Voting Coalitions and Director's Law

[maosef]

How can this be true, the government would look to the rich for voting power. Granted the government can't rely on them to actually boost their votes because they are a small minority but they do have considerable influence(media) and can finance parties so In some roles they play a major effect. I would certainly say they outstrip their single vote.

[kja5]

These days it is SPEND SPEND SPEND! The national debt is just a meaningless number that can be added to indefinitely, right?

[bluefootedpig]

@kja5 The national debt is just some bits in a computer somewhere. Just like our paper money has 0 in actual value. We all play monopoly every day.

[Chris4lap]

@bluefootedpig Yeah sure and greece's financial crisis can be fixed by changing "some bits in a computer somewhere". Despite last year's 110 billion euro bail-out and the introduction of harsh austerity measures, the country has been unable to balance its books. Now, with a second bail-out under negotiation, the country's financial problems are threatening the credibility of the entire eurozone. GO FIND THAT COMPUTER SOMEWHERE AND FIX THE BITS!!

[bluefootedpig]

@Chris4lap If only I could find that bit, and flip it... if only... wait! i saw a documentary on this called tron. I'll go research it :P

[miiiikku]

I hate how people take his words litterally. He speaks of economy as separated system from the rest of the world but in reality there are so much more elements and goals. Every scientest has to talk about his field as separated from the rest of the world, so principally there is nothing wrong what he is saying, just how people understand him.

[genius2005]

Milton Friedman is touting the British view of economics which is fascism to benifet the rich.

Economics is to have one purpose and that is to develop the scientific, industrial and technoligical progress of mankind.

Any other purpose originates with the Egyptians/Babylonian/Persian empires of pyramids, towers of babe and momunents in honor of human idols.

Today we call thes modern day Pharoahs and God-kings - Warren Buffet/Rothchilds/Rockefellers etc.

[Nintendomanwill]

You enlightened Americans...if only more British people understood the mechanics of liberty and wealth like you do. Even if in our universities, stupid teenagers say things like: tax OTHERS so that OUR education is free! (well they actually say: make our education free but they know what that would entail) Theyhave 'ideas' like: create government to curtail the EVIL effects of seeking profit! (by it's very nature capitalism rewards good, it is mercantile structures in GOVERNMENT! that are evil.)

[Sivels]

he speaks in a funny way.. I like his defense of the free market, there should be many more like him today

[bluefootedpig]

@Sivels We have a few. Ron Paul, Jesse Venture are both very strong on that line of thinking. Also, many that run for lower offices have this view, but they need votes as their party only pulls at best, 10% of the votes. Nothing will change as long as nothing changes.