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Shayana Kadidal: Conflict over "Commerce Clause" led to New Deal and Civil Rights legislation

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[Ryukikon]

This was one of the worst interviews that they have done. This guy Shayana Kadidal doesn't even know what he is talking about. Its sad that they will have him back on. He seems to be a guy that will run to what direction the wind blows.

[specialkornflake]

Taxation is violence. The initiation of violence is immoral.

[bamm427]

This guy is very unscholarly. He states a fact or event (true enough), and then uses his own form of bs artistry to attribute the reasoning behind the event, something he offers with no support at all. E.g., that the "old" supreme court grew up in a different world then a "younger" court, implying (with no evidence) that this "generation gap" was the source of their disagreement. What a simpleton.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@747Cone

So, when you claim, above, that a socialized system can be scaled to a large, US-sized population of 320M, the closest example is the former Soviet Union. What's more, even the 1960s and '70s American free market system offered ordinary children braces to correct their teeth. This was unavailable in most of the world, no less the Soviet Union.

Besides, where will u Canadians go if both ur, and our proposed, monolithic systems fail? Seems to me, Am's free market benefits Ca's socialism.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@747Cone

Ok, fair enough. Consider that a large, centralized healthcare system is essentially a mini-communistic structure. The motivating principle behind communistic structures is to grow larger and more entrenched. Often this principle conflicts with desired outcomes such as quality and efficiency. It might explain why, e.g, it was near-impossible to buy roofing shingles or fresh fruit in East Germany. It was even more difficult in the larger, comparatively resource-richer Soviet Russia.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@747Cone

Sure, but those unique labor relations might be due, precisely, to the cultural homogeneity. Do you think that a union of custodial personnel, comprised largely of African immigrants, would have as much political sway as an all-native custodial union? I doubt it. Consider, the Nordic model stems from tribal communalism.

To answer your above question: Yes, I do believe that immigrants "smell funny." I've been an immigrant in several different countries, so I can confirm this ;-)

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@747Cone

I don't don't really consider Friedman to be an extreme "free marketer." His emphasis on Monetarism (via monopolistic fiat-currency) contradicts any true notion of free markets. A true free market would be comprised of a non-monopolistic currency system.

Dr. Ron Paul is pushing to legalize gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium as currency for private transactions. Our Constitution specifies gold and silver for payment to government entities.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@LibertaerUeberAlles

I wrote "ostensibly so," because I believe the Nordics' oft-touted "fair" redistribution to be an illusion. Some of their wealthiest citizens tend to harbor their billions in 'foundations' and 'trusts' which are located outside of the Nordics -- e.g., many cite the famous DIY furniture entrepreneur as an example. Others are accorded political favoritism due to their perceived too-big-to-fail status. Hence, the wealthy aren't really part of the redistribution equation.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@747Cone

I'm not arguing for nationalist ideology; I simply find it most useful in studying the psychology of redistribution, among other things. Having lived in the most redistribution-heavy part of the world (Nordics) -- at least ostensibly so -- where the nationalist element is more prevalent than anywhere else in the world, I regard nationalism to be a very natural context in which to analyze human motivation. It's simply my own, personal frame of reference.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

@747Cone

Of course I'm being serious. I've moved out of cities due to this reason. Cities in both America and Europe run advertising campaigns to attract capital and professional talent. I believe it is this competition which spurs improvement. The same goes for states in America.