tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7886001809501493187..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Who Knew? June 14 Was Economic Hit Man DayRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50129640146225734452012-06-17T22:36:05.679-04:002012-06-17T22:36:05.679-04:00I agree with you on a reason for infrastructure, w...I agree with you on a reason for infrastructure, what I'm saying is.. if you don't really care who you screw over why hold back by only going after them if they default on loans? It seems a little odd. I'm skeptical of everybody. I'm an ancap, and I certainly "hate the state" but when I read things like the above I don't just unthinkingly accept the argument if Matthew Swaringenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555856888568858705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4640706570201075012012-06-17T19:50:19.572-04:002012-06-17T19:50:19.572-04:00You'll have a harder time extracting resources...You'll have a harder time extracting resources without first developing some amount of infrastructure (water, roads, power, et al).<br /><br />Now on this point here...approval and comparison are two different things.<br />Simply comparing someone or something to "the Mafia" (or anything else) does not alone indicate approval of "the Mafia" (or anything else).<br />But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-114374974482894832012-06-17T18:44:40.729-04:002012-06-17T18:44:40.729-04:00Duh! Have you been paying attention to what has be...Duh! Have you been paying attention to what has been going on in the eurozone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41415596343282229362012-06-17T18:40:43.189-04:002012-06-17T18:40:43.189-04:00"EHMs provide favors. These take the form of ..."EHMs provide favors. These take the form of loans to develop infrastructure"<br />Who is agreeing to the loans? Nobody? <br /><br />It just seems like an odd way to do it if that's the case. I mean if the government/banks/etc. just want the resources why don't they just take them and not "develop infrastructure" as a "favor"? What is the purpose in the Matthew Swaringenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555856888568858705noreply@blogger.com