tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post9141215252017781253..comments2024-02-24T19:42:39.876+05:30Comments on Bill the Butcher: EekonomicsBill the Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-31324821682724872532011-06-03T06:35:01.072+05:302011-06-03T06:35:01.072+05:30WARNING:
Words of politicians have no place in sci...WARNING:<br />Words of politicians have no place in sciencesGurcan Aralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821085505700465927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-40110802616242385332011-06-03T00:15:17.997+05:302011-06-03T00:15:17.997+05:30Katy is right; it's quite true that human valu...Katy is right; it's quite true that human values are never involved in economic equations; economic policies are made to sustain economies, not to provide goods and services in the most-efficient, stable manner to a populace.<br /><br />Economics has always fascinated me, because it appears (at least, to me) to be the history of humanity; getting in its own way.<br /><br />Any rational person knows that capitalism is at fundamental odds with basic democracy, and that it's destroying the planet; that communism doesn't work because it counts on human altruism and is too subject to the vagaries of human political greed. <br /><br />Perhaps the best system is one where we don't use money at all - of course, that would eliminate things like corporations, armies, standing governments - yeah; maybe that <i>is</i> best....<br /><br />A subject for endless commentary, though....astranavigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182458764131811634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-79791579017829703112011-06-02T20:32:48.509+05:302011-06-02T20:32:48.509+05:30The only time economics makes any sense at all is ...The only time economics makes any sense at all is when you're talking about a single sector of said economy ie, manufacturing. Then it becomes crystal clear, and usually has pointy edges and pointy hats in the same sentence.Alphanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-64920912930485037992011-06-02T20:22:18.265+05:302011-06-02T20:22:18.265+05:30I agree with you on this, and thanks for writing i...I agree with you on this, and thanks for writing it.<br /><br />Human values are never really worked into the equation with economics, where arrows pointing up are the highest good. <br /><br />Anything – no matter how horrific, counterintuitive, or inhumane – can be justified by “it’s better for the economy.”Katy Andershttp://www.lesbiansinmysoup.comnoreply@blogger.com