tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post2102697776074588113..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Mercenary ProtestorsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-47899383592441627502012-05-26T15:13:49.466-05:002012-05-26T15:13:49.466-05:00It's escalation. The right uses astro turfing...It's escalation. The right uses astro turfing, the left follows suit. Pretty soon we're all Jokers.<br /><br />Jim Gordon: What about escalation?<br />Batman: Escalation?<br />Jim Gordon: We start carrying semi automatics, they buy automatics, we start wearing Kevlar, they buy armor piercing rounds, and *you're* wearing a mask and jumping off rooftops. take this guy: armed robbery, double homicide. Got a taste for the theatrical, like you. Leaves a calling card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-39441366187957525792012-05-26T09:35:10.806-05:002012-05-26T09:35:10.806-05:00the HFT crowd is already imposing a tax on the mar...the HFT crowd is already imposing a tax on the markets. why not have it go to the people?<br /><br />nurses tend to have really good intuition, unlike right-wing zealots, who will kill the economy to prevent their taxes from going up, if they canAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-90594551012955318522012-05-25T17:30:52.131-05:002012-05-25T17:30:52.131-05:00there are about 3 million nurses in the US
time t...there are about 3 million nurses in the US<br /><br />time to embrace change<br /><br /><br /><br />Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.<br />H. L. Mencken<br /><br />“Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand”<br /> Cardinal de Retz quotesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-67971463726249792102012-05-25T11:49:52.743-05:002012-05-25T11:49:52.743-05:00@Eric: J is right. I'm not saying they care ab...@Eric: J is right. I'm not saying they care about financial transaction taxes but they really care about supporting the union.<br /><br />And, obviously, it's even better if they can have a fun weekend at the same time.Mat Strollernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-56671919083721517292012-05-25T11:39:58.306-05:002012-05-25T11:39:58.306-05:00Why do you think they understood what they were do...Why do you think they understood what they were doing? My friend told me they had absolutely no idea about the specifics of the financial transaction tax, and really no strong feelings about it. The issues presented at Chicago were very tangentially related to Minneapolis nurses, which is why they didn't really care, they were about to have a fun weekend with their friends.Eric Falkensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-72283894185963734072012-05-25T11:28:17.368-05:002012-05-25T11:28:17.368-05:00You just illustrated Murray's thesis. As a mem...You just illustrated Murray's thesis. As a member of the cognitive elite, you have no understanding of the working class. <br /><br />Nurses are one of the best paid occupations available to the working person. There is a scarcity of nurses. Nurses know exactly why it is so: it is thanks to the union. They had a deep interest and understanding of what they were doing by flying to Chicago. It was serious business.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676167615981895061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-89681170873010714472012-05-25T11:08:01.490-05:002012-05-25T11:08:01.490-05:00We should re-invent orphanages. Then defund of he...We should re-invent orphanages. Then defund of her of all government support. Having kids shouldn't be an excuse for government funding. If you can not support the children then they should have the right to move to an orphanage. This removes the free rider problem without imposing externalities ont he children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com