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| Topic: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 44
Views: 20771
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:44 pm Subject: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
| Even as a staunch libertarian, I ido think that were Hamilton not allowed to consolidate the US's debt by instituting a national bank, the United States would have been well bankrupt in short order. ( ... |
| Topic: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 44
Views: 20771
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:24 am Subject: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
Tehy could have figured out a better way to write this clause, but I don't think they could have elimintated it all together.
Why not?
Was there any instance where this clause saved the day?
That i ... |
| Topic: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 44
Views: 20771
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:23 am Subject: Re: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
Of course. Why would I bullshit you about that?
Eh, I guess you're right.
It's just that I bumped into the paulcongress.com site the other day, on which you're mentioned, and I just got this & ... |
| Topic: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 44
Views: 20771
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:06 am Subject: Re: Why don't Americans understand freedom? |
One of the main reasons I dropped out of the race for US House of Representatives (Colorado-District 3)
Wait... you actually are Steven McDuffie?
You're not bullshitting us? |
| Topic: How is this constitutional? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 46
Views: 18730
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:40 am Subject: How is this constitutional? |
That is simply not true. The first amendment, as well as all other amendments 1-9, were expanded via Hugo Black's "incorporation doctrine" and the Due Process clause of the 14th amendment.
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| Topic: BAAWA: who are the socialists here? Free Marketeers? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 20
Views: 9469
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:36 pm Subject: BAAWA: who are the socialists here? Free Marketeers? |
You used to be tolerable, until you joined the ranks of endless insulters.
And where exactly have you spotted an insult in my post?
I used to be 'tolerable' to you because I used to think it's possi ... |
| Topic: BAAWA: who are the socialists here? Free Marketeers? |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 20
Views: 9469
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:25 am Subject: BAAWA: who are the socialists here? Free Marketeers? |
It's the other way around here. Ridicule is heaped upon anyone who dares to suggest that fringe dog-eat-dog mentality is less than perfect.
A straw-man of free marketers in a post asserting it's the ... |
| Topic: I'm Baaaack |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 3
Views: 3118
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Forum: Introductions
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:56 am Subject: I'm Baaaack |
Hi.
You should post this at http://www.atheistforums.com/ this is where most of the forum activity has been moved after the changes Reggie has made. |
| Topic: Parecon : Participtory Economics |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 88
Views: 30649
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Forum: Economic Systems
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:56 pm Subject: Parecon : Participtory Economics |
Feh--as if socialists know anything about economics in the first place.
Speaking from personal experience, I can tell you that if they did, they wouldn't be socialists.
Indeed, one of the things ... |
| Topic: You cannot fight the government |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 22
Views: 13413
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:19 pm Subject: Re: You cannot fight the government |
Unless you leave the country, of course, which would be a third option. Or overthrow the government. Or change the government.
You asked for a difference between a service provided by the market ... |
| Topic: You cannot fight the government |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 22
Views: 13413
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:36 pm Subject: Re: You cannot fight the government |
Government generally uses the economy of scale, just as the candy factory does. I'm wondering how you differentiate between the candy bar factory and the government.
The difference is I only pay f ... |
| Topic: Watch this video too! (it's funny) |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 4
Views: 4152
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:50 pm Subject: Watch this video too! (it's funny) |
Another thing is that Ann Coulter and Rush really said those things and meant them.
Which doesn't change the fact that it was kinda funny in this context.
Are people not allowed to make fun of the ... |
| Topic: You cannot fight the government |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 22
Views: 13413
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:09 am Subject: Re: You cannot fight the government |
The danger of extrapolation. And are you sure there are no such associations?
http://www.tradebizz.pl/
Forced to use schools, or is education a requirement? Is home education outlawed?
Forc ... |
| Topic: You cannot fight the government |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 22
Views: 13413
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:50 am Subject: Re: You cannot fight the government |
| They're both cars. One aimed at the luxury market, one at the lower end. Would you suggest that Nike should negotiate different contracts for putting their basic waffle trainers into stores separate ... |
| Topic: You cannot fight the government |
Ivan_Ivanov
Replies: 22
Views: 13413
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:43 pm Subject: Re: You cannot fight the government |
| I'm intrigued as to whether there are multiple examples of producers of similar/substitute goods not belonging to a trade association, whether it be the National Farmers Union, Local Government Associ ... |
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