Re: Friedman's Folly

"John Galt" <whoisjohngalt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 13:04:11 +0530, "John Galt"
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>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 07:58:05 +0530, "John Galt"
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>>>>>>>>>>>> NO.  If people say they are happy then they are happy.  It is

>>>>>>>>>>>> not up to
>>>>>>>>>>>> you to tell them what makes them happy.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>You're suggesting that people will be happy with less money to 
>>>>>>>>>>>spend next
>>>>>>>>>>>year than they do this year?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Seriously?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Do you honestly believe wealth and happiness are related. LOL.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Wealth? Who said anything about wealth? I'm talking about raising

>>>>>>>>>families.
>>>>>>>>>I'm talking about food on the table, enough money for your kid to

>>>>>>>>>play
>>>>>>>>>Little League, having your kid's birthday party at Chuckie
Cheese, 
>>>>>>>>>or maybe
>>>>>>>>>if you can afford piano lessons for your daughter. At the lower
and 
>>>>>>>>>middle
>>>>>>>>>class layers of society, you're damn right money is tied to 
>>>>>>>>>happiness. If it
>>>>>>>>>wasn't, money wouldn't be continually cited as one of the primary

>>>>>>>>>causes of
>>>>>>>>>divorce.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nonsense.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then feed me more than your personal anecdotes in refutation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Look who's demanding more than anecdotes.
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>>>>> That was pretty much the response I figured I'd get.
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>>>> It's what you ****ing *deserve*, hypocrite.
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>>> Give it a rest. You criticized my position because it was anecdotal.
The 
>>> proper response would have been with a non-anecdotal refutation...
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>> Bull****.  The burden was on you and you abandoned it.
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>> Jim
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> Then that will have to be your perspective on the matter, then.

Inability to argue the point and concession noted.

Jim