tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post699459778740135929..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: It's not Tina's glorious comebackMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-27394006253607751182012-10-15T17:52:22.720-04:002012-10-15T17:52:22.720-04:00the answer is a government that represents all of ...<i>the answer is a government that represents all of our interests</i> <br /><br />My interest in small ponies. Can I expect that one (or more) will be provided for me under this new, more inclusive regime? Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-74595921669300575692012-10-15T10:06:20.892-04:002012-10-15T10:06:20.892-04:00Thoma's been edging ever closer to Delong terr...Thoma's been edging ever closer to Delong territory for a while now, no? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-39698495777560361602012-10-14T16:39:40.635-04:002012-10-14T16:39:40.635-04:00LOL mark. At least I quote you instead of just mak...LOL mark. At least I quote you instead of just making stuff up! And no the NY times piece in no way is a call to get rid of government. Sorry I made you mad though.<br /><br />KevinAngushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656436431053306500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-55747710876388441112012-10-14T14:21:02.650-04:002012-10-14T14:21:02.650-04:00No problem, it was a throw away line at the end.
...<i>No problem, it was a throw away line at the end. </i><br /><br />I just read your piece. It struck me that the "killing" line was your conclusion about Cowen's piece, and not simply a "throw away line." If it is a throw away line then why include it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-79384367854521919512012-10-14T13:13:47.705-04:002012-10-14T13:13:47.705-04:00One other note: Including quotes, but not the qual...One other note: Including quotes, but not the qualifications that follow, is fundamentally dishonest (e.g. you omitted an important qualification to the last quote). <br /><br />Is that how you think the game is played?<br /><br />I'd suggest that you consider responding to what people actually write instead of a misleading presentation of their remarks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782996871433352255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-26140579166410060062012-10-14T12:56:20.634-04:002012-10-14T12:56:20.634-04:00So you don't like the work "killing."...So you don't like the work "killing." No problem, it was a throw away line at the end. Use reduce instead, lop-off, whatever your favorite word might be. <br /><br />But if you aren't reading this as a call for government to do less in a whole host of areas, then you really ought to reexamine your reading skills.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782996871433352255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-11659186934011038492012-10-14T10:13:21.459-04:002012-10-14T10:13:21.459-04:00Thoma: "A good analogy is monopoly power.&qu...Thoma: "A good analogy is monopoly power."<br /><br />Analogy? Did he mean "example"? But then, "the answer is a government..." Does Thoma not know that government is a monopoly? Moreover, government is the only example of a sustainable monopoly that I know of.<br /><br />The examples that Angus gives of "not killing government" are correct. They are, instead, examples of hacking bits off of government. Perhaps Thoma suspects what I believe: if we hack off all the bits of government that can be done better by market forces, then what's left of government will be... invisibly small, inconsequential. Thoma fears to hack off the first bit; how will we know when to stop?<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574355302581451838noreply@blogger.com