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[MrBogosity]

James Galbraith of the University of Texas was interviewed by Russ Roberts on the most recent episode of EconTalk: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/04/galbraith_on_in.html

IncrediFail from Galbraith at 48:27: "We relied on private charity up until the creation of the Social Security system in the 1930s, and the reality was that most people didn't live very long. And I'm enough of an economist to believe that when you pay people to do something, they'll do more of it. And what Social Security does is pay them to stay alive, and they're quite happy to take the money and live longer, which to my mind is an excellent thing."

[tnu]

having a midlife crisis at 23.

Hey man I resemble that remark.

[Travis Retriever]

I'm going to go ahead and mention that anything that airs on that "Scared Beyond Straight" show (read: torture porn show) deserves to be here as well.
Same with anything from Dog the Bounty Hunter.

That is all.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

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I'm just putting this here because everyone they listed, I think are sociopaths not psychopaths.

[AnCap Dave]

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I'm just putting this here because everyone they listed, I think are sociopaths not psychopaths.

Of course as soon as I get a partnership deal with these people, someone would put one of their videos in Fail Quotes.

The timing just couldn't be better.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

Of course as soon as I get a partnership deal with these people, someone would put one of their videos in Fail Quotes.

The timing just couldn't be better.

Well...Congratulations?

[Ibrahim90]

Could there be a vote bot that can do this or something?

no evidence for that, so I can't say.

Hey man I resemble that remark.

well, I was talking about myself, wondering whether it was worth it to become a geologist--to do what I always wanted for myself since forever, as I remain unemployed and without income, in spite of my best attempts. This especially as all my friends now have very lucrative jobs as geologists, having come from the same class. I feel like I'm being left out and cheated, that life is going by me and forgetting me, as it blesses all my fellow geologists with bright paths. I've been in this limbo, unable to find a graduate school to get that PhD I always wanted, and be a professor, or alternately, to find a job to pay off my school debts (which are quite enormous now). I don't even have a word to describe how I feel, but it leaves me so that food doesn't taste like it used to. I sleep, but find no rest. I watch comedy, but do not laugh--or crack a smile. time feels like it moves as a glacier, the weather always feels cold. my insides feel empty, yet my ribs feel heavy. And my mind wanders, unable to seize an idea. All good things that come to me feel hollow now, and all those from my friends seem ugly. Yet all bad things that come to me seem normal, and those that go to my friends leave me unfeeling. I only see darkness, and never notice or see the light.


sorry, I just haven't had much good news come in lately. especially trying to find work.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

"Most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States," President Obama said during a speech at Mexico's Anthropology Museum.

[Ibrahim90]

"Most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States," President Obama said during a speech at Mexico's Anthropology Museum.

to be fair, he's right. most do. specifically, many come in (illegally of course) to supply the drug cartels that were created by US war on drugs, creating a black market for both drugs, and weapons.

then there are the cases where the federal government was directly responsible, actually giving the cartels the weapons they want, (supposedly) in some retarded scheme to pull a sting on the cartels. remember operation fast and furious?

either way, It's the federal government's fault.

[Skm1091]

to be fair, he's right. most do. specifically, many come in (illegally of course) to supply the drug cartels that were created by US war on drugs, creating a black market for both drugs, and weapons.

then there are the cases where the federal government was directly responsible, actually giving the cartels the weapons they want, (supposedly) in some retarded scheme to pull a sting on the cartels. remember operation fast and furious?

either way, It's the federal government's fault.

What about China or Russia? Norinco was caught selling 3000 fully automatic weapons and anti tank weapons to US street gangs you know. I also have to ask them how many of those weapons traced to the United States are cold war stockpiles sent to Guatemala, El Salvador and other Central American countries during the civil wars that happened down there. 

[Travis Retriever]

James Galbraith of the University of Texas was interviewed by Russ Roberts on the most recent episode of EconTalk: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/04/galbraith_on_in.html

IncrediFail from Galbraith at 48:27: "We relied on private charity up until the creation of the Social Security system in the 1930s, and the reality was that most people didn't live very long. And I'm enough of an economist to believe that when you pay people to do something, they'll do more of it. And what Social Security does is pay them to stay alive, and they're quite happy to take the money and live longer, which to my mind is an excellent thing."

By his 'logic' if we pay the old enough, we can make them immortal.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

What about China or Russia? Norinco was caught selling 3000 fully automatic weapons and anti tank weapons to US street gangs you know. I also have to ask them how many of those weapons traced to the United States are cold war stockpiles sent to Guatemala, El Salvador and other Central American countries during the civil wars that happened down there.

Let's not forget the Mexican Army, whose guns (last time I checked) were made in Belgium.

[Skm1091]

Let's not forget the Mexican Army, whose guns (last time I checked) were made in Belgium.

Last time I checked the Mexico government is one of the most corrupt governments on earth. Oh I should have also mentioned Colombia and Venezuela.

[Ibrahim90]

What about China or Russia? Norinco was caught selling 3000 fully automatic weapons and anti tank weapons to US street gangs you know. I also have to ask them how many of those weapons traced to the United States are cold war stockpiles sent to Guatemala, El Salvador and other Central American countries during the civil wars that happened down there.

that is all also true.

[tnu]

Sparkling Fairy Dust is at it again. Trying to justify the state.

the world would be dominated by mafia-like elements - clandestine, controlling powers that contribute absolutely nothing to the good of society.

Do I even need to say it to ay of you?