Comments on: So Far in 08 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/ Brian Baldowski Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Brian Baldowski http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-28 Brian Baldowski Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:07:57 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-28 I agree that conterfeit money is likely in all systems. But if the entire world were good honest people then they would not think to counterfeit at all so it wouldn't matter what monetary system we use. As to immigration, we are the most powerful nation in the world, and the richest also. The problem isn't our system it is the lack of opprotunities in their system that needs to be addressed. Until the economies of their countries are stabilized so there are equal opprotunites there as there are in America we will have a problem with immigration policy. I agree that conterfeit money is likely in all systems. But if the entire world were good honest people then they would not think to counterfeit at all so it wouldn’t matter what monetary system we use. As to immigration, we are the most powerful nation in the world, and the richest also. The problem isn’t our system it is the lack of opprotunities in their system that needs to be addressed. Until the economies of their countries are stabilized so there are equal opprotunites there as there are in America we will have a problem with immigration policy.

]]> By: Jeremy Clifton http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-27 Jeremy Clifton Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:01:45 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-27 As an addendum ... Ron Paul's positions on sound money and border security/immigration reform in his own words: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/ http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/131/amnesty-and-the-welfare-state/ http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/131/amnesty-and-the-welfare-state/ http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/inflation-tax/ http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/227/monetary-policy-is-critically-important/ http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/226/inflation-alive-and-well/ As an addendum … Ron Paul’s positions on sound money and border security/immigration reform in his own words:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/131/amnesty-and-the-welfare-state/
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/131/amnesty-and-the-welfare-state/

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/inflation-tax/
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/227/monetary-policy-is-critically-important/
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/226/inflation-alive-and-well/

]]> By: Jeremy Clifton http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-26 Jeremy Clifton Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:25:28 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-26 Well, you are the one who said his views were utopian, so I figured that you wouldn't have any trouble choosing one. :-P OK, let's talk about sound money then ... which is a biggie for me. What about, say, having money backed by gold and/or silver (which really isn't his view, but probably the easiest way to put it into terms that make it easy to talk about) requires all people to be good, honest people? I'll submit that *any* monetary system requires good, honest people, because the changes of counterfeit units always exists, but I don't see that as being any more or less likely in any system. Or ... his views on immigration, which essentially boil down to the fact that part of the reason illegal immigration is so enticing to people in Mexico is that the government provides or subsidizes services here that are in some way available to even non-citizens (education, medical care, etc.) that aren't available back home ... and that we could be doing more to prevent illegal immigration. Well, you are the one who said his views were utopian, so I figured that you wouldn’t have any trouble choosing one. :-P

OK, let’s talk about sound money then … which is a biggie for me. What about, say, having money backed by gold and/or silver (which really isn’t his view, but probably the easiest way to put it into terms that make it easy to talk about) requires all people to be good, honest people? I’ll submit that any monetary system requires good, honest people, because the changes of counterfeit units always exists, but I don’t see that as being any more or less likely in any system.

Or … his views on immigration, which essentially boil down to the fact that part of the reason illegal immigration is so enticing to people in Mexico is that the government provides or subsidizes services here that are in some way available to even non-citizens (education, medical care, etc.) that aren’t available back home … and that we could be doing more to prevent illegal immigration.

]]> By: Brian Baldowski http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-25 Brian Baldowski Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:43:49 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-25 I tell you what, you name one and will explain why his ideas are utopian. Note: I beleive his ideas would work if all people were good honest people. Society makes us conform to certain rules because they place a stigma on certain actions. If you leave people to their own devices they would begin to do as they liked without regard to their fellow citizens, because people's natural inclination is to self-service. I tell you what, you name one and will explain why his ideas are utopian.
Note: I beleive his ideas would work if all people were good honest people. Society makes us conform to certain rules because they place a stigma on certain actions. If you leave people to their own devices they would begin to do as they liked without regard to their fellow citizens, because people’s natural inclination is to self-service.

]]> By: Jeremy Clifton http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-23 Jeremy Clifton Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:39:56 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-23 OK ... so what's an example of one of his non-foreign policy views that you find too utoptian to work in the real world? OK … so what’s an example of one of his non-foreign policy views that you find too utoptian to work in the real world?

]]> By: Brian Baldowski http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-21 Brian Baldowski Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:55:21 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-21 About Ron Paul, I don't mean just his foreigh policy. I think all his veiws are utopian in scope and would only work if all people were good honest people. We know that's not the case so... About Ron Paul, I don’t mean just his foreigh policy. I think all his veiws are utopian in scope and would only work if all people were good honest people. We know that’s not the case so…

]]> By: Jeremy Clifton http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-20 Jeremy Clifton Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:10:01 +0000 http://www.baldowski.org/2008/01/09/so-far-in-08/#comment-20 My response (since you're obviously speaking to me here): 1. FOX News, ABC News, WMUR, etc. are private corporations. They can include or exclude whoever they want, whether the rules are fair or not. 2. I think ABC's criteria were fair, and FOX ... I dunno. They were tight-lipped about it. 3. I have no desire to have the government (or anybody) force FOX, ABC, etc. to include all the candidates. 4. I think that FOX, ABC, etc. did the candidates and the people a disservice by excluding candidates this early in the game. IA, WY, and NH send approximately 2.5% of the total delegates to the Republican convention. There is no way, even after the the NH vote, that we know who is going to end up with the nomination, even despite the fact that plenty of short-sighted thick-skulled morons are busy switching teams right now to McCain on the basis of the vote of a state smaller than my big toe. Heck, last time around he won NH too and lost the nomination. And ... I say this as a person who sort of likes McCain (but wouldn't vote for him). 5. Since I think FOX & ABC did a disservice by excluding people (with fair criteria or otherwise) I criticized them and wrote them letters complaining, and wrote letters thanking the people who stood up publically and agreed with me. 6. The criteria has nothing to do with the validity of the debates. They were still valuable ... I just think they would have been more valuable with the whole slate of candidates. 7. If they'd eliminated folks after Super Tuesday, I wouldn't feel like they'd done as much of a disservice, but I still wouldn't have been happy about it. Re: Ron Paul ... I think everybody's foreign policy is idealistic to some degree. I guess it's a matter of what we find more realistic. My response (since you’re obviously speaking to me here):

1. FOX News, ABC News, WMUR, etc. are private corporations. They can include or exclude whoever they want, whether the rules are fair or not.

2. I think ABC’s criteria were fair, and FOX … I dunno. They were tight-lipped about it.

3. I have no desire to have the government (or anybody) force FOX, ABC, etc. to include all the candidates.

4. I think that FOX, ABC, etc. did the candidates and the people a disservice by excluding candidates this early in the game. IA, WY, and NH send approximately 2.5% of the total delegates to the Republican convention. There is no way, even after the the NH vote, that we know who is going to end up with the nomination, even despite the fact that plenty of short-sighted thick-skulled morons are busy switching teams right now to McCain on the basis of the vote of a state smaller than my big toe. Heck, last time around he won NH too and lost the nomination. And … I say this as a person who sort of likes McCain (but wouldn’t vote for him).

5. Since I think FOX & ABC did a disservice by excluding people (with fair criteria or otherwise) I criticized them and wrote them letters complaining, and wrote letters thanking the people who stood up publically and agreed with me.

6. The criteria has nothing to do with the validity of the debates. They were still valuable … I just think they would have been more valuable with the whole slate of candidates.

7. If they’d eliminated folks after Super Tuesday, I wouldn’t feel like they’d done as much of a disservice, but I still wouldn’t have been happy about it.

Re: Ron Paul … I think everybody’s foreign policy is idealistic to some degree. I guess it’s a matter of what we find more realistic.

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