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TheFarseer

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61. the same Greg Mankiw that writes seemingly all economics textbooks?

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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 12:01 AM

Feb 2014

Glad an entire generation is learning conservative propaganda instead of actual economic theory.

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5 Signs America�s Super-Rich Are Going Off the Deep End [View all] xchrom Feb 2014 OP

Parasites feeling nervous as more people catch on to their scheme. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #1

What Were They Thinking? Stainless Feb 2014 #41

They are not the best, the brightest, or the hardest-working. No one believes this anymore. reformist2 Feb 2014 #2

+8,749 Scuba Feb 2014 #13

They got lucky, most of them. Laelth Feb 2014 #23

There's an actual study on this, most were at right place right time and was prepared (link) uponit7771 Feb 2014 #54

Excellent link. Thanks for posting. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #75

I hope their dreams are full of the sound a guillotine makes. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #3

Yeah, poor things Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #4

are there limits on pitchforks yet? irisblue Feb 2014 #5

I have considered going into the guillotine business. Laelth Feb 2014 #21

Propane is so dashedly expensive these days. Jackpine Radical Feb 2014 #33

Good - they're paying attention. nt TBF Feb 2014 #6

It is normal and regular for the wealthy to go off the deep end. bemildred Feb 2014 #7

K & R malaise Feb 2014 #8

They've had their "Let them eat cake" moment already berni_mccoy Feb 2014 #9

Strippers at funerals! Brigid Feb 2014 #10

i want those at my funeral, for sure! nt xchrom Feb 2014 #11

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH POOR THINGS! durablend Feb 2014 #12

And they're too stupid to realize that we prepare their food. Scuba Feb 2014 #14

+1. They rely on our good will, whether they know it or not. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #20

"report that America now has as many private security guards as high school teachers" flobee1 Feb 2014 #46

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In a post about GOPers going off the deep end is a post suborning the murder of a pubic official. jtuck004 Feb 2014 #60

Just expressing my feelings through song flobee1 Feb 2014 #73

Oh, ok. Like George Zimmerman or the fleabag who shot the father for disrespecting him jtuck004 Feb 2014 #77

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We all choose how we feel. I should point out, however, jtuck004 Feb 2014 #79

That's a thing Maynar Feb 2014 #71

bwahhahahah -- love that clip tomm2thumbs Feb 2014 #68

It's not popular to be selfish nolabels Feb 2014 #30

Don't give them any ideas shanti Feb 2014 #52

Smaug... BanzaiBonnie Feb 2014 #15

'Affluenza' Earth_First Feb 2014 #16

I think this ties into the thread quite nicely. MynameisBlarney Feb 2014 #17

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #18

I hear the megarich taste far better then just your ordinary rich person. Rex Feb 2014 #19

Salt or no salt? n/t PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #22

No salt, they age like veal from what I hear. Rex Feb 2014 #26

They were once very tender and well-marbled, but recently they have been contaminated Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #43

You will know him by his necktie UncleMuscles Feb 2014 #24

Welcome to DU, UncleMuscles! annabanana Feb 2014 #34

hey, some writers say money's the root of all evil and you can't serve both it and God MisterP Feb 2014 #42

It's time to start learning the lyrics to "La Marseillaise" and to sharpen up Mme. Guillotine MrScorpio Feb 2014 #25

Or the Internationale. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #29

I'll go with that too nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #32

Like this� Jackpine Radical Feb 2014 #35

That was Billy Bragg, wasn't it? socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #49

Yup. Jackpine Radical Feb 2014 #76

Or this hobbit709 Feb 2014 #36

Some funky folk music MrScorpio Feb 2014 #37

Goodness gracious, great minds and all..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #48

Yes, it is within their power. Fair taxes, support for the government programs for the poor, loosen jwirr Feb 2014 #38

From the OpEd linked in the #2 point ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #27

This deserves a thread of it's own. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #47

Funny you should say that ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #56

That thread needs love! CrispyQ Feb 2014 #57

Yes it does! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #58

"private security guards"? What for? They've already got the entire U.S. military to protect their WinkyDink Feb 2014 #28

Well, not really... elzenmahn Feb 2014 #62

Heh. It was sarcasm. But it's been centuries, so I don't expect would-be recruits to fall out. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #74

The rich building walls to keep out the poor. As inequality worsens the walls have to get higher. pampango Feb 2014 #31

The French had a highly effective method of treatment. jsr Feb 2014 #39

It's the jobs they were promising ...like food taster ...armored car drivers ...steel workers ...ect L0oniX Feb 2014 #40

Reducing their hoard through taxation is the best way to treat their hoarding disease:) grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #44

Back in the thirties they knew they had to throw some crumbs to the proles, but the current crop? CrispyQ Feb 2014 #45

They weren't so different in the 30s. The ONLY reason they threw .... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #51

"Remember power doesn't surrender itself until it's forced to..." elzenmahn Feb 2014 #64

The difference between then an now, however... elzenmahn Feb 2014 #65

You can thank Ayn Rand... elzenmahn Feb 2014 #63

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #53

K&R! me b zola Feb 2014 #55

They are working on perfecting their gated community to stay safe from the 99%. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #59

the same Greg Mankiw that writes seemingly all economics textbooks? TheFarseer Feb 2014 #61

I hate to say this... elzenmahn Feb 2014 #66

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/02/18/affluenza-and-life-circumstances-in-sentencing blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #67

Aux Barricades! TygrBright Feb 2014 #69

It seems they are suicidal as well. ErikJ Feb 2014 #70

The more you have, the more you have to worry about. nilesobek Feb 2014 #72