http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Fri, 25 May 2012 23:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29833 JamesW Thu, 27 May 2004 13:58:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29833 Another good John Kay column on the culture of equivocation: http://www.johnkay.com/political/320 Another good John Kay column on the culture of equivocation: http://www.johnkay.com/political/320

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29832 Zizka Wed, 26 May 2004 21:46:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29832 The Bush administration has a habit of backloading a lot of its policies, notably the tax cuts. When the effect of the tax cuts hits, we will be facing a fait accompli. Recently people have been talking about how the Right has not really won the battle for people's minds, e.g. regarding Social Security. But they HAVE rewritten the law. The Bush administration has a habit of backloading a lot of its policies, notably the tax cuts. When the effect of the tax cuts hits, we will be facing a fait accompli. Recently people have been talking about how the Right has not really won the battle for people’s minds, e.g. regarding Social Security. But they HAVE rewritten the law.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29831 Extradite the Neocons Wed, 26 May 2004 20:18:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29831 Cranky: 51% of the people, all of the time. Mars! Breast! The "marketplace of ideas" places little value on ugly truths, putative changes of ideology in the executive notwithstanding... Cranky: 51% of the people, all of the time. Mars! Breast! The “marketplace of ideas” places little value on ugly truths, putative changes of ideology in the executive notwithstanding…

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29830 dsquared Wed, 26 May 2004 15:37:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29830 <i>Because the idea that a “confidence game” can go on against 300 million actors for more than 10 years, though 3 Presidental administrations and almost 2 full business cycles, shoudl be enough to raise a warning flag. </> You wouldn't have thought that the most educated and civilized nation on earth could be talked into mobilising <i>en masse</i> for the purpose of genocide, but it happened. Because the idea that a “confidence game” can go on against 300 million actors for more than 10 years, though 3 Presidental administrations and almost 2 full business cycles, shoudl be enough to raise a warning flag. You wouldn’t have thought that the most educated and civilized nation on earth could be talked into mobilising en masse for the purpose of genocide, but it happened.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29829 Cranky Observer Wed, 26 May 2004 15:31:26 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29829 > The gross national bezzle has never been larger > than in the past decade. While the analysis offered is in line with my own thoughts, I have to combine this post with the previous ones on reactions to paradoxes. Because the idea that a "confidence game" can go on against 300 million actors for more than 10 years, though 3 Presidental administrations and almost 2 full business cycles, shoudl be enough to raise a warning flag. Cranky > The gross national bezzle has never been larger > than in the past decade. While the analysis offered is in line with my own thoughts, I have to combine this post with the previous ones on reactions to paradoxes. Because the idea that a “confidence game” can go on against 300 million actors for more than 10 years, though 3 Presidental administrations and almost 2 full business cycles, shoudl be enough to raise a warning flag. Cranky

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29828 dsquared Wed, 26 May 2004 14:35:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29828 Obligatory Crooked Timber caveat: since we do not offer financial advice, we have no official opinion on the subject of whether playing the lottery is a good investment for your retirement years [1] [1]actually, UK premium bonds are a lottery and a good investment for retirees, but they have many characteristics which make them entirely atypical of lotteries. Obligatory Crooked Timber caveat: since we do not offer financial advice, we have no official opinion on the subject of whether playing the lottery is a good investment for your retirement years [1] [1]actually, UK premium bonds are a lottery and a good investment for retirees, but they have many characteristics which make them entirely atypical of lotteries.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/26/on-the-bezzle/comment-page-1/#comment-29827 Keith Wed, 26 May 2004 14:16:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1628#comment-29827 Try explaining this to people who think playing the lottery is a sound financial investment for their retirement years. Try explaining this to people who think playing the lottery is a sound financial investment for their retirement years.

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