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IMO he nails it on the head with the Buchwald anecdote. America has binned the medieval Roman Catholic notion that we are moral agents, which gave rise to the
by byOf4 6y ago
IMO he nails it on the head with the Buchwald anecdote.
America has binned the medieval Roman Catholic notion that we are moral agents, which gave rise to the enlightenment, for the older “church knows best” construct.
The church being “free market fiscal economics” manipulated by elites who think they know best. Just like the kings, priests, and barons of old.
If someone with wealth hasn’t decided you are “privy lege” given fiscal trade rules, you don’t get to piss.
- throwaway111190 6y ago> The church being “free market fiscal economics” manipulated by elites who think they know best This is so wildly fantastic given the size of modern US government and the size of the national debt. We're passing so-called stimulus/relief packages of unprecedented size, expanding the money supply, etc. The idea that "free market fiscal economics" weighs on US policy at any level is a complete farce. There's no evidence and it's a certainty that liberals and big-government types hold the most power by far in US government and this has been the case for decades. Limited government and free market ideology has a caucus of maybe 10 people in Congress. All significant legislation is voted firmly against their favor.