tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7513128033678524484..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Pope Francis Decries the Wrong EvilRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23707129746924220092013-09-24T19:24:53.098-04:002013-09-24T19:24:53.098-04:00Someone tell these pompous ass popes to shut up ab...Someone tell these pompous ass popes to shut up about economics. They're as ignorant as the next moron on this. Stick to faith and morals guys and leave the economics to people who know what they're talking about.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86860332126648777542013-09-24T13:38:38.166-04:002013-09-24T13:38:38.166-04:00Salvation and material comfort are not correlated,...Salvation and material comfort are not correlated, per Jesus. 'Eye of the needle'...'poor you will always have with you'...et al. The Pope is confused, as are so many, in conflating coercive redistribution with charity. There is no more Grace in 'giving' under threat of imprisonment than there is in Confession at gun point. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60861150348069477442013-09-24T13:21:28.806-04:002013-09-24T13:21:28.806-04:00The Pope's words:
"To defend this ec...The Pope's words: <br /> <br />"To defend this economic culture, a throwaway culture has been installed. We <br />throw away grandparents, and we throw away young people. We have to say no to <br />this throwaway culture. We want a just system that helps everyone," he said. <br />Exactly. We NEED a system that helps everyone. <br />Will folks join in and donate to send the Pope toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46996657560653526022013-09-24T11:55:16.535-04:002013-09-24T11:55:16.535-04:00Cement-headed Keynesians Lars P. Syll and Robert S...Cement-headed Keynesians Lars P. Syll and Robert Shiller decry "speculation" resulting from financialization as "rent seeking". Of course it is, but that is the nature of and purpose of government funny money, isn't it? <br /><br />http://larspsyll.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/rent-seeking-in-the-financial-sector/Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42109887893694066712013-09-24T09:17:16.185-04:002013-09-24T09:17:16.185-04:00The central planner is the root source of all prob...The central planner is the root source of all problems. It gives hope to political entrepreneurs that there are big gains to be made through the central planner. Big businesses may not be a problem initially. But when they have enough muscle, they too can take the role of central planners (albeit over smaller domains like little kingdoms in the medieval feudalism system) and start dictating and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com