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Robots?

But seemingly no problem whatever with tax cuts for the rich or policies that facilitate loopholes, shelters, offshoring, relocation, and the rest. Honestly FW, have you been asleep for the last twenty years or what? As your statement about parks and schools makes clear, it's not really even about more anymore. It's about trying to hold on to the little we've got left. Please get a clue. Spoon-feeding you lessons on recent history is becoming tiresome.

Well, that was a nice idea. Another project drawing from humanity's greater aspirations and better impulses down the toilet. But hey, it sounds like Brad and Jen might be getting back together!

Not his constituency.

Yes Jay, the State does exist and people and interests do struggle on that terrain. Those tasked with the burden of actually dealing in the real world would require something with a little more meat on it than the airless utopian calculus of the cocktail napkin. That said, to suggest that the Hayek/Friedman complex has not been enormously influential and that free market fundamentalist thought has not been a primary driver of economic policy (when it favored the powerful) since the late 70's and the deregulation it spurred not largely responsible for the current crisis would be flatly absurd. I can only imagine such a bit of historical revisionism on your part is the prelude to arguments gathering momentum amongst the dead-enders that "we didn't go far enough": the typical lament when neoliberalism has either failed under its own weight or created a popular backlash by people unwilling to sacrifice themselves to your cause. Again, I do hope you're getting paid for this, it would be a shame for your talents to go to waste and for any evil deed to go unrewarded.

You should have moved to California in the late 70's.

I like how Hayek is portrayed here as the outsider when in fact those ideas have represented the consensus in the political and economic establishment for nigh on 30 years. Is this part of the joke?

I can tell you've probably never experienced the joy of writing a check to your county treasurer for several thousand dollars for nothing more than the privilege of living in the home you worked so hard to own for another twelve months. It wouldn't be so bad, but for punks like you who have the audacity to then tell me it's not enough. Awww, what's the matter, not rich enough to offshore your accounts? If you don't like the taxes in your area, do what the corporations do and just ship your wife and kids and house overseas. You and Peter Puget have been telling us for years that such a thing is practically a law of nature! What is it going to take for you to realize you've been shooting yourself in the foot with this angry white man schtick while the policies you've been voting for are responsible for the problems you're bitching about?

Why are you so goddamn shysty? Always trying to pull the wool n' shit. Do you get off on that?

Huh, interesting. Except that now everybody in the household except the family dog has a fucking job. And are working more hours. Or were...

...unless Obama spends some $$$. Vancouver to Tijuana bullet-train anyone?

That's a little thing we like to call "freedumb", mister. As FW has already pointed out, its not about health, or coverage, or having a pot to piss in. It's about "American Values" as defined by a small minority and being in lockstep with them against all rational argument even when they're taking us over a cliff. So there.

How long before PNW yuppies are bringing their chickens on the trails?

What'chu mean "votin' agin my interests"?! Imma be RICH!!!

This is it.

The Assensionist. Now that place was a shithole.

Kojak huffs the most assoline.

Again, not really. [video:youtube]

Not really. But hey, whatever it takes to get you through the day.

Just out of curiosity, how many more decades in power would it take you folks to turn the Earth into a complete shithole? Just a ballpark figure. Thanks in advance.

Please elaborate.

Really? He could always try an FDR-esque court stacking scheme. Constitutional even!

More menopausal theatrics from the resident drama queen. I heard this helps:

No more than those folks usually do, I'll bet.