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Kmar wrote:

Bachmann is clearly out of her league. How can someone say so much without actually saying anything?

Repeal the 20th century!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/the-magic … story.html

Ron Paul is not a mormon.

also.. i dont care. Can't be worse the the Reverend Wright.

Kmar wrote:

Can't be worse the the Reverend Wright.

You might as well say can't be worse then Hitler and cover all your bases.

Huntsman's a Mormon?

AussieReaper wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Can't be worse the the Reverend Wright.

You might as well say can't be worse then Hitler and cover all your bases.

I didn't say that, nor was I planning to. Got anything of substance to share? Or are you just going to continue to make up shit in hopes of actually sounding clever?

Herman Cain isn't as eloquent as Obama.

lol @ Santorum's response to Ron Paul.

AussieReaper wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Many would argue Paul is the only rational person running.

Would those same people argue that The Gold Standard is something the US should go back to?

Please explain to the class why a gold standard is bad.

Last edited by Jay (2011-09-12 18:51:43)

Jay wrote:

AussieReaper wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Many would argue Paul is the only rational person running.

Would those same people argue that The Gold Standard is something the US should go back to?

Please explain to the class why a gold standard is bad.

Really?

Just go to the wikipedia article on The Gold Standard. Three advantages are listed. As opposed to nine disadvantages.

This being one of the funniest to consider:


The total amount of gold that has ever been mined has been estimated at around 142,000 metric tons.[23] This is less than the value of circulating money in the U.S. alone, where more than $8.3 trillion is in circulation or in deposit (M2).[24] Therefore, a return to the gold standard, if also combined with a mandated end to fractional reserve banking, would result in a significant increase in the current value of gold, which may limit its use in current applications.[25]



Do you honestly think you can regulate an economy by mining a single, finite resource?

Kmar wrote:

AussieReaper wrote:

Kmar wrote:

I didn't say that, nor was I planning to. Got anything of substance to share? Or are you just going to continue to make up shit in hopes of actually sounding clever?

Oh I'm sorry. I thought that your statement was of so little substance you could easily have said "Well, at least he isn't as bad as that guy who isn't running, going to run, or would even be nominated because that guy was bad!" and still be as insightful.

Oh really? So when dsl brought up faith and I opined with an example of how voters will let some of it slide (ie Wright), it was of no substance? Your response was ridiculous, and typical of people who have no business engaging in a debate. You just made up a hyperbolic statement because you couldn't understand the connection. .. or you're too lazy to offer a real response.

Okay. We'll go with your "well he aint as bad as Wright."

What has Obama done that is detrimental to the US because of his religous view/Wright's influence?

Because I don't think you have to draw too long a bow to see what someone like Palin or Bachmann would do to the classroom curriculum if elected. "Teach the controversy", perhaps? lol

AussieReaper wrote:

Jay wrote:

AussieReaper wrote:

Would those same people argue that The Gold Standard is something the US should go back to?

Please explain to the class why a gold standard is bad.

Really?

Just go to the wikipedia article on The Gold Standard. Three advantages are listed. As opposed to nine disadvantages.

This being one of the funniest to consider:


The total amount of gold that has ever been mined has been estimated at around 142,000 metric tons.[23] This is less than the value of circulating money in the U.S. alone, where more than $8.3 trillion is in circulation or in deposit (M2).[24] Therefore, a return to the gold standard, if also combined with a mandated end to fractional reserve banking, would result in a significant increase in the current value of gold, which may limit its use in current applications.[25]



Do you honestly think you can regulate an economy by mining a single, finite resource?

No AR, I want you to explain in your own words why a gold standard is bad. You make a lot of stupid comments here that have zero substance. Let's see if you can back up your comment for once or if you're just a mindless zombie mouthing the words like any other religious zealot.

13urnzz wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Money doesn't make much cents to me. Shit, sea shells used to be currency.

because money is an abstract value, agreed upon by two or more people.

Exactly, it's just an artificial (and entirely more efficient) replacement for the barter system. It doesn't matter what you use for currency, as long as it's limited.

Jay wrote:

AussieReaper wrote:

Jay wrote:

Please explain to the class why a gold standard is bad.

Really?

Just go to the wikipedia article on The Gold Standard. Three advantages are listed. As opposed to nine disadvantages.

This being one of the funniest to consider:


The total amount of gold that has ever been mined has been estimated at around 142,000 metric tons.[23] This is less than the value of circulating money in the U.S. alone, where more than $8.3 trillion is in circulation or in deposit (M2).[24] Therefore, a return to the gold standard, if also combined with a mandated end to fractional reserve banking, would result in a significant increase in the current value of gold, which may limit its use in current applications.[25]



Do you honestly think you can regulate an economy by mining a single, finite resource?

No AR, I want you to explain in your own words why a gold standard is bad. You make a lot of stupid comments here that have zero substance. Let's see if you can back up your comment for once or if you're just a mindless zombie mouthing the words like any other religious zealot.

Wikipedia = a mindless zombie?

You can control inflation/deflation by printing money and/or buying government bonds.

You can't do that with gold because you need a gold reserve, (ala Fort Knox) that can match the amount of current bonds. There is not enough gold in the world that can achieve the amount the US currently would need.