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Vicente says

Many people misuse the label Ponzi Scheme. You have lots of company.

Exactly! For example, some people even claim that Krugman referred to Social Security as a "Ponzi Scheme." They are wrong! He never referred to it as a "Ponzi Scheme," He referred to it as a "Ponzi Game." It is an important distinction in the eyes of those who deny it is any such thing...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/paul-krugman-social-security-ponzi-scheme-and-will-soon-be-over

Vicente says

Former Libertarian here

Oh? I thought you were a former "Staunch Republican?"

corntrollio says

Libertarianism taken to its logical extreme is anarcho-capitalism.

Today's "liberalism" and "progressivism" in the US, taken to its "logical extreme" is complete central government control over the entire economy - totalitarianism.

Vicente says

Rick Santelli and many other finance people like libertarianism. Well at least the parts that say they deserve piles of money any way they can come by it

They ignore the part of Libertarianism that states people can do what-the-fuck-ever they want to as long as they aren't infringing on other people's rights. For example, Libertarianism means that thirty guys can have a butt-fucking orgy in public while a lesbo midget pulls an American flag out of her vag and then blows her nose into it.

Libertarianism says that there should be no rules about either economic or social behavior except those that explicitly protect people's rights.

Republicans who claim Libertarian values only embrace the "no rules for economic" behavior part.

Paralithodes says

Vicente says

Former Libertarian here

Oh? I thought you were a former "Staunch Republican?"

Back in the day I also called myself "independent" sometimes. You know when you are firmly committed to FREEDOM you want to pretend you don't doggedly follow a party. It was strictly COINCIDENCE that I voted for Republicans and was registered as a Republican. Once in a while there was actually a Libertarian on a ballot and maybe I got to throw my vote away there. In retrospect I was staunch Republican with Libertarian crunchy topping, and plenty of hypocrite sauce.

Found a box of Ayn Rand books as well as a bunch of Cato literature in the garage, thinking to toss them in the recycle rather risk spread of the infection therein.

Vicente says

Back in the day I also called myself "independent" sometimes. You know when you are firmly committed to FREEDOM you want to pretend you don't doggedly follow a party. It was strictly COINCIDENCE that I voted for Republicans and was registered as a Republican. Once in a while there was actually a Libertarian on a ballot and maybe I got to throw my vote away there. In retrospect I was staunch Republican with Libertarian crunchy topping, and plenty of hypocrite sauce.

Found a box of Ayn Rand books as well as a bunch of Cato literature in the garage, thinking to toss them in the recycle rather risk spread of the infection therein.

Whats the point of it all, when the only 2 options are full of "hypocrite sauce". Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Pick your poison and stick to it?