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Mainstream Economists' Random Excuse Roulette

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Because it could never be just plain-old Keynesian-doctrine-destroying, debt-saturated, economic weakness...

 

 

h/t @Not_Jim_Cramer

 

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Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:04 | 5940104 Intelligence_In...
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Free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:07 | 5940115 agent default
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If only we had some.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:09 | 5940124 Intelligence_In...
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Correct, capitalism just has not been implemented correctly.  

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:22 | 5940160 gladih8r
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The-Fuckers-That-Be probably giggle when they spin it.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:23 | 5940163 LongMarch
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A free market is not something you implement; It exists whereever there are humans. The only variable is how badly you can fuck it up.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:31 | 5940297 HardlyZero
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Policy supporting printing excess fiat eventually corrupts capitalism and economics.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:21 | 5940154 Oscar Mayer
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"Free market capitalism" = Oxymoron.

Capitalism's primary goal is the capture and subjugation of markets.

It's a big money game, and you're not in it.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:35 | 5940188 Intelligence_In...
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I think you played too much monopoly as a kid.  

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 21:17 | 5940572 A Nanny Moose
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...or ate too much paste.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:51 | 5940222 Squid-puppets a...
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what you are describing is the corrosive effect of Feudalism on free market capitalism

appreciate the difference

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:08 | 5940251 Oscar Mayer
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And 160+ years of Capitalism's rapacious bloody history proves the what you believe, is a big fucking lie.

appreciate the reality

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 20:14 | 5940423 Seize Mars
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Central banking is one of Marx's central tenets of Communism. This rapacious bloody history of which you speak is the story of the State, not the story of free people trying to trade with one another.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 21:15 | 5940560 Oscar Mayer
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Try a google or bing search "capitalism vs. free enterprise"

Learn the difference.

And Central Banking is 100% Capitalist, read the history.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 21:33 | 5940580 A Nanny Moose
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You are asking people to read a history which does not exist. There is NO historical record on the implementation of Capitalism, because it has not been tried.

Furthermore, you are conflating Marxism and Capitalism, indicating that you need to review the definition of both systems. Central Banking is one of the 10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto, and NOT a feature of Capitalism. In fact, Central Banking, and Capitalism are mutually exlusive. Capitalism is organized from spontaneous voluntary association.

Marxism is organized through coercive, and has been present in the Untied Statez of Amerika, in various degrees since the pilgrims landed.

 

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 21:42 | 5940622 farmerbraun
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A. WHAT IS MUTUALISM?

 A one-sentence answer is that mutualism consists of people voluntarily banding together for the common purpose of mutual assistance. Clarence Swartz, in What is Mutualism?, defined it this way:

 

A Social System Based on Equal Freedom, Reciprocity, and the Sovereignty of the Individual Over Himself, His Affairs, and His Products, Realized Through Individual Initiative, Free Contract, Cooperation, Competition, and Voluntary Association for Defense Against the Invasive and for the Protection of Life, Liberty and Property of the Non-invasive.

 

The pilgrims weren't invading anybody were they ; like there was only a bunch of  savages . . . .?

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 00:39 | 5940951 Oscar Mayer
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"WHAT IS MUTUALISM?"

It is an indoctrinated belief structure of a cult of witless fools who have no mind of their own yet possess the ability to recite cult jargon with ease. 

 

 

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 00:27 | 5940752 Oscar Mayer
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"You are asking people to read a history which does not exist. There is NO historical record on the implementation of Capitalism, because it has not been tried."

 

Oh ok I get it, I can excuse your befuddlement, it appears you've been mentally impregnated with Austrian masturbations.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 22:59 | 5940812 blowing winter
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I'm making over $7k a month working part time. I kept hearing other people tell me how much money they can make online so I decided to look into it. Well, it was all true and has totally changed my life. This is what I do... www.jobs-review.com

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 04:28 | 5941114 Womb Service
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Blowing Wynter Benton?

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:08 | 5940107 Thirst Mutilator
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33 BLACK... I'm shocked to see that GAMBLING is going on here...

 

Welcome to the jew [money counterfeitting ONLY for jew casino players] casino...

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:32 | 5940180 Arnold
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He has become impatient as Mahdi in waiting and therefore POTUS has become Shiva.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:14 | 5940136 Uber Vandal
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Where have I seen that wheel before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u40mJ_ls5VE

 

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:21 | 5940156 Fun Facts
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The only requirement to be an economist is to call yourself one.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:21 | 5940159 Lumberjack
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All we need is WB7 to insert Janet Yellen with a skimpy dress and high heels, (in lieu of Vanna White), to spin that fucker.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:55 | 5940358 Thirst Mutilator
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Please... NOOO!!!!

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:31 | 5940178 flyonmywall
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The words "insert" and Janet Yellen just should not go together.

Really bad mental image. Who would actually bang that gasbag? Damn, that is nasty.

 

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:35 | 5940187 Lumberjack
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Did you ever see the Fookere (sp?) in the Movie "Corsican Brothers'? Now imagine janet giving O a spin on that wheel.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 21:53 | 5940659 Zandalf
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You have penetrating insight...

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:35 | 5940183 Jack Burton
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Does America really need the absolute army of economists that fit into every nook and cranny of the public and private social and economic system we live in? It seems that more people teach economics to more students than could possibly ever find anything usefull to do with their economics credits.

And what do they actually add to their employers. Somebody pays all these economists to spout off, on TV on radio and on blogs. Corporations have them, think tanks have them, government agencies have them, colleges have lots of them, private equity and hedge fund employ lots of them, Banks are loaded with economists.

In 2005-8, literally thousands of economists looked at the numbers and predicted further growth. Said that there was no housing bubble, predicted further house price increases. Hundreds of economists said that private debt was not too high, household debt was not maxed out. Many claimed house price rises opened a key new source of consumer spending via increased equity, this was a powerful driver of more consumer spending. Banks were all sound, and well capitalized. Blah! Blah! Blah!

The fucks were ALL wrong, but they all kept their positions, and are still there spouting the same bullshit in the media and teaching the same bullshit in universities. They all predict the Fed has weathered the storm and reset growth. Housing is coming back. The consumer is confident. One economist on NRP two weeks ago Saturday said we had achieved full employment.

We live in an age of denial. In an age of rewarded failure. Of collective stupidity, often called public education. Media lies are never exposed, but simply forgotten and new lies told. Manipulation of economic statistics is rampant. Markets are managed by a Supreme Soviet of Fed Bankers. Money is free to the connected, but comes with a real interest rate to ordinary borrowers. All is well, and on to the next war.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:43 | 5940203 Clowns on Acid
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Well said Jack... and it can only happen under enormous budget deficits at Federal, State, and City levels. This time however, NYC for example did not go bankrupt, nor did their borropwing costs go up.

The Federal reserve bank bailed not only the banks out but also the neo Bolsheviks that run all the major cities, Universities, and mostly  importantly .. the Media companies (ths includes Facebook and Google). Printed $$ can be had at anytime, production / costs / profits are an after thought.

 

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:10 | 5940257 Thirst Mutilator
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 "The fucks were ALL wrong, but they all kept their positions, and are still there spouting the same bullshit in the media and teaching the same bullshit in universities."

 

~~~

 

& the 'FUCKS' were all jews...

 

How could that POSSIBLY be? [because it's REPORTED dat doze peep R all so INTELLIGENT & stuff]...

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:41 | 5940184 HardlyZero
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Vapors or "The Ethers" might be included.

Ah, we need economists to read the tea leaves and support the financiers, who support the banks, which own/supports the FED, which supports the Treasury, which prints the fiat.

Economy is a dismal science; however, Supply and Demand are true natural economic concepts described by Adam Smith.

We need a new economics.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:47 | 5940211 Urban Roman
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It used to be Bush's fault but now it's Putin's fault.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:10 | 5940260 Fun Facts
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Funny how it's never the criminal, megalomaniacal, malevolent, pathological, psychopathic, satanic, central banking syndicate's fault.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:08 | 5940252 Mr. Bones
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"Supply and Demand are true natural economic concepts described by Adam Smith."

 

Everything old is new again.  Black is the new black, but red is the same old red.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:34 | 5940185 adr
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Pluto - Black 13

It's all Pluto's fault. If the damn rock was just a bit bigger it would have still been called a planet and none of this stuff would have happened.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:50 | 5940214 HardlyZero
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Pluto goes way back in Astrology.  Maybe the Central Banks need to start appointing their Official Astrologers.

 

THE OCCULT WAR CONTINUES (PLUTO SQUARE URANUS)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcR1wYfD1VU

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:42 | 5940202 brown_hornet
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I thought they were talking about Mickey Mouse's dog.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:47 | 5940210 texas economist
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Mainstream economics among other things disregards the first and most common economic transactions human bieings make. That is the act of bargaining away freedom for comfort. It is hard to be right and misunderstand human behavior at the same time.

James Quillin, Common Sense Economics

quillian.net

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 18:49 | 5940217 Muh Raf
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"Spin, spin, spin the wheel of justice, watch how fast the bastard turns" - Reeves and Mortimer.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 19:07 | 5940249 VWAndy
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A dope fiend once told me if people want to see the good in me then they will accept any excuse I give them. So its the believers fault. Had the exact same talk with a used car salesmen.

 It goes like this.          You fucked up! By trusting me. So its your fault.

 In their mind it gives them complete absolution.

 Sounds very much like what we are hearing from lots of people these days.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 20:40 | 5940490 Downtoolong
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Let’s replace the “00” with “The Gods of Economics Are Angry”. Then we can sacrifice a virgin to them every third spin. Just don’t let Goldman provide the virgin or they will try to pass off some skank whore from a Detroit alley and bet the virgin on number 36.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 20:53 | 5940516 thecrud
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Sure is funny, Same exact thing said about Communism.

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 21:29 | 5940592 IronForge
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Funny; but I don't think I saw:

1) Regime Change

2) War

3) Oil Glut

4) Sanctions against REGIME_CHANGE_TARGET

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 22:21 | 5940732 Dragon HAwk
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Forgot : Most experts Agree..

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 01:27 | 5941006 orangegeek
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KRUGMAN!!!!!!!

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 05:44 | 5941145 Batman11
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We know there are various schools of economics, each with smaller sub-divisions.

These schools are based on radically different ideas as to how an economy works.

If one school was even close to being right, it would have quickly supplanted all the other schools.

But Economics is in the dark ages, with no school being able to supplant the others as each is right some of the time; nearly right some of the time and wrong the rest of the time.

 

In the world of real science, E = mc2.

It has supplanted all other theories as to the relationship between E, m and c.

It has supplanted all other theories as it has been consistently shown to be accurate.

Economists, this is what real science look like.

 

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 06:51 | 5941177 Last of the Mid...
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You can have your capitalism, the people with money go for the representative government agent donation thingy. Once that senator leaves town you have no idea who he dines with, or blows for that matter. Our politicians have sold us out while pointing the finger at whatever shiny object they can in order to justify their greed. Shitttt.

Mon, 03/30/2015 - 14:56 | 5942905 wwxx
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Naturally, ZH doesn't realize that Bernanke has his own 'special roulette of excuses', and therefore his excuses are seemingly different than everyone elses.

I was concerned about those seniors as well. 

 

wwxx

 

 


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