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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-04 05:44 PM
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7. I have another issue to debate about in this thread
Edited on Thu Jun-03-04 05:44 PM by mot78
What do you think of a Balanced Budget Amendment? I personally oppose it because it would choke off needed funding to some sectors (although it could still help fight pork) and we would have the same problems that cities and states have in cutting services.
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  -Economically, is there really much difference between Keynesians and Suppl mot78  Jun-03-04 05:30 PM   #0 
  - None IMHO....  kalian   Jun-03-04 05:33 PM   #1 
  - I know Liberalism and Keynes used to be in synch, but that's changed  mot78   Jun-03-04 05:36 PM   #3 
  - I believe Keynesians believed that some deficit spending could....  kentuck   Jun-03-04 05:35 PM   #2 
  - They also targeted the spending  Warpy   Jun-03-04 06:23 PM   #18 
  - Not at all. I just heard Clinton talking about this. No Keynsian is  AP   Jun-03-04 05:37 PM   #4 
  - In that sense, both parties are Keynesian to a degree  mot78   Jun-03-04 05:39 PM   #6 
     - Huh? Republicans couldn't be farther from Keynes. The reason they're  AP   Jun-03-04 05:48 PM   #8 
        - Nevermind  mot78   Jun-03-04 05:49 PM   #9 
           - No one is a pure Keynesian  sangh0   Jun-03-04 05:57 PM   #11 
           - That was one of the debates in the primary. Dean was anti-deficit.  AP   Jun-03-04 06:01 PM   #15 
           - Depends on the economy  sandnsea   Jun-03-04 06:23 PM   #17 
           - I think Keynes promoted deficit spending 'when necessary' ...  Trajan   Jun-03-04 06:37 PM   #22 
  - good point, they are both pro-Fiat money and pro-Inflation  Alerter_   Jun-03-04 05:37 PM   #5 
  - Supply-siders are not "pro-Inflation".  StopThief   Jun-03-04 05:55 PM   #10 
     - And fiat money is not "inherently inflationary"  sangh0   Jun-03-04 05:58 PM   #12 
     - neither are Keynesians, officially, but in reality they are  Alerter_   Jun-03-04 05:59 PM   #13 
     - The Problem With That, Mr. Thief  The Magistrate   Jun-03-04 06:42 PM   #23 
  - I have another issue to debate about in this thread  mot78   Jun-03-04 05:44 PM   #7 
  - actually I think it could be good in the long term, depending  Alerter_   Jun-03-04 06:01 PM   #14 
  - I oppose it  sandnsea   Jun-03-04 06:25 PM   #19 
     - Indeed, Ma'am  The Magistrate   Jun-03-04 06:31 PM   #21 
  - It Is Not Quite The Right Question, Sir  The Magistrate   Jun-03-04 06:19 PM   #16 
     - excellent analysis, Magistrate  Alerter_   Jun-03-04 06:31 PM   #20 
 

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