Comments for Libertarian Longhorns http://libertarianlonghorns.com Freedom lives at UT Austin Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Rango: A Libertarian Spiritual Epic by Libertarian Furries · Rango: A Libertarian Spiritual Epic http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/03/20/rango-a-libertarian-spiritual-epic/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Libertarian Furries · Rango: A Libertarian Spiritual Epic Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:12:51 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=847#comment-1325 [...] article has been published before at LibertarianLonghorns.com and Mises.org. Rango, unsure of who he is, imitates a [...] [...] article has been published before at LibertarianLonghorns.com and Mises.org. Rango, unsure of who he is, imitates a [...]

]]> Comment on My Little Pony and the Perspective of the Upper Class by Analysis is Magic · My Little Pony and the Perspective of the Upper Class http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2010/12/17/my-little-pony-and-the-perspective-of-the-upper-class/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Analysis is Magic · My Little Pony and the Perspective of the Upper Class Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:50:40 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=783#comment-1324 [...] article was originally published at Libertarian Longhorns. The herd. From left to right: Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and [...] [...] article was originally published at Libertarian Longhorns. The herd. From left to right: Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and [...]

]]> Comment on A Truly Great Free Market Movie by Vichy http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2010/04/10/a-truly-great-free-market-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 Vichy Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:46:00 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=650#comment-1323 Hob was absolutely the star of that movie. I'm a big fan of RoboCop himself as a character, but I absolutely agree that the moral message the Progressive Verhoven wants to make creates a character who is reprehensible from a personal responsibility perspective. Hob was absolutely the star of that movie. I’m a big fan of RoboCop himself as a character, but I absolutely agree that the moral message the Progressive Verhoven wants to make creates a character who is reprehensible from a personal responsibility perspective.

]]> Comment on Top 10 Libertarian Books for Christmas 2011 by Ted http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/12/07/top-10-libertarian-books-for-christmas-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 Ted Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:34:43 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/12/07/top-10-libertarian-books-for-christmas-2011/#comment-1319 Very attractive tenants and ideals, but his party is doomed. I see it as an "esoteric speech club". The appeal seems to be mostly to ersatz "young entrepreneurs" of whom I have met many. All drive BMW's, wear rolexes, and "Big-Daddy" paid for their expensive (but usually not ivy league) educations. All dream of being filthy stinking rich one day. Twenty five years later, they have either lost most of the inheritance big-daddy left them in hair brained get rich quick schemes, or are desperately awaiting it because it's already spent! A major libertarian talking point is the "evil labor unions" who are blocking their access to a private jet! Wise up, all those Toyotas, BMWs, Mercedes etc. you love to drive were built by Union labor. In Germany, where they have an incredible 4 day work week (but work 10 hour or longer shifts for efficiency of commuting) - Durable goods orders are up an astounding 5.6% going into 2012. Without the support of the masses, eg decent working people, this party has no chance of winning any significant office. Non union workers always benefit from unions, to keep the unions out requires fair treatment. I work for a huge corporation, I cannot imagine it without a solid voice in what goes on (ALPA Intl). Very attractive tenants and ideals, but his party is doomed. I see it as an “esoteric speech club”. The appeal seems to be mostly to ersatz “young entrepreneurs” of whom I have met many. All drive BMW’s, wear rolexes, and “Big-Daddy” paid for their expensive (but usually not ivy league) educations. All dream of being filthy stinking rich one day. Twenty five years later, they have either lost most of the inheritance big-daddy left them in hair brained get rich quick schemes, or are desperately awaiting it because it’s already spent!

A major libertarian talking point is the “evil labor unions” who are blocking their access to a private jet! Wise up, all those Toyotas, BMWs, Mercedes etc. you love to drive were built by Union labor. In Germany, where they have an incredible 4 day work week (but work 10 hour or longer shifts for efficiency of commuting) – Durable goods orders are up an astounding 5.6% going into 2012.

Without the support of the masses, eg decent working people, this party has no chance of winning any significant office. Non union workers always benefit from unions, to keep the unions out requires fair treatment. I work for a huge corporation, I cannot imagine it without a solid voice in what goes on (ALPA Intl).

]]> Comment on My Little Pony and the Perspective of the Upper Class by NACHO http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2010/12/17/my-little-pony-and-the-perspective-of-the-upper-class/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 NACHO Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:00:55 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=783#comment-1307 HAHA this was fantastic! I wasn't sure if you were serious or sarcastic! I figured it was sarcasm due to a less than official tone, not to mention the re-education (concentration) camps and asses. But i was laughing at this very hard! The last sentence was great too, way to stick it to the stupid liberal media! :P HAHA this was fantastic! I wasn’t sure if you were serious or sarcastic! I figured it was sarcasm due to a less than official tone, not to mention the re-education (concentration) camps and asses. But i was laughing at this very hard! The last sentence was great too, way to stick it to the stupid liberal media! :P

]]> Comment on Libertarian Occupy Wall Street Demands by stew http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/11/08/libertarian-occupy-wall-street-demands/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 stew Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:21:49 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=958#comment-1299 big ups on this! big ups on this!

]]> Comment on The “Extensive Failure” of Full Body Scanners and the Politics Behind It by Patrick Henry http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/10/12/the-extensive-failure-of-full-body-scanners-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Patrick Henry Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:43:32 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/10/12/the-extensive-failure-of-full-body-scanners-revisited/#comment-1251 Here's a horribly disturbing link showing The State run amok: http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2011/10/10/the-bearer-of-bad-news-ugly-truths-uncomfortable-realities/ Imagine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKfuS6gfxPY Here’s a horribly disturbing link showing The State run amok:

http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2011/10/10/the-bearer-of-bad-news-ugly-truths-uncomfortable-realities/

Imagine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKfuS6gfxPY

]]> Comment on Stop The Presses by Big Jim Slade http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/10/10/stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Big Jim Slade Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:22:47 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=923#comment-1249 Been smokin' the weed from all those musicians in Austin? If the Fed prints money, it doesn't automatically drop the value of the money you already have. It's not a zero-sum situation. $1,000 is still worth $1,000 unless inflation drops the value of your money. Currently inflation is really low. Prices aren't rising much. Inflation been lower during the Obama administration than during the Bush years: http://inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/currentinflation.asp Worrying about inflation is for the top, maybe, 2%. They don't want to see their 10 million dollars be worth 9 million. But for people with mortgages, a little inflation is great. It usually means their wages increase (you don't need to look for a check from the Federal Reserve), which makes their mortgage proportionally smaller. Are you worried about a weaker dollar? The dollar hasn't lost strength under Obama. That's too bad for manufacturing. When the dollar loses value, that's great for exports - manufacturing puts people to work. If you haven't been paying attention for the last couple of decades, our trade deficit is enormous. So equalizing that a bit is good for our country's fiscal health. Increased export markets are great for our country's fiscal health. Maybe you should be clamoring for a weaker dollar. The will of the consumer is not an issue (where did you get the idea that the consumer will is not being served?) There are more choices today than at any time in recorded history. The issue is the lack of consumer demand due to a bad economy. People have lost their jobs or are worried about losing their jobs, at least partially because the financial industry played craps with their housing, and at least partially because executives have redirected so much corporate money into their own pockets, so they don't spend (and many were already maxed out on their credit cards). Corporate profits are at an all-time high, but they don't push that money back into production because there is no demand. That's why so much money was pumped into buying Collateralized Debt Vehicles - they had nothing real to do with all the money. Why do we have to keep printing money? I don't know. Why do we have to keep having babies. Inflation, in its many forms, happens. If you want to go back to 1913 and living on, I dunno, $20/week, I say, you first. Been smokin’ the weed from all those musicians in Austin? If the Fed prints money, it doesn’t automatically drop the value of the money you already have. It’s not a zero-sum situation. $1,000 is still worth $1,000 unless inflation drops the value of your money. Currently inflation is really low. Prices aren’t rising much. Inflation been lower during the Obama administration than during the Bush years: http://inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/currentinflation.asp Worrying about inflation is for the top, maybe, 2%. They don’t want to see their 10 million dollars be worth 9 million. But for people with mortgages, a little inflation is great. It usually means their wages increase (you don’t need to look for a check from the Federal Reserve), which makes their mortgage proportionally smaller.

Are you worried about a weaker dollar? The dollar hasn’t lost strength under Obama. That’s too bad for manufacturing. When the dollar loses value, that’s great for exports – manufacturing puts people to work. If you haven’t been paying attention for the last couple of decades, our trade deficit is enormous. So equalizing that a bit is good for our country’s fiscal health. Increased export markets are great for our country’s fiscal health. Maybe you should be clamoring for a weaker dollar.

The will of the consumer is not an issue (where did you get the idea that the consumer will is not being served?) There are more choices today than at any time in recorded history. The issue is the lack of consumer demand due to a bad economy. People have lost their jobs or are worried about losing their jobs, at least partially because the financial industry played craps with their housing, and at least partially because executives have redirected so much corporate money into their own pockets, so they don’t spend (and many were already maxed out on their credit cards). Corporate profits are at an all-time high, but they don’t push that money back into production because there is no demand. That’s why so much money was pumped into buying Collateralized Debt Vehicles – they had nothing real to do with all the money.

Why do we have to keep printing money? I don’t know. Why do we have to keep having babies. Inflation, in its many forms, happens. If you want to go back to 1913 and living on, I dunno, $20/week, I say, you first.

]]> Comment on Libertarian Longhorns/ Young Americans for Liberty Free Speech Wall by Tom Paine http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/09/26/libertarian-longhorns-young-americans-for-liberty-free-speech-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Tom Paine Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:30:27 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=899#comment-1248 A small addition to the Free Speech Wall... Brother, can you spare 1.5 Gs ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvw0_i1rGns So long, and thanks for all the fish! A small addition to the Free Speech Wall…

Brother, can you spare 1.5 Gs ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvw0_i1rGns

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

]]> Comment on Libertarian Longhorns/ Young Americans for Liberty Free Speech Wall by Bureaucrash Weekly No. 5 | Bureaucrash - Join the Resistance http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2011/09/26/libertarian-longhorns-young-americans-for-liberty-free-speech-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 Bureaucrash Weekly No. 5 | Bureaucrash - Join the Resistance Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:20:15 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=899#comment-1246 [...] The free speech wall seems to be gaining popularity as an activism tool. The University of Texas–Austin’s Libertarian Longhorns and YAL chapter hosted one recently. [...] [...] The free speech wall seems to be gaining popularity as an activism tool. The University of Texas–Austin’s Libertarian Longhorns and YAL chapter hosted one recently. [...]

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