tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post3597731354061157973..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Don Throws Tomatoes at MeBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-60845045455981938812016-10-19T17:19:36.227-07:002016-10-19T17:19:36.227-07:00I'll look forward reading to your argument. G...I'll look forward reading to your argument. Glad you're busy and productive.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-22186093999301352352016-10-19T17:05:09.416-07:002016-10-19T17:05:09.416-07:00erp,
You may well be with Don on this one. Howeve...erp,<br /><br />You may well be with Don on this one. However, I'll get around to writing a response at some point and we'll see what you think then. Note that I won't be arguing that he's wrong, only that he's not inherently right.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-27679972616644781692016-10-19T16:07:13.536-07:002016-10-19T16:07:13.536-07:00Both links opened, but as they both went to origin...Both links opened, but as they both went to original post, I didn't think to scroll down to comments. <br /><br />When Facebook is used for comments, a non-subscriber can read the blog and comments, but cannot comment.<br /><br />Can you expand on what you mean by <i>the collective has no claim upon you</i>. With our rights come responsibilities and as citizens we agree to comply with our governing documents ... , but why do you believe the "collective" which perhaps has members who don't share our values, laws, etc. have any claim on us?<br /><br />Here's an example: we, here on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the wake of hurricane Matthew have been declared eligible for FEMA largesse and we just received an email from our little (pop. 4,000) city's elected officials which outlines all the goodies available to those who are uninsured or under-insured or who have other claims on the taxpayer's dollar. <br /><br />Why should people like us pay thousands of dollars to insure our homes, cars, etc. when the collective, i.e., those who opt to not to do so, have an ethical claim on us to "make them whole" without the bother and expense of their being responsible for themselves.<br /><br />I think I'm with Don on this one.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-89357556883377796012016-10-19T14:29:04.439-07:002016-10-19T14:29:04.439-07:00Do you not see my comment when you follow the seco...Do you not see my comment when you follow the second link? If not, perhaps it only allows facebook folks to see it? Well, here it is:<br /><br />===============================================================================<br /><br /><i>Nice summary.<br /><br />I still don't find points two, three, and six believable (at least not unbounded), nor do I find the ethics argument compelling. As a result, I don't find the case for free trade compelling.<br /><br />Point two: a person's place in society is more defined by what he or she produces, not what he or she consumes.<br /><br />Points three and six: I agree that specialization expands output - to a certain point. There's nothing in the universe that's infinitely scalable and I'm convinced that economic activity is not exception.<br /><br />Lastly, just because you prefer to believe that the collective has no claim upon you doesn't mean the lack thereof is the only possible ethical arrangement.</i>Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-34301136447442211192016-10-19T13:47:49.747-07:002016-10-19T13:47:49.747-07:00I check out the blog on the nonce and have made an...I check out the blog on the nonce and have made an occasional comment, but economics is pseudoscience IMO and I don't usually read posts like this one, i.e., the equivalence of academics counting the angels on the heads of pins. <br /><br />As for trolls, I don't remember it being a problem there and now I'm not even sure of the definition of trolling. I thought it meant deliberately trying to be disruptive, not just expressing a difference of opinion.<br /><br />BTW - where's your comment?erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-24058107904959337862016-10-19T12:39:05.063-07:002016-10-19T12:39:05.063-07:00Facebook comments cuts down on trolling a little b...Facebook comments cuts down on trolling a little bit. Apparently not very much though, since at least some of the commenters at Cafe Hayek consider me a troll! :-)<br /><br />One of the reasons I really like this blog is that while every commenter is very intelligent there are no trolls ever!Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-76095386068371787242016-10-19T12:35:39.425-07:002016-10-19T12:35:39.425-07:00It's what happens when government gets its big...It's what happens when government gets its big nose under the tent flap and takes over everything and parenthetically, isn't it about time you gave up your unseemly tomato habit anyway? :-)<br /><br />O/t but very annoying. Why are so many conservative blogs and media outlets moving over to Facebook only for comments? Don't/won't do Facebook and probably never will.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.com