tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post2421985555866221125..comments2024-03-27T05:23:48.855-04:00Comments on Krugman-in-Wonderland: The Aliens are Coming! We MUST Build High-Speed Rail!William L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-25316897802225902642012-06-06T05:36:50.015-04:002012-06-06T05:36:50.015-04:00First time comment (and last time). I came here be...First time comment (and last time). I came here because someone had directed me to Paul Krugman's blogs and I'd read a few, but being a naturally sceptical person I cane looking for opposing views. But seriously, is this the best you've got? Ad hominem attacks, no data, deliberate misreading of his position, obvious logical fallacies? I still don't know if Krugman is right or not, but based on the weakness of your arguments, I'm pretty convinced that you guys aren't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-11779263069925739682012-06-04T21:04:15.225-04:002012-06-04T21:04:15.225-04:00Austrians don't believe in economic models... ...Austrians don't believe in economic models... Only their assertions based on human behavior... They have no facts... Just beliefsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-62281291761168468712012-06-01T07:50:54.784-04:002012-06-01T07:50:54.784-04:00Our beautiful Naples provided apartments and homes...Our beautiful Naples provided apartments and homes are among the person corporate construction in the Metropolis country. With our lovesome and ruminative body, you module be provided relocation options to fit your requirements and be competent to superior your perfect short-term or long-term accommodations.<br /><a href="//naplescorporatehousing.net/" rel="nofollow"> naples corporate housing</a>jimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04502959747701682479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-19104827142754804572012-05-31T21:29:57.468-04:002012-05-31T21:29:57.468-04:00Here's a touch question: Who is more insuffer...Here's a touch question: Who is more insufferable, Maher or Krugman?Danielhttp://bastiatscorner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-53016197167398460702012-05-29T17:00:51.404-04:002012-05-29T17:00:51.404-04:00Krugman-style "pure" Keynesianism isn...Krugman-style "pure" Keynesianism isn't a rejection of Austrian school econ so much as it's a rejection of <i>all</i> econ. Economics as a modern discipline began with the observation that "wealth" isn't a big stock of money, it's goods and services that people need. Say, Smith, Ricardo, Menger, Mises, Pigou, and basically <i>every</i> economist prior to Keynes started from that fundamental insight.<br /><br />Any sense of what wealth actually consists of is completely missing from Keynes' General Theory, hence the obsession with the "circular flow" of money and the identification of prosperity with money constantly "circulating." So to Krugman, it's not that he doesn't care what the money is spent on, it's that the idea that there is something to think about other than how much money is spent hasn't crossed his mind.Fearsome Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171985273546955313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-76355080199325721742012-05-28T19:31:12.622-04:002012-05-28T19:31:12.622-04:00Gee, I had no idea that Krugman had the facts to b...Gee, I had no idea that Krugman had the facts to back him up on preparing for space aliens. And can you explain how building high-speed rail will get us out of the depressions? Please!William L. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-26570486669009454612012-05-28T19:02:59.606-04:002012-05-28T19:02:59.606-04:00You have literally no idea what you are talking ab...You have literally no idea what you are talking about. Krugman provides data to back up his point of view. All you do is make assertion. The next time you present facts will be the first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-17741493192641830292012-05-28T13:11:56.032-04:002012-05-28T13:11:56.032-04:00So, Krugman is advocating war socialism, or since ...So, Krugman is advocating war socialism, or since there won't be any actual war, plain old socialism. Oh, and he argues that we initiate it by terrorizing the public through reference to a great mythical enemy that the benevolent state is going to protect us from. This sounds a hell of a lot like stalinism to me.teqzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10644136551384385125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-78377324573219722562012-05-27T23:49:20.097-04:002012-05-27T23:49:20.097-04:00"Actually, this is Keynesianism in its purest..."Actually, this is Keynesianism in its purest form" - is this news? Krugman is a proud Keynesianist.<br /><br />Dan:<br />"I do get the feeling that Krugman would have praised the Egyptians for the building of pyramids. I mean look at all those people put work to create something that didn't help them in the slightest."<br /><br />1. Krugman says that Government spending is helpful (or even crucial) in a liquidity trap, not as a general case. When production capabilities are restricted, government spending leads to inflation.<br /><br />To the people working for something that doesn't help them: I think that the defense of the US doesn't require today's bloated military budget, many of the people working in the industrial-military complex shouldn't.Peter Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-53364174235599731462012-05-27T19:39:03.510-04:002012-05-27T19:39:03.510-04:00Arguing with Keynesians, you realize that it's...Arguing with Keynesians, you realize that it's not a school of thought as much as it is a cult if the popular. Austrian claims are never argued against, just ridiculed.TonyFernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577417779317914721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-17397772828696340302012-05-27T18:28:48.085-04:002012-05-27T18:28:48.085-04:00Well the global warming scare almost worked to con...Well the global warming scare almost worked to convince people they needed to hand over supervision of all energy and food resources to the government.<br /><br />The swine flu scare convinced people it was worth taking jabs of untested experimental whatever while handing tax money to big pharma.Telhttp://lnx-bsp.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276561747841568697.post-70126998471943078062012-05-27T14:34:08.836-04:002012-05-27T14:34:08.836-04:00I do get the feeling that Krugman would have prais...I do get the feeling that Krugman would have praised the Egyptians for the building of pyramids. I mean look at all those people put work to create something that didn't help them in the slightest. I mean what kind of economic policy states that people produce to consume, those Austrians with their silly ideas. Only pointless spending on things people won't consume will help turn the economy around since there is not point to work expect to work.Dannoreply@blogger.com