tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post5690368471261236571..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: Trickle Down Economics Doesn't WorkThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-55940267178681198712013-01-10T18:59:05.315-06:002013-01-10T18:59:05.315-06:00It is an important discussion to have. Note the f...It is an important discussion to have. Note the first two points on my "debating advice" post:<br /><br />http://spootville.blogspot.com/2012/12/debating-advice.html<br /><br />1. You will not convince the person that you are debating.<br /><br />2. You might convince a witness to the debate.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839929976191484047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-10183268698680408292013-01-10T18:51:20.494-06:002013-01-10T18:51:20.494-06:00But I think it's important to have the discuss...But I think it's important to have the discussion, mostly for the sake of the bystanders. <br />You'd really be surprised how many "thank you's" and "I thought I was the only one who though this way" comments that I get. <br />We are 17 trillion in debt. <br />That doesn't count the unfunded liabilities, which are going to hit 80 trillion. <br />It's The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-64557950991913923612013-01-10T17:00:42.232-06:002013-01-10T17:00:42.232-06:00I have yet to meet a left-winger willing to listen...I have yet to meet a left-winger willing to listen to any logical argument about government or economics. Left-wingers are magical thinkers whose rhetorical skills suck: appeals to authority, appeals to consequences, appeals to popularity moralistic fallacy, bandwagon fallacy, ad hominem attacks, etc. Such people can never be persuaded.MingoVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-21870402985391628652013-01-10T15:15:46.969-06:002013-01-10T15:15:46.969-06:00While a good post, you missed the part where the s...While a good post, you missed the part where the say, after tricle-down economics doesn't work, "end of discussion."<br /><br />They like to declare things decided, when they aren't.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839929976191484047noreply@blogger.com