tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post465844103758949429..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: On the Robert Reich Film: 'Inequality For All"Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30833718952949837192014-03-20T23:19:07.945-04:002014-03-20T23:19:07.945-04:00You should probably watch the film before you comm...You should probably watch the film before you comment..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83305042460173229162014-01-01T12:42:08.290-05:002014-01-01T12:42:08.290-05:00Gotta love some of the comments on the films premi...Gotta love some of the comments on the films premises on Amazons user reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Inequality-All-Robert-Reich/dp/B00G0PXU2Y/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1388597514&sr=8-3&keywords=robert+reichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27453026330664731222013-09-29T15:47:07.660-04:002013-09-29T15:47:07.660-04:00Private equity are not hostile deals, it is a tota...Private equity are not hostile deals, it is a totally different game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49365974173969051382013-09-29T15:21:52.914-04:002013-09-29T15:21:52.914-04:00Its not contradictory at all, you simply don't...Its not contradictory at all, you simply don't understand the arguments. The money printing did not pick up until the LATE 20s (~1926). You're also conflating "government spending" with the federal reserve money printing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34813450101571691882013-09-29T14:14:51.628-04:002013-09-29T14:14:51.628-04:00The claim that there was massive money printing du...The claim that there was massive money printing during the 1920s contradicts a claim made by Ron Paul on Charlie Rose that the recovery from the 1921 recession was strong because govt cut spending and got out of the way. Funny how Austrian economists make both arguments that 1921 recession fixed itself and 1928 meltdown was due to money printing.<br /><br />There was a leveraged buy out boom in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33400867096496811902013-09-29T14:14:28.719-04:002013-09-29T14:14:28.719-04:00I don't think I could bring myself to even wat...I don't think I could bring myself to even watching this drivel for 5minutes. Years ago I was on his website and posted that based on what he was stating that he was clueless about the old '53 tax code and taxation before the Reagan tax acts (there were 3). Most people are clueless about the old code and what the wealthy paid. While I am not an economist I was a tax professional in a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14093761771958830592013-09-29T14:06:11.068-04:002013-09-29T14:06:11.068-04:00"Once Milken was in jail and it was clear to ..."Once Milken was in jail and it was clear to Wall Street that anyone who attempted to mess with establishment CEO perks faced ending up in the slammer, the era of the hostile takeovers stopped cold. There was not a word about this in the film. "<br /><br />What utter garbage. <br /><br />William Black: Theoclassical Law and Economics Makes the Law an Ass<br /><br />By William K. Black, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com