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Egalitarian Thug

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14. K&R Theres' a lesson to be learned here. Why are we so resistant to learning it?

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 02:30 PM

Mar 2013

The voices favoring following Iceland's example are all but absent in DC and shouted down elsewhere. When people have shown themselves to be right time after time, it might be a good idea to listen to what they say.

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Iceland�s Lost Billionaires Unmourned as Riches Draw Ire [View all] xchrom Mar 2013 OP

Behind every great fortune is a great crime.n/t fasttense Mar 2013 #1

Truer words have never been spoken... n/t Earth_First Mar 2013 #3

every? Crepuscular Mar 2013 #18

All Gore owns part of Apple. Which uses sweat shops. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #21

Yes, every fasttense Mar 2013 #22

We could learn a great deal from Iceland. Oakenshield Mar 2013 #2

Yes, I await jail sentences for the bankers that caused the financial crash in 2008 nxylas Mar 2013 #4

Don't. Because greed, hubris and incompetence are not crimes (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #7

Fraud and theft are crimes... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #15

Which is why Bernie Madoff is in prison (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #16

LOL like he severe ones referenced above? Puglover Mar 2013 #9

We "could"... Javaman Mar 2013 #6

What, you mean a reset button and jail for the ones who caused the problem? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #19

So not all democracies are incapable of delivering justice to the wealthy Ian_rd Mar 2013 #5

Iceland's failed Libertarian experiment AgingAmerican Mar 2013 #8

While we continue the same Friedman libertarian crapcake . . .. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #10

You said it, err...wrote it, well Hugh n/t fasttense Mar 2013 #23

k/r marmar Mar 2013 #11

�Greed can�t again lead the way,� Purplehazed Mar 2013 #12

K&R redqueen Mar 2013 #13

K&R Theres' a lesson to be learned here. Why are we so resistant to learning it? Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #14

Krugman: the Cyprus story has obvious parallels with both Iceland and Ireland pampango Mar 2013 #17

WHEW! cbrer Mar 2013 #20