Donald Trump on the debt: "You never have to default because you print the money" (http://www.vox.com/2016/5/9/11639292/donald-trump-default-print-money)
QuoteThis is the United States government. First of all, you never have to default because you print the money. I hate to tell you. So there's never a default.
Shane, I've noticed that you've yet to name Donald Trump as either a Biggest Bogon Emitter or Idiot Extraordinaire. I think this most recent comment of his should place him as IE.
This is the type of economic illiteracy we'd come to expect from Democrats--which he used to be up until 2008. I'd expect someone like Paul Krugman to say something like that. In fact, Krugbot HAS said something like that: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/paul-krugman-answers-paul-ryan-debt-crisis-we-can-print-money (http://cnsnews.com/news/article/paul-krugman-answers-paul-ryan-debt-crisis-we-can-print-money)
I'm not the least bit surprised that Trump would say something like this. I am flabbergasted that too many libertarians are actually supporting this guy. He's as fiscally conservative as Hillary Clinton! If that doesn't make him Idiot Extraordinaire, I don't know what will.
Quote from: BlameThe1st on May 10, 2016, 10:44:19 PM
Donald Trump on the debt: "You never have to default because you print the money" (http://www.vox.com/2016/5/9/11639292/donald-trump-default-print-money)
Shane, I've noticed that you've yet to name Donald Trump as either a Biggest Bogon Emitter or Idiot Extraordinaire. I think this most recent comment of his should place him as IE.
This is the type of economic illiteracy we'd come to expect from Democrats--which he used to be up until 2008. I'd expect someone like Paul Krugman to say something like that. In fact, Krugbot HAS said something like that: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/paul-krugman-answers-paul-ryan-debt-crisis-we-can-print-money (http://cnsnews.com/news/article/paul-krugman-answers-paul-ryan-debt-crisis-we-can-print-money)
I'm not the least bit surprised that Trump would say something like this. I am flabbergasted that too many libertarians are actually supporting this guy. He's as fiscally conservative as Hillary Clinton! If that doesn't make him Idiot Extraordinaire, I don't know what will.
" Who's got the dumbest disposition?
One guess -- guess who!
Who always always starts an argument? (Woman: Hmmmm?)
Who always shows a bit of temperament?
Who's never wrong but always right? (Donald: Yeah?)
Who'd always dream of starting a fight? (Donald: That so?!)
Who sucks life with all the dumb talk?
No one... (Donald quacks angrily) but Donald Trump! (Donald: Yeah!)
Sorry, I couldn't help it!
Quote from: Ibrahim90 on May 11, 2016, 04:04:56 PM
" Who's got the dumbest disposition?
One guess -- guess who!
Who always always starts an argument? (Woman: Hmmmm?)
Who always shows a bit of temperament?
Who's never wrong but always right? (Donald: Yeah?)
Who'd always dream of starting a fight? (Donald: That so?!)
Who sucks life with all the dumb talk?
No one... (Donald quacks angrily) but Donald Trump! (Donald: Yeah!)
Sorry, I couldn't help it!
And you, good sir, just got a cluon for making my day.
Sorry, but I think you'll have to do a lot worse than Krugman or Elizabeth Warren on a good day to make it. Especially seeing as how this week we have Paramount claiming that the Klingon language is copyrighted, and SJWs saying a woman was raped when she herself insists that she wasn't, both of which beat out the TSA considering an economist a potential terrorist because they thought the differential equation he was working on might be a secret code.
No, sorry, he's not even close!
Quote from: MrBogosity on May 11, 2016, 05:08:52 PM
Sorry, but I think you'll have to do a lot worse than Krugman or Elizabeth Warren on a good day to make it. Especially seeing as how this week we have Paramount claiming that the Klingon language is copyrighted, and SJWs saying a woman was raped when she herself insists that she wasn't, both of which beat out the TSA considering an economist a potential terrorist because they thought the differential equation he was working on might be a secret code.
No, sorry, he's not even close!
That's not just mere idiocy: that's just evil.
I just realized. It also seemed familiar for some reason. Here's the reason:
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Basically, the Egyptian Government said (using Hisham Andeel as a spokesperson), that Nations don't go bankrupt--corporations may, but not nations...
(this was in the days of the Muslim Brotherhood).
Quote from: Ibrahim90 on May 15, 2016, 02:31:14 AM
I just realized. It also seemed familiar for some reason. Here's the reason:
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Basically, the Egyptian Government said (using Hisham Andeel as a spokesperson), that Nations don't go bankrupt--corporations may, but not nations...
(this was in the days of the Muslim Brotherhood).
It's what Stefan refers to as a 'soft default': The creditors get their money, but it doesn't mean anything any more.
So it sounds like this one of those, "Guys, you can't ALL be IE!" kind of weeks?