vietnam have gotten us stuck in the current economic mess. We truly deserve the leaders we elect. Please, never get carried away with “the Best and the Brightest” (even though they are always carried away with themselves). Was it not an elite bunch of Harvard and Princeton “Best and Brightest” professors and lawyers that got us into Vietnam? And ultimately cost us 58,000 lives? Of course their excuse was “Well, it wasn’t really our fault because President Nixon should have gotten us out faster”. (Even though it wasn’t President Nixon that got us into Vietnam in the first place). Which is a trait common to “the Best and the Brightest” – any mistake is always someone else’s fault. They are, after all, blameless because they are sincere and really mean well. As for our economic crisis, just remember – the same kind of “Best and Brightest” people that got us stuck in Vietnam have gotten us stuck in the current economic mess. We truly deserve the leaders we elect.

]]> By: Haggar http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-246788 Haggar Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:15:46 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-246788 Sorry, I have totally forgotten my manners lately. Matt, nice work!! Sorry, I have totally forgotten my manners lately.

Matt, nice work!!

]]> By: Haggar http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-246784 Haggar Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:13:16 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-246784 Cannedjam is so right. All I have heard, is "well Bush spent...." I didn't agree with Bush then either. I guess the HOPE and CHANGE is: Take Bush's poor spending habits and CHANGE it to incomprehensibly bad spending habits and HOPE that it somehow works out or morphs into communism/socialism and the history can be ignored or re-written to make appear correct! Frank is starting it now anyway, and hasn't erased the history from his website yet. lololz Cannedjam is so right. All I have heard, is “well Bush spent….”

I didn’t agree with Bush then either.

I guess the HOPE and CHANGE is:
Take Bush’s poor spending habits and CHANGE it to incomprehensibly bad spending habits and HOPE that it somehow works out or morphs into communism/socialism and the history can be ignored or re-written to make appear correct! Frank is starting it now anyway, and hasn’t erased the history from his website yet. lololz

]]> By: JED http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-246736 JED Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:29:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-246736 Obama says that the U.S. economy is like a house built on sand. That house has a GDP of 15 trillion a year. It's real estate value has been estimated at 160 trillion with a net value of 250 trillion. That is some sand castle. I am guessing that somebody worked to build that since 1492. Obama says that the U.S. economy is like a house built on sand. That house has a GDP of 15 trillion a year. It’s real estate value has been estimated at 160 trillion with a net value of 250 trillion. That is some sand castle. I am guessing that somebody worked to build that since 1492.

]]> By: myth buster http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-246317 myth buster Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:04:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-246317 Not only that, but the liberals argument presumes we actually supported Bush's spending, which we did not. We are anti-bailout, period. Not only that, but the liberals argument presumes we actually supported Bush’s spending, which we did not. We are anti-bailout, period.

]]> By: JED http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-246226 JED Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:59:55 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-246226 Obama says that "we have lost our moral bearings." Apparently in some leap of faith and trillions of tax payer dollars we can be righted from 300 years of history. "Obama says" could turn into a book of sayings. Obama says that “we have lost our moral bearings.” Apparently in some leap of faith and trillions of tax payer dollars we can be righted from 300 years of history.
“Obama says” could turn into a book of sayings.

]]> By: cannedjam http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-245729 cannedjam Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:04:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-245729 the craziest part is that every time people on the right bring this point up - those on the left just say- well hey george bush started this. Like as if we are supposed to say "oh yeah you know what you are right, it makes perfect sense now, george bush started some really high spending, so it is logical to support obama's out of the realm of reason spending". The argument makes no sense at all. Its the equivalent of your wife going on a spending spree at the mall, and then you depleting your life savings, children's college fund,cashing in your life insurance and your 401k, then maxing out all of your credit cards, taking a second mortgage out on your home, and taking a trip to vegas. "well honey, remember those $200 jeans you bought at the mall? So really you started this spending, it would be hypocritical of you to be mad at me" the craziest part is that every time people on the right bring this point up – those on the left just say- well hey george bush started this. Like as if we are supposed to say “oh yeah you know what you are right, it makes perfect sense now, george bush started some really high spending, so it is logical to support obama’s out of the realm of reason spending”. The argument makes no sense at all. Its the equivalent of your wife going on a spending spree at the mall, and then you depleting your life savings, children’s college fund,cashing in your life insurance and your 401k, then maxing out all of your credit cards, taking a second mortgage out on your home, and taking a trip to vegas. “well honey, remember those $200 jeans you bought at the mall? So really you started this spending, it would be hypocritical of you to be mad at me”

]]> By: carol http://pjmedia.com/blog/is-modern-society-too-complex-to-understand/#comment-245709 carol Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:38:33 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=53489#comment-245709 What would happen if we cut the Government out of Our budgets? The US Government just became too expensive for the taxpayer. it is OUR money and Why, if we don't like what is going on, must we pay? Can we just not pay ANY taxes and keep our money? IF we ALL did that, wouldn't it send a message? They cant throw Everyone in jail. Can they? What would happen if we cut the Government out of Our budgets? The US Government just became too expensive for the taxpayer. it is OUR money and Why, if we don’t like what is going on, must we pay?

Can we just not pay ANY taxes and keep our money?
IF we ALL did that, wouldn’t it send a message?
They cant throw Everyone in jail. Can they?

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