tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5994843221859974848..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: SERIOUS PROBLEM: Trump Claims He Created the Phrase 'Priming the PumpRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-3432232217234086462017-05-11T16:40:13.691-04:002017-05-11T16:40:13.691-04:00More bizarre is that when you tell them that they ...More bizarre is that when you tell them that they haven't the slightest familiarity with even basic Austrian concepts or analysis, they NEVER say: "Oh yes I do! There's A, B, C, D (even if it were wrong). <br /><br />Here's a "sophisticated" and not unusual response:<br /><br />1. The deflation afflicting HDTVs is just killing me. Roddis<br /><br /><i>The proper way toBob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1243038354358694932017-05-11T16:15:04.793-04:002017-05-11T16:15:04.793-04:00"He would often make outrageous claims such a..."He would often make outrageous claims such as he invented the question mark..."Metjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933671235423654331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48227772295273390932017-05-11T14:43:46.694-04:002017-05-11T14:43:46.694-04:00Next week it will be "I just turn the other c...Next week it will be "I just turn the other cheek. You like that expression? I just made it up. I think it will catch on"Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011856643664793898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8487024551986181472017-05-11T13:29:15.178-04:002017-05-11T13:29:15.178-04:00I said "Murray Rothbard would have loved watc...I said "Murray Rothbard would have loved watching this."<br /><br />And Rothbard said nice things about far worse politicians than Trump. Rothbard said he favored Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater for instance. Rothbard wrote that he was going to vote for Johnson and that all libertarians should vote for Johnson!Stuffed Pimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631687618198640700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38542344180502034562017-05-11T13:11:34.439-04:002017-05-11T13:11:34.439-04:00Moreover, they never seem even the slightest bit c...Moreover, they never seem even the slightest bit curious as to *why* so-called "idle resources" are idle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29607408475169710252017-05-11T12:50:51.613-04:002017-05-11T12:50:51.613-04:00Rothbard would have loved a blowhard in favor of t...Rothbard would have loved a blowhard in favor of tariffs and an increased military budget, with more military action overseas, who can't even repeal Obamacare?<br /><br />I don't think so.Felix Somaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10179680899223756525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52253751470426615432017-05-11T12:48:35.675-04:002017-05-11T12:48:35.675-04:00From a lawyerly standpoint, I would always put the...From a lawyerly standpoint, I would always put the burden of proof upon the statists and violent interventionists to prove the necessity of their proposed interventions. In criminal law, the state has the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, the plaintiff has the burden of proof of their case being more likely than not. <br />Everyone basically lives by the NAP in their Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24955622497263820792017-05-11T12:16:54.771-04:002017-05-11T12:16:54.771-04:00Ha! Can't help but love Trump the public figur...Ha! Can't help but love Trump the public figure. I never met him, but just from reading his political articles and watching video of his lectures its evident Murray Rothbard would have loved watching this.Stuffed Pimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724245616317816174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70431025331347349152017-05-11T08:48:41.271-04:002017-05-11T08:48:41.271-04:00Oh yeah, this is definitely the guy I want dictati...Oh yeah, this is definitely the guy I want dictating national economic policy....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40096262067742620402017-05-11T07:11:39.671-04:002017-05-11T07:11:39.671-04:00Trump actually invented the pump. (Take that Al Go...Trump actually invented the pump. (Take that Al Gore!)geoihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228052543574335663noreply@blogger.com