tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post1580482353675043219..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Was Alan Greenspan a Libertarian?Mungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-43933354000085284312008-01-04T12:58:00.000-05:002008-01-04T12:58:00.000-05:00I remember reading an article on Greenspan in "Lib...I remember reading an article on Greenspan in "Liberty Magazine" that had some suprising quotes. I can't find the exact reference, but I did find an indirect citation in an article on a gold bug site:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.usagold.com/gildedopinion/greenspan.html" REL="nofollow">Gold and Economic Freedom</A><BR/><BR/>Since finding out that for at least part of last year, the nickel had negative seigniorage I have decided to give up and go back to barter.Simon Sperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956746824178743667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-41019000181831221232008-01-04T10:50:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:50:00.000-05:00John...wouldn't the most super-skilled businessman...John...wouldn't the most super-skilled businessman-libertarian realize that the disparate knowledge needed to 'fix the country' can never be contained in one person?<BR/><BR/>There's a vague correlation, I admit, between the two, but how could they, essentially, not only run their industry, but also those of their competitors and completely separate, unique industry?<BR/><BR/>How could Dagny oversee her industry, as well as Bill Gates'?Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093170309806260127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-16884101382603059642008-01-03T10:27:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:27:00.000-05:00I believe that Greenspan at one point said somethi...I believe that Greenspan at one point said something that could be paraphrased as "Yes, a transparent rule would be best... for my successor to follow."<BR/><BR/>OTOH, if you think that hubris is a particularly likely failing of Randism as opposed to other forms of Libertarianism, it's perhaps not all that surprising. To me it's never seemed a huge leap from the super-skilled individual heroes of business in Rand's books to technocratic dreams of "fixing" the country, despite all the differences in underlying philosophy.John Thackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269867695937765049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-14588332036471662612008-01-03T10:23:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:23:00.000-05:00Angus is quite correct about the libertarian attit...Angus is quite correct about the libertarian attitude toward The Central Bank (and all other Central Planning).<BR/><BR/>I'm frequently subjected to Robert Reich by a radio program called Marketplace. I have never known him to be right about anything.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574355302581451838noreply@blogger.com