so long as it is in an objective spirit of inquiry and does not become disruptive
Itâs the fighter pilots who paint rainbows on missiles, along with the names of friends they have lost. âWar for the Hell of itâ by Ed Cobleigh. Some are liberals, some are not.
It takes a real lack of empathy to believe poverty is due to laziness or that riches come only from hard work. No such thing as externalities? Surely you jest.
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I canât tell whatâs sarcasm with this one
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It seemed like the whole post may have been sarcasm. These days itâs pretty tough to tell whatâs sarcasm unless you know the person.
Lausten want to be clear I know you appreciate externalities.
But it sees like some others around here might not have spent enough time thinking about economics and systems and consequences to even understand what coffee means with the term externalities.
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/Series/Back-to-Basics/Externalities
Or if you like the deep stuff:
https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/americanenvironmentalhistory/chapter/chapter-14-economics-externalities/
You call sarcasm on the back of admitting being light on in economic theory?
Familiarise yourself with classical and neo classical economic theories and see if its sarcasm
We arenât CALLING you sarcastic, we said it is difficult to tell when someone is being sarcastic in the written word, especially when itâs someone you donât know.
Take it easy my friend. Get to know us. I think we have some values in common, but I canât tell just where you stand from the way you post. Make a point, say why you believe it, have a conversation.
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Glad I clicked on that green biz article. Itâs not easy to ride the line between business and valuing the planet and people. Seems obvious to me that businesses should do that, but if they donât, a little threat to the bottom line is a good place to look. This article does it without hyperbolic language about the end of the earth and without attacking the intelligence of business leaders.
Take, for example, resource scarcity or the tumult created by exploding populations and the resulting social dynamism that comes with the changing faces of the workforce population, who ultimately will be in power across global businesses. All these future trends are described by NGOs and national defense intelligence assessments alike as risks to social stability. But they are actually some of the best places to look for future value.
Please show where I admitted being light on economic theory.
Sorry mixed you up with the other guy . Yes - externalities dont exist in the Libertarian laissez faire ideology .
Really !!! !!!
Okay, no problem. Curious, outside of any theory or philosophy do you personally think that externalities exist?
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Course . Its the externalities of things like people dying from coal dust and the cost to society that is never factored into the market
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We agree. Of course there are many more examples.
So, (outside of any theory) do you believe in general that poor people are poor because they are lazy?
A libertarian i am not
Good to know. I mistakenly thought your post was supporting that theory.
Are you pro capitalism ?
Not entirely. I think some things are more important than profit.
âAnswering questions with questions isnât helpful.â
That didnt happen here . Where were you looking?
Coffee asked you, âSo, (outside of any theory) do you believe in general that poor people are poor because they are lazy?â
Regarding the need for regulation: Greenspan was wrong