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Originally posted by wormwood
you've googled up a list of "logical fallacies", nothing more. however in the adult world you're actually required to display relevant independent thought to make your case. you get an F so far.
Ah, the topic is Broken Window Fallacy. You may want to google that, or you can continue smelling those dark bilious vapors emanating from you sour puss. I am correct and i have the degree to prove it.

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Originally posted by smw6869
Ah, the topic is Broken Window Fallacy. You may want to google that, or you can continue smelling those dark bilious vapors emanating from you sour puss. I am correct and i have the degree to prove it.

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the topic is u.s. economy, dr. blowhard, and the only degree you've got is from the internet academy of hot air.

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Originally posted by wormwood
the topic is u.s. economy, dr. blowhard, and the only degree you've got is from the internet academy of hot air.
You chose to respond to my post. That's the way threads go. I have a degree from DDS. YOU? Have you been massaging your prostate with Kiwis? And i don't mean the fruit....speaking of hot air. Ha, you are but a piss ant in the evolution of mankind.

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Originally posted by smw6869
Ha, you are but a piss ant in the evolution of mankind.

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ant? you sure?
ants are pretty awesome:p
didnt evolve in humans thoπŸ˜€

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Originally posted by smw6869
You chose to respond to my post. That's the way threads go. I have a degree from DDS. YOU? Have you been massaging your prostate with Kiwis? And i don't mean the fruit....speaking of hot air. Ha, you are but a piss ant in the evolution of mankind.

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keep conversing through your rear end, it's really working for you.

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Originally posted by zozozozo
ant? you sure?
ants are pretty awesome:p
didnt evolve in humans thoπŸ˜€
EXACTLY !!!

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Originally posted by wormwood
keep conversing through your rear end, it's really working for you.
You posted about rebuilding New Orleans, and called the previous poster an "idiot". You're the $hit head. Rebuilding New Orleans is a prime example of the fallacy i stated. You have little knowledge of economics. As i said before i have little time for your ignorance. And that goes for your nasty name calling. I don't call people names, ever. So, have a nice day wad face.

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Originally posted by smw6869
You posted about rebuilding New Orleans, and called the previous poster an "idiot". You're the $hit head. Rebuilding New Orleans is a prime example of the fallacy i stated. You have little knowledge of economics. As i said before i have little time for your ignorance. And that goes for your nasty name calling. I don't call people names, ever. So, have a nice day wad face.

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look who's talking. and still unable to actually say anything.


why not put some actual content in? you're implying that I claim there's no loss in the hurricane devastating new orleans, also you're implying that I claim it was all GOOD for economy.

well, that's very idiotic of you, as I haven't made any claims that even remotely resemble either of those points (and forget the 'strawman', just make your case instead). we're not talking about the costs of the natural disaster, which is all irrelevant at this point. it happened, it had a staggering cost. nothing is going to change that. scope of the broken window analogy ending.

no, we're really talking about the feasibility of rebuilding the city, and especially the cost of it to the society ie. u.s. tax payers. now, there are three ways to do it:

1) it can be done with no benefit to u.s. economy, for example by selling all rebuilding contracts to any foreign builders. which would mean all of the 250 billions would disappear from u.s. economy.

2) it can be done the keynes way, by domestic contractors. which WILL keep the money inside u.s. economy, decreasing unemployment (a crisis going on there, in case you haven't noticed) and hence directly improving the economy.

3) or you can do nothing.



now, the crucial differences in the outcomes are:

1) 250 billions leaked out of u.s. economy. a functional city gained, which can in time start producing things. a whole lot of people taken care of, no more money spent keeping their heads above the water.

2) 250 billions injected into limping economy, with secondary effects. a city gained, the people taken care of and starting earn their keep again.

3) no change to limping economy, no city, and the people abandoned and costing money until some day the functionality of the city is restored. every year it's delayed, the long time effects grow more costly.


my claim is that 800$ a head is a bargain for option #2, which clearly is the best for the economy as a whole, and mr. keynes will back me up on that.

your claim so far is an analogy which I've easily shown not to apply. had you known what you we're talking about, you'd never have made your ridiculous objections.


and all that, sir, makes you an idiot. (btw, mikelom was only acting like one, not being one.)

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I believe that wormwood just won the internet.

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Originally posted by hopscotch
I believe that wormwood just won the internet.
Go play youre girly games with the kiddies, hopscotch.

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Originally posted by wormwood
look who's talking. and still unable to actually say anything.


why not put some actual content in? you're implying that I claim there's no loss in the hurricane devastating new orleans, also you're implying that I claim it was all GOOD for economy.

well, that's very idiotic of you, as I haven't made any claims that even remotely resemble either of t ...[text shortened]... akes you an idiot. (btw, mikelom was only acting like one, not being one.)
Who's the idiotic wise a$$. You called mikelom and idiot for his post. You said i had a brain fart for suggesting the broken window fallacy. You could have simply replied with what you just said, but you had to be a wise a$$ idiotic punk. I like to hang people like you in my barn to keep the flies off the horse $hit. I couldn't care less about economic theory. I just threw something in the discussion to see what others had to say about it. You took it down the Low road. Now, go hang your self.

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Originally posted by mikelom
"How many zeros in a billion?

The next time you hear a politician use the
word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of it's releases.

...[text shortened]... to raise the kids.


And currently you still have to press '1' for English. πŸ˜›
how much less would the republicans be spending if they were in power?

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Originally posted by smw6869
Who's the idiotic wise a$$. You called mikelom and idiot for his post. You said i had a brain fart for suggesting the broken window fallacy. You could have simply replied with what you just said, but you had to be a wise a$$ idiotic punk. I like to hang people like you in my barn to keep the flies off the horse $hit. I couldn't care less about economic theor ...[text shortened]... others had to say about it. You took it down the Low road. Now, go hang your self.

GRANNY.
you still couldn't come up with a single relevant sentence, mr. phd, which proves that you have nothing but a googled up list of 'logical fallacies' which you obviously do not understand.

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Originally posted by wormwood
you still couldn't come up with a single relevant sentence, mr. phd, which proves that you have nothing but a googled up list of 'logical fallacies' which you obviously do not understand.
I have a Phd from DDS and that's all that counts. All you have are brain farts. You wouldn't even be accepted at DDS let alone gragatate.

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Originally posted by smw6869
I have a Phd from DDS and that's all that counts. All you have are brain farts. You wouldn't even be accepted at DDS let alone gragatate.

GRANNY.
you're claiming credibility in economy for being a DENTIST??? 😡



that really is amazingly stupid.

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