[ExI] How slow is capitalism?

[Samantha Atkins]

On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:53 PM, Jones Murphy wrote:

> You are welcome to go to live at the level of human development which
> existed when the Fed started. Once again, all you need to do is to
> move to a cabin in the wilderness, or to move to many undeveloped
> countries, where you will be free of Fed abuse and have money which
> will never deteriorate in value. Enjoy.

Do you think that is remotely an answer to what has been done to us?  Do you think it will make things better from here?  Do you have anything constructive to add?

- s
> 
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>> On 04/28/2011 03:42 AM, Jones Murphy wrote:
>>> 
>>> Keith is on to something here. While I obviously wouldn't agree with
>>> any law prohibiting me from doing what I do now, I certainly didn't
>>> leave physics for Wall St because quantum optics or general relativity
>>> were boring.
>> 
>> Oh yeah.  Government tilting the playing field has worked so especially well
>> to date.  It has produced such super abundant societies with huge surpluses
>> that we should obviously do much more of it.  If the government had not
>> stole so much  that the dollar is now worth 3 cents compared to when the
>> Federal Reserve started then there would very likely be much much more money
>> chasing physicists and other specialties than there is today.
>> 
>> - samantha
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