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1. I've got mine. 2. I'm taking my ball and going home. 3. The sky is falling. 4. Y'all can have socialism. We'll call it "meritocracy". 5. Also, weed is ki

1. I've got mine. 2. I'm taking my ball and going home. 3. The sky is falling. 4. Y'all can have socialism. We'll call it "meritocracy". 5. Also, weed is kinda groovy.

neilc 18y ago
Exactly. The guy is plainly a crackpot. Making 866% return in a single year makes you lucky, not necessarily intelligent or prone to have an intelligent take on the problems of society. His suggestion for government is particularly laughable: *My suggestion is that this great man start and sponsor a forum for great minds to come together to create a new system of government that truly represents the common man's interest, while at the same time creating rewards great enough to attract the best and brightest minds to serve in government roles without having to rely on corruption to further their interests or lifestyles.
- neilk 18y ago
  Why is this laughable?
  - JulianMorrison 18y ago
    He might as well have said "I propose we solve the problem of making Big Government work". "Solve it how?" "Details, schmetails. That's busywork for the little people, I'm an ideas man."
    - krschultz 18y ago
      Isn't that what John McCain said about medicare in the 2nd debate? "What we have to do with Medicare is have a commission, of the smartest people in America come together, come up with recommendations, and then like the base closing commission idea we had, then we should have congress vote up or down" Not to make this political, but why is it laughable when this guy says it, but not laughable when one of our 2 candidates for president says it?
      - JulianMorrison 18y ago
        It isn't? I laughed.
- rms 18y ago
  >The guy is plainly a crackpot. I'm guessing he smokes a lot of weed.
andreyf 18y ago
4. Y'all can have socialism. We'll call it "meritocracy". If I remember correctly, socialists rile against "meritocracy" precisely because it veils the unfair "merit" of those who can afford private tutors (or prep schools).

1. I've got mine. 2. I'm taking my ball and going home. 3. The sky is falling. 4. Y'all can have socialism. We'll call it "meritocracy". 5. Also, weed is kinda groovy.

neilc 18y ago

Exactly. The guy is plainly a crackpot. Making 866% return in a single year makes you lucky, not necessarily intelligent or prone to have an intelligent take on the problems of society. His suggestion for government is particularly laughable: *My suggestion is that this great man start and sponsor a forum for great minds to come together to create a new system of government that truly represents the common man's interest, while at the same time creating rewards great enough to attract the best and brightest minds to serve in government roles without having to rely on corruption to further their interests or lifestyles.

neilk 18y ago
Why is this laughable?
- JulianMorrison 18y ago
  He might as well have said "I propose we solve the problem of making Big Government work". "Solve it how?" "Details, schmetails. That's busywork for the little people, I'm an ideas man."
  - krschultz 18y ago
    Isn't that what John McCain said about medicare in the 2nd debate? "What we have to do with Medicare is have a commission, of the smartest people in America come together, come up with recommendations, and then like the base closing commission idea we had, then we should have congress vote up or down" Not to make this political, but why is it laughable when this guy says it, but not laughable when one of our 2 candidates for president says it?
    - JulianMorrison 18y ago
      It isn't? I laughed.
rms 18y ago
>The guy is plainly a crackpot. I'm guessing he smokes a lot of weed.

andreyf 18y ago

4. Y'all can have socialism. We'll call it "meritocracy". If I remember correctly, socialists rile against "meritocracy" precisely because it veils the unfair "merit" of those who can afford private tutors (or prep schools).