tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3672174259807126851..comments2024-03-28T09:06:06.709-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Despite what Republicans say, they're fine with CERTAIN babies dying ... Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91255268229264939502018-07-14T12:28:27.436-05:002018-07-14T12:28:27.436-05:00That and that utopianism has never been shown to w...That and that utopianism has never been shown to work when implemented in the real world. <br /><br />Show me an example of a successful libertarian government anywhere, and I might take it seriously.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939468809703630844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88411569357842429302018-07-14T00:10:05.522-05:002018-07-14T00:10:05.522-05:00One thing a developing country needs in order to g...One thing a developing country needs in order to grow is inexpensive and reliable electricity. If you construct factories that do things like can foods or refine ore locally, solar panels and wind turbines just don't cut the mustard. At some point in the development curve these green projects can be dabbled in, but when the world bank denies funding for critical infrastructure like coal or natural gas fired power plants they're just going to stay poor for a long time.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85690466422829036142018-07-13T22:20:55.891-05:002018-07-13T22:20:55.891-05:00There is a reason there are so few libertarian pol...There is a reason there are so few libertarian politicians in elective office. America has the best government money can buy, and for evil corporations, it's a buyers market.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29174608402629724912018-07-13T19:50:24.744-05:002018-07-13T19:50:24.744-05:00Fixed it for you:
"Crony capitalism is somet...Fixed it for you:<br /><br />"Crony capitalism is something libertarians practice endlessly. That is, corrupt organizations and corporations lobby for their own self interest, no matter the cost to others."Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939468809703630844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6576343199181109182018-07-13T14:58:22.721-05:002018-07-13T14:58:22.721-05:00A Victorian take on the breast feeding issue from ...A Victorian take on the breast feeding issue from Anthony Trollope: <br />"Of course Lady Arabella could not suckle the young heir herself. Ladies Arabella never can. They are gifted with the powers of being mothers, but not nursing-mothers. Nature gives them bosoms for show but not for use."<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48123297343663018992018-07-13T13:45:51.570-05:002018-07-13T13:45:51.570-05:00I wonder which projects are pie in the sky. You a...I wonder which projects are pie in the sky. You are correct about the Gates foundation. Although I am sure they have squirreled plenty of money way in tax havens.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67477085574742460662018-07-13T09:28:54.652-05:002018-07-13T09:28:54.652-05:00Crony capitalism is something libertarians rail ag...Crony capitalism is something libertarians rail against endlessly. That is, corrupt organizations and corporations lobby for their own self interest, no matter the cost to others. Unfortunately this behavior is not limited to some Republicans and capitalism. Politicians in socialist countries are routinely corrupted by bribery and graft. Evil corporations in the developing world pay bribes so regulators ignore the problem of water being polluted. Breast-feeding just delays the day of reckoning that occurs when infants are weaned, and then join the rest of their people in consuming water that is not only polluted, but infected with deadly micro-organisms and parasites. There are many low cost and low tech devices that have been developed that can filter drinking water, making it much more safe. Bjørn Lomborg is an advocate of preforming cost benefit analysis when allocating resources to help the third world peoples. That is if money is available to invest, spend the money where it can save the most lives per dollar. Often filtering a village's drinking water is inexpensive and helps the most people in a big way. When it comes to not caring about the lives of poor people, hardcore environmentalist take the cake. Any money available for helping the developing world must be allocated to their pie in the sky projects like stopping global warming. Their disdain is apparent with the way they target people like Lemberg with personal attacks, and unjustified criticism. I've been critical of wealthy people who avoid taxes by transferring the bulk of their assets into charitable trusts. At least the Bill and Melissa Gate's Foundation put their wealth to good use directly helping people in poor countries. At least it's not going to waste funding the idiotic causes trumpeted by the current administration.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42464255518336270262018-07-13T09:24:05.608-05:002018-07-13T09:24:05.608-05:00Mothers of infants need to use formula because of ...Mothers of infants need to use formula because of "poverty"? Does that mean that the manufacturers are giving it away free? Or that the U.S. (or the Trump Foundation) is going to underwrite it?<br /><br />BTW, Neil, I respectfully disagree that Trump's tweet was "deceptive." Deception implies a knowledge of the truth and an intention to subvert it. My take is that Trump is dumb enough to actually believe this and all the other ridiculous things he says and tweets. Remember, as George Constanza said: "It's not a lie if you believe it."Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34910787501020968412018-07-13T08:21:00.770-05:002018-07-13T08:21:00.770-05:00The horror.The horror.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.com